by Sophia Boothby | Apr 24, 2026 | Education, News, Watch
A Sheffield based research centre has started a project that looks into asbestos in schools and how that affects school-based education workers. Mesothelioma is a rare and often incurable cancer that develops on the lungs or other internal organs usually due to...
by Megan Stubbs | Apr 24, 2026 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
FlyDoncaster have raised hopes across South Yorkshire with continued efforts to bring back the airport despite a delay to key funding decisions made by Doncaster Council. A loan for £57million was previously approved by Doncaster City Council to aid the reopening,...
by Sophia Boothby | Apr 24, 2026 | Community, News, Politics, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
Jonathan Wainwright calls for change in this upcoming election with the fact the town’s political stance may be shifting. For the first time in 20 years all 63 seats in Barnsley council are up for election on polling day. Stephen Houghton, the current Barnsley...
by Amy Robertson | Apr 24, 2026 | Crime, News, Top Story 3 - Home Page sub 2
A shoplifter who stole hundreds of pounds worth of items, breaking his criminal behaviour order (CBO), has been sentenced to over two years in prison. Callum Ripley, of no fixed address, was banned from entering Sheffield supermarkets, such as Asda, Co-Op, Tesco and...
by Ciara Stacey | Apr 24, 2026 | Community, Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Since 2018 there have been 12 wildfires that have devastated 81.22 hectares of land that has led to tonnes of carbon being released into the atmosphere. The Moors for the Future Partnership, in a statement, said: “With climate change making weather more extreme,...
by Robin Lee | Apr 24, 2026 | Environment, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead
The presence of the “red listed” endangered water vole species has been found across the Peak District and South Pennines due to the hard work of mink removal volunteers in the area. Ecologists from Yorkshire Water and the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust have...
