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Sheffield weather: Gritters out from 2am as temperatures plunge and wintry squalls drag on

The city is being battered by cold northerly winds

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Sheffield man caught on street carrying gun, ammunition and drugs

Hassan Mohammed was caught by plain clothed officers

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Parkgate: Police give update on man who staggered into Rotherham retail park and collapsed outside Popeyes

He was spotted on CCTV by security staff who ran out to help him

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Saxon band members "shocked and disgusted" by founder Stephen Dawson's child sexual assault conviction

“To say we are all shocked and disgusted by Dawson’s actions is an understatement”

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Council removes oak tree that 'could have killed' Sheffield mum and daughter in park

Experts say there were ‘no visible signs of decay’ before the tree fell on Sunday, narrowly missing a mum and her daugher.

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Family lives disrupted and in conflict across Sheffield due to 1.7 month extension delays

Research shows just one in six extension projects in Sheffield runs to schedule

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Sheffield cycle route linking suburbs with city centre closer to completion

A cycle route linking the Sheffield suburb of Norton Hammer to the city centre is on the way to completion.

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‘No plans’ for Dutch-style roundabout upgrade at Town End – but improvements may be made

A senior councillor said today that there are ‘no plans’ for a cyclist-friendly Dutch-style roundabout at Town End in Barnsley – but improvements to ease congestion may still go ahead.

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Hassan Mohammad:Sheffield dealer caught red handed with loaded gun & drugs just days after last sentence ended

“The gravity of gun crime cannot be exaggerated. Guns kill, maim, terrorise and intimidate.”

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Sheffield local elections: ‘Everyone wants to claim green policies now’ – The Green Party’s influence in Sheffield

The Green Party’s “influence is real” and more and more green policies are being implemented in Sheffield, the group’s leader has said.

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Sheffield schools get £500k to create more places for SEND pupils

A Sheffield academy trust is being handed £501,000 of public money to create more primary school places for children with special educational needs.

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Prince of Wales Road fire: Emergency service reveal cause of Sheffield blaze that caused traffic chaos

Firefighters now know what caused fire that brought major Sheffield route to a standstill

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Billie The Brave: 'I knew something was wrong with my little girl but we never expected leukaemia'

“It felt like the world was about to end”

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Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho urges children to enter poetry competition

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry.

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Grandaughter of Sheffield Olympian Ernie Harper backs campaign to take trail running back to Olympics 100 years on

A British Olympian from Sheffield is being remembered in a new campaign that’s bidding to take trail running back to the Olympic Games.

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Charlton Brook, Chapeltown: Man seen exposing himself and performing lewd act near to Sheffield beauty spot

A police hunt is underway for a man alleged to have committed a lewd act in broad daylight.

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Philip Button: Criminal attacked Sheffield man in own home over rumours they were in a relationship

“This is down to you - what he suffered - no-one else,” Judge Slater told Button.

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Craig Green: Woman is 'a shell of the person' she was before Barnsley abuser's campaign of control

The woman Craig Green abused says she believes ‘it will take years’ to return to the person she was, Sheffield Crown Court heard.

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Pierce Brosnan set to play Sheffield boxing coach Brendan Ingle in 'Prince' Naseem Hamed film

Shooting is reportedly set to begin later this month

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Offenders still at large one week on from Sheffield stabbing as victim, 17, discharged from hospital

The pair of unknown attackers who delivered life-threatening injuries to a 17-year-old are still on the run.