Sheffield Talking News

About Sheffield Talking News

This is the podcast channel for Sheffield Talking News. Our mission is to provide local news content and other items of interest to blind and visually impaired people in Sheffield. We currently have over 150 clients receiving weekly USB sticks with an interesting balance of news and feature stories, which are read aloud by our team of volunteers. We also produce 4 editions each year of our ’Talk About’ audio magazine and occasional one-off articles in our ’Out and About’ Series. In addition to the USB sticks our content is also available online, by app, via Alexa and on this Podcast channel. More details are on our website www.sheffieldtalkingnews.org.uk

Publisher

Sheffield Talking News

Category

health & fitness · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Nov 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Sheffield Talking News: 12th October 2026

   This week, among many others, we have items on David Walsh on Snooker Staging Fee, Army Motorsport Champion, Crookes Coolest Area, Nancy Fielder on Care Service and Community Groups Paperwork Struggle.

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Sheffield Talking News: 5th October 2026

   This week we have items on a rare bird sighting, church spire repairs, and one person's return to fitness. We hear about a delay to work in Castle Park, a collapsed ceiling, autumn fungi, food poverty, and news from the Graves Gallery. There's a two-part look at Manor Lodge, the city's best beer gardens, a tribute to Roger Hargreaves, a young aeronautical engineer, and a visit to the Owls Museum — plus Hillsborough traffic news, the Church Conversion Fund, and the AGM Minutes.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Information Bulletin: October 2026

   This month's Information Bulletin includes news of another Sheffield event, help for young people into work, a look at Radio 4's “In Touch” programme, an update from the Thomas Pocklington Trust, and news on city scaffolding and hoardings hazards.

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

30

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