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Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Essentials - Radio Essentials
Welcome to Sheffield and South Yorkshire's newest local commercial radio station, Sheffield & South Yorkshires Essentials.
Bringing you Sheffield & South Yorkshire’s Essential News, the Essential Event Guide, Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Essential Traffic & Travel information and Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Essential Music Mix 24/7.
Hits from today & the last 40 years, plus local presenters with personality.
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Still To Come On Essentials Today
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The 80's @ 8 with Lee Glasby8:00am - 9:00am
Lee plays one hour of some of the greatest hits from the 80's, plus some nuggets of 80's memories thrown in for good measure.
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The 90's @ 9 with Lee Glasby9:00am - 10:00am
Another hour, another great decade, the 90's. Hits & Memories plus the 90's dance floor banger.
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Mid Mornings with Gareth Webb10:00am - 1:00pm
Gareth plays the best music from the 70's through to today, plus he'll be looking through the local headlines and goings on in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
The latest Headlines from the UK
For up to date local and national news, tune in every hour on the hour.
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New Year Honours: Idris Elba, Torvill and Dean, and Lionesses among those recognisedIdris Elba, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as well as England's victorious women's football and rugby teams, are among 1,157 people recognised in the New Year Honours list.
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Mother and two children aged four and seven confirmed dead in Boxing Day fireA mother and two children have died after a Boxing Day fire in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
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'Often the last option': Debate over sex work laws as charities warn more women are entering industryNightfall in Bristol and volunteers at One25 are stocking up their van for the evening.
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Cabinet Office blames 'administrative error' over mistaken release of historical Andrew documentsThe Cabinet Office has blamed an "administrative error" after historical royal documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were released by mistake.
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Foreign secretary orders review of 'serious failures' in case of British-Egyptian activistYvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of "serious information failures" in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.
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Sky News quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2025From the election of a new pope to a singer blasting off into space and a president giving a huge body of water a new name, 2025 has been a year of breaking news and bizarre headlines.
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Tributes paid to 'devoted family man' following death of 66-year-old punched outside village pubThe family of a 66-year-old man who died six days after he was punched outside a village pub have paid tribute to a "devoted family man".
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Female footballers face ACL 'epidemic' - and science is searching for answersThe second time Fulham footballer Beau Parker suffered an ACL injury was even harder to process.
South Yorkshire's Weather
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Entertainment News
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Brigitte Bardot: Film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolutionBrigitte Bardot was the sultry film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolution, a woman whose cultural significance extended beyond her acting career.
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Bayeux Tapestry: Priceless artefact to be insured for £800mThe Bayeux Tapestry will be insured for around £800m when it comes to the UK next year.
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Sky News quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2025
From the election of a new pope to a singer blasting off into space and a president giving a huge body of water a new name, 2025 has been a year of breaking news and bizarre headlines.
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The Cure's guitarist and keyboard player diesThe guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died.
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US talk show host targets Trump in alternative Christmas messageAmerican talk show host Jimmy Kimmel delivered an alternative Christmas message this year, taking aim what he said was the rise of fascism under Donald Trump's government.
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Comedian urges public to nominate historic buildings to saveGriff Rhys Jones has been campaigning for decades to preserve Britain's old buildings.
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Why author threatened to pull TV adaptation of classic children's storyJulia Donaldson's loveable characters have been a staple of Christmas Day TV for more than a decade, but a lot of the drama around this year's story happened off screen after its creator threatened to pull the plug.
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Comedian Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assaultRussell Brand has been charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault, police have said.
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Radio Essentials : Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Local News
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