‘Innocent bystander’ shot dead outside bar while celebrating bank holiday weekend Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident The Independent UK · May 27
Three arrested after woman killed in shooting outside Sheffield bar Officers were called to the scene at 2.45am on Monday morning following reports of a shooting outside the One Four One bar on West Street, South Yorkshire Evening Standard · May 25
Police drop case of missing British toddler 35 years after he vanished in Greece Sheffield-born Ben Needham went missing in Kos in July 1991 when he was just 21 months old The Independent UK · May 18
Norwegian group in talks to buy former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire UK official receiver understood to prefer Blastr as buyer for SSUK’s electric arc furnace in Rotherham and site in Stocksbridge The Guardian - UK · Apr 15
Former miners can finally speak the truth about Orgreave, says inquiry chair Pete Wilcox says point of investigation into infamous 1984 clashes with police is to ‘enable communities to move on’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 27
Inquiry opens into Battle of Orgreave during miners’ strike The Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Pete Wilcox, has launched a call for evidence for the official inquiry into the 1984 Battle of Orgreave. The government-appointed inquiry will investigate the violent clashes between striking miners and police outside a South Yorkshire coking plant. It possesses statutory powers to compel evidence from… The Independent UK · Mar 26
Branding unveiled for South Yorkshire’s new £1.5bn public transport network The new network promises to transform buses and trams in the region The Independent UK · Mar 24
‘You can feel it’: South Yorkshire revival gathers pace as new industries move in From steel to screen, podcasts to defence, Sheffield’s economy is diversifying amid a wave of new investment The Guardian - UK · Mar 23
Prince William joins Greg James on surprise tandem bike ride for Comic Relief The pair cycled through the South Yorkshire countryside as part of the DJ’s Red Nose Day fundraiser The Independent UK · Mar 17
William praises Greg James as he joins him on cycle for Comic Relief The pair cycled through the South Yorkshire countryside Evening Standard · Mar 17
Once-in-a-generation change: South Yorkshire’s transport gets makeover as mayor unveils £1.5 billion ‘People’s Network’ South Yorkshire is set to transform the way residents travel, with the launch of the South Yorkshire People’s Network. The plan, unveiled by Mayor Oliver Coppard, aims to bring trams, buses, and bike hire schemes under full public control. The Times of India · Mar 16
Mayor unveils £1.5bn ‘People’s Network’ transport plan for South Yorkshire Trams, buses and hire bikes will be integrated under molten orange and asphalt black livery highlighting industrial heritage, says Oliver Coppard The Guardian - UK · Mar 16
The Yorkshire Golf Club That Helped To Produce The 2016 Masters Champion Jeremy Ellwood returns to the South Yorkshire club where Danny Willett played his golf as a teenager to see the fruits of recent course improvement works Golf Monthly · Mar 5
UK’s first Government-backed Tech Town named Schools and colleges, businesses and hospitals in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will receive Government support to develop AI tools and digital skills. Evening Standard · Feb 3
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7 Family of teenager misidentified in fatal car crash describe ‘unimaginable’ ordeal Joshua Johnson died in a collision near Rotherham in December but was initially identified by police as Trevor Wynn, who survived
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6 South Yorkshire police told wrong family teenager had died in crash Force refers itself to police watchdog over mistake in identifying two boys, one who survived and one who died, in December collision
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025 ‘Better out than in’: why a South Yorkshire charity wants people to speak their mind Who Is Your Neighbour? lets people talk in constructive, thoughtful ways to offer an antidote to division and despair
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025 Final Hillsborough report ends investigation with no consequences Failings of legal system mean 97 people were unlawfully killed, but no one will be held accountable
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025 Hillsborough families say ‘we’ll never get justice’ as police escape punishment despite report’s findings – as it happened Condemnation of system that ‘allows officers to simply walk away, retiring without consequence’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025 Hillsborough families decry ‘bitter injustice’ that no officers will face disciplinary proceedings None of the former officers named by the IOPC will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2025 Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith Seventy-year-old, who died in incident near Bentley, said by family to be ‘a beloved husband, father and grandfather’
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2025 Helicopter crash victim, 70, named as family pay tribute to grandad with ‘real passion for aviation’ Peter Smith suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene in Bentley, near Doncaster
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025 Man, 70, who died after helicopter crash near Doncaster named South Yorkshire Police said Peter Smith suffered serious injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 South Yorkshire police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect PC Marie Thompson sentenced to 40 months after posing as anonymous ‘paedophile hunter’ to extort £3,500
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Man dies after helicopter crashes into field in South Yorkshire Pilot and two passengers including 10-year-old boy sustain minor injuries in incident near Doncaster