by Alycia McNamara | Feb 19, 2024 3:06PM | Long Reads
Sheffield is home to a thriving and diverse community, this February the city is celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month. Throughout this month, events are taking place across the city, but is it enough? There are many people who want to see more done to help create a more...
by Emily Parker | Dec 8, 2023 4:36PM | Long Reads
In an effort to express their voices, students have been partaking in protests within recent months. Tomorrow will see a march for climate justices, starting at the University of Sheffield’s student union at 11:30am, which will conclude a series of events which...
by Harry Featherston | Dec 8, 2023 4:12PM | Long Reads
For the last decade, the Rainbow Laces campaign has had a huge impact on LGBTQ+ visibility in football, but fears are growing about the future of the movement. The campaign, organised by LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, involves players wearing rainbow-coloured...
by Joseph Gilbert | Dec 8, 2023 2:44PM | Long Reads
12,654 days. 34 years and seven months. That is how much time has elapsed since the Hillsborough Disaster. And in all that time, only one person has been convicted: Hillsborough Stadium’s Health and Safety Officer, Graham Mackrell. He was charged £6,500. £6,500 for 97...
by Chloe Boden | Nov 24, 2023 4:53PM | Long Reads
Endometriosis UK has launched a campaign to put an end to the ‘thoughtless’ language used when talking about the debilitating condition. The word ‘benign’ is frequently used when describing any gynaecological issue that is not cancer, but endometriosis...
by James Stocks | Nov 24, 2023 3:47PM | Long Reads, News
Over 200 school children take their own lives every year in the UK, with 25% of all deaths for 15-17 year olds being suicides. Children and teenagers suffer emotional distress in the same way as adults do, with over 50% of mental health issues presenting by the age of...
