Mollie Simpson
@molliesimpson.bsky.social
journalist 💌 @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social winner of the local journalism award, british journalism awards ‘25
@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social also gets a vote for best non-FT publication of the year!
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
@sheffieldtribune.bsky.social also gets a vote for best non-FT publication of the year!
thanks to @alphaville.ft.com for selecting our investigation into Andrew Milne as one of the best non-FT pieces of journalism of the year www.ft.com/content/72d0...
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
thanks to @alphaville.ft.com for selecting our investigation into Andrew Milne as one of the best non-FT pieces of journalism of the year www.ft.com/content/72d0...
A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
it's @manchestermill.bsky.social's birthday next month 💕
we're celebrating at the New Cross in Ancoats on Thurs 5 June - come for drinks, stay for gossip about our biggest stories (including Sacha Lord and
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tickets are just £9 !!! manchestermill.co.uk/mills-5th-bi...
we're celebrating at the New Cross in Ancoats on Thurs 5 June - come for drinks, stay for gossip about our biggest stories (including Sacha Lord and
@boltonuni.bsky.social)
tickets are just £9 !!! manchestermill.co.uk/mills-5th-bi...
May 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
it's @manchestermill.bsky.social's birthday next month 💕
we're celebrating at the New Cross in Ancoats on Thurs 5 June - come for drinks, stay for gossip about our biggest stories (including Sacha Lord and
@boltonuni.bsky.social)
tickets are just £9 !!! manchestermill.co.uk/mills-5th-bi...
we're celebrating at the New Cross in Ancoats on Thurs 5 June - come for drinks, stay for gossip about our biggest stories (including Sacha Lord and
@boltonuni.bsky.social)
tickets are just £9 !!! manchestermill.co.uk/mills-5th-bi...
The University of Greater Manchester has released its own statement, saying “these suspensions are a precautionary measure and do not imply any assumption of guilt.”
May 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The University of Greater Manchester has released its own statement, saying “these suspensions are a precautionary measure and do not imply any assumption of guilt.”
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed there is now an active criminal investigation.
May 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed there is now an active criminal investigation.
"That's not acceptable," the vice chancellor George Holmes said when I told him about multiple allegations of Wheeler bullying staff, but added he couldn't talk further as he was overseas.
“I’ll buzz you back later,” he said.
Holmes didn’t return any further calls or texts.
“I’ll buzz you back later,” he said.
Holmes didn’t return any further calls or texts.
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"That's not acceptable," the vice chancellor George Holmes said when I told him about multiple allegations of Wheeler bullying staff, but added he couldn't talk further as he was overseas.
“I’ll buzz you back later,” he said.
Holmes didn’t return any further calls or texts.
“I’ll buzz you back later,” he said.
Holmes didn’t return any further calls or texts.
In total, Wheeler's company RSM has been paid £8,209,000 by the university for brand management and marketing services
“It felt strange the university was maintaining this contract when nothing was delivered on time and nothing was delivered well,” a former RSM employee told me
“It felt strange the university was maintaining this contract when nothing was delivered on time and nothing was delivered well,” a former RSM employee told me
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In total, Wheeler's company RSM has been paid £8,209,000 by the university for brand management and marketing services
“It felt strange the university was maintaining this contract when nothing was delivered on time and nothing was delivered well,” a former RSM employee told me
“It felt strange the university was maintaining this contract when nothing was delivered on time and nothing was delivered well,” a former RSM employee told me
Wheeler has a leading role in recruiting international students, but also has a habit of making racially bigoted remarks
He said a woman who nearly forgot to pay for her coffee was “paying like a Jew”
“I was like, wow, who the hell’s that?” says a staff member who overheard it
He said a woman who nearly forgot to pay for her coffee was “paying like a Jew”
“I was like, wow, who the hell’s that?” says a staff member who overheard it
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wheeler has a leading role in recruiting international students, but also has a habit of making racially bigoted remarks
He said a woman who nearly forgot to pay for her coffee was “paying like a Jew”
“I was like, wow, who the hell’s that?” says a staff member who overheard it
He said a woman who nearly forgot to pay for her coffee was “paying like a Jew”
“I was like, wow, who the hell’s that?” says a staff member who overheard it
One former staff member recalls Wheeler calling them early in the morning, shouting demands and berating them with insults like “retard” when he was unhappy
Others say Wheeler occasionally asks odd questions like: “So, who in your department do you think is right to let go?”
Others say Wheeler occasionally asks odd questions like: “So, who in your department do you think is right to let go?”
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One former staff member recalls Wheeler calling them early in the morning, shouting demands and berating them with insults like “retard” when he was unhappy
Others say Wheeler occasionally asks odd questions like: “So, who in your department do you think is right to let go?”
Others say Wheeler occasionally asks odd questions like: “So, who in your department do you think is right to let go?”
'I don’t give a fuck, I’ll sack who I want'
Joseph Wheeler, a marketing man with no background in education, has acquired extraordinary power at the University of Greater Manchester and seems determined to deliver more private-sector style management
So how's that going?
Joseph Wheeler, a marketing man with no background in education, has acquired extraordinary power at the University of Greater Manchester and seems determined to deliver more private-sector style management
So how's that going?
February 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
'I don’t give a fuck, I’ll sack who I want'
Joseph Wheeler, a marketing man with no background in education, has acquired extraordinary power at the University of Greater Manchester and seems determined to deliver more private-sector style management
So how's that going?
Joseph Wheeler, a marketing man with no background in education, has acquired extraordinary power at the University of Greater Manchester and seems determined to deliver more private-sector style management
So how's that going?