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Man completes mammoth run to raise thousands for Sheffield charity

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...

Sheffield organisation ‘well on their way’ to raising £10,000 for low wage workers

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...

Save Plot 22- A bid to save Sheffield’s hospitality industry

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...

Friends of beloved man start fundraiser to help ‘starving people’ in Yemen

by joa19vni | Feb 25, 2021 | Charity, News

The family and friends of beloved Yousif Thabet have started a GoFundMe fundraiser to help people in Yemen.  The fundraiser is part of the Yousif’s Charity Foundation, a non-profitable charity set by on behalf of Yousif.  Reda Shadli, a 25-year-old call center worker...

“The arts community has lost one of its stars”: Thousands raised in memory of Sheffield-born comic book writer

by joa19th | Feb 25, 2021 | Charity, News

A fundraiser in memory of ‘social animal’ and ‘all-round good bloke”, Si Spencer, has surpassed its £6,000 target and is set  to top £8,000. The unexpected and sudden death of the much loved  59-year-old, has left family and friends ‘shocked’ and ‘devastated.’ A...

100 year-old war veteran gets nationwide support following shameful theft

by job18mv | Feb 25, 2021 | Charity, Crime, News

Over £20,000 has been raised for a 100 year old RAF pilot who had been burgled last week. Former World War II veteran Len Parry, from Skipton, was hospitalised at Bradford Royal Infirmary to have a melanoma removed from his head. While having to stay overnight...
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