Sheffield news: latest updates as man dies in city centre crash and driver is arrested
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Sheffield news: latest updates after serious car crash closes roads in city centre
Key Events
- A number of roads were closed after a car came off the carriageway near Hanover Way underpass
- Buses to skip Sheffield estates in the evenings after attacks by yobs
- Pavement parking ban planned for city centre
Hanover Way crash: Sheffield councillor calls for barriers at 'dangerous' site where car came off road
Calls have been made for barriers to be put up on Hanover Way in Sheffield city centre after the serious collision last night.
On Thursday, December 9, at around 9pm, a car left the road on the southbound side of Hanover Way, near the underpass running from Broomhall Street towards Headford Gardens.
Blow for Boris Johnson as Conservatives defeated by Labour and Lib Dems in Rotherham by-election
Rotherham Conservatives lost two seats in a by-election last night, to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Voters in Anston and Woodsetts, and Aughton and Swallownest, took to the polls to elect RMBC councillors after the resignation of Conservative councillors in both wards.
Concern for missing man Simon, 29, last seen in Sheffield city centre, as police issue appeal
Officers in Sheffield are appealing for help in finding a man last seen near the city centre.
Simon has not been seen since 3.15pm on Thursday, December 9.
The 29-year-old may be in and around the city centre, say police.
Man charged with GBH following alleged assault at JET petrol station on Northfield Road in Crookes, Sheffield
A 48-year-old man has been charged following an alleged assault at a petrol station in Sheffield.
Ian Askey, of Upper Greenhill Gardens, Matlock, Derbyshire, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and driving while over the prescribed limit for alcohol.
Missing Sheffield teenager found after police appeal
A missing teenager from Sheffield has been found following a police appeal
Officers had appealed for help to find Al’an, 16, who had last been seen at 1.40pm in Kasley Road on Tuesday, December 7.
Pavement parking ban planned across Sheffield city centre
Sheffield Council has revealed plans for a pavement parking ban covering the the city centre.
The proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) will make it illegal to stop at any time on a path or verge around most streets in the centre of the city.
A notice published on the council’s website suggests the ban will be introduced from next year but no exact day was given.
Council officers said: “This type of parking is inconsiderate, causes risks to pedestrians and cyclists using a cycle track and limits accessibility.”
New vote after talks to end Stagecoach bus strike
Passengers will learn today whether Stagecoach bus drivers have voted to accept a new pay offer aimed at ending further strike action.
The bus operator says it has made an improved offer which is being put to drivers by the union Unite.
A second week-long strike is due to begin this Sunday, December 12, if the new deal is rejected.
Roads closed after car comes off carriageway
A number of roads in Sheffield city centre had to be closed after a car came off the carriageway near the Hanover Way underpass.
Police said the incident involved a single vehicle leaving the carriageway on the ring road shortly after 9pm on Thursday evening.