Health

Today is the first-ever national City Farm Day!

Monique Wong Mar 25, 2021

Today the nation celebrates its first-ever City Farm Day which aims to give thanks to urban-social and community-focused farms, and the role they play in bringing people together. The celebrations span across the country with over 50 city farms being included. Social...

New proposal to put ‘parklet’ on Abbeydale Road

Joe Stanley Mar 25, 2021

Student project tackles food waste in Sheffield

Monique Wong Mar 25, 2021

Doncaster women’s bid to raise money for a cancer charity in a 500-mile walking challenge

Olivia Schofield Mar 25, 2021

Sheffield’s ice-skating community furious over lack of Government support during the pandemic

Olivia Schofield Mar 25, 2021

Game on for Sheffield’s tennis clubs as they welcome the reopening of courts

Olivia Schofield Mar 25, 2021

Wausau Athletes are preparing to scale a 200-mile marathon

Claire Gelhaus Mar 25, 2021

Sheffield doctor taking on mammoth running challenge to raise thousands for Barnsley Hospital

by Olivia Schofield | Mar 25, 2021

A Doctor from Sheffield is taking on a mammoth running challenging, scaling the length of the famous Route 66 in a bid to raise funds for Barnsley Hospital.

NHS warns of vaccine shortage as health secretary praises peak in vaccinations

by Jasmine Alakija | Mar 25, 2021

NHS England has warned of a significant shortage in the Astra-Zeneca vaccine by the end of March.

Sheffield University receives £1.2 million to find Parkinson’s treatment

by Charlotte Langford | Mar 18, 2021

The University of Sheffield has been awarded £1.2 million to develop a treatment to help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

University of Sheffield announces Gene Centre

by Joe Warner | Mar 18, 2021

Today, the University of Sheffield announced their upcoming gene therapy innovation centre. The Sheffield Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) will be one of three cutting-edge centres spread across the UK. The other two are based at King’s College...

The Homelessness Epidemic

by Helini | Mar 18, 2021

The Cathedral Archer Project film festival showcases the reality of homelessness. It hopes to challenge people’s perceptions of it and show that it is so much more than just rough sleeping. The four films will tell the stories of the people the charity support and of the work done at the Archer Project.

Reclaim the Streets: vigil for Sarah Everard evolves into virtual and offline campaigns across Sheffield.

by Yiting Yang | Mar 18, 2021

Around 150 people joined a virtual vigil meeting in honour of 33-year-old Sarah Everard at 6pm last Saturday night. The event was held on zoom and was open to all.

South Yorkshire residents call for more action against fly tipping

by Ben Woodcock | Mar 18, 2021

Levels of fly tipping are rising at a worrying rate for South Yorkshire residents, despite Rotherham Council’s ‘Get Rid Reyt’ initiative. Items littered around Thorpe Hesley and Scholes have become an environmental health hazard to wildlife due to the amount of...

Beighton Community Centre offers Easter hampers for families

by Victoria Agwu | Mar 11, 2021

The Lifestyle Centre in Beighton are distributing food boxes with Easter eggs to families with school-aged children throughout the Easter holidays. The centre has been running a food bank since April 2020 and decided to keep the scheme running when they saw the...