Sheffield news: LIVE updates as police hunt for killer of Coley Byrne continues
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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as police hunt for killer of Coley Byrne continues
South Yorkshire traffic: A633 Manvers Way, Rotherham, reopens after police closure
A road in South Yorkshire was closed this morning in both directions, with police urging drivers to avoid the area.
Man to go on trial in Sheffield for murder of nine-week-old baby boy
A man is due to go on trial in Sheffield this week, accused of murdering a nine-week-old baby boy.
4.41pm - Police in bid to find man after One Four One Bar bottle attack on West Street in Sheffield
Police today appealed for help tracing man in connection with another man being ‘bottled’ in a Sheffield city centre pub.
4.26pm - Sacked Sheffield teaching assistant who called pupil ‘stupid’ claimed school had ‘personal vendetta’ against him
A Sheffield teaching assistant who claimed his primary school had a ‘personal vendetta’ against him has lost an unfair dismissal claim after he was sacked for ‘humiliating’ a young vulnerable boy by giving him a girl’s name in class.
3.17pm - Lord Ahmed found guilty of child sex offences after trial in Sheffield
Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed of Rotherham has been found guilty of child sex offences following a trial in Sheffield.
Date set for opening of Barnsley’s Penny Pie Park gyratory
A new gyratory through the former Penny Pie Park site will open to traffic next week.
2.28pm - Eco-friendly council houses planned for 'eyesore' former Goldthorpe market site in Barnsley
Nine new eco-friendly council houses are proposed at the site of a former market in Goldthorpe.
2.25pm - Yorkshire Children’s Charity: New organisation to help disadvantaged children in Sheffield and across region
A new charity designed to transform the lives of some of Yorkshire’s most disadvantaged children has been launched.
2.14pm - New service launched to enhance trading opportunities for businesses in Sheffield and South Yorkshire
Business across South Yorkshire are set to receive support with buying and trading locally, thanks to a free supply chain service introduced by Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham councils.
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