A disgruntled Sheffield couple who spent £400,000 on a new build home have shared their frustration at experiencing mould issues within weeks of moving in. “The skirting boards collected moisture which has caused a massive mould problem in the house,” the couple, who have asked to remain anonymous, told The Star. “The carpet is mouldy and the walls behind the kitchen are mouldy.” It has been a kick-in-the-teeth for the couple, who got the keys in March 2024, well behind the original July 2023...
There’s a new mobile dental-care program making the rounds in Toronto. Toronto Public Health has two vans with built-in dental clinics that are travelling around the city to provide care to seniors in 10 long-term care homes operated by the city. “Everything is on site, so it’s accessible, it’s timely and it’s free,” Dr. Karen Lee, a dentist with the mobile team, told CTV News Toronto Monday following an announcement about the program. The vans are equipped to handle patients using...
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement this week after the Biden administration finalized several rules aimed at improving health care for Americans in nursing homes, those receiving home and community-based services through Medicaid, as well as updates to Medicaid-managed care to strengthen health services covered by these plans:
We all know the importance of music and the impact it has on a person’s mental wellbeing, not only can it bring back memories of the past, it provides a feeling of warmth within. The residents were overjoyed to have experienced the fascinating sound of the saxophone, played exceptionally by Zechariah Seekins. Zechariah, had the residents captivated, filing the main lounge within the home with tunes from the past. Zechariah delivered a unique experience for each resident, the delight on the faces...
With 531,931 people aged 16 and over expected to be living in Sheffield by 2040 – including 115,625 people aged 66 and over, 174,672 first-time buyers (25-44-year-olds), and 64,934 of student age (18-22) – the analysis highlights the pressing need to accommodate the city’s demographic growth. Social housing stock in Sheffield is estimated to plummet by an additional 8,658 properties by 2040 – the third greatest loss of any local authority area in England behind Birmingham and Leeds – despite...
NBC’s Thursday-night comedy block is crossing over on Netflix in Fey’s new The Four Seasons sitcom.
Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Thursday he feels “really good” that he will reach a new contract with the team, mirroring optimism from president and general manager Don Waddell a day earlier.
A pair of gerbils that were given as an unwanted birthday present to a child are looking for a new home. The 10-month-old pair have been in foster care with Blue Cross in Sheffield since February and are desperate to find a permanent home of their own. Sophie Andrews, adoptions coordinator at Blue Cross in Sheffield said: “These girls are more entertaining than the TV. They love to play hide and seek in their bedding, digging so deep you’d think they were searching for gold.” Cheese is brown and...
A poll of 2,000 adults carried out by Care UK, which operates Cairdean House, on Redford Road, Lauder Lodge, on Wakefield Avenue, and Murrayside, on South Beechwood, found almost two-thirds (65%) of the nation no longer use family recipes that have been handed down through the generations, however, 43% of people surveyed are keen to save them. In a bid to prevent family recipes passed down through generations from being lost forever, Care UK has launched a free downloadable recipe book –...
Sheffield City Council’s planning officers will have until June 11 to come back with a decision on an application for three new homes on Kenwood Road. A design and access statement uploaded on behalf of the applicant Venice Regal Sheffield Ltd onto the planning portal stated that the land is peripheral land at the Kenwood Hall Hotel site. It is occupied by car parking, a garage block with hard standing (20th century), a garden with greenhouses and other outbuildings. The adjacent land, the...
On this day in 1974; Barbara and Bill took their vows in the presence of many family and friends at Kettering registry office becoming ‘Mr & Mrs Chester’. Learning of the couples ‘Golden’ wedding anniversary the home staff at Claremont Parkway decided to arrange a romantic meal for two in the home’s Garden lounge where they could mark the auspicious occasion together with a fine dining experience. Bill helped design the menu based on Barbara’s favourite foods and chose the background music with...
Many Arsenal supporters are disappointed with the club's new home shirt. In particular a lot of fans took exception to the back of the new shirt. Is the North London Derby the best clash in the Premier League? Listen to the