Doncaster Sheffield Airport estimated to reopen by 2025
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) is in its final stages of reopening, following the sudden closure of the airport late last year. In November 2022, Doncaster residents were puzzled when the Peel Group, announced they were closing the airport due to...
Baby Loss Awareness Week: Mexborough mum shares her story to let others know they are not alone
A mum from Mexborough, Doncaster has shared her experience with baby loss, wanting to open up conversations to encourage others to not suffer in silence as Baby Loss Awareness Weeks draws to an end. 9-15th October 2023 marks Baby Loss Awareness Week, a national...
South Yorkshire Busses announce change to system
People in South Yorkshire have been left ‘frustrated and angry’ by the major changes to local bus networks. 98 bus routes across South Yorkshire will undergo changes from the end of October, including some reduced services. Around 10 of these routes are...
Award winning Sheffield scientist dies aged 29
Tributes have been paid for a young scientist that studied at the University of Sheffield who tragically passed away aged just 29. Kirsty Smitten, an accredited and award winning scientist, was diagnosed with a rare form of heart cancer in February 2023, after...
Man who knocked out stranger at Corporation Sheffield after argument with girlfriend given year-long suspended sentence
A man has been given a year-long suspended sentence after he knocked out a stranger in a nightclub after an argument with his girlfriend. Harvey Greatorex, 20, was in Corporation in Sheffield at 1am on 28 March when he knocked out Ben Stevenson, who had tried to...
Sheffield Protesters call for justice against Gaza Strip Conflict
Nearly 100 people gathered at the Sheffield Railway Station to demand the freedom of Palestinians on Tuesday afternoon, as the conflict between Palestine and Israel worsens. Julie Pearn, Chair of the Sheffield Labour Friends of Palestine, said: "We are horrified by...
EXCLUSIVE: The moment DJ Dom Whiting took to Sheffield with Drum and Bass Bike Ride
Sheffield City Centre saw hundreds of people from across South Yorkshire come together this Sunday to take part in a Drum and Bass community bike ride, arranged by DJ Dom Whiting. Attendees of all ages took to the road for what is the final UK 'DnB on the Bike'...
EXCLUSIVE: Sheffield United icon Mark Duffy on his career highlight and repairing his relationship with Chris Wilder
Sheffield United cult hero Mark Duffy said he has resolved his differences with Chris Wilder as he begins his career as a manager. Now in the dugout at Macclesfield FC, Duffy said he has been seeking advice from the former Blades boss. The pair fell out in 2019 after...
Over 15,000 people sign petition calling for plans for Sheffield pig farm expansion to be scrapped
More than 15,000 people across the UK have signed a petition launched last week by national animals rights group PETA UK calling for plans to expand a pig farm near Ingbirchworth, Sheffield to be scrapped. A planning application for ‘the erection of an agricultural...
HS2: Rishi Sunak announces 42-minute Manchester link in ‘Network North’ scheme as HS2 scrapped
The Prime Minister has unveiled plans for Sheffield to be connected to Manchester in a 42-minute-long electric link as part of his ‘Network North’ scheme. In his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Sunak pledged that he would spend the £36 billion budget...
“Had I not been adopted; I would be a very different person today”: Care agency’s appeal to get more families to consider adoption
(Photo of Connor and his brother Jacob) As November marks National adoption month, many people across South Yorkshire have been raising awareness for adoption and the impact it can have. Connor Woodroffe, 20, from Sheffield was adopted along with his younger brother...
Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri confirms club have paid off HMRC debt
(Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Sheffield Wednesday's owner Dejphon Chansiri has confirmed that the club have had their EFL embargo lifted after paying off their HMRC debt. Players and staff have also been paid for the month, which the Thai businessman said was at...
Ofsted says 31% of parents asked ‘strongly disagree’ children feel safe at Sheffield school
An Ofsted survey found that 31% of parents at Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School strongly disagree that their child feels safe there. Of the 16 people who responded to the Ofsted Parent View survey which ran for a year from September 2022, only four...
Nottingham Panthers launch fundraiser after Adam Johnson death in Sheffield Steelers game
Image: Getty Ice hockey side the Nottingham Panthers have set up a fundraiser for Adam Johnson’s hometown following his passing after an incident against the Sheffield Steelers. The 29-year-old tragically passed away after being hit with a skate across his neck, which...
Ghost hunting couple share their most haunting stories from South Yorkshire
(Image: Dean and Veronica Buckley, taken on one of their paranormal investigations) A Conisborough couple have taken to TikTok with their paranormal investigations, ‘ghost hunting’ at some of the most haunted spots in South Yorkshire. Buckley’s Paranormal is run by...