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- Lee Glasby @ Breakfast
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Mid Mornings across The Steel City
Join Gareth for great music and chat.
- The Home Run with Steve
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The Quiet Storm
Enter the Oasis of calm with Mark.
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Nik At Night
Nik Martin takes you through the night shift
The Sound Of The City, Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Fastest Growing Local Commercial Radio Station
Welcome to Sheffield and South Yorkshire's newest local commercial radio station, for the people that live work and commute to and from the city and the area.
We are Radio Essentials, broadcasting live from The Quadrant, just off the Parkway in Sheffield. We're available to listen to on DAB+ Digital Radio in Sheffield, Rotherham and now across Doncaster, on Alexa smart speakers, our downloadable apps on Apple and Android phones, on your Freeview TV, Sky TV Q boxes and via this website.
Broadcasting your Essential Music Mix and Essential Local News and Information 7 days a week, 365 days a year with presenters with personality.
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Routines In The Night
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What's Up?
4 Non Blondes -
Adore U
Fred Again -
Good Thing
Fine Young Cannibals
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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Asylum seekers in Hull still wary of going out after hotel targeted in UK riotsIn a church hall in Hull, groups of asylum seekers queue for tea and toast and advice from immigration experts.
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Lab-grown food may be a step closer to UK approval as watchdog assesses safetyLab-grown meat and vegetable products may be getting closer to approval for consumption in the UK as the food safety watchdog will be researching them to ensure they are safe.
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Mum describes 'awful' screams as school bus crashes with dozens on boardFour pupils have been taken to hospital after a school bus carrying dozens of children overturned in County Down.
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Johnson denies mocking public with claim they 'avidly craved' lockdown rulesBoris Johnson has denied mocking the public by questioning why they "so avidly craved" lockdown rules and obeyed them "like a religion".
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'Cinematic legends': Star Wars helmet and Batman Returns suit up for auction next monthA screen-matched Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet, the mask worn by Russell Crowe in Gladiator and Carrie Bradshaw's bed in Sex and the City are among the items from "cinematic legends" being auctioned in London next month.
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Former Met officer Carrick charged with two rapes and six other sex offencesFormer Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been charged with eight sexual offences against two women.
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GP jailed for indecently assaulting women during examinationsA GP has been jailed for 22 years after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting seven women during routine examinations.
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Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of England and WalesThunderstorms and heavy rain could cause flooding, travel disruption and power cuts later today, forecasters have said.
South Yorkshire's Weather
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16°C
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Wed
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ThuSunny intervals
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Fri
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Entertainment News
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From Anchor Butter to Malcolm Tucker - Peter Capaldi on 'going sinister'Peter Capaldi says there was a specific moment he realised his casting had transitioned from affable geek to bad guy. It was during an advert for butter.
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Whitney Houston's mother diesCissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner in her own right, has died at 91.
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'Cinematic legends': Star Wars helmet and Batman Returns suit up for auction next month
A screen-matched Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet, the mask worn by Russell Crowe in Gladiator and Carrie Bradshaw's bed in Sex and the City are among the items from "cinematic legends" being auctioned in London next month.
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Wagatha Christie case: Coleen Rooney's legal bill over £1.8m, court hearsColeen Rooney claims her legal fees during her high-profile legal battle with Rebekah Vardy came up to over £1.8m, the High Court has been told.
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Gary Lineker addresses future as Match Of The Day presenterGary Lineker has laughed off rumours about his future as presenter of Match Of The Day - revealing contract talks with the BBC have "just started".
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Al Pacino reveals he nearly diedAl Pacino has said his pulse stopped and he nearly died after contracting COVID-19 in 2020.
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'I did my best to keep him alive as long as possible': Madonna's brother dies - as star pays tributeMadonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has died aged 63, with the popstar remembering him as "the closest human to me for so long". 
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Radio 2 DJ reveals he is quitting his BBC shows amid terminal illnessRadio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has said in a "very sad announcement" that he is quitting both of his BBC music programmes because of ill health.
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Radio Essentials : Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Local News
We provide local news for Sheffield & South Yorkshire seven days a week. You will find the latest news update from Radio Essentials for Sheffield & South Yorkshire, just below.
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