by Athenea Lim | Aug 8, 2023 | Charity, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
A Sheffield woman, who faces daily battles with a rare inherited condition, is hosting a 12-hour runathon to raise money for charity. Jenny Anne Blackett suffers from hyper-mobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), which affects around 1 in 5000 people globally. The...
by admin | May 19, 2023 | Health, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
National Vegetarian Week has returned, promoting the small changes you can make to reduce your carbon footprint and help the planet. The Vegetarian Society is one of the many charities encouraging businesses, schools, local authorities, supermarkets and individuals to...
by Adam Husicka | May 19, 2023 | Charity, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1, Watch
Life expectancy in the UK has been falling for the past ten years, with areas like Doncaster scoring particularly low according to The Health Foundation. University of Sheffield professor Alan Walker, head of the Healthy Lifespan Institute, blames austerity and poor...
by Amelia Elder | May 18, 2023 | Community, Health, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture
This week from the 15th to 21st of May marks Dementia Action Week (DAW) . Within Yorkshire and the Humber, one in three who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one wait more than a month before voicing their concerns, according to the...
by Charlotte Beever | May 18, 2023 | Culture, Health, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
National Vegetarian Week is an activity that aims to highlight how switching to veggie meals can help reduce your carbon footprint and save the planet, and it is set to be bigger and better than ever, with a clear focus on the climate crisis. The activity started from...
by Lucy Wilcox | May 18, 2023 | Health, Top Story - Home Page Lead
As this week is Coeliac Awareness week, Sheffield based sufferer, Alexander Evans is calling for more awareness of the condition so eating out can be safer and more enjoyable. Coeliac disease is where the immune system attacks tissue in the gut when gluten is...
