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10-year-old wins Leeds Children’s Mayor election in record breaking fashion

10-year-old wins Leeds Children’s Mayor election in record breaking fashion

by Will Atherton | Nov 12, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Leeds, West Yorkshire

The newly elected Leeds Children’s Mayor has promised to tackle bulying, discrimination, and poverty across the next 12 months. Sienna Silva-Farber, aged 10, a pupil at Harewood C of E Primary School, has been unveiled as the new Children’s Mayor of Leeds for...
“The house turned upside down”: a family’s struggle to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa 

“The house turned upside down”: a family’s struggle to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Melissa 

by Casey Peyton | Nov 11, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire, Uncategorised

A woman from Sheffield is raising money for her family in Jamaica, to help them rebuild the destruction Hurricane Melissa left. Viola Hackett, 59, set up a Gofundme page to help her sisters and brothers across the world.  She recounted what it was like to speak...
Major four vehicle collision shuts A1(M) southbound near Doncaster

Major four vehicle collision shuts A1(M) southbound near Doncaster

by Amara Keeling | Nov 10, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, South Yorkshire

The A1(M) in South Yorkshire between J37 (Doncaster) and J36 (Warmsworth) is closed southbound following a road traffic collision involving four vehicles. South Yorkshire emergency services are at the scene, as crews clear the spillage of oil and debris from the road....
LIVE: Coverage of Sheffield’s Remembrance Day parade

LIVE: Coverage of Sheffield’s Remembrance Day parade

by Will Russell | Nov 9, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Live

12:20: As the procession has moved into the city hall, and the public have left the area, our coverage of today comes to a close. 12:10: Now people have moved away, we have managed to get some images of the wreaths and symbols left on the cenotaph. 12:05: As the...
In-Pictures: UKIP “Reclaim Sheffield” Rally and Counter-Protest

In-Pictures: UKIP “Reclaim Sheffield” Rally and Counter-Protest

by Jimmy Tse | Nov 8, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

A UKIP-led “Reclaim Sheffield” rally and a counter-demonstration organised under the banner “Keep our city Nazi-free” drew hundreds of people gathering in Sheffield city centre on Saturday, leading to tense stand-offs and several arrests. The...
Both protests over in Sheffield after numerous police clashes and arrests

Both protests over in Sheffield after numerous police clashes and arrests

by Will Atherton | Nov 8, 2025 | General News, Home Page Top Story, Live

15.46pm: With all crowds now gone from Sheffield city centre and police starting to leave, today’s protests are officially over. Thank you for keeping up to date with our live coverage today. 15.30pm: The counter protest is also over, with scores of people...
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