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Barnsley Council to spend £285,000 a year replacing staff laptops under new technology plans

Barnsley Council is set to spend around £285,000 a year on replacing staff laptops, as part of a wider £1.1 million package to overhaul its technology, data and innovation services.

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Call for Barnsley Council to broadcast more meetings to improve transparency

More council meetings could soon be livestreamed and recorded for the public after councillors proposed a motion to expand webcasting at Barnsley Town Hall.

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Plans lodged to transform former Argos into arcade and coffee shop

Plans have been submitted to change the use of a former retail unit on Howard Street in Rotherham town centre into an amusement arcade.

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Man fighting for life after scooter crash on Cumberland Drive, Ardsley, Barnsley

A man is fighting for his life after crashing his moped on a South Yorkshire street in the early hours.

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Child rapist jailed over years of vile abuse in South Yorkshire as police praise brave victim

A child abuser who subjected young girl to years of abhorrent acts has been locked up.

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A61: Police issue details of crash which caused rush hour traffic jam between Sheffield and Chesterfield

Police have described a crash which caused rush hour traffic jams on the main road between Sheffield and Chesterfield this morning.

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting opens Barnsley' ‘Health on the High Street’ hub

The Health Secretary Wes Streeting, has officially opened the first phase of a new health and wellbeing hub in Barnsley town centre.

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Van driver charged after Sheffield pedestrian rushed to hospital

A man has been charged with driving without due care and attention

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Lowedges Close: Arrest after several police cars rush to Sheffield neighbourhood

A man was arrested in a Sheffield neighbourhood in an incident reportedly attended by several police cars.

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Sheffield commuters and shoppers facing disruption on Meadowhall rail route

Sheffield commuters and shoppers are facing disruption on the trains to Meadowhall.

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Barnsley man charged after collision on West Street, Sheffield, sees woman rushed to hospital

A man has been charged after a collision closed a main city centre street for hours.

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Supertram disrupting services from Kelham Island to Hillsborough for 'essential engineering work' in Sheffield

Tram operators have announced disruptions to their services this weekend for engineering work.

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M1 disruptions expected as 70m long police convoy headed to Meadowhall from Doncaster

Police are warning travellers that there will be rush hour problems on the motorway as they transport an ‘abnormal load’.

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Snow in Sheffield LIVE updates as cold snap arrives with -2C temperatures

Sheffield has been hit by snow, as locals brace for an icy weekend

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Former South Yorkshire Police chief Stephen Watson knighted for turning round string of failing forces

A former chief constable of South Yorkshire Police with a track record for turning around failing forces with his “back to basics” approach has been knighted.

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Brother of Sheffield Hamza Mohammed murder suspect jailed as search continues

It is believed Adam Iqbal helped brother Danyal flee the county

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The Apprentice review: This hoary old cliche of a show marks its 20th birthday by mixing AI with Austen

To paraphrase noted business tycoon Jane Austen, “it is a truth universally acknowledged that a business person in possession of a slot on The Apprentice must be in want of a brain”.

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Number of bus routes disrupted after early morning snow across Sheffield and South Yorkshire

A handful of bus services have been disrupted this morning as early morning snow begins to clear.

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A61 Dronfield bypass: Traffic jams after rush hour crash on major route between Sheffield and Chesterfield

Drivers were facing traffic jams this morning after a crash on a major route near Sheffield.

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Row erupts over Sheffield council's plan for housing as policy slammed as 'racist'

A Sheffield policy on council housing allocation was condemned as “racist” for including a clause to say that applicants need to have been in the city for three years.