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The Guardian view on Sheffield and snooker: hope for an overlooked northern giant

Sheffield: Keeping the world championship in the UK is good news for a city and region which have punched under their weight

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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.

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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

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Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup

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The Independent UK

Steel workers face ‘huge uncertainty’ after Government takeover – union

Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB national officer, told the BBC that workers have dealt with a ‘yo-yo’ while the matter went through the courts.

Evening Standard

Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner

Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence

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Teen Who Stabbed Harvey Willgoose is Guilty Of Murder — What Is The UK Doing About Knife Crime?

A 15-year-old has been found guilty of murdering fellow pupil Harvey Willgoose in a Sheffield school stabbing, reigniting urgent questions about knife crime in the UK and what's being done to stop it.

International Business Times UK

Inquiry into Orgreave violence during 1984 miners’ strike announced

The inquiry, expected to launch in the autumn, will investigate the events surrounding clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in 1984.

Evening Standard

Blunkett outlines ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ plan to fix railways in Yorkshire

He said Yorkshire’s Plan for Rail would deliver a huge boost to jobs, growth and new housing.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to change course, not go ‘further and faster’ after Reform gains

One Labour MP said the response from Downing Street was ‘nonsense’ while another said the party needs a ‘change of plan’.

Evening Standard

Government backs investment to support airport reopening

A £30 million package announced by the mayor of South Yorkshire is aimed at supporting the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

The Independent UK

Millions will still have £2 bus fare cap as mayors step in to extend scheme

The metro mayors for West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have pledged to extend the £2 bus fare cap.

Evening Standard

How a research hub born out of the Olympics is addressing health inequalities

Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have long worked with some of the country’s top athletes. Now, in a newly transformed industrial part of Sheffield, they are tackling South Yorkshire’s inequalities in healthy life expectancy

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Sunak warned he is ‘risking cohesion of country’ as Labour mayors meet over HS2

Labour mayors Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard and Steve Rotheram gathered in Leeds to warn against further rail cuts.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester could get more powers to help people off benefits and into work

Labour wants to give mayors like Andy Burnham more control over vital employment support schemes

The Independent UK

Doncaster Sheffield Airport ‘could reopen next spring’

South Yorkshire mayor confirms that a takeover deal is being discussed

The Guardian - UK

Doncaster Sheffield airport to close after no ‘tangible proposals’ put forward

Yorkshire mayor calls on PM to intervene over decision which leaves hundreds of staff at risk of losing jobs

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Birmingham Post

South Yorkshire mayor seeks investors for Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Current owners Peel Group say the future of the airport is not viable but mayor Oliver Coppard wants to keep it alive

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: Right to buy is evil, says Labour council leader

Margaret Thatcher's polarising policy allowed council tenants a chance to buy their own home at a discounted rate

Birmingham Post

Bus company failure shows problems in transport system, mayor says

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard has spoken after the collapse of Powell's Bus

The Independent UK

Reduce flights to fight climate change, says mayor – but not at my local airport

Labour’s Oliver Coppard says he will battle to save struggling Doncaster Sheffield Aiport after owners announced it may close - but critics ask if maintaining facility should be priority in age of global warming

Birmingham Post

Mayor 'disappointed' closure-threatened airport potential not unlocked by Peel and ambition not met

South Yorkshire's Oliver Stoppard addresses Peel as Shadow Transport Secretary writes to Grant Shapps

The Independent UK

Labour victor in South Yorkshire tells PM: enough is enough

Oliver Coppard was declared winner of the mayoral race and will succeed party colleague Dan Jarvis as mayor.

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