by Connie Perkins | Oct 29, 2026 | Live News, News - Barnsley, News - Doncaster, News - Rotherham, News - Sheffield
Pollution jumped 72% in a year to its worst level since 2011. Bills are up more than a third in two years, and the company admits customers, not shareholders, will fund most of its £8.3bn fix. Yorkshire Water has crashed to the lowest rating the Environment Agency can...
by Connie Perkins | Oct 28, 2026 | Homepage Top Story, News, News - Barnsley, News - Doncaster, News - Rotherham, News - Sheffield, News - Top Story
More than 150,000 extra parents a year to get paternity pay, but campaigners say two weeks is just the start. Self-employed fathers will be paid to spend time with their newborn babies for the first time, after Chancellor John Healey announced the change in his first...
by Gabriella Whiston | Oct 27, 2026 | Homepage Top Story, News, News - Barnsley, News - Doncaster, News - Rotherham, News - Sheffield
The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza’s new Childhood Lottery report has revealed which areas in the country are the most challenging for young people, including areas in South Yorkshire. The report, published last week, compiles data from 153...
by Maggie Porter | Oct 26, 2026 | Homepage Top Story, Live News, Live News Top Story, News, News - Barnsley, News - Doncaster, News - Rotherham, News - Sheffield, News - Top Story
The Met Office’s yellow wind warning ended at 9pm on Sunday 25 October, but the effects of the storm are still being felt. In Sheffield, a large tree fell onto a parked car on Union Road in Nether Edge, with other fallen trees reported at Hillsborough Park and...
by Connie Perkins | Oct 25, 2026 | Live News, News - Barnsley, News - Doncaster, News - Rotherham, News - Sheffield
The Met Office is forecasting further unsettled weather across South Yorkshire, with heavy showers and strong winds expected to continue into next week. A yellow weather warning for strong winds is also in force across South Yorkshire as Storm Boelo brings blustery...
by Connie Perkins | Oct 22, 2026 | Live News, Live News Top Story, News - Barnsley, News - Doncaster, News - Rotherham, News - Sheffield
South Yorkshire is set for a chilly Thursday with sunny spells before rain and strengthening winds arrive overnight. Most areas will stay dry throughout the day, with occasional sunshine and cloudier periods. However, the odd shower could develop, particularly across...