Footballer Fernando Forestieri has been found not guilty over charges of racially aggravated harassment and using threatening words and behaviour. Mr Forestieri, 29, who plays as a striker for English club Sheffield Wednesday, hugged his wife after the verdict was...
A junior school in Sheffield has written an open letter to parents to warn them about the dangers of air pollution. A letter written by a Yr4 class at Hunter’s Bar Junior School was shared on Twitter where students gave statistics about the harmful effects of air...
Drug dealers are targeting vulnerable people who receive their Universal Credit lump sums. The benefit payment, which has been rolled-out in Sheffield since November 2018, is paid monthly and in arrears. Sarah Allen, Business Development Partner at Addaction, a drug,...
Police are warning residents to beware of fake officials asking for money. The cold callers are claiming to work for the NHS, the council, and other official organisations. South Yorkshire Police said some offenders are working together to steal money and possessions,...
A man who was found with a retractable knife on a primary school’s premises in Doncaster was given a community order by Sheffield Crown Court. Sandis Jansons, 27, who is originally from Latvia, was seen on Town Field Primary School’s grounds on 5 July last year with...
A Sheffield burglar has been sentenced to two years and five months in prison. Last month South Yorkshire Police had issued an appeal to help find 25-year-old Ashley Gibson and he has now been caught. Gibson, previously of Edge Well Crescent, Fox Hill, was sentenced...
