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Sheffield’s Virtual Dementia Friendly Month of Raising Awareness

by joa18jrg | May 6, 2021 | Charity, Community, News, Top stories

May is Dementia Friendly Month in Sheffield, drawing attention to what people can do to help those with the disease, as well as what they can do to prevent it. There are around 7,000 people over the age of 65 living with dementia in the city, and one in three people...

Grant For Hole-Digging Project At Sheffield Train Station

by joa18jrg | May 6, 2021 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A Sheffield project aiming to highlight the city’s underground river network has been given a £5000 grant from train operator TransPennine Express.  The Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust plan to install a new grille on Platform 5, where travellers can look down and see...

Sheffield’s new local area committees will not change the referendum, campaigners say

by joa18jrg | Mar 18, 2021 | News, Politics

Sheffield City Council will vote on a proposal today to create seven new Local Area Committees, in an effort to better engage local people in the democratic process. This decision comes just weeks before the city-wide referendum to change the council from a...

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