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Yorkshire Water worker arrested after guns and drugs found at Doncaster waterworks

A Yorkshire Water worker has been arrested after police found a stash of guns and drugs inside a Doncaster water works.

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It's up to Reform to prove voting for party was not a mistake, Barnsley Lib Dem chair says

"I think [Reform] are going to be quite disappointed when they find out how hard local government is”

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Liberal Democrats announce leadership team in wake of Sheffield local elections

“We want to work with our communities to deliver a council that works for Sheffield and gets the basics right”

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Sheffield roads closed as police respond to 'concern for safety'

Deer Park Close and a section of Stannington Road in Sheffield have been closed

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Sheffield rogue trader who scammed customer out of £36k banned from painting & decorating

Lucien Carter walked away from court with a suspended sentence

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Girl, 14, 'scared for her life' while alone with man accused of abusing seven teenagers

“I was paralysed. I was shaking all over”

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Roads closed by police over incident involving "concerns for safety" in Stannington, Sheffield

Motorists are being advised to make alternative routes of travel

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Mum's plea four years on as killer still on the run after pizza chef stabbed to death

Italian-born pizza chef, Carlo Giannini, was found with stab wounds in the early hours of May 12, 2022

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'Green Party's response to green belt issue caused fair share of laughs in my house' - Reader's letter

Matthew Smith has his say on Green Party policies in Sheffield...

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'Reform’s result in the elections was extraordinary' - Reader's letter

Peter Scott on Sheffield’s local election results...

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Tom Hunt says it's been 'an absolute honour' to lead Sheffield City Council after losing his seat

“I am proud of the work we’ve done in the last few years to move our city forward”

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Drivers on Arundel Gate in Sheffield warned of restrictions for bike lane works but bus gate 'remains active'

The changes are part of the Connecting Sheffield scheme to build bike lanes across the city

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'Police say assault on my daughter is resolved - they've not even spoken to me'

Girl, 14, was hurt in incident which shattered her confidence

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South Yorkshire Police sets out plans for tackling anti-social behaviour over next four years

“Tackling it is a priority for the force”

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MP calls for “concerted action” on “provision and opportunity” for young people following machete skirmish in Sheffield’s outskirts

An MP has called for “concerted action” to improve “provision and opportunity” for young people following a skirmish with a machete in a park on Sheffield’s outskirts.

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Mum's emotional tribute to son, Carlo Giannini, four years on from unsolved murder in Sheffield park

“There are questions that will wait for answers forever. Let us not allow his death to go unpunished”

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South Yorkshire Police mount search for man, 32, missing overnight

Conor has been reported missing to South Yorkshire Police

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Sheffield drug dealer caught with heroin despite earlier 10-year prison sentence

He was released from prison in October 2024, only for the police to come knocking again in January 2026

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Fleeing Sheffield driver rammed cop car causing £26,000 worth of damage at end of 80mph half hour chase

The two police officers were in an unmarked Skoda Superb when Haddington’s VW Caddy went through a red light

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'It felt like a body blow' - Jewish leader on Yom Kippur synagogue attack and rising antisemitism

Anti-semitism has been on the rise since the Israel-Gaza war erupted on October 7, 2023