Harvey Willgoose

The parents of Harvey Willgoose who died after he was stabbed twice at a Sheffield school have met with the Home Secretary. They're calling for action to clampdown on knife crime. I reported live on the story this week...

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Adolescence

The global-smash hit Netflix series Adolescence was filmed in Yorkshire. It's a disturbing drama about a teenage boy accused of murdering a female classmate. Adolescence was made by Sheffield's Warp Films and all the interior scenes were filmed at Production Park in South Kirkby near Pontefract.

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Heat Pumps

A Sheffield company that was given millions of pounds of Government grants to install air source heat pumps has gone into administration and has left several customers with faulty heating. Greener Living Ltd went bust in March last year. The company was given more than four million pounds as part of Government efforts to encourage homeowners to replace existing fossil fuel heating with more efficient, low carbon systems. Chesterfield couple Geoffrey and Julie Cox say they’ve been left paying-off thousands of pounds in debt after having their faulty heating system fitted.

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King Charles bust Lily Marsh

I really enjoyed filming this story about a sculpture fit for a king! An artist in Sheffield was chosen to make the first bust of King Charles. Lily Marsh retrained as a stonemason twelve years ago through The King's Foundation - so it was fitting that the bronze bust was unveiled to the King at its headquarters on its thirty-fifth anniversary. I also took photos and wrote this article for the BBC News website.

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Dot Kesterton

It's been an absolute pleasure to film/photograph/edit and write this story about the incredible Sheffield runner, Dot Kesterton. Dot is a retired teacher who was put-off running for more than 40 years is now winning gold medals as a Masters athlete. Dot Kesterton is one of the fastest older runners in the world - in 2022 she became the quickest female 10 kilometre runner in her age category. I've written a BBC News Online article about Dot and made this TV story...

Click here for the audio of my story on BBC Sheffield.

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Miners' Memories

It's 40 years this week since the end of the miners' strike. We've been speaking to a former miner and a campaigner from the Women Against Pit Closures group to find out how they feel about the miners going back to work, four decades on.

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