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Six Sheffield students are on target to raise over £700 for charities as they swim the English Channel

Six Sheffield students are on target to raise over £700 for charities as they swim the English Channel

by Taejah Boothe | May 22, 2025 | Community, Sport, Top stories

A group of six women have come together to fight back against gender stereotypes about women in sports as they take on an open water swim. Their name, ‘She Swims Like A Girl’, was chosen by Medical student Lucy Hirst. She said: “It could be seen as something you use...
A Sheffield woman ‘thought her world was ending’ having been undiagnosed with coeliac for 10 years

A Sheffield woman ‘thought her world was ending’ having been undiagnosed with coeliac for 10 years

by Taejah Boothe | May 22, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Medical student, Ciara Parker, 23, spent ten years battling with coeliac symptoms and now shares her story during Coeliac Awareness month which takes place this May. She said: “I got misdiagnosed as not having coeliac, so I’d be just sitting in pain because I...
Sheffield pub industry set to half by 2030

Sheffield pub industry set to half by 2030

by Taejah Boothe | Apr 3, 2025 | Community, Culture, News

As of 2025 there are 7,540 pubs and restaurants in Sheffield but this number is predicted to half by 2030 according to figures by Capital on tap. Businesses have struggled to cope with the cost of living crisis and that has led to many beloved pubs and restaurants...

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