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Boxing club which ‘prevents knife crime and gangs’ faces possible closure.

Boxing club which ‘prevents knife crime and gangs’ faces possible closure.

by Dylan Sidhu | Feb 23, 2024 | Community, Crime, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A Sheffield-based boxing club has been fighting to stay open after the Sheffield Inclusion Centre school failed to renew its lease. Aspire Boxing Club, based in Arbourthorne, is run by volunteers and has trained thousands of people since it opened 30 years ago. The...
Barnsley man sentenced after caught throwing drugs

Barnsley man sentenced after caught throwing drugs

by Megan Beck | Feb 22, 2024 | Crime, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2

A Barnsley man who was caught by officers throwing class A drugs over a garden fence has appeared before Sheffield Crown Court for sentencing. Jordan Jackson, 26, of Elm Street, Hoyland, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after officers from the...
‘Licence plates are for cars, they are not for little boys on scooters’: Hillsborough faces stolen licence plates

‘Licence plates are for cars, they are not for little boys on scooters’: Hillsborough faces stolen licence plates

by Lucy Tyson | Feb 22, 2024 | Crime, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Two teenage boys were seen taking number plates of multiple cars in Hillsborough. At 11am last Thursday, two teenage boys were caught taking off number plates of cars on Leppings Lane, Hillsborough in Sheffield.  The two lads were caught on the ring doorbell of Jake...
Murder investigation launched in Barnsley as four are arrested

Murder investigation launched in Barnsley as four are arrested

by Anabella Prodan | Feb 22, 2024 | Crime, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a man in the Goldthorpe area of Barnsley. Officers arrived at the scene at 1.21am yesterday after reports that a 26-year-old man had been stabbed in a house on Cooperative Street. Despite the efforts of...
Doncaster Police praised for impact of drug bust operation

Doncaster Police praised for impact of drug bust operation

by Madison Rolfe | Feb 16, 2024 | Community, Crime, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Doncaster South Neighbourhood Policing Team have been praised for their recent bust which saw 21 drug dealers being jailed. They have been given a sentence of 57 years with multiple major drug lines disrupted across the south of Doncaster. Doncaster Inspector Adrian...
Fly-tipping incident behind industrial estate

Fly-tipping incident behind industrial estate

by Isobelle Castro | Feb 16, 2024 | Crime, Environment, Front Page Highlights, News

Dozens of bin bags have been found behind an industrial estate thought to have been used in the production of cannabis. The dump was discovered behind PureGym on Tuesday 13 February as it captured the attention of passersby. Several large bags of compost were stacked...
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