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Parkinson’s walking football initiative relaunched in Sheffield

Parkinson’s walking football initiative relaunched in Sheffield

by Liv Firth | May 16, 2025 | Charity, Community, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

Walking football classes for people with Parkinson’s have been relaunched by a Sheffield-based organisation.  After funding from Parkinson’s UK, Community Wellness Services has been able to reintroduce their free sessions at the Leisure United Graves Football Hub...
Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

Sheffield’s second ever Dysarthria Awareness Day strives for education on motor speech disorders

by Molly Farrell | May 15, 2025 | Community, Education, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2, Watch

The second annual Dysarthria Awareness Day took place to spread the word on the condition and inform on how to help people with the motor speech disorder. Experts, speech and language therapists, students, and people with the condition all came together at the event....
Sheffield City Council unveil new ‘Walking, Wheeling and Cycling’ plan to push transport towards a greener future

Sheffield City Council unveil new ‘Walking, Wheeling and Cycling’ plan to push transport towards a greener future

by George Stanton | May 2, 2025 | Community, Culture, Environment, Health, News

Sheffield will be transformed into a healthier, greener and pedestrian-friendly city after the City Council approved plans to pursue their ‘Walking, Wheeling and Cycling’ development project on Wednesday 30 April. Speaking at the transport and regeneration committee...
Bespoke online coaching for women in midlife launched.

Bespoke online coaching for women in midlife launched.

by Anna-Louise Adepegba | Apr 3, 2025 | Community, Health, News

Two Sheffield based women have started a bespoke online coaching programme targeting underrepresented women in midlife, aiming to fill the gap in the fitness industry.  The group, Midlife Fitness Coaching, launched in February and hopes to ‘help women in midlife...
‘A single covid infection decimated my life’: long covid sufferer calls on council for more support 

‘A single covid infection decimated my life’: long covid sufferer calls on council for more support 

by Larissa Kirby | Mar 28, 2025 | Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised

A woman who was ‘decimated’ by long covid has told councillors how the condition left her unable to sit up or even open her eyes for a few seconds. Fran Haddock, 34, a former veterinarian surgeon in Sheffield was diagnosed with long covid after contracting...
First indoor Padel venue in South Yorkshire set to open in Sheffield

First indoor Padel venue in South Yorkshire set to open in Sheffield

by Aiman Khalid | Mar 27, 2025 | Health, Sport, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Play Padel Sheffield, the first designated indoor padel venue in South Yorkshire is set to open in Sheffield on the 28th of March. The venue will be based at Abbeydale Tennis Club and is backed by a consortium of Sheffield based investors including Joe Root and...
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