by Varvara Riepina | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, Health, News, Top stories
A charity which tackles the stigma associated with dementia within the East Asian community in Sheffield has hosted two events this February. For some ethnic groups and immigrant families, the rate of diagnosis is significantly higher than in the native English...
by Ewan Aulton | Feb 21, 2025 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
A Sheffield charity is reaching out to people for advice on the plans to introduce a new mental health centre to Gleadless and Heeley. Sheffield Flourish is asking for people over 18, who have struggled with their mental health and are local to the area, to give their...
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...
by JOA22FR | May 10, 2024 | Community, Education, Health, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
The University of Sheffield has established the nation’s first National Dysarthria Day to raise awareness for the condition. Sheffield has launched the nation’s first-ever national Dysarthria awareness day for May 10th. The day will involve stalls and...
by Nicole Hannam | May 10, 2024 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Mental Health Awareness Week starts on 13 May and there are multiple services around South Yorkshire to provide support. Both Sheffield Flourish and ‘Mums Understanding Mums’ ,in Barnsley, are charities which have a number of services in place to support their...
by Ed Stansfield | May 9, 2024 | Community, Culture, Education, Health, News, Sport
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club hosted their annual community day yesterday, with a handful of events taking place throughout the day at Hillsborough. The aim of the event is to increase community engagement with the supporters of the club. Hundreds took to...
