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Council proposes £280k to replace outreach and youth work vehicles
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has set out plans to spend £280,000 replacing four ageing vehicles used to deliver youth and family services across the borough.
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NHS told national guidance needed to stop more children dying like Mia Lucas
Mia took her own life aged 12 at a Sheffield mental health ward
Council proposes £600k for weight-restricted Rotherham Road bridge replacement
Plans to replace a bridge over the River Rother have taken a step forward after Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council proposed £600,000 to fund design work.
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John O'Gaunt Gleadless: Well known Sheffield pub used in film sealed off ahead of demolition
This is the scene at a famous Sheffield pub, as final preparations are made ahead of its demolition.
We can’t afford to waste our very limited carbon budget
We need to change the ways we transport ourselves, if we are to have a liveable future. Some actions can only be taken by society as a whole, so that low carbon methods of moving people and goods become the natural choice: feet, bicycles, tricycle rickshaws, buses, freight trains.
Wellgate Rotherham: Emergency services on scene after early hours 'police incident'
A South Yorkshire street is closed this morning after an early hours ‘police incident’.
Huge number of 'unauthorised' developments investigated in Sheffield revealed
Officials have revealed the huge number of investigations currently under way over into developers who have broken building rules.
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Sheffield roads: Plastic barriers blocking city centre pavement to stay up indefinitely
Plastic barriers blocking a busy Sheffield pavement will stay up indefinitely.
Sheffield houses: Sheffield Hallam University to sell historic mansions worth millions
Eight historic mansions worth millions are set to be sold off in a property clear-out by a Sheffield university.
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Meadowhall: Trendy MINISO Chinese toy and household store launching with freebies
A trendy Chinese household and consumer goods shop is opening a shop at Meadowhall with giveaways for the first 400 customers.
Sheffield's 22 worst burglary hotspot neighbourhoods, according to police
The 22 Sheffield neighbourhoods with the highest burglary rates in the city have been revealed in new crime figures.
Much-loved grandfather dies after heart surgery complications
Bill Watson was 76 years old and was given a 96 per cent chance of survival
Firefighters called to Sheffield High Street after masonry falls off roof
Firefighters were called to the city centre today after masonry fell off the roof of a building.
"You will receive a sentence measured in years" judge tells man, 76, found guilty of knifepoint rape
A 76-year-old man has been found guilty of rape after forensic evidence tied him to a sex attack dating back 40 years.
Jason Hardman: Remorseless Rotherham paedophile finally brought to justice 30 years after sickening crimes
Two abuse survivors preyed upon by a remorseless paedophile as children have finally been given justice decades later, after they bravely came forward and faced him in court.
Grammar Street, Walkley: Police probe launched after woman's 'unexplained' death on Sheffield housing estate
A police cordon remains in place on a residential street after a woman’s ‘unexplained’ death.
Drummond Street Rotherham: Tragedy as pedestrian dies of injuries after collision with car
A pedestrian has tragically died of his injuries, days after a serious incident on a South Yorkshire street.
Sheffield councillor calls for warning on home log burner pollution dangers
A Sheffield councillor has called for public warnings about the air pollution dangers of log-burning stoves in homes, described as “like being stood by a five-lane motorway”.
New pizza restaurant loved by celeb chef to open in Sheffield city centre
Work is ongoing ahead of the exciting new Sheffield restaurant launching
Manchester Road crash: Critical care emergency teams called out over major Sheffield crash
Critical care ambulance crews were sent to a major crash on Manchester Road.