Firefighter sleeps rough all month for homeless veterans

by Daisy Sanderson | Mar 6, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A South Yorkshire firefighter plans to sleep outside for the whole of March to raise money for homeless veterans. Gary Devonport, 40, said he hopes to raise £3,000 by participating in The Great Tommy Sleep Out by sleeping in his back garden, which supports an...

‘Vile’ closure of Sheffield nursery is leaving 43 children without quality care

by Larissa Kirby | Feb 28, 2025 | Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A popular community nursery is being forced to close in just eight days time after 30 years of caring for toddlers in Longley. St Leonard’s Nursery has been based at the church on Everingham Road since 1995. Saint Leonard’s Church Norwood has issued the nursery...

Warehouse to be transformed into Sheffield’s first Community Wellness Centre

by Liv Firth | Feb 28, 2025 | Charity, Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Uncategorised

An empty warehouse on Ecclesall Road is set to be transformed into a community wellness centre to help people with chronic health conditions. Promoting Health UK, a Sheffield-based charity, has started a fundraiser to build a multifaceted space which will cater...

Sheffield boxer starts women’s leadership program after benign brain tumour grows

by Aiman Khalid | Feb 27, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Nicola Barke, who fights out of Steel City gym in Sheffield said that she has always felt like ‘a woman in a man’s world’ and wants to help women become ‘authentic, natural leaders’.  She has fought for Frank Warren and Queensbury promotions but has been unable...

1 in 33 patients with suspected autism had appointment in correct time frame, report reveals

by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | Feb 27, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A new NHS report has uncovered that only 1 in 33 patients with potential autism in South Yorkshire had an appointment within the correct time frame. The figures show that only 115 of 3,755 patients within the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board with a...

Funeral of Harvey Willgoose to be held today

by Jadzia Boczek | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The funeral of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose is set to start at 2:30pm today at Sheffield Cathedral. The teenage boy was tragically killed in a stabbing in All Saints Catholic High School on 3 February. Hundreds are expected to gather outside to pay their respects...