Orgreave Inquiry

I've been reporting on the start of the Orgreave Inquiry... 

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Crash ID Mix-up Live

I've been reporting live on South Yorkshire Police mixing up the identities of an 18-year-old killed in a car crash with another teenager who survived the collision in Rotherham.

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Drink Drive Pub

I've been to a pub in South Yorkshire to find out more about how many alcoholic drinks you're allowed to have before you go over the drink driving limit...the answer is, nobody knows as we all react differently to alcohol. It's a serious issue for everyone as Government data estimates that last year there were 410 collisions and 20 deaths caused by drink drivers in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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The Reytons

I went to interview Rotherham band The Reytons ahead of their headline set at Sheffield's Tramlines festival.

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Liberty Steel Live

This week I reported live from Stocksbridge on the Liberty Steel plant there and the three in Rotherham being at risk of closure. The company, which employs 1,450 in South Yorkshire avoided insolvency for the time being after a potential buyer was found.

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The Reytons

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and interviewing Rotherham band The Reytons who were great fun! In a stunning publicity stunt, ex Manchester United star Gary Neville was unveiled as the newest member of the chart-topping band.

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Manvers Riot

I've been reporting on the aftermath of the deeply disturbing riot in Manvers on the outskirts of Rotherham.

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Tattoo Rotherham

A tattoo studio in Rotherham has been offering free tattoos in memory of a twenty year old man who died in a car crash. Four people have been arrested in connection with Mackenzie Ball's death on suspicion of murder and death by dangerous driving.

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Powerlifters

It was really inspiring filming with three teenage boys from Rotherham who are doing great things in the sport of Powerlifting. Greg, Oli and Sam say lifting weights has made them more disciplined, better people. I went along to film one of their training sessions, in a packed gym in Swinton.

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Lulu Charity Film

I've been back to film another story about the life of Lulu Blundell, a 19-year-old from Rotherham who died of cancer at home on New Year's Day last year. I first filmed a story with Lulu's family last year, a few weeks after she passed away. Now a film about her has been shortlisted for a national award. The film is really powerful and is made up of videos from Lulu’s social media accounts.

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Yusuf

The family of a five-year-old boy from Rotherham who died after being sent home from hospital have rejected a report which found his care was appropriate. Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died in November last year, eight days after he was seen at Rotherham General Hospital and sent home with antibiotics. A report into his care was commissioned after his family claimed he should have been admitted to hospital.

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Bradley Lowery court case

A Sheffield Wednesday fan who used a photo of Bradley Lowery to taunt opposition supporters has admitted a public order offence. Dale Houghton was pictured laughing as he brandished the image of the six-year-old during a match against Sunderland - the team Bradley supported before he died of cancer in 2017.

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Exams Resume

GCSE and A Level exams got underway in full this week for the first time in three years. Unlike last year, students have not been given advance information about the topics they're likely to be tested on. The regulator Ofqual says the disruption caused by Covid will still be taken into account in the grades that are awarded - but some students are worried that they've been unfairly affected by the virus and, more recently, strike action.

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Lulu

The family of a nineteen year old Yorkshire woman who's died of a rare form of bone cancer say they're determined to raise a hundred thousand pounds for charity that has supported them. Lulu Blundell from Rotherham died on New Year's Day this year of Ewing’s sarcoma. She managed to raise a staggering eighty thousand pounds for the Teenage Cancer Trust in her lifetime.

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83 yr old gym goer

I had a lot of run reporting on an 83-year-old man from Barnsley who's become a social media sensation after posting his gym workouts online. George Sagar has had 400,000 views on one of his TikTok videos and he wants to encourage other older people to get active. It was on BBC Look North and on BBC Breakfast...

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Football Award

A football fanatic from South Yorkshire has been named the Football Association's 'Nationwide Mutual Respect Award' winner for her commitment to football for three decades and for her inclusion of players with disabilities. Emily Rowles from Rotherham devotes her life to football, volunteering as a coach for children and women at Kiveton Park FC as well as playing for the club. 

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Free School Meals

The families of school children in Rotherham who are entitled to free school meals will get supermarket vouchers to buy food during summer holidays. They'll be worth fifteen pounds per week per child. The number of children in Rotherham who qualify for means-tested free school meals has risen more than a third to nearly twelve thousand children since the start of the pandemic. It was an eye-opening experience to speak to teachers and parents at Badsley Primary School in Rotherham to see how the cost of living crisis is impacting on families.

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Women's Euros

The Women's Euros starts on 6th July and two of the tournament venues are here in Yorkshire. Sheffield's Bramall Lane and Rotherham's New York Stadium will host eight matches including a quarter and a semi-final. Assuming the Lionesses progress through the tournament, they'll play their semi-final in Sheffield.

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Pawnbrokers

I filmed a story on people in Rotherham cashing in their £150 council tax rebate cheques at pawnbrokers because they cannot afford to wait for the money. A large queue formed outside the Cash Shop in Rotherham, which deducts a £15 fee for the service.

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Rotherham United Wembley

I had the great pleasure of reporting on Rotherham United's EFL Trophy win at Wembley on Sunday - my first time working at the national stadium. It was a really exciting match - the Millers were seconds away from losing the final when they turned the tie. This is my first report on the final which went out on the Sunday night. I can't upload the my pkg which went out on Monday's Look North as it includes match footage which Sky Sports has the copyright of.

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