Retail staff in Sheffield raise concerns over increased hostility from customers during Covid-19

by joc19md | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Retail staff in Sheffield have voiced their concerns over increased aggression and verbal abuse from customers during the pandemic. Olivia Redfern, 20, a retail worker in the city, said: “Customers don’t see retail workers as people. They see us as objects just there...

Sheffield politicians unite behind bid for £500m railway restoration fund

by joa18kmo | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, News, Top stories

Sheffield MPs, Olivia Blake, Louise Haigh and Paul Blomfield have submitted a bid to the Department of Transport to secure the Government’s ‘Restore Your Railway Fund’.   The fund, which is worth £500m, would be used to restore stations at Millhouses, Heeley and...

South Yorkshire Police take action on rising dog thefts

by job18pc | Mar 11, 2021 | Crime, News, Top stories, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Officers will begin patrolling dog walking areas such as parks after it was announced 63 dog thefts were recorded since last July. The most recent report came only yesterday when a woman was approached in Kilnhurst and two men attempted to steal her dog. Melanie...

Two Men Arrested Over Murder of Missing Man

by joa18nw | Mar 11, 2021 | Crime, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a Barnsley man in 2019 have arrested two people on suspicion of his murder. Richard Dyson, 58, has been missing since November 2019. Following extensive enquiries, the investigation team now believes he may have been...

Meet the nine-year-old girl from Sheffield who hopes to become a millionaire thanks to slime

by joa19cjh | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

An ambitious nine-year-old girl from Sheffield has started her own slime business in lockdown, becoming the city’s latest young entrepreneur. Sapphire Billing opened Sapphire’s Slime at the start of February with the help of her parents and sister, and has since...

Experts fear early signs of eating disorders missed during lockdown

by job18pc | Mar 11, 2021 | Health, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch

Sheffield’s NHS support service has experienced a concerning rise in the number of referrals for eating disorders because the problems have not been dealt with at an early stage. South Yorkshire health bosses believe more serious cases have been presented due to less...