Fancy a free day out at Doncaster Races to the St Ledger Festival?

So ladies, how do you fancy an opportunity to dress up and have a VIP day out at the races?  All you have to do is tell us when you've had an embarrassing nightmare with your clothing.  Poor Nat was waiting on the platform at Sheffield Train Station and her shoe fell onto the train track as she was getting on the train.  She was on the way to a job interview and had to tip toe into the room with her other foot! 

Has something similar happened to you?  Tell us for your chance to win http://www.hallamfm.co.uk/win/ladbrokes-st-leger/

Sheffield's Lucy Spraggan was on the show this morning following her appearance on the X Factor last Saturday.  What a lovely down to earth girl!  We're supporting her all the way and we reckon she could win.  If she gets to judges houses she'll jet off to the Carribean with Tulisa and Tinie Tempah - how cool is that?

Big John has the Google Ban over the weekend so if you could help him with his questions this Monday that he's not been able to look up that'd be great!

We're all out tonight too so we may have a few drunken tales to tell on Monday ...

Have a lovely weekend,

Janine xx

X Factor celebrity on the show tomorrow morning!

Lucy Spraggan has shot to fame after her X Factor audition last Saturday.  She played her own song called 'Last Night' and it sounded brilliant!  It was that good that it shot to number 2 on the Itunes chart but she had to take it down to make it fair to the other contestants.  We bumped into her yesterday and she's going to come in and have a chat with us tomorrow at 8.

This morning Shaun was the lucky man choosing between 3 ladies.  He chose line 2, Natalie from Rotherham.  She's just finished 50 Shades of grey - good lass!  They're off tonight to Hui Wei Restaurant on Glossop Road for a VIP night out.  See if they get on tomorrow morning at 8.

We want to create our own budding South Yorkshire band and tomorrow we've got our last guitar/amp and drum kit to giveaway and music lessons courtesy of Persil.  All you have to do is call us at 8:30 and tell us which two songs Hallamster has mixed together.

See you tomorrow - we'll be singing because it's Friday too - don't let that put you off!

Janine xx

What did you drop 'down the bog?'

This morning we heard of hairbrushes, teeth, phone's and Nintendo Ds' all going down the bog.  If you want to know how, where, who and when then make sure you listen tomorrow morning after 6!

Have your kids been good over the school holidays and do you want to reward them?  Or do you just want something to bribe them with?!  We're trying to find the next budding Artic Monkey and we have a guitar/amp, drum kit and music lessons to giveaway courtesy of Persil.  Listen at 8:30am for your chance to win.

It's Date or Ditch tomorrow!  This week we have a boy picking and he only has 60 seconds to choose his date.  Will he pick line 1,2 or 3?!  Find out tomorrow 0114 221 4444 and if he sounds like your type ladies call us tomorrow after you hear him at 8.

If you get on air to play Hamster's Ultimate Aii test you'll get a family pass for Magna and all you have to do is guess which celebrity is saying 'aiii' at 7:30.

See you in the morning!

Janine xx

The ungrateful .....

So yesterday on the way home at the Airport in Malaga I made the effort to buy Big John and James a little pressie from my weekend away.  They wouldn't let me give them to them because I said they were 'fun' presents.  After 30 minutes they let me give them their gifts.  Look at their grateful little faces ....

Yes it's a bull note pad and a senorita oven glove, I mean who wouldn't want them?!

Thanks for all your help with the Google Ban questions I had this morning.  If you've not heard it before either me or Big John is banned from Google over the weekend and we ask you the questions we'd of looked up.  One of my questions was why does your metabolism slow down when you get older?  It's because over the weekend I ate cod, squid, prawns, scallops, paella, lamb chops, chips, pork, pizza, pancakes, ice cream, pastries, doritos and drank red wine & jd.  If you missed it make sure you listen tomorrow morning after 6.

Do you think you've got a budding band member or solo artist in your house?  If you do we're giving a drum kit, guitar with amp and music lessons away courtesy of Persil everyday at 8:30.  All you have to do is tell us what songs Hallamster has mixed together.

Well done Lucy Spragan from Sheffield!  She rocked her X Factor audition on Saturday.  We've all got to get behind her this year and make sure she wins!

See you tomorrow from 6!

Janine xx

I passed my test!

I'm off to Spain tonight but I had to earn my holiday by doing a Spanish test and luckily I passed so I'm off today.

