• Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Home

Sheffield cathedral holds vigil to mark one year of Ukraine war

by Jessica Whitaker | Feb 24, 2023 | Charity, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

People of Sheffield gathered at the cathedral to attend an emotional, candle-lit vigil to remember those affected by the tragedy in Ukraine. The ceremony, which started at 7pm, had photos pinned up across the cathedral of young children and families affected by the...

Sheffield food blogger raises money for charity after her father dies from cancer

by Ming Gana | Feb 23, 2023 | Charity, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A food blogger who posts about the city’s foodie delights has raised more than £3,000 for charity in less than a month after her father died from cancer. Kerre Chen who runs the account @indpndntshef on Instagram and has more than 23k followers, began a...

Mayor of South Yorkshire opens LGBTQ+ charity’s new building

by Eleanor Jones | Feb 17, 2023 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Oliver Coppard, the South Yorkshire Mayor, has officially opened a new building for LGBTQ+ charity SAYiT on Division Street in Sheffield. Speaking at the opening event on Friday, Mr Coppard said: “I’m here to show my support, as fundamentally I want South...

“Letter to Heaven” post-boxes to be placed around Sheffield as tribute to mother of three

by Oliver Haley | Feb 9, 2023 | Charity, Community, News

The tragic death of a mother-of-three has inspired a campaign to introduce “Letter to Heaven” post-boxes at cemeteries across Sheffield. After losing her life in a battle with cancer last December, Katie Hawxwell, 39 from Woodseats, left behind her partner and three...

Sheffield duo to skydive 15,000 feet for charity

by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | Charity, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Two daredevil workmates have volunteered to plunge from 15,000 feet above ground to raise funds for a Sheffield charity. Hannah Baker, 25, and Helena Baker, 26, have agreed to skydive on May 1, 2022 to raise money for Paces Sheffield, a charity and school for people...

Sheffield duo to skydive 15,000 feet for charity

by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | Charity, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Two daredevil workmates have volunteered to plunge from 15,000 feet above ground to raise funds for a Sheffield charity. Hannah Baker, 25, and Helena Baker, 26, have agreed to skydive on May 1, 2022 to raise money for Paces Sheffield, a charity and school for people...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Recent Posts

  • “I’m never satisfied,” boasts Chris Wilder ahead of Birmingham fixture
  • Sheffield cancer charity sets goals after £20k raised in half-marathon
  • Sheffield breweries revelled up the return of Sheffield Beer Week
  • Sheffield to develop new landlord licencing scheme after councillor campaign
  • Council share concerns about NHS integration with Palantir following public demonstration

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

University of Sheffield

School of Journalism, Media and Communication

2025

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

The articles on this website have been written by students for academic assessment. ShefNews is not intended to function as a commercial news platform. Although the news presented is based on factual reporting, there may be occasions where information is inaccurate or contains errors. If you would like to request that any of the content on this site is removed, or believe content may have been used without permission of the owner or copyright holder, please contact journalism @ sheffield. ac .uk