Alexandra Ventress

Well? Are you surprised?

Yesterday the Guardian ran an article with this statistic as the headline. Underneath it posed the question, “Are you surprised?”. One quick look through the comments told the incredibly familiar and sad narrative. The answer is obvious, of course not. The only surprise is that it isn’t higher. Ask any woman you know about this…

March 11, 2021March 13, 2021

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West Yorkshire has the highest rate of crime in the north of England

West Yorkshire is the county with the highest rate of crime according to new figures for June 2019 to June 2020. Greater Manchester came in second with the second most reported amount of crime and Lancashire coming in third. The figures, from the office of national statistics show that violence without injury, sexual offences and…

January 4, 2021March 11, 2021

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NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 18-20 WHO ARE NEET IS ON THE RISE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015.

For the first time since 2015 there was been a rise in the numbers of young people who are NEET. NEET is an acronym used for young people who are not in education, employment or training. Whilst the rise is only slight with an extra 43 young people becoming NEET, with the recession in…

January 4, 2021March 11, 2021

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‘I know the New World Order is involved’: The Sheffield anti-lockdown protest

‘Once the gov has our compliance, they’ll enslave us all’ An anti-lockdown protest took place yesterday afternoon in Sheffield’s City Centre in response to the new lockdown measures that were introduced on Thursday. Around 50 people gathered outside Sheffield City Hall to peacefully protest against a second lockdown. It was organised by Stand Up X,…

October 8, 2020December 8, 2020

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About Me

Hi my name is Alexandra Ventress I’m a third year journalism student studying at Sheffield Hallam University. I enjoy writing about film, tv and fashion as well as current events and pop culture.

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