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• 'Smells and dust' concern over asbestos waste site

  26-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  Motocross park near landfill site has had to close because riders are feeling unwell from the odour.
  
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• Plan to buy Doncaster Sheffield Airport approved

  27-10-2026 19:18 via BBC News
  
  South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has agreed to buy Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
  
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• Arrests as woman dies after car hit telegraph pole

  27-10-2026 18:32 via BBC News
  
  Officers say the 22-year-old died when a black Volkswagen Passat crashed early on Sunday.
  
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• Driver guilty of man's death in grass cutting row

  27-10-2026 17:49 via BBC News
  
  Mark Wigley is found guilty of manslaughter, while two co-defendants are cleared of all charges.
  
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• Dog fouling fines swell council coffers by £5k

  27-10-2026 12:12 via BBC News
  
  The local authority has taken 12 people to court over the issue since 2021, data shows.
  
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• Man runs across Australia to help exploited children

  27-10-2026 07:11 via BBC News
  
  Nathan Maufe from Bawtry completes a 3,000-mile journey from Cape York to Wilsons Prom.
  
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• From Wath to Westminster: John Healey prepares his first Budget

  27-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  We visit the Chancellor's constituency in South Yorkshire to find out people's economic priorities.
  
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• Doors open at £1.4m 'safe space' youth centre

  26-10-2026 18:40 via BBC News
  
  Wheatley Youth Hub in Doncaster is open to visitors aged eight to 25.
  
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• Killed baby's funeral 'important moment' for family

  26-10-2026 17:28 via BBC News
  
  Maria Skopova's grandfather sobs over the small white casket before the service in Sheffield begins.
  
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• Thousands have power restored in storm aftermath

  26-10-2026 14:20 via BBC News
  
  Northern Powergrid says fewer than 900 homes across Yorkshire are now without supplies.
  
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• Shot fired at family home in 'appalling' attack

  26-10-2026 12:14 via BBC News
  
  A young woman was inside the house in Sheffield but nobody was injured, police say.
  
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• Sheff Wed will move swiftly to find new manager

  26-10-2026 11:46 via BBC News
  
  BBC Radio Sheffield's Rob Staton on the search to appoint a replacement for Henrik Pedersen.
  
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• Veteran 'forced out' of Army seeks scheme amendment

  26-10-2026 07:09 via BBC News
  
  Louise Lingard-Snape says she is denied a fixed reparation payment as she does not meet eligibility criteria.
  
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• Storm Boelo brings flooding and cancelled flights

  25-10-2026 19:55 via BBC News
  
  A yellow weather warning for wind remains in place for Yorkshire until 21:00 GMT.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday sack Pedersen after 15 months

  25-10-2026 15:00 via BBC News
  
  Sheffield Wednesday sack head coach Henrik Pedersen after less than 15 months in charge following consecutive defeats.
  
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• No timeline set for fixing hole under tram route

  25-10-2026 09:46 via BBC News
  
  Part of the blue Supertram route in Sheffield remains shut after a well and mineshaft were found.
  
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• Permanent hangar plea for historic Cold War planes

  25-10-2026 08:34 via BBC News
  
  The Vulcan and Canberra planes currently sit unprotected at the Doncaster Sheffield Airport site.
  
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• Plan for Northern Olympics to get £7m in Healey's Budget

  24-10-2026 17:45 via BBC News
  
  The full feasibility study will look in detail at how hosting the Games in northern England could work.
  
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• Barnsley legend Barry 'Spud' Murphy dies

  24-10-2026 13:27 via BBC News
  
  Barnsley have announced the death of their all-time record appearance holder Barry Murphy at the age of 86.
  
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• Airport lights set to return as part of reopening

  24-10-2026 12:01 via BBC News
  
  Planning permission to install the approach lights at Doncaster Sheffield Airport is submitted.
  
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• Signalman retires after 38 years at Britain's most unusual rail bridge

  24-10-2026 09:58 via BBC News
  
  Mick Brooks has worked on the railways since 1977, and now controls the only "sliding" bridge in UK.
  
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• Five plaques honour firefighters who died on duty

  24-10-2026 08:28 via BBC News
  
  The plaques at Rotherham fire station highlight the loss of life in service by crew members.
  
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• Cycle lane plans a waste of money, says MP

  23-10-2026 18:41 via BBC News
  
  Clive Betts calls on Sheffield City Council to scrap part of the regeneration scheme in Attercliffe.
  
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• E-bike robber found in car boot jailed

  23-10-2026 18:21 via BBC News
  
  Sam Kitchen, who helped steal an bike along with two others, is jailed at Sheffield Crown Court.
  
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• Rotherham sign Williams on short-term deal

  23-10-2026 18:18 via BBC News
  
  Ex-Manchester United defender Brandon Williams joins League Two strugglers Rotherham United on a three-month contract.
  
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• City of Culture win could 'put us on map', say locals

  23-10-2026 17:15 via BBC News
  
  Sheffield is in the running for a £10m prize fund to deliver a year of cultural events in 2029.
  
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• Knife found at school where teenager was murdered

  23-10-2026 16:56 via BBC News
  
  A knife is recovered at All Saints Catholic High School, where Harvey Willgoose was stabbed.
  
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• Art trail statues raise £575k for hospital charity

  23-10-2026 15:31 via BBC News
  
  The money will help fund a redevelopment of the Emergency Department at Sheffield Children's Hospital.
  
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• How world champion Smith can become a mainstream star

  23-10-2026 11:20 via BBC News
  
  In his BBC Sport column, Tony Bellew explains why Dalton Smith could be British boxing's next superstar - and why he should fight Adam Azim at Hillsborough.
  
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• Men guilty of 'Good Samaritan' killing after retrial

  23-10-2026 11:06 via BBC News
  
  Louis James and Dereck Owusu are both convicted of killing Reece Radford in Sheffield in 2022.
  
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