by James Cain | Oct 16, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, North Yorkshire, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Sheffield City Council has reaffirmed their commitment to tackling violence against women and girls as figures show a national increase in domestic violence rates this year. According to CPS data, convictions flagged as involving domestic abuse in England and Wales...
by James Cain | Oct 14, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Labour deputy leadership candidate Lucy Powell has pledged to bring a ‘strong Northern voice’ to the top of the party if she wins later this month. Voting is currently underway in the race to replace Angela Rayner, with polls placing the former Leader of the House of...
by James Cain | Oct 11, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield
Councils and charities across Yorkshire are stepping up their work with homeless people after a new investigation showed deaths among the group increased by 9% in 2024. In a report published on Wednesday, the Dying Homeless Project found that 1,611 people died while...
by James Cain | Oct 9, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Nearly half of people who died homeless in the UK last year lived in ‘hidden’ homelessness, according to a new report. An investigation by the Dying Homeless Project, published on Wednesday, found that 49% of the 1,611 people who died in 2024 were living in temporary...
