Unpaid carers: The invisible backbone of a strained social care system
Sheffield’s new Adult Partnership Board was established on 30 April to work collaboratively to transform local social care, and in choosing its areas of focus, it was recognised that unpaid carers are essential but often overlooked. The Board was formed to find...
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Sheffield pharmacist says staff are ‘under pressure’ due to workload increase
A local pharmacist feels his workload has risen dramatically after he claims the NHS has delegated responsibility to him. According to the NHS website, the new Pharmacy First Service will enable community pharmacists to complete episodes of care for patients without...
Thousands of music goers enjoy MOBO awards held in Sheffield for the first time
The renowned awards show is held annually to celebrate Music of Black Origin in the UK, and this year the 26th MOBO awards was at the Sheffield Utilita Arena. Jason Hocking, 55, Managing Director of CC-lab, the company responsible for filming the event for TV, talks...
Tributes paid to Doncaster man who died in car crash
A family have told how a Doncaster man who died in a car crash last week after being hit by an articulated lorry will be "forever in our hearts". Kieran Stoneman, 28, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene after the silver Vauxhall Corsa he was driving collided with a...
Sheffield market set to host special Valentine’s event
A special Valentine's flower market will take place this weekend at one of the Sheffield's most popular markets. The Pollen Market, which is held every third Sunday of the month at Grey to Green in Castlegate, is a monthly celebration of all things botanical - and...
Popular Sheffield coffee van closes for good
A mobile coffee van at Bole Hills Park has been shut down due to the cost of living crisis. The owners of Gypsy Brew van, Rhiannon and Bianca Silcock Randle met during the lock down and started the business in 21 August 2021. Bianca said: “Our aim was to create a...
Met forecast snow to stay for the day with amber weather warning in place
Sheffield has been hit by heavy snow which has been falling since early this morning. The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning, with people being told to expect travel disruption across the Peak District and south Pennines throughout today. Streets Ahead, a...
Protestors plead for Sheffield to be an apartheid free zone in support of Gaza
Campaigners stood outside of Sheffield Town Hall in support of Gaza as Sheffield City Council hosted their first full meeting of the year. “Stop the genocide” was chanted by protestors in Fargate, Sheffield yesterday which took place yesterday as part of the Stand...
Sheffield woman whose joints dislocate everyday hosts runathon for charity
A Sheffield woman, who faces daily battles with a rare inherited condition, is hosting a 12-hour runathon to raise money for charity. Jenny Anne Blackett suffers from hyper-mobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), which affects around 1 in 5000 people globally. The...
