by James Fletcher | Mar 3, 2025 4:18PM | Long Reads
This week, children across the country will be encouraged to dress up as their favourite characters from a book, join in a read-along and talk about fictional characters who have inspired them for World Book Day. Sheffield children’s author, Helen Hunt, explains...
by Madeleine Rousell | Mar 3, 2025 3:36PM | Long Reads
Desperate for help, Jessica Lynam was 19 the first time she reached out for domestic abuse support. She was told she would need to relocate to be offered refuge. Wanting to stay in her home city, she ended up staying in the abusive relationship. “This is why...
by Annabel Scott | Mar 3, 2025 2:52PM | Long Reads, Uncategorized
Felicity wasn’t even 10-years-old the first time she deliberately hurt herself; clawing at her forehead or biting her hands in a desperate bid to block out her own intrusive thoughts. “In my mind it made sense, to help turn the emotional pain I was feeling...
by Matt Holman | Mar 3, 2025 1:05PM | Long Reads, News
Post updated on Wednesday 05/03/2025 after news regarding Dorothy Pax Live music venue the Dorothy Pax has announced its immediate closure today, the second to close its doors in Sheffield in two weeks. In a statement on Instagram, the venue says it has...
by Kay Davidson | Feb 24, 2025 4:37PM | Long Reads
As part of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025, one Sheffield woman has shared her experience of suffering from bulimia and a laxative addiction. Katy, 29, who has asked us not to use her surname, explained it took several years for her to overcome her eating...
by Jack Evans | Feb 24, 2025 4:30PM | Long Reads
Miners across South Yorkshire returned to work 40 years ago next week, but the effects of coal’s decline are still weighing down former coalfield communities today. The year-long strike did little to prevent the demise of the biggest industry in South Yorkshire,...
