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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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Still To Come On Essentials Today
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The 90's @ 9 with Lee Glasby
9:00am - 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 Webb
10:00am - 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.
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The Interactive Lunch Break
1:00pm - 3:00pm
You pick the tunes and we'll play them. WhatsApp us your favourite song and let our computer pick and play them.
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The Home Run with Steve
3:00pm - 6:00pm
Local news and information plus great music and the latest traffic and travel for 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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'I was called curry lover and humiliated by other teachers': The toxic truth about staffroom bullying
Warning: This story contains references to suicide along with racist and sexist language readers may find distressing.
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Starmer insists relationship with Trump has not been jeopardised by 'blatant foreign interference' complaint
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted his relationship with Donald Trump has not been jeopardised after the Trump team filed a legal complaint against the Labour Party over its activists travelling to the US to support Kamala Harris in the tightly fought US presidential race.
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Man charged over murder of woman attacked walking her dog
A man has been charged over the murder of a woman who was attacked while walking her dog.
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German warplanes will start tracking Russian submarines off Scotland coast
German warplanes that can track Russian submarines will start operating off the coast of Scotland as early as next year as part of a "landmark" defence pact between London and Berlin.
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British volunteers sought for trial of norovirus vaccine
Volunteers are being sought to help trial a new vaccine against norovirus, or the winter vomiting bug, after initial results showed the jab created a "strong immune response".
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Chris Kaba was 'core member' of gang and 'gunman in nightclub shooting' days before he was killed by police
Chris Kaba was a core member of a notorious south London gang and accused of being the gunman in an alleged bid to murder a rival in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed.
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'Public is less safe' after Met Police officer's prosecution over Chris Kaba's shooting
A close colleague of police sergeant Martyn Blake has told Sky News that public safety has been put at risk because the Metropolitan Police marksman was prosecuted for the murder of gang member Chris Kaba.
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Liam Payne toxicology report not complete, Argentina authorities say - after claim cocaine found in his body
A toxicology exam on Liam Payne's body has not been completed yet, authorities in Argentina have said - amid reports of cocaine being found in his system.
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Entertainment News
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Instructor who trained Top Gun: Maverick actors to fly dies in plane crash
The​​​​​ flight instructor who trained actors in the 2022 Top Gun: Maverick movie has died in a small plane crash during an air show in New Mexico.
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Liam Payne toxicology report not complete, Argentina authorities say - after claim cocaine found in his body
A toxicology exam on Liam Payne's body has not been completed yet, authorities in Argentina have said - amid reports of cocaine being found in his system.
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Eddie Redmayne reveals his dad told him not to 'screw up' role in The Day Of The Jackal
Eddie Redmayne says he's under strict instructions from his dad not to "screw up" his TV reboot of The Day Of The Jackal.
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Strictly's Giovanni Pernice claims only point of Amanda Abbington allegations 'were to destroy me'
Giovanni Pernice thinks that the only point of allegations made by his Strictly dancing partner Amanda Abbington were to destroy him and his career.
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Harvey Weinstein has bone marrow cancer - report
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has bone marrow cancer, according to a report in the US.
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V&A East Storehouse to open next spring - with David Bowie Centre to follow
A new interactive space - offering visitors hands-on access to over half a million creative objects - will open in east London next spring.
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Iron Maiden 'deeply saddened' after death of former singer
Members of heavy metal band Iron Maiden have said they are "deeply saddened" following the death of former bandmate Paul Di'Anno.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of raping girl, 13, as five new lawsuits filed against him
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing new sexual assault and rape accusations, including one that involves a 13-year-old girl.
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Radio Essentials : Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Local News
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