Caretaker of the Mi Amigo Memorial hosts ‘personal’ ceremony for 79th anniversary of the crash

by Chloe Evans | Feb 23, 2023 | Community, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Mi Amigo plane crash witness paid his respects to the heroic men who ‘saved his life’ at eight years-old, in his own personal remembrance ceremony.  Tony Foulds, 87, has dedicated the last 70 years of his life to looking after the memorial in Endcliffe Park and...

Sheffield food blogger raises money for charity after her father dies from cancer

by Ming Gana | Feb 23, 2023 | Charity, Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A food blogger who posts about the city’s foodie delights has raised more than £3,000 for charity in less than a month after her father died from cancer. Kerre Chen who runs the account @indpndntshef on Instagram and has more than 23k followers, began a...

Sheffield holds candlelit vigil for teenager Brianna Ghey

by Talia Keane | Feb 17, 2023 | Community, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

Hundreds of locals gathered to mourn the tragic death of Brianna Ghey at the Sheffield Peace Gardens last night. Brianna Ghey was a 16 year old transgender girl who was stabbed to death in a park in Cheshire on Saturday. Vigils for Brianna organised by the LGBTQ+...

Vigil honouring the life of Brianna Ghey to be held in Sheffield

by Olivia Warburton | Feb 16, 2023 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A candle-lit vigil is to take place in Sheffield tonight to remember the life of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey who tragically died at the weekend. The teenager was fatally stabbed in Culcheth, Cheshire on Saturday. Her death has sparked nationwide sadness, with people all...

Doncaster teenager launches desperate plea for his missing family after Turkey earthquake

by Callum McIntyre | Feb 10, 2023 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A distraught teenager has launched a desperate plea to help find his family who arefeared trapped in the rubble at the epicentre of the Turkey and Syria earthquake. Soner Ekiztas, 17, from Lewyns Drive in Doncaster has raised over £4,000 for his dad andcousin who have...

Dance for donations: Virtual dance party raising money for children’s hospital

by Larissa Hurt | Feb 10, 2023 | News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Pinder Dance Productions has organised a virtual dance party in aid of Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity’s annual Pyjama Day. For the third annual Pyjama Day, the dance company, based in the city centre, is expecting hundreds of screens to join its ‘wake and...