by Charlie King | Mar 23, 2026 5:01PM | Long Reads, Uncategorized
One in four people in Sheffield is living in poverty and the city has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the UK. The South Yorkshire city has some of the poorest neighbourhoods in the country with 31.2% of children experiencing poverty compared to a...
by Tayyibah Shah | Mar 23, 2026 4:31PM | Long Reads
South Yorkshire was once famed for its public transport system and now travellers have been promised it will once again be “world-class”. South Yorkshire’s new £1.5bn People’s Network (SYPN) is being framed as a turning point and a chance to rebuild the region’s...
by Jessica Hughes | Mar 23, 2026 4:10PM | Long Reads, Uncategorized
A South Yorkshire content creator has amassed 23 million likes sharing his day to day life with a stammer, and is hoping to inspire others with a speech impediment. Sam Bagshaw, 29, a warehouse operator from Rotherham first began posting TikToks to increase his own...
by Tom Church | Mar 23, 2026 3:23PM | Long Reads, Uncategorized
A new generation of “kidults” and full-time professional traders flocked to Sheffield on Sunday, proving that the plastic brick is not just surviving- it’s thriving. Traders, builders, young children and adults of all ages attended the sold-out Sheffield...
by Rose Mason | Mar 16, 2026 4:26PM | Long Reads
The US war with Iran has caused fuel prices to spike, which is already having an impact on drivers in Sheffield. Data from the RAC shows both petrol and diesel prices have risen steadily since the conflict began on 28 February, reaching an 18-month high. The conflict...
by Will Ormes Roder | Mar 16, 2026 3:44PM | Long Reads
Wood burning stoves are a growing method of heating and Sheffield is no exception to this phenomenon, with the South-West of the city having one of the highest densities of wood burners in the north. A two-month Government consultation ends this week, with new...
