by Milly Bell | Dec 12, 2025 1:15PM | News, Top Story
A Sheffield mum is appealing for help with a mascot outfit that she had commissioned to cheer up her disabled son this Christmas. Alison Orbell, 47, ordered a Paddington Bear mascot to be made for her 16-year-old son, Max, but after weeks of waiting, the result was...
by Rosie Peters-McDonald | Dec 12, 2025 12:45PM | News, Top Story
Sheffield Wire has heard from two people who experienced what they believe to be the new strain of ‘super flu’ which has left medical services dealing with high levels of demand. Sarah Lou, 32, is shown before and after she caught the most recent strain of...
by Rosie Peters-McDonald | Dec 12, 2025 11:31AM | News, Top Story
A new strand of super flu has left South Yorkshire hospitals “under extreme pressure” as doctors urge vulnerable people to get their flu jabs. Current NHS England data for Sheffield shows 55 hospital beds are in use for flu victims, seven of which are in...
by Maisie Ellis | Dec 12, 2025 11:24AM | News, Top Story
A dad-of-three is running the Manchester Marathon in 2026, raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity along the way. Jamie Beet, 39, is a police officer who lives in Sheffield with his wife and three children: Jacob, Jemima and Benji. Jacob, 12, has...
by Christopher Thomas | Dec 12, 2025 11:00AM | News, Top Story
A pioneering study banning smartphones in a bid to “rewire” childrens’ brains is coming to Ecclesfield School next year, Sheffield Wire can exclusively reveal. The trial will involve more than 100 children giving up their devices for a prolonged...
by Christopher Thomas | Dec 12, 2025 9:59AM | News, Top Story
Good morning and welcome to today’s Sheffield Wire news coverage of Friday 12 December 2025. Our top stories today include: Collapsing flood defences on the River Sheaf has forced businesses off the land, pictured above. As residents desperately ask for help to...
