Dan Hayes
Dan has been a journalist in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for almost 10 years and set up The Tribune in 2021. He particularly enjoys writing about the people, places and politics of Sheffield.
Sheffield
Peach and the giant history: how a Sheffield boy helped a generation fall in love with the past
The story behind the ‘Adventure from history’ Ladybird books
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Tonight we’re going to party (and fight) like it’s 1359
It’s an alcohol-fuelled tradition going back half a millennium — but does the Haxey Hood have links to the history of ritual human sacrifice? We went to find out.
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What do you buy for the most famous man in the country? Cutlery
When Dickens came to town
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A musical love letter to Sheffield
‘It’s just a box that keeps the rain off — if you’re lucky’
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Has the cost of living crisis kiboshed Sheffield’s Christmas markets?
‘It has almost killed me this year’
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‘There’s a possibility that this farm cannot be managed’
Plus, do you need a last minute Christmas gift?
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Andy Brown's camera is his life — and his backstage pass
‘It's an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don't belong’
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A 52-year-old water main failed and left 2,000 people without heating and hot water. Is privatisation to blame?
Plus, Garfield the Park Hill cat
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Why is Barnsley one of the most anxious and depressed parts of England?
‘We have created a lost generation’
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A Sheffield academic says she was hounded out of her job. Was that the full story?
Shahd Abusalama lit up Twitter with claims of a smear campaign – we tried to find out more
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A football-obsessed Cameroonian, a Japanese aspiring athlete, and a German who couldn't care less about the Beautiful Game
Sheffield's World Cup nationals tell us what the tournament means to them
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