Sheffield woman whose joints dislocate everyday hosts runathon for charity

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...

Brits are living shorter than others – but this can be prevented, says Sheffield professor

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...

International Museum Day in Sheffield

by Alex Bull | May 18, 2023 | Top Story - Home Page Lead

Museums are some of the most important establishments in society, helping to educate children and adults on important events that shape our understanding of the world. Yet sadly many of them are struggling financially and at risk of closing down. May 18th is...

Coeliac Awareness Week: Sheffield sufferer calls for more action in restaurants

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...

Sheffield organisation urges homeowners to install device in bid to prevent swift population from plummeting

by Thomas Jackson | May 18, 2023 | Environment, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An organisation is calling for homeowners to install a special brick to their homes in a bid to curb the decline of swifts in Sheffield. As more swifts lose their homes from housing developments, a new campaign wants homeowners to install ‘swift bricks’ to...

IDAHOBIT 2023 – How Sheffield United is helping

by Amelia Elder | May 18, 2023 | Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Sheffield-based football club is supporting IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia) to stand against Homophobia and Transphobia. Today marks the anniversary of when the World Health Organisation declassified homosexuality as a...