by Emily Lamb | Dec 6, 2024 3:09PM | Long Reads
I was studying English at university when I realised my sight was finally failing. I was only 20 and it was terrifying. My life changed dramatically. I went from being a very confident, active, person to being scared of leaving my house. I could no longer...
by Josie Sharp | Nov 29, 2024 4:49PM | Long Reads
Sheffield’s homeless charities are at breaking point as they constantly battle to help the increasing number of people who are sleeping on the streets. Temperatures across the city plummeted last week marking the first snowfall of the season, triggering...
by Amelie Parent | Nov 29, 2024 4:37PM | Long Reads
The first ever period and menopause charter was launched by Sheffield City Council last week, but one campaigner fears it could be a “missed opportunity”. The Period Equity and Menopause Awareness Charter aims to reduce the inequalities and stigmas around...
by Misty Lamb | Nov 29, 2024 4:33PM | Long Reads
When Anthony Olaseinde was just 15-years-old, he watched a teenager being stabbed in a Sheffield park. Days later the youngster was dead. At the time Anthony was a member of a gang where fights were commonplace. Violent postcode rivalry was a way of life and knife...
by Joseph Murphy | Nov 29, 2024 3:02PM | Long Reads
Despite repeated promises to regenerate Gleadless Valley, residents have spoken of their frustration that the deprived ‘area has stayed the same’. Sheffield City Council allocated £83m in 2018 for the housing regeneration of the area but the funds still haven’t been...
by Zhaona Li | Apr 22, 2024 4:05PM | campaign-domestic abuse, Long Reads
This year marks 50 years since Women’s Aid was founded but 2.4 million people in the UK still experience domestic abuse every year. The latest data from the National Centre for Domestic Abuse revealed three women take their own lives every week and a further 30 women...
