Phoebe Snedker

1 month ago | sheffieldwire.co.uk | Phoebe Snedker

“I felt like I’d done something wrong”: Sheffield women share their PIP assessment experiences A Sheffield woman who is battling a debilitating condition which leaves her struggling to walk and in constant pain has said securing financial security through the government targeted PIP process was one of the hardest battles of her life. It took Rachel Wood, who has stage 4 endometriosis, 18 months and a court appeal to be granted Personal Independence Payments. She now fears other people, in her...

1 month ago | sheffieldwire.co.uk | Phoebe Snedker

A 35-year-old man has been jailed for 10 years for sexual offences and assault following an attack on a woman in Woodhouse. On 12 April 2024, Simon Lomas from Wybourn House Road subjected a woman to a ‘horrific attack’, for a quarter of an hour, during which he sexually assaulted, raped, and physically assaulted her. Investigating Officer Amy Todd, from Sheffield’s Protecting Vulnerable People Investigation Unit, said: “Lomas subjected his victim to a cruel, violent, and horrific attack.

1 month ago | thestar.co.uk | Phoebe Snedker

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA Sheffield man is preparing to run seven marathons in seven days. Bradley Thompson, aged 24, will run a marathon every day for a week in support of mental health charity Mind. Bradley, from Greenhill, Sheffield, wants to encourage men to speak out about their mental health, after his own struggles were exacerbated by the Covid-19 lockdowns.

1 month ago | thestar.co.uk | Phoebe Snedker

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowTwo brothers are in training as they prepare to complete the Sheffield Half Marathon in memory of their beloved dad. Daniel Harrison, aged 17 and his brother Zak Harrison, 22, will take part in the popular race on March 23 in support of St Lukes Hospice. They hope to raise £500 in memory of their father, who passed away last year.

1 month ago | thestar.co.uk | Phoebe Snedker

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWooden stakes used as defence barriers during the Civil War have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating the remains of Sheffield Castle as part of the Castlegate regeneration project. They are the first surviving examples of 17th-century defensive stakes, used to protect the castle from attack. They are around 1m in length and have now been and excavated from the moat and examined.