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12-year-old-boy smashes donation goal after running 90 miles in April

12-year-old-boy smashes donation goal after running 90 miles in April

by Mark Harrison | May 4, 2021 11:30AM | News, Watch / Listen

A 12-year-old schoolboy has raised more than ten-times his goal amount for charity after running 90 miles in one month. Riley Frost decided to raise money for the hospital charity because he was treated for bacterial meningitis at the hospital when he was 10 days old....
New community-focused pet food bank to launch in Sheffield

New community-focused pet food bank to launch in Sheffield

by Mark Harrison | Apr 26, 2021 3:07PM | News

Plans to create a food bank for Sheffield’s starving pets have taken off after one resident posted the idea on Facebook. Alison Smith came up with the idea late in the evening on Sunday 25 April. Since then the Sheffield Pet Food Bank page has over 90 followers....
Student occupation of university building will continue despite legal threats

Student occupation of university building will continue despite legal threats

by Mark Harrison | Apr 26, 2021 2:45PM | News, Watch / Listen

Legal proceedings are being considered by the University of Sheffield to put a halt to the occupation of a campus building by students demanding a 30% rent reduction. The University of Sheffield is currently trying to obtain an interim possession order to remove the...

Coming back swinging: Sheffield Bladerunners’ “one big family” reunion

by Mark Harrison | Apr 21, 2021 12:00PM | Long Reads, Sport

On a cold spring evening, as the sun began to dipped behind the bank at the end of a large playing field, people began to gather around a freshly-laid baseball diamond. They dropped off kit bags and picked up metal bats, battered leather gloves and worn-out baseballs....
Believe this: Taking suicide seriously on social media

Believe this: Taking suicide seriously on social media

by Mark Harrison | Mar 15, 2021 3:02PM | Long Reads

Social media allows everyone to voice their opinion anything. With that comes a greater responsibility to take care about what we say about other people because we never know who will be reading what we send. Last week was a prime example of this: Actor Meghan Markle...
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