The Star - Features Feed

Older students discovering that learning is for life

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:37 GMT

It’s never too late to learn.

The Star telling it like it is for 125 years... but is there a threat to our freedom?

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:11:53 GMT

Champion of local causes, campaigner for the weak and teller of tales about 12ft sunflowers, 10lb babies and the council’s latest money-saving scheme.

WIN: Whitesnake, Journey & Thunder tickets

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:45:36 GMT

Superbands Whitesnake, Journey and Thunder are about to rock South Yorkshire when they share the bill together for the first time on a UK tour.

1925 ‘Shangri-la’ felt like being to the Manor Born

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:26:09 GMT

Shangri-las, soccer sessions and the novelty of an indoor bathroom – the fond memories of Manor residents have been immortalised as part of a new lottery-funded project, as Star reporter Rachael Clegg finds out

Our job is to stop crime. We’re not social services

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:03:39 GMT

He is the Sheffield beat bobby who rose to become Britain’s top cop.

Getting on his bike to explore new markets

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:54:14 GMT

Some people just instinctively know when something is right.

If you know the secret to life without a phone, give me a call

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:18:54 GMT

I often wonder how I would cope without my phone.

Lewis can’t wait to put her new songs alongside favourite tunes

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:14:23 GMT

LEONA’S back in Sheffield. On her first UK tour for three years, Leona Lewis is back with a new show tomorrow night.

How this living doll is helping save lives

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:24:04 GMT

THERE’S a dummy lying on the bed at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Bluebell Wood ‘just like being at home’

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:19:49 GMT

Sunshine pours in through open windows, the sound of youngsters laughing rings out across the garden and even a playful dog bounds around the rooms...

How everyday materials create memorable art

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:07:30 GMT

There’s a giant pair of scissors hanging from the ceiling at Simon Wigglesworth-Baker’s exhibition at Kelham Island Arts Collective’s HQ.

Stunning looks that have created a real cover star

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:28:57 GMT

THERE’S something about that face. With her razor sharp cheekbones and piercing eyes it’s no wonder model Sam Rollinson is the latest Brit to make her mark on the industry.

McKee unlocks more potential

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:09:45 GMT

HIS images of Sheffield life have come to define the city for an entire generation.

Colin Drury puts his musical life in order

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:06:09 GMT

I re-ordered my CDs this week. Previously they were in alphabetical order which I think is definitely the best way to order CDs.

Snooker loopy nuts are we in Sheffield

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:28:37 GMT

LATE April, South Yorkshire: a time when celebrities can be seen in the streets, excitement can be felt in the air and men who clearly know nowt about sport can be heard saying things such as ‘chess on the green baize’. You know, like Ray Stubbs.

Ever thought what it’s like to get behind wheel of a 36-ft bus?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:31:52 GMT

There are hundreds of bus routes criss-crossing South Yorkshire, and every year more drivers training to navigate them, and the region’s busy roads. But it’s not as easy as it looks - as The Star’s reporter Rachael Clegg found out when she got behind the wheel herself.