Andrew Dowdeswell
@adowdeswell.bsky.social
Sheffield reporter for YorkshireLive.
Got a story or fancy a coffee? Get in touch: andrew.dowdeswell@reachplc.com
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Despite having only launched yesterday, The #Sheffield Drop has reached 100 subscribers already.
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May 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Despite having only launched yesterday, The #Sheffield Drop has reached 100 subscribers already.
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We are hearing from angry residents who are petitioning against #Sheffield Council's plans to build in greenbelt land.
The council is voting today - and there was a rousing applause following the opening petition statement.
The council is voting today - and there was a rousing applause following the opening petition statement.
May 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We are hearing from angry residents who are petitioning against #Sheffield Council's plans to build in greenbelt land.
The council is voting today - and there was a rousing applause following the opening petition statement.
The council is voting today - and there was a rousing applause following the opening petition statement.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Top work by @sonjatutty.bsky.social, who looked into how much investment local councils are forced to plough into temporary accommodation.
Given the financial situation of many councils across the country, it is a soaring cost they cannot afford.
And there's some fancy 📈 for every local area
Given the financial situation of many councils across the country, it is a soaring cost they cannot afford.
And there's some fancy 📈 for every local area
March 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Top work by @sonjatutty.bsky.social, who looked into how much investment local councils are forced to plough into temporary accommodation.
Given the financial situation of many councils across the country, it is a soaring cost they cannot afford.
And there's some fancy 📈 for every local area
Given the financial situation of many councils across the country, it is a soaring cost they cannot afford.
And there's some fancy 📈 for every local area
Great to see my story about mixed-sex accommodation breaches on the front page of the @telegraphnews.bsky.social today.
Nearly 50,000 breaches of a rule that banned mixed-sex wards in 2010 -- it is the highest on record, and more than double just five years ago.
#datajournalism
Nearly 50,000 breaches of a rule that banned mixed-sex wards in 2010 -- it is the highest on record, and more than double just five years ago.
#datajournalism
January 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Great to see my story about mixed-sex accommodation breaches on the front page of the @telegraphnews.bsky.social today.
Nearly 50,000 breaches of a rule that banned mixed-sex wards in 2010 -- it is the highest on record, and more than double just five years ago.
#datajournalism
Nearly 50,000 breaches of a rule that banned mixed-sex wards in 2010 -- it is the highest on record, and more than double just five years ago.
#datajournalism
Today's school suspension and exclusion figures are the latest in a long line of education stats that show how bleak the picture is for schools across England. To show this very simply, look how the suspension rate has risen over the last few years:
November 21, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Today's school suspension and exclusion figures are the latest in a long line of education stats that show how bleak the picture is for schools across England. To show this very simply, look how the suspension rate has risen over the last few years:
🔌I spent my time this week looking at public electric chargers across the UK. Here is what we found:
November 15, 2024 at 2:50 PM
🔌I spent my time this week looking at public electric chargers across the UK. Here is what we found: