by Chloe Boden | Feb 19, 2024 1:35PM | Campaign - Disabilities
A Team GB para ice hockey player from Sheffield is raising money to fund his place at the World Championships in Norway this year. Damien Barker, 34, who plays for the Sheffield Steelkings underwent a lower leg amputation last year after breaking his ankle in a...
by Chloe Boden | Dec 8, 2023 2:55PM | News, Uncategorized
Junior Doctors in Sheffield will go on strike during the festive period over the ongoing pay dispute with the government. The British Medical Association announced that strikes will take place from 20 December for three days and 3 January for six days. The...
by Chloe Boden | Dec 1, 2023 4:32PM | News
South Yorkshire’s Community Foundation are asking financially secure households to donate their government allowances to those that are struggling this winter. The charity set up a JustGiving page last year that allowed people to donate their Cost of Living...
by Chloe Boden | Dec 1, 2023 12:49PM | News
A community food bank has organised a Christmas grotto this weekend that can adapt to children with food allergies and sensory needs to ensure every child can visit Santa this year. The ‘Jingle and Mingle’ Christmas fundraiser, by the S12 Community Pantry, is...
by Chloe Boden | Nov 24, 2023 4:53PM | Long Reads
Endometriosis UK has launched a campaign to put an end to the ‘thoughtless’ language used when talking about the debilitating condition. The word ‘benign’ is frequently used when describing any gynaecological issue that is not cancer, but endometriosis...
