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Dementia Awareness Week highlighted with Sheffield friendship lunch

Dementia Awareness Week highlighted with Sheffield friendship lunch

by Jane Ampiah | May 23, 2025 | Charity, Community, Culture, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

Dementia Action Week 2025 runs from May 19 to 25, aiming to raise awareness and support for those affected by dementia across the UK. In recognition of the awareness week, Kathy Marwick, organiser of Sheffield’s Dementia-Friendly Friendship Lunches, announced a...
Watch: Bank Holiday fundraiser to take place for local charity following stolen van

Watch: Bank Holiday fundraiser to take place for local charity following stolen van

by Will Atherton | May 23, 2025 | Charity, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Nah That’s Reyt Good, a not-for-profit organisation based in Bramley, Rotherham, is holding a fundraiser on Bank Holiday Monday for fellow South Yorkshire charity Adoptapaws. The fundraiser, which will feature a number of different stalls and activities, will...
Papa’s fish and chips restaurant makes a return

Papa’s fish and chips restaurant makes a return

by Jaya-Marie Thomas | May 23, 2025 | Community, Culture, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Uncategorised

Popular food chain, Papa’s Fish and Chips, returns after its unforeseen closure in August 2024. The restaurant, located in Crystal Peaks, celebrated its grand reopening last Thursday 15 May, by selling fish and chips for £1 all day long. The restaurant...
Sheffield Food Festival adds more music to the menu for this bank holiday weekend

Sheffield Food Festival adds more music to the menu for this bank holiday weekend

by Megan Pocock | May 19, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Sheffield Food Festival is back this May Bank Holiday weekend and organisers say it will be the biggest and boldest one yet. The free three-day event will run from Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May and will take over large parts of the city centre, including Peace Gardens,...
Council confirm nearly 1,500 homes to be built in Ecclesfield despite opposition from residents

Council confirm nearly 1,500 homes to be built in Ecclesfield despite opposition from residents

by Matt Stanger | May 16, 2025 | Environment, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

1494 homes are set to be built in Ecclesfield and Grenoside by Sheffield City Council, in a decision that will “wreck” the village. This amounts to 42% of the 3529 houses that Sheffield City Council are required to build by 2039 in part of Government plans...
Safety plea issued after grandad dies in house fire

Safety plea issued after grandad dies in house fire

by Liv Firth | May 16, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A man has passed away after emollient cream made his clothes more flammable and were set alight by a gas heater.  Jim Rownsley, of Kempton Gardens, is believed to have died after residue from the cream created a serious fire risk which he was not aware of. ...
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