by joa19us | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity
A University of Sheffield student has launched a campaign to find one person from every country on earth living in the city, in aid of ASSIST Sheffield, a local asylum charity. William Cutforth, a second year Biochemistry student, set up an Instagram account,...
by joa18iaj | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, Culture, News
A Sheffield company has supported over 3000 people by supplying them with various pieces of clothing in an effort to tackle clothing poverty. Sharewear was set up over seven years ago in Nottingham with a storage warehouse for its stock and a van for deliveries. ...
by joa18hjy | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, Education
Young Carers have received little-to-no mental health support from the Government in the past twelve months. Thomas Atkin, a 17-year-old Sixth Form student from Sheffield, cares for both of his parents and has felt these effects first-hand. His Mum has Chronic Fatigue...
by joa19ajd | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, Sport, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture
A Sheffield dad described feeling like his ‘legs were falling off’ after completing seven half-marathons in seven days to raise £3,500 for charity. Neil Rhodes, 44, initially set a target of £500 to on his Just Giving page but has smashed it with donations now...
by joa18kw | Mar 4, 2021 | Charity, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
A Sheffield organisation is ‘well on their way’ to raising £10,000 for low wage workers. Sheffield Needs a Pay Rise have raised £5,007 since September 2020. Caty Murray, a 23-year-old volunteer canvasser, said: “We are all about low wage workers coming together to...
by joa19mh | Feb 25, 2021 | Charity, Culture, News
There has been a warning that South Yorkshire’s hospitality businesses are only just ‘clinging on’ through the pandemic. Sheffield Council is urging the government to do more to support the hospitality and entertainment industries. Among the many...