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Inner City Healers: How a Sheffield hiking group is using nature to improve mental health

Inner City Healers: How a Sheffield hiking group is using nature to improve mental health

by Billy Clarke | Apr 29, 2025 2:18PM | Long Reads

The founder of a new Sheffield walking group has explained how getting out in nature can be a powerful way to boost the wellbeing of people living in cities.  The Inner City Healers, which launched in September last year, has already welcomed over 200 people from...
“It’s exhausting and the unpredictability is frustrating”: Sheffield women share what life is like with MS

“It’s exhausting and the unpredictability is frustrating”: Sheffield women share what life is like with MS

by Catherine Gregson | Apr 28, 2025 4:42PM | Long Reads

Walking across a car park may not feel like a huge task, but for Susie Evans the simple trip, which most people don’t give a second thought to, can leave her exhausted.  “Some days are harder than others, putting one foot in front of the other takes a lot of...
Eczema sufferers call for increased awareness of the long-term side effects of steroid cream

Eczema sufferers call for increased awareness of the long-term side effects of steroid cream

by Freya Ingram | Apr 28, 2025 4:02PM | Long Reads

Lora Krasteva has suffered from eczema since she was five-years-old, which often left her skin itchy, red and irritated.  From being a little girl she was prescribed various creams from her family doctor and has endured a lifetime of treatments.  “Using...
Sheffield GP surgery stops hormone therapy for transgender patients

Sheffield GP surgery stops hormone therapy for transgender patients

by Eve Jones | Mar 31, 2025 4:58PM | Long Reads, News

A Sheffield GP surgery has announced it will no longer prescribe hormone treatment for adult transgender patients which could result in some being driven to the black market.  Far Lane Medical Centre sent a letter to all its transgender patients stating that they...
Sheffield bin strikes explained: recycling sites remain closed in face of ongoing dispute

Sheffield bin strikes explained: recycling sites remain closed in face of ongoing dispute

by Nia Raine Jenkins | Mar 31, 2025 4:26PM | Long Reads

Sheffield residents have voiced their frustration at the disappearance of recycling sites as industrial action enters its eighth month. Workers for Veolia, a Paris-based corporation which provides the city’s bin and recycling services, have been on strike since August...
“Everyone looks forward to Monday lunchtime”: Open Kitchen Social Club builds bridges for the refugee community in Sheffield

“Everyone looks forward to Monday lunchtime”: Open Kitchen Social Club builds bridges for the refugee community in Sheffield

by Nicole Taylor | Mar 31, 2025 3:43PM | Long Reads

At Monday lunchtime at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, there is a feeling of warmth and contagious energy, and the room is filled with lively chatter and aromatic scents wafting from the kitchen. Young children run around the rows of tables where people share...
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