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Unspoken dangers: the alcohol crisis in the LGBTQ+ community

Unspoken dangers: the alcohol crisis in the LGBTQ+ community

by Caitlin James | May 15, 2025 1:05PM | Campaigns - LGBTQ TOP STORY

While headlines hail a national shift away from alcohol it appears one group is being left out of the picture. New figures show 70 per cent of the Queer community engage in binge drinking with LGBTQ+ adults more prone to high-risk alcoholconsumption than the general...
Queer spaces: a “hotbed for addiction”?

Queer spaces: a “hotbed for addiction”?

by Caitlin James | May 14, 2025 3:39PM | Campaigns - LGBTQ Alcohol

Gay bars have long served as a sanctuary for queer people, but behind the glowing lights and echoing music, alarm bells are ringing as a culture of drink and drugs encourages substance abuse within the community. “The club experience can be described as a...
Teenage boy accused of killing school pupil pleads guilty to manslaughter

Teenage boy accused of killing school pupil pleads guilty to manslaughter

by Caitlin James | Apr 28, 2025 12:48PM | News, Top Story

A 15-year-old boy accused of killing Harvey Willgoose with a hunting knife at a Sheffield school has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, Sheffield Crown Court heard today. The teen, who cannot be named, also pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article and not guilty...
Sheffield students stand strong in denim against sexual assault

Sheffield students stand strong in denim against sexual assault

by Caitlin James | Mar 31, 2025 4:27PM | News

A Denim Day is set to take place tomorrow as students from the University of Sheffield pledge to wear their jeans as part of a worldwide sexual assault awareness campaign. The annual event came about after a 1990s Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction on...
Labour benefit cuts a “big worry” for election campaign

Labour benefit cuts a “big worry” for election campaign

by Caitlin James | Mar 24, 2025 2:28PM | News

Fears that Labour’s cuts to the disability benefits affecting 60,000 people in Doncaster could lose them votes in the upcoming local elections have arisen ahead of Nigel Farage’s planned visit tomorrow.  Cuts to Personal Independence Payments, which support those with...
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