Shoebox Xmas Presents

I had a really enjoyable day making a story on how students and staff from the University of Sheffield are donating 100 shoe boxes filled with Christmas presents for deprived children in the city. They're teaming up with S6 Foodbank to distribute the gifts. It says demand from families on the breadline is bigger than ever.

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Nurseries

Nurseries are facing a crisis in their funding – that’s according to the charity National Day Nurseries Association which is based in Huddersfield. They say the money nurseries receive from government is not enough to cover costs and that providers in deprived areas are particularly at risk. We filmed at the Little Ark Nursery in Sheffield.

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University Strike

This week I covered strike action by staff at universities in Yorkshire...

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