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Grassroots team refuse to be deterred by ingrained sexism in football

Grassroots team refuse to be deterred by ingrained sexism in football

by Jack Roberts | May 2, 2024 1:03PM | Campaigns - Sexism in Football

A grassroots women’s football team, set up in the wake of the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 victory, are determined not to be beaten by inequalities within the sport. This followed almost 1500 new female teams that were set up across the country in the first season after Leah...
Sheffield Wire’s Guide to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Election 2024

Sheffield Wire’s Guide to the South Yorkshire Mayoral Election 2024

by Jack Roberts | Apr 22, 2024 4:50PM | News

Next Thursday, South Yorkshire will head to the polls to elect its Mayor – the third since the position was established in the mid-2010s. Sheffield Wire has produced this guide, alongside a series of TikToks, to help you understand the what’s, who’s and why’s of this...
Doncaster woman organises summer netball tournament to fundraise for Sheffield cancer charity

Doncaster woman organises summer netball tournament to fundraise for Sheffield cancer charity

by Jack Roberts | Apr 22, 2024 2:25PM | News

A summer fundraiser has been set up by a South Yorkshire woman with a love of netball that aims to give back to the hospital treating her for cancer. Louise Holland had a malignant melanoma removed from her abdomen last year, after it was identified as cancerous in...
Doncaster woman sets up support group for female mental health

Doncaster woman sets up support group for female mental health

by Jack Roberts | Apr 22, 2024 11:53AM | News

Safe spaces to support women’s mental health are being offered by a South Yorkshire woman. Toni Sharpe, who works for the Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust, hosted her first event, ‘Ladies Coffee and Catch Up’ at Cusworth Hall last Tuesday. After...
Doncaster MP rules out crossing the floor amid Anderson switch

Doncaster MP rules out crossing the floor amid Anderson switch

by Jack Roberts | Mar 18, 2024 3:58PM | News

A Doncaster MP has rebuffed calls for him to follow his “great friend” Lee Anderson and defect to Reform UK. Speaking to GB News last week, Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley, said he would continue to stand by the Conservative Party. This came as Mr Anderson, who...
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