Sheffield to host documentary premiere of UK’s biggest suicide prevention initiative

by Daisy Sanderson | Apr 3, 2025 | Charity, Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A new documentary highlighting the UK’s largest suicide prevention initiative will premiere in Sheffield this month, as campaigners call for urgent action on mental health support. ‘Raising the Baton: A Manifesto for Hope’ will be screened at the Millennium Gallery on...

Ground-breaking study improves quality of life for people with Crohn’s and Colitis

by Daisy Sanderson | Apr 3, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A major study has reduced hospital admissions and improved care for people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis by focusing on what is important to patients. The AWARE-IBD project, a three-year initiative led by Professor Alan Lobo at Sheffield Teaching...

Sheffield producer was ‘blown away’ by Adolescence script

by Niamh Brownhill | Mar 28, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Sheffield producer has told ShefNews how he was instantly “blown away” seeing the script of Netflix’ hit series Adolescence. Warp Films, created in 1999, is a Sheffield film production company who have also produced This is England, Four Lions, and...

‘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...

Work-Leisure exhibition comes to Sheffield to celebrate industrial workers

by Liv Firth | Mar 28, 2025 | Community, Culture, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The Work-Leisure exhibition is being held in the Yorkshire art-space from the 20th March to the 12th April and is free for visitors to explore.  The exhibition sets out to showcase objects and photographs produced by workers in Sheffield, taking focus on the...

Running for Grandad: A teen’s fundraising mission for Rotherham Hospice

by Domie Kamanda | Mar 27, 2025 | Charity, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A Sheffield teenager is set to run between the city’s football stadiums to raise £1,500 for Rotherham Hospice in memory of her late grandfather. Daisy Oxley, 15, has decided to raise money for the Rotherham Hospice that took care of her late grandfather Brendan...