This morning Cacey chose line one, Dan, on Date or Ditch.  They were both very nervous but she must've known he was the right guy as she didn't even move on to the next line.  Date or Ditch has worked 3 times in a row and hopefully this will be the 4th time it works!  Find out if they get on this Friday at 8!

What you up to over the Bank Holiday weekend?  Do you want to treat the kids?  Go away for the weekend?  Go on a shopping spree, buy an Ipad or have a huge party?  You could do all of that with £500 and every day you can win that on Hallam FM until this Friday.  This morning Tracy in Parson Cross won and she goes on holiday tonight to Greece - she's going to spend it all on ..... herself!!!

Hallamster's Celebrity Aii test still needs winning.  Guess which celebrity is saying 'Aiii' and you can win all the tat in his cage.  The clue is 'he might be a nut'.  It isn't Bobby Nut, Ussain Bolt, Eminem, John Bishop, Jamie Oliver, Shaun Bean or Ricky gervais.

Please look after the guys while I'm away - thanks!

Janine xx

Eeek .... I'll show you mine if you show me yours!

Before you judge me I was only 7 and as most little girls are a little bit curious as to why we have different pieces of anatomy than boys.  So luckily Jonathon Brumhead came to my rescue behind the frog bin in the playground.  This all came out on air last week and now Big John has tracked him down and messaged him on Facebook on my behalf.  Will I get a reply?

This morning it was Claire from Brinsworth that won £500 to spend from Big John's Bank.  It's come in just in time before she goes on her holiday to Ibiza this Friday.  Listen to Hallam FM throughout the day to find out how you could be a winner.  We're giving away £500 every day!

It's Date or Ditch tomorrow!  One lucky lady will be picking from 3 boys that are vying for her affection.  They'll be off on their date tomorrow night and if they hit it off that'll be the 4th couple in a row that got along and might be seeing each other again.

Hallamster's Ultimate Aii test is still going!  You can win tat from his cage including a mobile phone, wireless colour changing speaker, a sat nav and loads of other goodies.  We play every day at 7:30am.  It's not mark Almond, Bobby Nut or anyone ginger - the clue is he might be a nut.

See you at 6 tomorrow!

Janine xx

Our Golden Girl is home!

Jess is back in Sheffield where she belongs!  Thanks for all of your suggestions for what we should give her for a home coming present.  We went with the digital radio idea and jess was really pleased with it!  Here she is with the radio.

This weekend Big John had the Google Ban and he was armed with questions this morning.  What does having 'Freedom to the City' mean?  Jess Ennis was given it on Friday and he didn't have a clue what it means.  Why do alarm clocks only snooze for 9 minutes and why does his wife make him refill the kettle when he makes her a brew instead of re-boiling it?  All valid questions and if you missed it listen again after 6 tomorrow.

Fancy £500 from the Bank of John!?  Every day you could win the cash and it's so you can enjoy the bank holiday weekend.  It isn't pay day until after the bank holiday so the cash would come in very handy!  Make sure you're listening at 8 every day to find out how you could win.

See you in the morning!

Janine xx

It's Friday and I nearly missed it ....

I popped for a wee while the news was on and they waited for me to do the Friday song ... for nearly 5 minutes.  Mortified!  Sorry if you heard that this morning - it was all my fault.

It's a very special day in Sheffield for Jessica Ennis' home coming at Barkers Pool!  Our Golden Girl will be on stage at 18:30 and it's a very proud day for us here in South Yorkshire.

Next week we're giving away family passes for Alton Towers!  Make sure you're listening at 8:30 for your chance to win and keep the kids amused over the school holidays.

Date or Ditch worked AGAIN!  That's 3 times in a row that the couples have got on really well.  Who says that 60 seconds isn't long enough to find love!  Nice one Sam & Dan - they even went drinking and dancing after their meal.  If you're single and over 18 register now www.hallamfm.co.uk/date

Big John's got the Google Ban over the weekend so if you can help him out with his questions that he's thought of and not been able to look up call us 0114 221 4444.

Have a great weekend!

Janine xx

Sam meet Dan, he's your date for the night!

Sam was ruthless this morning and rattled through the lines on Date or Ditch.  She ditched line one because he didn't have a beard!?  (beardist) Then she ditched line 2 and had to go out with line three.  She was really pleased that Dan is her date tonight as they both have travelling in common and he has designer stubble - phew!  Find out how they get on tomorrow morning at 8am.

