@lesleyhayes.bsky.social
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“He doesn't give a fuck about preservation, history or genuine exploring as a hobby.”
Lost Places & Forgotten Faces insists he's the "UK's leading solo urban explorer".
So why do his urbex peers say he’s a “massive troll” who's “trying his best to piss off” as many people in the scene as he can.
Lost Places & Forgotten Faces insists he's the "UK's leading solo urban explorer".
So why do his urbex peers say he’s a “massive troll” who's “trying his best to piss off” as many people in the scene as he can.
He’s allegedly the ‘UK’s leading solo urban explorer’. He’s also its most despised
‘He’s giving us urban explorers a bad name’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:29 AM
“He doesn't give a fuck about preservation, history or genuine exploring as a hobby.”
Lost Places & Forgotten Faces insists he's the "UK's leading solo urban explorer".
So why do his urbex peers say he’s a “massive troll” who's “trying his best to piss off” as many people in the scene as he can.
Lost Places & Forgotten Faces insists he's the "UK's leading solo urban explorer".
So why do his urbex peers say he’s a “massive troll” who's “trying his best to piss off” as many people in the scene as he can.
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On November 18 2024, The Tribune ran an unusual property for its “Home of the Week” section.
Containing 28 bedrooms, and just one bathroom, the Carmelite monastery in High Bradfield was going on the market.
In December, it was eventually bought by Distinfields Properties Limited for £2.75 million.
Containing 28 bedrooms, and just one bathroom, the Carmelite monastery in High Bradfield was going on the market.
In December, it was eventually bought by Distinfields Properties Limited for £2.75 million.
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
On November 18 2024, The Tribune ran an unusual property for its “Home of the Week” section.
Containing 28 bedrooms, and just one bathroom, the Carmelite monastery in High Bradfield was going on the market.
In December, it was eventually bought by Distinfields Properties Limited for £2.75 million.
Containing 28 bedrooms, and just one bathroom, the Carmelite monastery in High Bradfield was going on the market.
In December, it was eventually bought by Distinfields Properties Limited for £2.75 million.
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Another great scoop by my annoyingly talented colleagues in Manchester 👀
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another great scoop by my annoyingly talented colleagues in Manchester 👀
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"Now we’ve started, we’ve got to make sure we don’t stop," Sara Gowen recalls thinking to herself.
That was 2007, and the Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund had just sponsored its first three students in Palestine.
19 years on, they've sponsored over 300.
✍️ @molliesimpson.bsky.social
That was 2007, and the Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund had just sponsored its first three students in Palestine.
19 years on, they've sponsored over 300.
✍️ @molliesimpson.bsky.social
‘From Gaza, with love’
Hundreds of Palestinian women have gone through university — partly thanks to a group of Sheffield activists
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"Now we’ve started, we’ve got to make sure we don’t stop," Sara Gowen recalls thinking to herself.
That was 2007, and the Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund had just sponsored its first three students in Palestine.
19 years on, they've sponsored over 300.
✍️ @molliesimpson.bsky.social
That was 2007, and the Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund had just sponsored its first three students in Palestine.
19 years on, they've sponsored over 300.
✍️ @molliesimpson.bsky.social
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This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ Sheffield welcomes new legends
🚨 Plan to tackle organised crime in Upperthorpe and Netherthorpe
🏡 New council housing policy deemed 'racist' by councillor
🌁 Can anyone save us from the never ending fog?
🎭 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ Sheffield welcomes new legends
🚨 Plan to tackle organised crime in Upperthorpe and Netherthorpe
🏡 New council housing policy deemed 'racist' by councillor
🌁 Can anyone save us from the never ending fog?
🎭 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
Sheffield welcomes new legends
Plus, send us tips on WhatsApp!
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ Sheffield welcomes new legends
🚨 Plan to tackle organised crime in Upperthorpe and Netherthorpe
🏡 New council housing policy deemed 'racist' by councillor
🌁 Can anyone save us from the never ending fog?
🎭 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ Sheffield welcomes new legends
🚨 Plan to tackle organised crime in Upperthorpe and Netherthorpe
🏡 New council housing policy deemed 'racist' by councillor
🌁 Can anyone save us from the never ending fog?
🎭 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
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ICYMI: Is Sheffield England’s friendliest city?
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water.
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water.
Are we England’s friendliest city?
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
ICYMI: Is Sheffield England’s friendliest city?
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water.
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water.
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Sheffield has an astonishing 249 ‘Friends of’ groups, looking after parks big and small across the city, far more than anywhere else in the country.
If the number can be considered a measure of a city’s collective bonhomie, then it suggests Sheffield could well be England’s friendliest city.
If the number can be considered a measure of a city’s collective bonhomie, then it suggests Sheffield could well be England’s friendliest city.
Are we England’s friendliest city?
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Sheffield has an astonishing 249 ‘Friends of’ groups, looking after parks big and small across the city, far more than anywhere else in the country.
If the number can be considered a measure of a city’s collective bonhomie, then it suggests Sheffield could well be England’s friendliest city.
If the number can be considered a measure of a city’s collective bonhomie, then it suggests Sheffield could well be England’s friendliest city.
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Great piece by @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social @danhayesjourno.bsky.social with welcome praise for the thousands of volunteers who make #TheOutdoorCity what it is.
Sheffield has an astonishing 249 ‘Friends of’ groups, looking after parks big and small across the city, far more than anywhere else in the country.
If the number can be considered a measure of a city’s collective bonhomie, then it suggests Sheffield could well be England’s friendliest city.
If the number can be considered a measure of a city’s collective bonhomie, then it suggests Sheffield could well be England’s friendliest city.
Are we England’s friendliest city?
If “Friends of” groups are proof of bonhomie, then we’re blowing everywhere else out of the water
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Great piece by @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social @danhayesjourno.bsky.social with welcome praise for the thousands of volunteers who make #TheOutdoorCity what it is.
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Proud to work for @millmedia.bsky.social, a media organisation that stands up to bullies who try to silence our reporting through legal action.
@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social stood up to Andrew Milne, now our sister title @londonermag.bsky.social is up against a property scammer. Support us below 👇
@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social stood up to Andrew Milne, now our sister title @londonermag.bsky.social is up against a property scammer. Support us below 👇
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Proud to work for @millmedia.bsky.social, a media organisation that stands up to bullies who try to silence our reporting through legal action.
@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social stood up to Andrew Milne, now our sister title @londonermag.bsky.social is up against a property scammer. Support us below 👇
@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social stood up to Andrew Milne, now our sister title @londonermag.bsky.social is up against a property scammer. Support us below 👇
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Mysterious emails, incessant demands and a fake lawyer — read our editor’s note about a serious threat we’re facing
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Mysterious emails, incessant demands and a fake lawyer — read our editor’s note about a serious threat we’re facing
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
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Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
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We're being sued for libel by a London businessman who thinks he can bully us into taking down a @londonermag.bsky.social story about him. He's wrong!
Please read and share.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
Please read and share.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
The Londoner is being sued by a holiday let grifter. We’re going to fight him in court
Mysterious emails, incessant demands and a fake lawyer — an editor’s note about a serious threat we’re facing
www.the-londoner.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
We're being sued for libel by a London businessman who thinks he can bully us into taking down a @londonermag.bsky.social story about him. He's wrong!
Please read and share.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
Please read and share.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...
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🏆 Huge congrats to @molliesimpson.bsky.social , named the Rising Star by Women in Journalism.
“A major @manchestermill.bsky.social investigation into the University of GM which resulted in a police investigation into alleged financial irregularities regarding suspected fraud and bribery.”
“A major @manchestermill.bsky.social investigation into the University of GM which resulted in a police investigation into alleged financial irregularities regarding suspected fraud and bribery.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🏆 Huge congrats to @molliesimpson.bsky.social , named the Rising Star by Women in Journalism.
“A major @manchestermill.bsky.social investigation into the University of GM which resulted in a police investigation into alleged financial irregularities regarding suspected fraud and bribery.”
“A major @manchestermill.bsky.social investigation into the University of GM which resulted in a police investigation into alleged financial irregularities regarding suspected fraud and bribery.”
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Drug wars, the wrong man being shot, escapes to Dubai... the crazy thing about this story is it's actually true. As @danhayesjourno.bsky.social filled me in on his chats with police and trips to court my jaw hit the floor.
Don't miss his incredible piece on one of SYP's biggest investigations:
Don't miss his incredible piece on one of SYP's biggest investigations:
“Let’s hope their investigation is shit then you can come home,” wrote Paris Askew to her boyfriend Ethan Hallows on 17 December 2023, four days after Kevin Pokuta had died.
“They picked the wrong team," says DS Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how South Yorkshire Police cracked a conspiracy.
“They picked the wrong team," says DS Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how South Yorkshire Police cracked a conspiracy.
‘They’re gunna say conspiracy and that I sent the hit’
Dubai flights, damning texts and a two year fight for justice
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Drug wars, the wrong man being shot, escapes to Dubai... the crazy thing about this story is it's actually true. As @danhayesjourno.bsky.social filled me in on his chats with police and trips to court my jaw hit the floor.
