A London start-up tried to solve Sheffield's housing crisis. So far, they've made it worse
'People gave up secure housing to live here, we are quite content to see their business collapse'
Victoria Munro
Victoria is an investigative reporter, who has written extensively about Sheffield's music and hospitality sectors. She was previously the editor of the Waltham Forest Echo.
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Britain’s ‘strictest school’ is a Sheffield success story. But Mercia isn’t for everyone
‘I’ve heard them described as like prisoners escaping from captivity and going a bit wild’
The Leadmill says it’s fighting for the ‘soul of Sheffield’. Its original founders disagree
‘All these rumours are doing nobody any good’
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Why did Elijah Palmer ask a girl to harm herself?
‘In my personal opinion, offending can't get much worse than this’
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How a run-down Walkley terrace became the home of ‘quiet defiance’
‘I thought I was the only man in the world who wanted to wear women’s clothes’
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‘They willingly took our money and sold us death traps’
Homeowners were told the sprinklers didn’t exist, didn’t work and now that they aren’t needed
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‘They’re not just looking at fun memes’
Children are being targeted with lies online. How can we help?
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Sheffield: the game(s)
‘They say you should write what you know, but it’s also about love for where you’re from’
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Is Little Kelham a big mess?
“I’m not saying it was a mistake giving it all to Citu, but it was not necessarily the best course of action.”
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The day the magic (shop) died
And for my next trick, I’ll make The Magick Lounge disappear
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Their mum froze to death on the street. Why did it take so long to find her?
‘I would have been visiting a section ward on New Year’s Day and not crying on the street’
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Robot wars are raging in Meersbrook
‘I don’t think children should grow up thinking a random robot with a camera is friendly’
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Unsnookered: how Sheffield’s leaders pulled off a seemingly impossible trick shot
‘It was a very tight process, the whole thing was covered by NDAs’
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Illuminati? Vulture capitalist? The man who evicted the Leadmill wants to leave the drama behind
‘They used to call people ‘scabs’ if they were willing to go to the new venue, as if we were at Orgreave’
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‘It looks really icky’: Does Sheffield Theatres have too much power?
Controversial hires have insiders grumbling about the city’s theatre powerhouse
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The secret postie
'I’ve never been stopped in the street and shouted at as much as I am these days'
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No, pro-Palestine activists are not ‘Jew-hunting’ in Woodseats
‘We hoped if we kept quiet and did nothing, it would die down, but clearly it won’t’
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More alleged victims of sexual abuse at Mount St Mary’s come forward
Plus, MPs call for immediate action after Andrew Milne’s conviction
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