This morning I received a letter from Big John's solicitors ....

Ha ha ha haaaaaa - it feels so good to be right!

Tomorrow is your last chance to win tickets for Yorkshire Wildlife Park.  Just guess which animal Hallamster is dressed up as and the tickets are yours - don't worry he gives you clues!  If you miss out don't worry because we have tickets for Alton Towers to giveaway next week.

Lots of love Janine xx

You got a piece of sweetcorn stuck where!?

2 year old Hartley got a piece of sweetcorn stuck up her nose!  She got taken into hospital and the doctor had to blow through her mouth and pinch her other nostril for it to fly out.  This is dangerous so don't try it at home!  We had lots of people calling in about things they got stuck up their nose and then it turned into ears ...

Jody called in and made me feel sick!  Her son had a spider crawl into his ear and again he was rushed into hospital because it was biting inside his ear.  Luckily it made it's way out on it's own but seriously that must be the weirdest sensation ever!

This morning Alison from Ecclesfield  won tickets to Yorkshire Wildlife Park for her family.  Ha ha Hallamster was dressed up as an Ostrich and he was wandering round on his back legs.  All you have to do is guess what animal he's dressed up as (he'll give you clues) and you could win a family pass tomorrow morning at 8:30.

Date or Ditch is back tomorrow morning and three men will be battling it out to win one lucky lady's affections.  They'll be off on a date to the new Nando's on Eccy Road in Sheffield tomorrow night.

See you in the morning at 6!

Janine xx

ps this is why I hated the spider call ...

Have you ever seen a hamster dressed as a leopard?!

I hadn't until this morning!  We're doing a competition for you to win a family pass for Yorkshire Wildlife Park every day and Hallamster gives you clues about which animal he's dressed up as.  His costume was a bit tight this morning and he was really uncomfortable!  Listen tomorrow morning at 8:30 for your chance to win.

This morning we had Tommy Walsh on the show from Ground Force telling us about Charlie Dimmock's hanging baskets and how he gets accosted in the supermarket for building tips!

'He might be a nut' is the clue for Hallamster's Ultimate Ai test.  There's a celebrity saying 'ai' and if you guess it right you'll win all the tat in his cage - a phone, sat nav and wireless speakers.  You can hear it tomorrow morning call us on 0114 221 4444 if you think you know the answer (it's not Bobby Nut!)

See you in the morning!

Janine xx

I'm in trouble ...

I accidentally locked my boyfriend out last night.  He's very lucky because his friend had a spare ticket for the Olympic Closing Ceremony so he went to London yesterday.  His phone ran out of battery, he lost his friend and then thought he'd get the last train back to Sheffield.  I didn't know he was coming home and locked the door and left the key in the door.  So he got back at 1:30am and had to sleep in his car until I got up for work - oooops.  I laughed but he didn't see the funny side of it.  Maybe he will after a sleep?

Are the kids starting to nag you because they're bored?!  We've got family passes to giveaway to go to Yorkshire Wildlife Park.  Hallamster is dressing up and givng clues away about animals and you just have to guess what it is.  Listen at 8:30 tomorrow morning for your chance to win.

Thanks for all of your help with the Google Ban this morning with my random question about dust, olympic rings and sleeping feet.  Listen again after 6 tomorrow if you missed it.

See you in the morning!

Janine x

GLYNN WON!!!!!

SO excited for Handsworth's Glynn who has given his girlfriend a brand new Fiat 500 with Stoneacre Motor Group.  Taio Cruz drew his idea of summer on the car and thousands of applicants applied and our final 5 contestants were live in the studio this morning.  It was very tense and we had a knockout round of questions and then it was finally between two people Sarah & Glynn.  Glynn got the final question right and we threw him into the car to try it out!

It's muggings here that's got the Google Ban this weekend so if you can help me with my questions this Monday I'd be really grateful - ta.  They will probably be a bit random knowing me. 

Jess and Steven's date was a success!  They hit it off after meeting on Date or Ditch yesterday and they were out in Sheffield last night after a lovely meal in Zizzi's.

If you're desperately trying to entertain the kids over the summer holidays we've got more family passes up for grabs this Monday.

