Tag: nightlife
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Inside Sheffield’s underground nightlife
It’s approaching half two in the morning. An orderly queue has formed up the cellar steps of a Sheffield end-of-terrace. The unofficial line snakes into the kitchen and out into the garden. I’m not quite at the stairs yet, but I can see the door. Frustratingly, it opens outwards into the kitchen, severing the line…
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NowThen, Political Partying: Retracing Sheffield’s Forgotten LGBTQ+ Nightlife
This article was originally published in Now Then Magazine, an independent Sheffield publication. In 2017 work began on a cluster of abandoned buildings at Moorfoot as part of a regeneration project, transforming the space into a new gay quarter. This development, which is still under construction, is the first designated LGBTQ+ space in Sheffield. It’s…
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New Sheffield gay bar faces backlash over rape joke controversy
A new gay bar which claims to be “inclusive of everyone” except for “knobheads”, sparks backlash over its failure to meet its own standards in rape joke Facebook controversy. Matt Taylor, the manager of the bar, has met criticism for his poor customer service and unprofessionalism in response to a complaint made by a customer on…