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Sheffield restaurant owners mark Allergy Awareness Week

by Elizabeth Hopwood | Apr 28, 2023 | Health, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture, Watch

To mark Allergy Awareness Week, two Sheffield restaurants shared how they best support their customers with allergies. Charity Allergy UK, who set up the campaign, found over half of people living with allergies in the UK regularly avoid social situations due to their...

Father Walks 100K for MS Awareness Week

by Jade Bullen | Apr 27, 2023 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Rotherham father of two is walking 100 kilometres to raise money for MS awareness week, following his wife’s diagnosis. Ben Mason, 46, a professional golfer, will be walking and running across the week has raised nearly £500 for the MS Society, Sheffield and...

‘We’re a long way away from getting it right’: Why we still need Autism Acceptance Week

by Katherine Roberts | Mar 31, 2023 | Health, News

World Autism Acceptance Week shines a light on the often forgotten needs of those diagnosed with autism, a lifelong developmental disability.  Approximately 700,000 UK residents are diagnosed with the disorder and yet widespread support is still largely...

Campaign founder calls for final push to make Sheffield Period Positive

by Lucy Wilcox | Mar 30, 2023 | Community, Health, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

The founder of a major campaign has called for the final push to make Sheffield a Period Positive city through working with schools and small businesses. Chella Quint started Period Positive and has done work with nearly every secondary school in Sheffield over the...

Life saving resource to stop people bleeding out has being rolled out across the city centre

by Amelia Elder | Mar 30, 2023 | Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Four user-friendly emergency bleed control kits have been installed to prevent or put a temporary stop to a bleed, which could potentially be fatal, while emergency services work their way to the person in need.   They were set up yesterday to be used in the...

‘Rat alley’ raises public health and safety concerns by residents in the Hanover estates

by Florence Kilby | Mar 30, 2023 | Environment, Health, News

People living on a Sheffield estate have told how they have been experiencing issues with rodent infestations as well as damp and mould in their homes. The complaints have come from those living in the blocks of flats off Hanover Street in the Broomhall area. Local...
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