Women’s Aid launch powerful ‘He’s Coming Home’ Ad
The charity Women’s Aid have launched a powerful new advertisement and campaign called ‘He’s Coming Home.’ Like Blow the Whistle, the campaign aims to fight football related domestic abuse, particularly during big tournaments such as the Qatar World Cup. In an...
White Ribbon Day 2022 campaigns to end violence against women
The South Yorkshire Echo share its support for the national campaign 'White Ribbon Day', taking place today. 'White Ribbon Day' are a campaign that have committed to ending violence against women. This year’s theme is called #TheGoal, as the day lines up with the FIFA...
Blow the Whistle talk campaign on BBC Radio Sheffield
The Blow the Whistle team appeared on BBC Radio Sheffield during today’s mid morning show, to talk about the campaign, the fundraiser and their success so far. Campaign Lead Stanley Willey and Editor Madelynne Flack, sat down with Paulette Edward’s at 11am and talked...
England smashes Iran in the Qatar World Cup opener
England had a flying start in their Qatar World Cup with a 6-2 victory against Iran. 45,334 fans were in attendance at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha to watch the game between England and Iran. It is worth mentioning that this was the first-ever encounter...
South Yorkshire Echo raise more than £400 in a day for “Blow the Whistle” campaign
South Yorkshire Echo raised £420 for the "Blow the Whistle" campaign at Hillsborough Stadium this Saturday. Dressed in purple, the team collected funds for the YWCA's Peile House Fundraiser, and talked to people who came there to watch the match between Sheffield...
England’s first World Cup game expected to cause spike in domestic abuse rates
England is set to face Iran in their highly anticipated first game of the Qatar World Cup 2022, later today. The game, which will air at 1pm this afternoon, will be the first in what is expected to be a successful run for England's football team. However, statistics...
“It’s incredibly important”: Mayor of South Yorkshire supports Blow the Whistle campaign
Mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, said the Blow the Whistle campaign is an “incredibly important” cause and that he is giving the campaign his full support. On Wednesday evening, the people of Sheffield had their chance to ask the Mayor questions about issues...
Doncaster Mayor supports Blow the Whistle Campaign
The Mayor of Doncaster has shown her support for the 'Blow the Whistle' campaign on social media, earlier today. Ros Jones took to Facebook to highlight the shocking statistics concerning South Yorkshires domestic assault rates in 2018, the last year of the World Cup....
Blow the Whistle to fundraise at Sheffield Wednesday v Shrewsbury Town at Hillsborough this Saturday
Blow the Whistle campaign will be at Hillsborough Stadium this Saturday to fundraise for YWCA Yorkshire. The South Yorkshire Echo team will be out in force wearing purple and bucket collecting funds for our Peile House fundraiser. The fundraiser aims to raise...
Ex Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Matthew Glennon backs ‘Blow the Whistle’ campaign
The former Huddersfield Town goalie, and current BBC Radio Leeds sports commentator, Matthew Glennon has publicly announced his support for the 'Blow the Whistle' campaign. Mr Glennon currently works on BBC Radio Leeds, providing a summary for the Huddersfield Town...