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Articles by Charlotte Pickthall

Founder of ‘Its Our City’ campaign questions Sheffield City council’s ‘democracy’

May 12, 2025

A vocal campaigner for open democracy in Sheffield has raised concerns about how the city council is run.  On the 30 April Ruth Hubbard, the founder of ‘Its Our City’ campaign and local community activist, drew attention to the recent ‘policy committee remit’ during a...

Student who believed she was suffering a hangover was told she had potentially deadly blood poisoning 

Mar 24, 2025

A first year journalism student at the University of Sheffield has described how she could have died from blood poisoning - which she though was just a hangover. Journalism student Izzy Jakes, 19, started to feel unwell after a night out with friends. She was shaking...

Fundraisers being held to raise cash for exhibition to celebrate women ‘united by art’ in Sheffield

Mar 17, 2025

A group of 12 student photographers in Sheffield are fundraising for a photography exhibition of ‘women united by art’, with spare funds being donated to Sheffield's women's aid.  The exhibition is titled ‘Convergence’, and will be hosted in public learning space Soft...

Treasured CBD coffee shop owner promises to repay all donations given to save its future 

Mar 17, 2025

Cheeba Cheeba in Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, is at risk of being shut down permanently if it cannot raise £50,000 in three months to buy the building they are situated in. Customers said it has been a ‘pillar of the community’ for five years. The shop offers support...

Staff and children left ‘stranded’ after a nursery receives a sudden eviction from church 

Mar 10, 2025

St Leonard's Day Nursery in Longley, Sheffield, is being forced to close this week after being issued a four-week notice to leave the space by Saint Leonard's Church Norwood. This has left all eight members of staff without jobs, and more than 40 children without a...

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