Bored with the monotony of his job in IT, Alex Bradshaw did what anyone might: travelled to Japan and joined a 400-year-old school of swordsmanship
Plus, a great new book about growing up in Sheffield in the 1960s
‘I decided to focus all my energy on good things’
‘A small rump of the party are against the whole idea of net zero’
We join the Sheffield group putting the thinking back into drinking
Last week we revealed that the city’s only Conservative MP was on a controversial church’s board
‘This is not just an emotional marathon, but a physical one’
'They told me if I wanted it to stop I needed to pray harder'
'They told me if I wanted it to stop I needed to pray harder'
‘This is the way of life I fit into’
Plus, the rest of your weekly briefing
After seven months in the role, council leader Terry Fox tells us about his difficult upbringing, his arguments with his coalition partners and why he hated being called a scab
'They don’t go out or enjoy the city centre because of language barriers. Snooker is their life basically'
Sidney Oldall Addy and the Small-Tooth Dog
Plus, the rest of your weekly briefing
The Sheffield clubs standing against the tide of time