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“There’s no way of proving it”: victims of drink spiking frustrated with lack of resources

“There’s no way of proving it”: victims of drink spiking frustrated with lack of resources

by Nicole Collins | May 3, 2024 4:16PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

Lara Berridge had just finished her A Levels when she was spiked on a night out in Sheffield. It was 6pm on a Monday night in June, not a time particularly associated with risk, but as soon Lara finished her second drink, she felt drowsy. “I could tell that...
If you’ve been spiked here’s what to do

If you’ve been spiked here’s what to do

by Nicole Collins | May 2, 2024 3:42PM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking

Police received 6,732 reports of spiking and 957 relating to needle spiking during the year to April 2023 – according to the latest government data. The Metropolitan Police have given the following guidance if you or a friend feel that you have been spiked. If...
Maddy Cusack Foundation celebrates six-month anniversary of launch

Maddy Cusack Foundation celebrates six-month anniversary of launch

by Nicole Collins | Apr 25, 2024 1:11PM | News

In the last six months, the foundation has raised £35,000 and has plans for a charity football tournament and a summer ball. The Maddy Cusack Foundation celebrated its six-month anniversary last Sunday in memory of the late Sheffield United Women’s football...
Hillsborough Law Now running campaign reaches Sheffield on disaster’s anniversary

Hillsborough Law Now running campaign reaches Sheffield on disaster’s anniversary

by Nicole Collins | Apr 15, 2024 4:05PM | News

On day three of a week-long running campaign, a group of runners have joined the Hillsborough Memorial in Sheffield to mark the disaster’s 35th anniversary.  The 227-mile Anfield to Grenfell Run began on 13 April and will finish 20 April. The campaign aims...
Sheffield MP awaits a response to letter scrutinising local regeneration project

Sheffield MP awaits a response to letter scrutinising local regeneration project

by Nicole Collins | Feb 26, 2024 12:20PM | News

A Sheffield MP has sent a letter to a councillor after hope for a promised £90 million investment into the community has dwindled from seven years of little progress. Sheffield City Council first discussed the Gleadless Valley Masterplan with the residents of...
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