Sheffield University receives £1.2 million to find Parkinson’s treatment

by joa18cl | Mar 18, 2021 | Health, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

The University of Sheffield has been awarded £1.2 million to develop a treatment to help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists from the University of Sheffield’s Institute of Translational Neuroscience, led by Dr Heather Mortiboys, have been...

Cardzone Thorntons shop in Doncaster to stay open despite all UK stores closing

by joa19tm | Mar 18, 2021 | Culture, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Iconic Sheffield brand Thorntons has decided to shut all 60 of its retail stores. However, a local independently owned ‘Thorntons’ has announced that they won’t shut up shop. Cardzone Thorntons in Doncaster confirmed it would be staying open after the shocking closure...

Tonight’s ‘Slow Clap’ in support of NHS workers’ payrise

by egc17bb | Mar 11, 2021 | Health, News, Politics, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is provoking a furious reaction across the UK since announcing proposals to increase nurses’ pay by 1% in his budget speech last week. The unpopular pay rise has inspired the trade union Unison to instigate a sarcastic ‘slow...

Sheffield cemeteries come together to remember the Great Sheffield Flood on 157th Anniversary

by joa18har | Mar 11, 2021 | Culture, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Cemeteries around the city have paid tribute to the victims of the Great Sheffield Flood this week by sharing the stories of those who died in the tragedy 157 years ago. The flood, which happened on 11 March 1864, was caused by the collapse of the Dale Dyke Dam,...

Plans to reform local democracy under Sheffield People’s referendum

by joa19mlr | Mar 11, 2021 | News, Politics, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

The Sheffield People’s referendum on whether the city council should keep its strong-leader system, or change to a modern committee system instead, is due to take place on 6 May this year. The referendum was sparked due to a non-party-political community group called...

Dirty Cops: Scammers posing as SYP sergeants chasing locals’ personal data

by joa19hh | Mar 11, 2021 | Crime, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

South Yorkshire Police have released a warning to residents after receiving reports of a mobile scam, in which a scammer claims to be a police sergeant. On Tuesday, the SYP Twitter account revealed the fake sergeants had been contacting members of the public,...