Inconsiderate four by four drivers are being blamed for coming off the tracks and causing environmental damage in the Peak District. The byway over Houndkirk Moor, which is within the Sheffield boundary, is popular with walkers, cyclists and horse riders as well as four by four drivers. The authorities say a few are ruining it for the many, and want people to report bad behaviour.
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Sunday, 28 April 2019
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Litter Picking
I've been reporting on the growing number of people getting involved in litter picking. It seems to be particularly popular in Sheffield.
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Friday, 19 April 2019
Hillsborough, how Sheffielders helped
Thirty years on from the Hillsborough disaster, I've been working on a story with my colleagues in Sheffield about how people from the city helped the victims of the tragedy and their families. Pat Hunt from Bradfield volunteered to support the family of Tony Bland who was from Keighley - and became the 96th and final victim. Ahead of the anniversary, Pat was re-united with Tony's father. This is her story...
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Prisons
A week-long operation to stop drugs and mobile phones from entering three prisons in Doncaster is underway. Officers from South Yorkshire Police and prison staff are monitoring HMP Doncaster, Lindholme & Moorland. They're carrying out searches for prohibited items that are either being brought into prison or are already inside.
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Sunday, 14 April 2019
Murder Investigation
South Yorkshire Police are appealing for help to solve a murder investigation following the death of a mother of four from Rotherham. Alena Grlakova's body was found on wasteland behind a pub on Monday just yards away from where she was last seen more than three months ago. A man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
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Saturday, 13 April 2019
Roma
I've been filming another story with the Roma community in Sheffield this week as they celebrated International Roma Day. It's at the same time as a warning that the government has "comprehensively failed" them. A new report by a the Commons women and equalities committee said Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities had the worst outcomes of any ethnic group across a huge range of areas, including education, health, employment, criminal justice and hate crime, but little was being done to tackle longstanding inequalities.
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Flybe
I did my first live on the sofa on problems for the airline Flybe. The company has apologised for cancelling flights and has blamed an industry-wide shortage of pilots and its own pilots taking holidays. It comes at at time when Flybe is considering making redundancies.
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Sunday, 7 April 2019
Highliner
Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to walk from one cliff edge to another? Or does the idea fill you with dread? Sarah Rixham who's from Sheffield is a former world record holder and travels around the globe to go highlining. This has to be the most exhilarating story I've ever filmed!
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