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102-year-old man targeted by burglars pretending to be maintenance men

102-year-old man targeted by burglars pretending to be maintenance men

by Kiera Macey | Feb 29, 2024 | Crime, Front Page Highlights, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

An elderly man allowed two men claiming to be maintenance workers into his home – but they left empty handed after being disturbed. The attempted burglary happened in the Fox Hill area of Sheffield, on January 17th, with the man believing they were there to...
Elderly man dies weeks after being hit by car in Doncaster

Elderly man dies weeks after being hit by car in Doncaster

by Amber Smith | Feb 29, 2024 | Crime, Front Page Highlights, News

A 83-year-old man has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Doncaster earlier this month. The pedestrian was hit by a car in Askern and taken to hospital with life threatening injuries, before passing away late on Tuesday. South Yorkshire Police are appealing...
Two men jailed after Sheffield cannabis farm discovered

Two men jailed after Sheffield cannabis farm discovered

by Alex Simpson | Feb 23, 2024 | Crime, Front Page Highlights, News, Top stories, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture

Two men have been jailed after pleading guilty to drugs-related offences in North East Sheffield Damiano Behari, 25, of no fixed abode and Eneo Guri, 27, of Lathcoates Crescent in Chelmsford, Essex were both sentenced to three years and four months in prison each for...
Barnsley stabbing victim named by police

Barnsley stabbing victim named by police

by Alex Simpson | Feb 23, 2024 | Community, Crime, Front Page Highlights, News

The victim of a stabbing in Barnsley in the early hours of Wednesday morning has been named by South Yorkshire Police Lazarus Makono died at the scene following the stabbing, which saw officers called at 1:21am on Wednesday 21 February to reports of a stabbing at a...
Police appeal for a group of men in relation to a robbery and assault

Police appeal for a group of men in relation to a robbery and assault

by Nicole Hannam | Feb 23, 2024 | Crime, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

CCTV images have been released after a man was attacked during a robbery in Park Hill. South Yorkshire Police have released images of a group of men that they would like to speak to in relation to the attack. It was reported that on 12 December 2023, at approximately...
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...
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