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“I came here for a better life”: Indian students caught in crossfire amidst UK visa crackdown 

“I came here for a better life”: Indian students caught in crossfire amidst UK visa crackdown 

by Rithika Raghu | May 3, 2024 4:32PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws

Anxiety is rife among Indian students who submit almost half of the applications for an employment visa scheme which is under threat from the UK government. Indian students made up a whopping 43% of applicants of the 104,501 post-study visas issued in 2023. But UK...
Graduate Visa: What is it and why is it under threat?

Graduate Visa: What is it and why is it under threat?

by Rithika Raghu | May 2, 2024 11:49AM | Campaigns - Immigration laws

The Graduate Visa allows international students to stay in the UK for two to three years and to stay in the UK to work or search for work after leaving university. On a Graduate Visa, students can work in any job role or look for work in any sector. When the...
‘Sheffield Life, Loss and Death’ Festival set to take place this May

‘Sheffield Life, Loss and Death’ Festival set to take place this May

by Rithika Raghu | Apr 22, 2024 3:28PM | News

The event is set to take place throughout all of May and will host free events across Sheffield to explore conversations on why life, loss and death matter.  It will take place in locations ranging from community centres, woods and places of worship, where people can...
Sheffield author William C Graves reveals the spooky events of living in a haunted house

Sheffield author William C Graves reveals the spooky events of living in a haunted house

by Rithika Raghu | Mar 18, 2024 4:57PM | Long Reads

When William C Graves, purchased his house at 19, little did he know how strange the next few years would turn out to be.  From mysterious hands appearing on a baby monitor, unexplained footsteps and mysterious voices being heard, the Sheffield author has...
Arbourthorne Youth Boxing Club under threat of closure by Inclusion Centre

Arbourthorne Youth Boxing Club under threat of closure by Inclusion Centre

by Rithika Raghu | Feb 19, 2024 4:37PM | News

An Arbourthorne boxing club helping youth stay out of crime is at risk of closure after the owner of the building demands property back.  The club, which has been running for 33 years, is at risk of closure after the Spring Lane Pupil Referral Unit, which houses the...
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