Daily Star • 24th May 2026

Student makes £3k flogging mini masterpieces painted by her pet rats

A student has made £3,000 flogging mini masterpieces painted by her RATS - and it's helping to fund her university degree. Ella Woodland, 19, decided to see if her eight pet rodents - Rumple, Reid, Gubler Hotch, Morgan, Luke, Rossi and Gideon - had artistic flair and let them play with some paints in February 2025.

She was inspired after seeing Facebook creator, TooGoods Tiny Paws, flogging her rats' artwork online.

Ella bought watercolour and kids' paint and encouraged her rats to run through...

Manchester Evening News • 21st April 2026

'We ditched the UK for Portugal and now save £26,000 on kids school fees'

A family who moved from the UK to Portugal to save money on their children's school fees say the decision has saved them £26,000 a year.

Abbie Shone, 36, and her husband Michael, 38, moved from Buckhurst Hill, Essex, to Algarve, Portugal, in April 2022 with their three boys - a 10-year-old and six-year-old twins. After paying for private education in the UK for their eldest son, Abbie and Michael realised it would cost them around £48,000 to pay for all three of their children.

They felt they...

Forge Press • 16th April 2026

Twenty-Five and Chronically Online: Holly Humberstone’s Cruel World

Holly Humberstone has been a slow burn climber in British pop music over the last five years. Steadily building a small, dedicated fanbase who have followed the 26-year-old English singer-songwriter from her 2021 Brit Award for Rising Star through to open for international star Taylor Swift at a Wembley Stadium Eras Tour show. Humberstone has demonstrated she is a hardworking, skilled musician who has earned the respect of performers from Olivia Rodrigo to Sam Fender. This April, Humberstone rel...

Daily Mirror • 24th March 2026

'I thought it was just bloating - now I'm fighting for my life'

A young woman's tummy bug and uncomfortable bloating proved to be a rare and potentially fatal illness. Jess Gibelli, 28, began suffering from nausea, vomiting, extreme tiredness and bloating in November 2025, but initially assumed it was simply a stomach bug.

She was juggling two physically taxing roles as a florist while running her own events styling company - Viva La Fiesta - and found herself heading straight to bed after shifts without eating dinner. However, when her pulse suddenly rocke...

Sheffield Wire • 23rd March 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Talented Sheffield waterskier youngster to compete at upcoming world waterskiing championships - Sheffield Wire

A teenage waterskier from Sheffield will be competing in a world championships next week with strong hopes of achieving a medal for Great Britain.


Charlie Fearn, 16, is a pupil at Bradfield Secondary School in Sheffield and he will be flying to compete as a Team GB member for waterskiing at the Under-17 Waterski World Championships in Argentina next week.


He will be competing alongside 110 other athletes from across 18 countries in Córdoba, Argentina in the slalom, tricks and jumps. Th...

Sheffield Star • 23rd March 2026

Sheffield pickleball company hosts first ever all-abilities community festival

Pickleball is a sport which combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. It can be played indoors and outdoors with two or four players using solid paddles to hit a perforated polymer ball over a net. Points are won if the defending side does not return the ball, hits the ball out, does not let the serve ball bounce, volleys in the non-volley zone, or is hit by the ball.Peak Pickleball Sheffield was founded in November 2025 by Gina Floyd and her partner Anna when they quit their jobs...

Liberty Belle • 16th March 2026

Review: Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally by Harry Styles

Yet?’, the refrain of the track’s title acts as a provocation to himself and the listener asYet, the album is scattered with weightless, disparate lyrics. Do I need to be told on ‘Dance No More’, “you gotta get your feet wet/ respect your mother?” This album seems to treat lyrics and Harry’s vocals, his most prized instrument, as secondary material. Styles mostly talk-sings his way across the 42 minutes of the record which have added personality and charisma on previous albums.Not yet, but there...

Sheffield Wire • 2nd March 2026

Sheffield drummer's African 'drumathon' smashes fundraising target

A Sheffield drummer completed a four-hour-long African ‘drumathon’ charity fundraiser this weekend, raising over £1000 for a Yorkshire-based drugs and alcohol support service.


Steve Rivers, founder of Unbeatable Energy, an African drumming workshop business, raised just under £1100 for Project 6, a charity which provide recovery and support services for people affected by alcohol and drugs.


He continuously drummed on the traditional West African djembe for four hours between 1pm and 5p...

Sheffield Wire • 2nd March 2026

Sheffield charity looks to future after emergency fund appeal target exceeded

A Sheffield-based domestic abuse charity has surpassed their goal for their emergency fund appeal but warns they must move beyond “emergency fundraising to long-term stability” to ensure it can continue to be a thriving lifeline for women.


Mums In Need is a Sheffield-based charity which supports women and children facing emotional, legal and financial abuse following coercively controlling relationships and post-separation abuse. This includes one to one counselling, financial advice and per...

The Sheffield Tab • 26th February 2026

Sheffield academics lead landmark AI study to help systems understand regional accents

The pioneering study is being led by Dr Chris Montgomery from the University of Sheffield’s School of English in collaboration with ICS.AI, one of the UK’s fastest-growing artificial intelligence companies.

The main aim of the study is to improve the efficiency of conversational AI digital systems in the public service sector when handling callers with different regional accents. This includes technology used by bodies such as local councils to assist users to reach the correct information cha...

Sheffield Star • 13th December 2025

“Accessible fun for everyone”: The sensory bus helping bring smiles to children’s faces

Mr Goodison, bus driver and Inclusive Fun Assistant at Goodysphere, said: “I do this in memory of Anya and to help children like her.“Wind was one of her fears so a safe space that could have come to her would have been beneficial and that’s part of the reason why Goodysphere was founded.”Since their launch in October 2025, the couple has been travelling across South Yorkshire, offering a calming, inclusive experience for anyone who needs a “peaceful escape” to decompress and relax in overstimul...

Sheffield Wire • 12th December 2025

Emergency flood repairs enter next phase to fix River Sheaf wall damage - Sheffield Wire

Urgent repair works continue on a junction of the River Sheaf near Lowfield as temporary emergency flood defences have been installed following significant repeated flood damage to the river bank walls.


Demolition works have been completed on the former Antiques Emporium site at Clyde Road adjacent to the River Sheaf junction.


Demolition site on Clyde Road December 2025


The Environment Agency (EA) acquired the land and ordered the former thriving business’s demolition following a seve...