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Students offered free STI tests at Sexual Health and Guidance week
The University of Sheffield's Student Union has been holding its first ever Sexual Health and Guidance week over the past week. Events during the week have...
Community ‘disappointed’ by council’s approval for new homes on garage site
Disappointed residents say a decision to allow five new homes to be built at a former garage site will increase traffic and noise for neighbours. There have been a...
University of Sheffield Women’s Football raise over £500 for cancer charity through keepy-uppy challenge
Footballers from the University of Sheffield women's team have raised £526 for the charity Young Lives Against Cancer with a sponsored keepy-uppy challenge. Contestants...
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Sheffield graduate to run half marathon in support of children’s centre and motoring charity
A Sheffield dad is aiming to raise funds for the city's Children's Hospital and a charity which support motor industry workers when he runs the a half marathon later...
Student to take on Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in aid of kidney charity
A Sheffield student who has chronic kidney disease is raising money for charity by hiking up the Yorkshire Three Peaks in May. Joe Skidmore, 18, has set a £1,000 target...
Popular Sheffield Vegan Market returns to the Moor
Sheffield's quarterly Vegan Market took place on the Moor on Sunday with hundreds turning out to try the products on offer. The market, which first took place in 2015,...
£40M New Homes Plan For Loxley Valley
A Sheffield based housing company has unveiled plans for around 60 new homes in Loxley Valley including 10 worth over £1M each. The ‘Center Parcs-style woodland homes’...
“Be Water Aware” campaign warns of the dangers of open water swimming as weather warms up
This years "Be Water Aware" campaign backed by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, has urged people not to enter reservoirs as summer approaches. The campaign is ran by...
New Zero Waste shop ‘Trixie’s Pantry’ opens in Broomhill, Sheffield, spearheaded by University of Sheffield alumni newlyweds
A new independent, zero-waste shop has opened in Broomhill, Sheffield, aiming to attract students to make a positive change towards a sustainable lifestyle. The shop...
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Groundbreaking or ineffective?: Sheffield gives its thoughts on the smoking ban
People in Sheffield are divided over the effectiveness of the smoking bill that has been passed in Parliament. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill forbids anyone turning 15 and younger from 2024 from buying cigarettes. It also aims to make vapes less appealing to the...
Calls to save Sheffield children from “death trap” junction
Families have slammed Sheffield Council for failing to protect their children from a hazardous junction in Manor Castle. To mark Safe Streets Now national day of action, residents protested on the busy junction which connects the B6070 and B6071 near to Grace Owen...
Sheffield organisations gather to celebrate Earth Day 2024
An Earth Day fair at the University of Sheffield's Students' Union gave students the chance to learn more about being climate conscious. The official theme of Earth Day 2024, on 22nd April, is 'Planet vs. Plastics,' aiming to raise awareness of the health risks of...
Fast treatment helps to reduce serious foot disease in patients with diabetes
Latest figures show that 85.7% of patients with diabetic foot ulcers in Sheffield were seen within two weeks of presentation compared to the national average of 66.6%. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the best performing major centre in the...
New Parliamentary bill proposes complete ban of all tobacco products to those born after 2009 with MPs set to vote.
Rishi Sunak’s parliamentary bill that aims to create a smoke-free British generation will ‘increase crime rather than do good’, according to a Sheffield business owner. The Tobacco and Vapes bill will ban anyone turning 15 this year from ever purchasing...
Man to run marathon to raise money for Sheffield’s children hospital
A man will run a marathon to raise funds for Sheffield children’s hospital after they saved the life of his colleague’s six-year-old daughter. The man, 22-year-old Kieran Robinson, is an apprentice plumber based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. In his last job, he worked...