National Vegan Market Visits Sheffield

by Eloise Cox | May 16, 2024 | Community, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A vegan market touring the UK visited the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Vegan Events UK has been holding events since 2017 which aims to educate about veganism, promote vegan businesses and show people how easy and affordable being vegan can be. Owner of...

Open water swimmers partake in extreme ironing to campaign for better access to open water

by Aimie Gillan | May 16, 2024 | Community, Culture, Health, Top stories

Environmental activists and wild swimming supporters have been extreme ironing around the Peak District. The group is using the extreme activity to raise awareness for the Outdoor Swimming Societies (OSS) ‘Right to Swim’ campaign as well as promoting access to...

Woman who claims to have seen UFO responds to social media trolling

by Aaron Byrne | May 16, 2024 | Community, News, Watch

A Sheffield mum received major news coverage following her sighting of a UFO, while walking her dog with her cousin last week. Since the sighting, Jennifer Dunstan has received a multitude of comments refuting her video evidence which was featured in the Star. With...

Sheffield charity say Mental Health Awareness week is all about starting conversations

by Sofia Ali | May 16, 2024 | Charity, Community, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Mental Health Awareness week is from May 13th to 19th and a Sheffield charity say they want to start conversations and break the stigma surrounding mental health.  Sara Sanderson is the Information Coordinator for Sheffield Flourish, a charity that works with people...

Watch: Llama trekking to return to Sheffield this summer

by Tia Inger | May 16, 2024 | Community, Watch

Graves Animal Farm has announced the return of llama trekking following the success of previous treks. Their guided llama walks are set to launch this weekend and will be available every weekend until Sunday July 21. The team is aiming to get more people involved this...

Artist auctions one of a kind piece for Oddballs Foundation

by Charlie Barry | May 16, 2024 | Charity, Community, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Sheffield’s Fight Night held its third event at Forge Warehouse in support of the Oddballs Foundation, a testicular cancer charity.Oddballs host talks in both schools and workplaces in an effort to spread awareness of the signs and impacts of the illness.Artist...