Town Hall Tattle

Town Hall Tattle


Latest Episodes

Explosive report into the tree saga
March 09, 2023

Join South Yorkshire's local democracy reporters Danielle Andrews, Molly Williams and Julia Armstrong as we bring you the latest from the region's town halls.  Molly tells us all about the fallout from an explosive report into the tree saga, which sl

Sheffield's new status as a top tourism destination for 2023
January 17, 2023

Town Hall Tatle is back after an extended hiatus. Join local democracy reporters Molly Williams, Julia Armstrong and Danielle Andrews as we bring you all the news from Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley councils. This month we discuss Sheffield's new statu

Death of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II
September 26, 2022

Join local democracy reporters Danielle Andrews, Molly Williams and Julia Armstrong as we bring you the news from South Yorkshire's Town halls. Dominating the news agenda this month was the Death of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II, and we discuss wh

Elections special
April 25, 2022

Welcome to the Town Hall Tattle podcasts elections special - we bring you all the news you need to know ahead of May's local elections in Sheffield and Barnsley, and the South Yorkshire wide mayoral elections. Lucy Ashton tells us the key seats to wa

Episode 6: Councillor's ambitious plans for cable cars over Penistone Road
March 29, 2022

South Yorkshire local democracy reporters delve into the archives to look back at some headline-grabbing transport schemes over the years - do you remember councillor Alf Meade's campaign for cable cars over Penistone Road, or the bid for Sheffield to hou

Episode 5: Remembering the hole in the road with rose-tinted glasses.
February 28, 2022

South Yorkshire local democracy reporters get together to discuss the latest decisions from Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham town halls. Join Molly Williams, Lucy Ashton and Danielle Andrews as we discuss this year's council budgets and what they mean fo

Episode 4: Kate Josephs’s future, the Chuckle Brothers, sky lanterns and buses.
January 27, 2022

Town Hall Tattle is back as George Torr is joined once again by South Yorkshire politics reporters Lucy Ashton, Danielle Andrews and Molly Williams to bring the latest from the four councils in our region.

Episode 3: Sheffield school place shortage, £100 million on leisure facilities, Rotherham CSE and HS2 backlash in Doncaster
November 18, 2021

George Torr, Lucy Ashton, Molly Williams and Danielle Andrews return for another episode of Town Hall Tattle, a podcast which takes a look at what's going on within the town halls of South Yorkshire.

Episode 2: Politics reporters George Torr, Lucy Ashton, Molly Williams and Danielle Andrews discuss what's been going on inside the town halls of Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster.
October 27, 2021

From clean air zones, to a row over Pinstone Street and an application for a five-story water tower conversion with a rooftop pool in Doncaster as well as much more on this edition of Town Hall Tattle.

Episode 1: Dan Jarvis makes a decision, rows over Sheffield city centre, police resources in Doncaster and tackling ASB in Barnsley.
September 29, 2021

Local Democracy Reporters George Torr, Lucy Ashton and Danielle Andrews are off and running with their podcast on all things South Yorkshire politics. A huge row over Pinstone Street closures rumble on, Doncaster mayor Ros Jones is at loggerheads with pol