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Award-winning Sheffield park volunteer gardeners strengthen ties with council

A group of volunteers who look after the Walled Garden in Hillsborough Park, Sheffield have strengthened their relationship with the city council.

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Murder gang jailed for 118 years after young man is killed in drug feud

A woman and three men have been locked up for a total of 118 years after after a young man lost his life in a deadly drug feud.

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Detective fires warning to those involved in gun crime as man involved in Sheffield murder gets 33 years

A senior police officer has said the force “will not rest” until those responsible for gun violence are prosecuted.

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South Yorkshire Police issue plea for help to find missing Rotherham man Neil

South Yorkshire Police are appealing for help to find a missing man last seen in Rotherham.

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Honey and beeswax processing building refused in Green Belt

Plans for a new building to process honey and beeswax on land off Ulley Lane in Aughton have been refused by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Animal lovers help police track down injured dog on streets of Sheffield

Animal lovers concerned about an injured dog spotted walking the streets of Sheffield reported it to the police - and now the poorly pooch is getting the care he needs.

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Councillors welcome speed limit reduction on ‘busy major road’

Councillors in Darfield have welcomed the approval of new speed limits on a busy stretch of road linking the village with neighbouring communities, saying the changes will improve safety for drivers and residents.

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Ethan Hallows: Murderer who fled to Dubai after young dad was gunned down in Sheffield is jailed for life

A Sheffield man is set to spend “longer than he has been alive on this planet” behind bars after he was convicted of the murder of a young dad shot dead in a case of mistaken identity.

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Woman reports rape in Sheffield city centre hotel

A woman has reported being raped in an early hours incident in a Sheffield city centre hotel.

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Family 'heartbroken' as dad stabbed to death by own son in Doncaster attack

A Doncaster man has been detained indefinitely after stabbing his own dad to death in an attack which has shattered their family.

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New flood walls and raised paths planned for Parkgate and Rawmarsh

New flood walls, raised footpaths and canal defences are being planned for parts of Parkgate and Rawmarsh as Rotherham Council moves forward with a major flood protection scheme.

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Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster exempt from new household food waste recycling rules until 2040

Households in Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster will not be given separate food waste recycling bins under national changes to waste collections, after an exemption covering all three areas was confirmed by councillors in Barnsley.

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'I was in the room when Arctic Monkeys first started - you could tell straight away'

It's been 20 years since the release of Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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Counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco seized in police operation in Sharrow and Abbeydale

Counterfeit ciragettes and tobacco were seized by police in an operation in two Sheffield neighbourhoods.

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Lorraine Kelly's Norwegian Odyssey review: Lorraine’s sponsored holiday is the TV equivalent of a screensaver

Some TV is designed to capture your attention, keep you transfixed and – if possible – make your bottom creep towards the edge of your seat. Lorraine Kelly's Norwegian Odyssey (Channel 4, Thurs, 8pm) is not that kind of TV.

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Hapless Yorkshire crook caught fast asleep in car he had stolen

Wayne Smith was found with a large knife

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Drugged-up duo fired sawn-off shotgun at woman's bedroom window over village feud

Two men, intoxicated on a cocktail of drink and drugs, fired a double-barrel sawn-off shotgun near a woman’s bedroom window as part of an escalating village feud.

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Police discover £10,000 worth of drugs, gun and burner phones after stopping car in Barnsley

Police found £10,000 worth of drugs, burner phones and an air rifle after stopping a car in Barnsley.

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Missing Katie: Worried police launch search for missing girl, 13, who they think may be in Sheffield

Worried police have launched a search for a missing 13-year-old girl, who they believe may be in Sheffield.

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Reform UK threatens to suspend support

Reform UK Doncaster has threatened to suspend its support for efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport if the Mayor and City of Doncaster Council continue to “withhold information”, after clauses in the authority’s lease with the landowners were revealed in a damning leak.