Last Saturday the 9th of December 2023, Manchester came out to party as Soul Central celebrated their 8th Birthday! I had the great pleasure of doing one of my sets. It was another memorable night in Manchester!

On Thursday, October 5, 2023, The Sheffield Sharks held a number of events to celebrate the Launch of their Brand New Canon Medical Arena! This is the unofficial photo album! The Sharks will Christen the Arena with a MONSTER encounter against Newcastle Eagles this Sunday the 8th of October. Tip Off 3pm! You'll want to be there!

Sunday 10th of September 2023, saw a very special get together at the Football Museum in Manchester for the Launch of Great Britain's Davis Cup campaign. The Tournament will see GB taking on France, Switzerland and Australia! I had the great pleasure of hosting the event and, to put it mildly, It was an absolute joy!

Today, the NHS is celebrating its 75th Birthday! This is the story of Daphne Drummond [Sister Drummond] who spent EVERY day of her working life in the NHS. Aunty Da passed away in 2022 and this was my tribute to her!

Windrush Celebrations 2023 - A photo Album!

DNC Netball is the latest sporting organisation to be announced by the Park Community Arena Ltd to re-locate to Park Community Arena, developed by Canon Medical Systems.

Back in the Day, I had the great pleasure of guesting at numerous Jazz/Funk/Soul events across the UK! At a recent get-together with Colin Curtis and Greg Wilson the conversation turned to flyers. This is a collection of flyers from Back-In-The-Day supplied by Greg! As you can imagine, it is far from complete!

The British Basketball League (BBL) announces the appointment of Aaron Radin as the league’s Chief Executive Officer.

One of the ways of finding specific stories on mikeshaft.com is to search by name. I have done the search of Commonwealth Games and the list is unbelievable. Some of the stories are rather tenuous but every story on my love of the Commonwealth Games is included here! I hope you enjoy! More searches on other topics will follow.

Sheffield Sharks and LivingCare Group are pleased to announce our partnership at the Park Community Arena.