Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

I'm a freelance journalist from Sheffield, currently pursuing a master's degree in Sociology and Philosophy at Goldsmiths University. Since 2011 I've run the local news account NewsSheffield on Twitter, where I post reports and community appeals from around the city. I'm especially interested in culture and local politics, and the places at which the two connect.

7 May 2021

New Council Leader Bob Johnson has lost his Hillsborough seat, with the Greens making big gains.

23 October 2020

As Sheffield joins nearby cities in being begrudgingly placed under a new wave of government-imposed lockdown restrictions, we talk to Alex Niven about what this might mean for the north as a political concern.

25 March 2020

Steel's place in Sheffield's cultural identity goes beyond a matter of industrial heritage. The resilience, dependability and…

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Labour lose Council Leader and control of Sheffield Council on bruising night for party

Alex Niven Has Tier 3 lockdown awoken the north’s political identity?

Melting Mettle: A chat with Corbin Shaw