sheff indymedia is a pretty cool website that offers space for local people to write about things happening in the local community.

google indymedia and click through the local sites to sheff.

check it out.

also look out for all the happenings that will be going on during the G8 meetings taking place here June 15th - 17th

They've (telewest) have just laid a fat FO cable from abbeydale rd up to the Marriot Hotel (site of the G8 ministerial conference , not the G8 Summit which is in July in Scotland).

It's for internet access apparently :suspect: