Zoe Hu

The Sheffield Star • 26th August 2021

Safer streets: Sheffield communities’ latest efforts to reduce youth violence

Earlier this month, 13 groups and organisations from across South Yorkshire received a total of £200,000 from the Violence Reduction Fund to run projects aimed at preventing violence and crime among young people. We take an inside look at how the funding will help three of the awarded groups to make Sheffield’s communities safer.

NationalWorld • 9th April 2022

Price of heating oil rises 50% in a year leaving 1m families struggling to stay warm

The price of heating oil has risen by 50% in a year, hitting more than 1m UK households who rely on the fuel to heat their homes. With oil prices not protected by the energy price cap, many families fear the cost could climb further.

‘We are literally huddled in one room to stay warm’

‘Our oil suppliers were moving away from Russia stock’

Coventry Telegraph • 10th May 2022

Pension participation gap

Around four in five employees were part of their workplace pension in 2021, but for some groups, the figure is much lower.

The Sentinel • 3rd May 2022

The warehouse boom: new projects reached record high in 2021

WAREHOUSES and transport is the UK’s fastest growing industry in the past two years, following Brexit and an online shopping boom over the pandemic.

Drapers • 19th May 2022

Indies 'not impacted' by cost of living crisis

Independent clothing retailers across the UK told Drapers that they are yet to feel the impact of the cost of living crisis, and are expecting business to continue to boom.

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The Sun • 25th March 2022

I’m a fraud expert and these tricks could RUIN your summer holiday

YOUR summer holiday could be ruined by fraudsters if you're not aware of the latest scams.

As holiday hotspots around the world lift travel restrictions, many sun-starved Brits are looking to book their Easter and summer breaks.

And fraudsters looking to take advantage of people hunting for their bargain holidays can all too easily ruin your plans.

Online fraud went up by 30% as the Covid pandemic forced people to shop more over the internet.

Figures from UK Finance show that consumers lost

WalesOnline • 22nd April 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe: Others who tried to fake death for cash

A new ITV series follows the story of the notorious fraudster John Darwin, who faked his own death at sea in a plot with his wife Anne Darwin to collect his £250,000 life insurance policy. Now, two decades on from the con-trick that made headlines across the country, we look at the people who attempted to do the same to claim life insurance worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in recent years.

From a mother conspiring with her teenage son to a man impersonating his wife on the phone, people ha

The Daily Mirror • 12th August 2021

Dog mum opens up on life with nine Newfoundlands

A full time dog mum has opened up on what life is like living with nine Newfoundlands.

The enormous dogs wear fancy dress and have even become celebrities after finding fame on the video sharing app TikTok.

Mackenzie Makatche, 30, even dresses up her dogs, branding them the 'Newf Crew'.

Depending on the time of year, they'll be kitted out in various costumes, including hats with bunny ears for Easter, heart-shaped sunglasses for Valentine’s Day and festive capes and hats for Christmas, TeamDo

Pick Me Up! • 1st December 2021

Brink of death

Michelle Stevens, 33, from Brighton, didn't know how she would cope when she found out she was pregnant...

The Sheffield Star • 5th September 2021

[Feature] 20 years Into the Wild: Sheffield photographer tells of the life of African elephants through the lens

Sitting in a Land Rover with my kit, I saw huge herds of giraffes and elephants running and soon disappearing into a dust storm. Within seconds I was engulfed in a wave of dust sand and grit and I reached to cover over my camera bags. It was 2009 and it was my first time visiting Amboseli National Park in Kenya, thousands of miles away from home.

I was born and raised in Sheffield and I’ve liked photography since my grandparents gave me my first camera when I was six-years-old. I remember watch