Enjoy the sunshine over the weekend and see you on Monday!

Janine xx

One more sleep till we give a car away!

We have a brand new Fiat 500 to giveaway courtesy of Stoneacre Motor Group tomorrow morning on Hallam FM.  We have our 5 finalists Rachel Swift, Glynn South, Kerry Gough, Laura Burkley and Sarah Bennett.  They'll be live with us in the studio and one of them will be driving a Fiat 500 away to keep forever!  Exciting - listen out at 8 to find out who wins.

We'll also catch up with Jess & Steven tomorrow to find out how their date goes tonight.  They were our couple on Date or Ditch this morning and Jess was very ermmm ... sure of what she wanted!  She ditched line one after 10 seconds because of his accent, got rid of line 2 and had to go on a date with line three even though she hadn't spoken to him.  Find out in the morning if it's lurrvvvveeeee.

We'll be singing our Friday song to get you in the mood for the weekend too!

See you in the morning!

Janine xx

From hailstones and power cuts to chicken pox ...

If you're not going abroad this year and you're having a 'staycation' then you'll of been pleased about what we were talking about this morning, holiday disasters!  There were some brilliant stories this morning.  Poor Margretta was going on her honeymoon when she noticed spots appearing on her daughter.  It was chicken pox!  So she hid her on the floor under a blanket on the plane.  They had to stay in for the first week of the holiday and then her husband got it too!  Nightmare, and Jake went away and the hailstones started throwing it down and they were all scared stiff because they were in complete darkness due to a power cut.

Tomorrow it's Date or Ditch!  3 men will be fighting to get the attention of one lovely lady hoping to win a date with her that evening.  If you're single and over 18 then register now www.hallamfm.co.uk/date

Producer James' dog Hobson is off to the vets today to have his .... off - poor guy!  So if you spot a super cute mini Labradoodle hobbling around you know what's going on.

Enter now to win a Fiat 500 with Hallam FM & Stoneacre Motor Group.  It's really important that you do it asap because 2 people will be put into the draw to win the car this Friday!  You'll see all the details on our homepage and all you have to do is guess which celeb drew on the car...

See you tomorrow from 6 Janine xx

I can't walk, I've been sweating and every muscle in my body aches ...

I felt inspired yesterday by the Olympics so me and my boyfriend went for a bike ride.  Sounds like a good idea when the weather is nice?  We did 6 miles and felt fine so went on to do another 12 miles - 18 in total.  Last night I felt really tired and then this morning I woke up and EVERYTHING aches.  I had to have painkillers it was that bad and then proceeded to sweat crazily for the first two hours of the show.  I've cooled down now but won't be going on a bike for  a while .....

This morning we had the drummer from Pulp on the show - Nick Banks!  He's got his own pottery shop in Catcliffe and Pulp are rounding their tour up by playing here in Sheffield where it all began.  They'll be playing on the 8th of December at the Motorpoint Arena.

If you're at a loose end and want something to do with the kids over the summer holidays we've got a family pass to giveaway to see Disney Live.  Just make sure you're listening at 8:30 tomorrow.

And listen out for our next clue at 8 tomorrow morning to win a Fiat 500!  We've got together with Stoneacre Motor Group to give you the chance of winning a car and all you have to do is guess which celebrity has drawn on it.  All the details are on the home page of our website - give it a go and good luck!

Janine xx

We've missed you!

It's our first day back after our hols and what an amazing weekend it's been for South Yorkshire.  Sheffield's Jessica Ennis has done us proud this weekend!  In honour of her win the post box near City Hall has been painted gold, naturally I decided to spray Hallamster gold too but he went a little bit ginger - ooops.

We're giving tickets away for Disney Live at the Motorpoint Arena at 8:30 all this week and just by answering a question you could get a family pass for 4 to see the show!

Tomorrow morning we have a celebrity lined up for our 'Yes, No Game!'  Guess along with Big John tomorrow to see if you can guess who's on the line?!

Fancy a brand new Fiat 500?!  We've got together with Stoneacre Motor Group to give you a funky retro car.  Every day we're giving a clue away to help you guess which celebrity has drawn on the car.  It'll take you 2 minutes to register http://www.hallamfm.co.uk/win/stoneacre-win-a-car/ and listen to the show tomorrow to hear if you're one of our finalists.

See you in the morning xxx Janine xxx