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

“It’s exhausting and the unpredictability is frustrating”: Sheffield women share what life is like with MS
Sheffield women speak about their experiences with MS for MS Awareness Week.

Eczema sufferers call for increased awareness of the long-term side effects of steroid cream
“It is honestly one of the most horrible things to go through and I would not wish it on an enemy.”

Sheffield GP surgery stops hormone therapy for transgender patients
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.

Sheffield bin strikes explained: recycling sites remain closed in face of ongoing dispute
Sheffield residents have voiced their frustration at the disappearance of recycling sites as industrial action enters its eighth month.

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

Sheffield student worries “financial lifeline” will be gone under PIP reforms
For Thomas Atkin-Withers, just getting through each day is a battle. They suffer from complex neurological conditions, are in constant pain, but to make matters worse, they are now frightened that the financial lifeline they receive is about to be taken...