Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: ‘Mother of Inoculation’

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: ‘Mother of Inoculation’

Edward Jenner is rightly remembered as the ‘father of vaccination’, but Mary was the ‘mother of inoculation’, taking the first steps in preventative medicine 75 years before him.

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Montagu Cup: A game changer for the Don and Dearne’s infirm

Montagu Cup: A game changer for the Don and Dearne’s infirm

It might be dubbed South Yorkshire’s ‘little FA Cup’, but the significance of the historic Montagu Cup is anything but small.

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Collaborative Connections

Collaborative Connections

As part of heritage project, Collaborative Connections, we look at the history of three of Rotherham’s landmarks: Catcliffe Cone, Keppel’s Column and Waterloo Kiln.

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Aroundtown Meets the Wentworth Woodhouse garden team

Aroundtown Meets the Wentworth Woodhouse garden team

We meet the Wentworth Woodhouse gardening team, a group of volunteers who give their time to nurturing the stately home’s gardens all year round.

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Setting the Pace for children with cerebral palsy

Setting the Pace for children with cerebral palsy

For the last 25 years, Paces school and charity in Sheffield has been a lifeline of support for families living with cerebral palsy and other motor or neurological disorders.

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You and Your Health: Food  allergies vs intolerance

You and Your Health: Food allergies vs intolerance

A fifth of adults in the UK experience a reaction to food such as an allergy or intolerance. But what is the difference?

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Legal talk: What happens to joint property when cohabitation ends?

Legal talk: What happens to joint property when cohabitation ends?

When cohabitees separate, they are not afforded the same protections in law as married couples who are getting divorced. This can cause issues where property is concerned.

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