Budget 2025 – Live Updates

by James Cain | Nov 26, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Live

Edited by James Cain (Politics Specialist) and Tom Preston (Business Specialist) 15:00 – End of live coverage We will be pausing 360Wire’s live coverage here. Thanks for following along with us. For more reaction to the Budget, check out our website and...

Sheffield gun crime a ‘worrying’ trend following shooting of 16-year-old boy on London Road

by Ruth George | Nov 25, 2025 | Crime, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

“Terrifying” gun crime has continued to plague Sheffield’s streets after the latest shooting of a 16-year-old boy yesterday evening. Police were called to reports of gunshots on London Road last night at 5:17pm, leaving the victim “in a critical condition with...

“They weren’t passed out on the floor, so I thought it wasn’t a problem”: The hidden reality of children growing up around alcohol dependence

by Leah Massingham | Nov 25, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

When Chloe Green (not her real name), 23, thinks back to her childhood in Scarborough, she remembers the sound of the front door before anything else. The scrape of keys, the weight behind the hinge, the way it shut. Those small cues shaped her whole world. “I learned...

Councils warn of budget strains as they cut costs

by James Cain | Nov 20, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Politics

Councils in Yorkshire have issued bleak warnings about the current state of their finances. Latest figures found Leeds City Council’s forecast deficit for 2025/26 was up by more than £10million between August and September. North Yorkshire Council has said it could be...

The Health Headliners: Strikes, Surging Demand & Winter Pressures Hit the Region

by Leah Massingham | Nov 18, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Uncategorised

As winter settles in, Yorkshire’s NHS faces a turbulent fortnight marked by industrial action, mounting service pressures and renewed public-health warnings. Here are the top health stories shaping the region. Doctors’ strike looms large in Yorkshire hospitals Junior...

‘A big percentage of people hurl themselves into self-employment because they think they’re unemployable – it isn’t the case’: NEA launches initiative to create support network for neurodivergent entrepreneurs 

by Tom Preston | Nov 18, 2025 | Business, In Focus, In Focus Top Story

The Neurodiversity & Entrepreneurship Association have launched a 12-month initiative called ThriveND, which aims to create an inclusive business support network for neurodivergent entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals across West Yorkshire. Neurodivergent...