Sheffield retain international ‘Purple Flag’ award for 12th year

by Sebastian Jones | Feb 15, 2024 | Community, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Sheffield has once again been reaccredited with the international award for its night time economy covering culture, eateries and safety.  Shefnews can exclusively reveal today that Sheffield has been awarded with the Purple Flag accreditation by the Association...

WATCH: CCTV of Barnsley killer who stabbed his ex’s new partner shows he was ‘looking for a fight’ and sees him jailed for life

by Samuel Martin | Feb 15, 2024 | Crime, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A killer who murdered his ex girlfriend’s new partner has been jailed for life. Daniel Balazs, 21, stabbed Daniel Micska, 28, in the chest with a 12cm blade around 9pm on August 9 2023. Detective Inspector Matt Bolger, who led the investigation said: “Balazs...

Sheffield student takes stride for testicular cancer awareness

by Gus Ballantine | Feb 9, 2024 | Charity, Community, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A University of Sheffield student is set to hit the pavement in a bid to raise both funds and awareness for the battle against testicular cancer. Donovan Rodgers, 21, has recently announced his plans for a fundraising run in support of the Oddballs Foundation...

Protestors plead for Sheffield to be an apartheid free zone in support of Gaza

by Amy Rawlings | Feb 8, 2024 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Campaigners stood outside of Sheffield Town Hall in support of Gaza as Sheffield City Council hosted their first full meeting of the year. “Stop the genocide” was chanted by protestors in Fargate, Sheffield yesterday which took place yesterday as part of the Stand...

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...