Don't miss his incredible piece on one of SYP's biggest investigations:
Don't miss his incredible piece on one of SYP's biggest investigations:
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The Tribune's Monday briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ Sheffield’s local plan saga enters its endgame
🗳️ How an "amped" role-play caused the big fall out in Reform UK in Sheffield
⚽ Barry Bannan to leave Sheffield Wednesday
✈️ DSA lease to be renegotiated
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ Sheffield’s local plan saga enters its endgame
🗳️ How an "amped" role-play caused the big fall out in Reform UK in Sheffield
⚽ Barry Bannan to leave Sheffield Wednesday
✈️ DSA lease to be renegotiated
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
Sheffield’s local plan saga enters its endgame
Plus, Wednesday legend Bannan to leave
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The Tribune's Monday briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ Sheffield’s local plan saga enters its endgame
🗳️ How an "amped" role-play caused the big fall out in Reform UK in Sheffield
⚽ Barry Bannan to leave Sheffield Wednesday
✈️ DSA lease to be renegotiated
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ Sheffield’s local plan saga enters its endgame
🗳️ How an "amped" role-play caused the big fall out in Reform UK in Sheffield
⚽ Barry Bannan to leave Sheffield Wednesday
✈️ DSA lease to be renegotiated
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
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When 19 year old Kevin Pokuta was shot and killed in Page Hall in December 2023, it seemed to be a totally random attack.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
Wrong car, wrong time: unravelling the mystery of Kevin Pokuta’s murder
Mistaken identity, drugs turf wars, and 20,000 hours of CCTV
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
When 19 year old Kevin Pokuta was shot and killed in Page Hall in December 2023, it seemed to be a totally random attack.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
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@danhayesjourno.bsky.social has been working on this one for some time.
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
When 19 year old Kevin Pokuta was shot and killed in Page Hall in December 2023, it seemed to be a totally random attack.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
“It was a genuine whodunnit, which we rarely have,” says Detective Sergeant Lindsay Harding.
This is the story of how detectives from South Yorkshire Police caught his killer.
Wrong car, wrong time: unravelling the mystery of Kevin Pokuta’s murder
Mistaken identity, drugs turf wars, and 20,000 hours of CCTV
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
@danhayesjourno.bsky.social has been working on this one for some time.
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
It's an extraordinary story - how do you track a killer when they shot the wrong man?
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Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nina Povey is a Sheffield figure skater on the edge of a dream. After two decades of training, it all comes down to 160 seconds on the Sheffield ice.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
January 23, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Nina Povey is a Sheffield figure skater on the edge of a dream. After two decades of training, it all comes down to 160 seconds on the Sheffield ice.
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/nerves-of-st...
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20 years ago a mysterious memorial appeared on a bench on the Southbank.
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
The mystery of South Bank's unknown husband
'I feel a bit sad for you that you have met the Easter Bunny, because now the mystery is solved, and you're just gonna close that chapter'
www.the-londoner.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 AM
20 years ago a mysterious memorial appeared on a bench on the Southbank.
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
The council had no record of it and local businesses had no idea where it came from.
One reporter set out on a two decade mission to find out who was behind it.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...
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Last week, Iran — a country of some 90m people — became a sealed box.
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
Fraught with worry, Sheffield’s Iranians anxiously wait for news from home
‘After 47 years, they have had enough of this regime’
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Last week, Iran — a country of some 90m people — became a sealed box.
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
“They are trying to close the country off so people cannot see what is happening, like in North Korea,” says Aso Mohammadi, an Iranian Kurd living in Sheffield.
“The regime has nothing to lose. They just want to kill people.”
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This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
‘It’s inhumane’: As temperatures plummet, Gary Ata’s tenants go without heating or hot water for eight weeks
Plus, take The Tribune reader survey
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This week's Tribune briefing is now out! Featuring:
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
🗞️ ‘It’s inhumane’: Tenants without heating or hot water for eight weeks
📚 Sheffield bookshop to close 'indefinitely'
🏆 Adolescence triumphs at Golden Globes
📺 Sheffield contestant booted out of Traitors
🏡 Plus, home of the week, and things to do
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“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country.”
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
The betrayal of Samuel Holberry and Sheffield’s failed revolution
“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
“Murder demands justice. Englishmen! Blush for your country.”
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
186 years ago, Samuel Holberry led the “Sheffield rising”, an armed insurrection aimed at bringing democracy to Britain.
The rising failed, but his story remains relevant today. How far would you be prepared to go for a just cause?
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The case of Andrew Milne, the London solicitor who has been demanding thousands of pounds from Sheffield leaseholders, has just been raised in Parliament.
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The case of Andrew Milne, the London solicitor who has been demanding thousands of pounds from Sheffield leaseholders, has just been raised in Parliament.
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀
Phil Brickell MP said Milne had been “bullying, harassing and threatening” homeowners and called on the SRA to crack down on “crooked lawyers” 👀