Ellie Smitherman
Senior Consumer Reporter
@EllieSmithermanEllie is a Senior Consumer Reporter at The Sun. She writes for the award-winning Money section both online and in print. Her interests include pensions and retirement, retail news and supporting readers during the cost of living crisis. She regularly helps readers with their pensions-related problems, such as getting unfair penalty charges waived and spreading awareness of potential issues, as well as reporting on policy changes affecting the industry. Ellie also news edits and helps manage the Money team. She joined Sun Money in October 2022 after a 14-month stint in local news at The Argus, in Brighton. Her reporting included human interest, crime, inquest and entertainment stories. Ellie holds a degree in multimedia journalism from Bournemouth University. Got a story? Send it to [email protected]