Thousands of Junior Doctors have taken strike action across the country, affecting around three thousand appointments and operations. It’s the second strike over proposed new contracts. Negotiations have been taking place, but the Government and the British Medical Association have failed to reach an agreement. Picket lines have been outside all major hospitals across the country today.
Members of the Orgreave Truth and Justice campaign have attended a justice conference in London. The event at the Palace of Westminster was organised by Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham, to highlight the current position of the campaign. A legal submission was handed in to the Government in December, asking Home Secretary Theresa May for a public inquiry into police conduct during the miners strike. The submission included testimonials from miners and their wives, and photos from what became known as ‘The Battle of Orgreave’ on the 18th of June 1984.
A twenty four year old man has been sentenced to life in prison this morning, for murdering forty four year old Cy Cooper in July last year. Paul Cain, of no fixed address in Sheffield must serve a minimum of twenty one years behind bars for the unprovoked killing of Mr Cooper at a house in Winkobank. The court heard Cain then set the house on fire to cover his tracks.
This week is Tinnitus Awareness Week, which aims to promote what tinnitus is, and tell more people about it. The British Tinnitus Association’s campaign, ‘Tea for tinnitus’ aims to get more people to have a drink and some cake, and discuss their issues with other people. Whilst around one in ten people get tinnitus, the BTA say many people don’t really know what it is.
Millions of people around the world have been celebrating the Chinese New Year. The special event is also known as the Lunar New Year which begins on the second new moon at the start of the year and ends on a full moon fifteen days later. It’s always named after one of twelve animals, and 2016 is the year of the monkey.
Rotherham’s Tuesday Street Market has been awarded the ‘Best Large Outdoor Market 2016’ in the Great British Market Awards. The street market began with forty stalls to boost trade in the town on what was one of the quietest shopping days. Now there are ninety five stalls from All Saints Square across to Effingham Square. Judges were impressed with the market’s high footfall and good links with the local community. Advisory Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy, Councillor Denise Lelliott, told Kathryn Smiles how she felt about the award.
Tramlines have announced the first part of the line up for this year’s festival. Dizzee Rascal has been confirmed as the Headliner at the main stage on the Friday evening. The Tramlines Festival will take place across a number of Sheffield venues from Friday the 22nd to Sunday the 24th of July. Other acts announced for this year include Young Fathers, Dawn Penn, Goldie MBE. Last year’s event saw over one hundred thousand festival goers in the city centre.
A senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University has had a report published arguing for tighter restrictions on the endorsement of unhealthy food and drinks in sport. Dr Stuart Flint from the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science says Sports organisations should avoid sponsorship deals with unhealthy food and drink brands to reduce the risk of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. He told our reporter, Sal Saba more about the issue.
The Olympic Legacy Park on the old Don Valley Stadium site has begun to take shape, with the Oasis Academy Don Valley school open, and construction work underway on Sheffield’s second University Technical College. Now art work by Leap Design has been installed around the London 2012 Olympic legacy project. The work aims to highlight what people can get involved in when the park fully opens next year.
A scheme is being launched in the Burngreave area of Sheffield, to help tackle loneliness and social isolation. The Toolkit Project, organised by Age Better encourages volunteers to create a digital toolkit, which can be given to over seven thousand residents. It aims to help people realise if they are socially isolated, and offers them advice. The Age Better Campaign is run by the South Yorkshire Housing Association. They received six million pounds in funding over six years from the Big Lottery Fund.