Humphrey’s new hospice home
Humphrey, the beloved bear from Craft Corner and the Bear’s Den, has found a new home at Rotherham Hospice. His owners, Dawn and Keith Topliss, who have been his guardians for almost 30 years, decided to donate Humphrey to the Hospice’s Sunbeams children’s bereavement service so that he can bring...
Charity gives cancer patients a confidence boost
For anyone who has lived through cancer treatment, either as a patient or a carer, the journey can be as emotionally exhausting as it is physically demanding. While hospitals focus on chemotherapy schedules, surgeries and scans, there’s another side to recovery that often goes unnoticed: the need to feel human,...
Barnsley schoolgirl named Support Dogs’ Young Volunteer of the Year
A pet-loving eight-year-old girl from Wombwell has been given a surprise award by Sheffield-based charity Support Dogs for her fundraising and volunteer dog fostering efforts. Isabelle Lauder raised almost £700 for the charity’s Super Summer Challenge when she climbed the 3,560ft Mount Snowdon just two days after her eighth birthday....
Join free Wild Wellbeing sessions this winter
This New Year, step away from screens and schedules and escape the winter blues with free nature-based wellbeing sessions for adults in South Yorkshire. The Winter Wild Wellbeing programme, delivered by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, is designed to ease stress, support recovery from ill health, and offer a calming...
Penistone’s Claire Throssell pens book for her boys
Ten Christmases have passed since Claire Throssell last wrapped presents for her children. But this year, she has given them an invaluable gift: a voice.
Rotherham family walk for hospital’s Dementia Appeal
When Wendy Parker’s husband Jonathon was diagnosed with early-onset dementia at just 59, her world changed forever. The couple, from Bramley in Rotherham, have been together since school, married for 42 years and should be looking forward to enjoying their retirement together. But 60-year-old Wendy, a clinical support worker from...
Making space for dementia support in Rotherham
If you spend your days caring for someone with memory problems, confusion, or dementia, you know how much love, patience, and strength it takes. But you also know how easy it is to forget about yourself, especially at this time of year when everything feels busier and the world seems...
Stronger Together at Rawmarsh High Street Centre
If you or someone you care about is feeling isolated, Rawmarsh High Street Centre is a hub for community, connection and support. The non-profit organisation, founded in 2002, is dedicated to transforming lives of people from Rawmarsh and Parkgate who are feeling lonely, disconnected, or socially isolated. Whether it’s due...
Conisbrough residents campaign against huge solar farm on ancient deer park
Conisbrough residents rally to oppose plans for a colossal solar farm they claim would devastate a site of profound historical and ecological significance.
Not just a woman’s issue: Shedding light on male hormonal imbalance
While conversations about hormonal health often centre around women’s experiences with menopause, far less attention is given to the hormonal challenges men can face. That’s something 65-year-old Jeff Anders, from the Dearne Valley, hopes to change. After struggling for months with brain fog, fatigue, weight loss and suicidal thoughts, Jeff...
