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Roundabout charity appeals for menstrual products

by Chloe Smith | May 12, 2023 | Charity, Health

South Yorkshire youth homeless charity Roundabout Sheffield has appealed on social media for donations of sanitary products, in a bid to tackle period poverty rising in the area. The charity says at least 50% of the young women at Roundabout can’t afford any...

New boat Pearl to take Ukrainian refugees out on Sheffield Quayside

by Charlotte Stokes | May 5, 2023 | Charity, Community

The Ethel Trust Barge charity, based on Sheffield’s Quayside, has acquired a new boat. The charity recently received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for their work, and are now expanding with their new boat, Pearl. The charity takes autistic children and...

Impact of stroke awareness month on young carers

by Jessica Fitzpatrick-Howard | May 4, 2023 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Impact of stroke awareness month on young carers May is stroke awareness month and The Stroke Asociation is emphasing on the physical impact of stroke in regards to speech. The effects of a stroke can vary and the stroke association have listed the physical effects on...

WATCH: This is how Sheffield is celebrating the King’s coronation

by admin | May 4, 2023 | Charity, Community, Culture, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch

Elderly people’s charity b:friend’s coronation lunch at Gleadless social club. From street parties to afternoon tea, celebrations are well underway ahead of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort’s, royal coronation taking place this bank holiday...

Australian native gets to see her terminally ill father thanks to Sheffield fundraiser

by Larissa Hurt | Apr 28, 2023 | Charity, Health, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Jordann Turner, a nurse at Northern General Hospital, has been able to go home following a massive fundraiser which raised more than £3,000. The 28-year-old, from Sharrow Vale, said: “This year has been so tough financially, and all I want to do is be able to get home...

Gambling white paper set to be first shake up to regulation in nearly 20 years

by Charlie Martin | Apr 27, 2023 | Charity, News, Politics

The white paper on gambling published Thursday suggests new limits and regulations affecting how much an individual can spend gambling.  According to charity ‘Gambling with Lives’, currently up to 1.4 million people are addicted to gambling in the UK and up to...
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