- Welcome back howie
- Lee Glasby @ Breakfast
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Mid Mornings across The Steel City
Join Gareth for great music and chat.
- Hello Doncaster
- 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
- App Store
- The Interactive lunch break
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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80's @ 88:00pm - 9:00pm
Big Track, Etch-A-Sketch, Speak And Spell, great memories from the 80's. We play the best 80's songs and bring back some of those memories. Let us know your favourite song.
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90's @ 99:00pm - 10:00pm
The 90's were a special time and it was an amazing time for music too. Here's 1 hour from the 1990's.
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The Quiet Storm with Mark Ervine10:00pm - 1:00am
3 hours of the most chilled songs in the Oasis of calm.
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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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Three-day snow warning for large parts of UK - as 'major incident' declared amid floodingLarge parts of the UK will be under a three-day snow warning from this weekend as forecasters warn that people living in rural communities could become cut off.
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Man who was among four hurt when car hit group in central London on Christmas Day has diedA man who was among four people hurt when a car hit pedestrians in London's West End on Christmas Day has died in hospital.
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A new beginning for Hamilton at Ferrari to a verdict on Man City charges - what we can expect from sport in 2025We already know who sport's biggest winners will be in 2025 - the lawyers as disputes rage over financial rules, the future of competitions and safety.
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Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury over BBC 'corporate control'Neil Young has announced he will not be performing at this year's Glastonbury, saying he believes the BBC's involvement in the popular festival means it is "now under corporate control".
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Hundreds of dinosaur footprints discovered from in OxfordshireNearly 200 dinosaur footprints have been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire, shedding new light on the extinct creatures.
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Stormzy banned from driving for nine monthsStormzy has been banned from driving for nine months.
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Duchess of Sussex returns to Instagram with New Year beach videoThe Duchess of Sussex has kickstarted the New Year by returning to Instagram with her first account since 2020.
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King donates to charity's humanitarian work in Syria after fall of Assad regimeKing Charles has made a donation to help boost a charity's humanitarian work in Syria following the fall of the country's dictator Bashar al Assad.
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Entertainment News
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Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for libel over Blake Lively harassment allegationsActor and director Justin Baldoni has sued The New York Times newspaper for libel after it published allegations that he had sexually harassed and tried to smear the reputation of his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively.
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Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury over BBC 'corporate control'
Neil Young has announced he will not be performing at this year's Glastonbury, saying he believes the BBC's involvement in the popular festival means it is "now under corporate control".
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Ross Kemp returning to EastEnders as Grant Mitchell for soap's 40th anniversaryRoss Kemp is returning to Albert Square in celebration of EastEnders' 40th anniversary.
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Most anticipated films for 2025It's been a rollercoaster year for Hollywood.
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How the best-selling crime writer became a Netflix sensation - with the help of Richard Armitage"If somebody tells you they don't care how their show or book is received, they're just flat out lying to you."
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Riverdance turns 30 with a cast of dancers younger than the showRiverdance is marking 30 years with a new generation of dancers who were not born when the show made its debut.
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Keanu Reeves's stolen Rolex found in Chile, police sayA Rolex stolen from John Wick star Keanu Reeves has been found in Chile, according to police in the South American country.
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Jolie and Pitt agree divorce dealAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a settlement after eight years in one of the longest and most bitter divorces in Hollywood history.
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Radio Essentials : Sheffield & South Yorkshire's Local News
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