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Former miners can finally speak the truth about Orgreave, says inquiry chair

Pete Wilcox says point of investigation into infamous 1984 clashes with police is to ‘enable communities to move on’

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry opens into Battle of Orgreave during miners’ strike

The Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Pete Wilcox, has launched a call for evidence for the official inquiry into the 1984 Battle of Orgreave. The government-appointed inquiry will investigate the violent clashes between striking miners and police outside a South Yorkshire coking plant. It possesses statutory powers to compel evidence from…

The Independent UK

Branding unveiled for South Yorkshire’s new £1.5bn public transport network

The new network promises to transform buses and trams in the region

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‘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

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Prince William joins Greg James on surprise tandem bike ride for Comic Relief

The pair cycled through the South Yorkshire countryside as part of the DJ’s Red Nose Day fundraiser

The Independent UK

William praises Greg James as he joins him on cycle for Comic Relief

The pair cycled through the South Yorkshire countryside

Evening Standard

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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The Yorkshire Golf Club That Helped To Produce The 2016 Masters Champion

Jeremy Ellwood returns to the South Yorkshire club where Danny Willett played his golf as a teenager to see the fruits of recent course improvement works

Golf Monthly

UK’s first Government-backed Tech Town named

Schools and colleges, businesses and hospitals in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will receive Government support to develop AI tools and digital skills.

Evening Standard

Family of teenager misidentified in fatal car crash describe ‘unimaginable’ ordeal

Joshua Johnson died in a collision near Rotherham in December but was initially identified by police as Trevor Wynn, who survived

The Guardian - UK

South Yorkshire police told wrong family teenager had died in crash

Force refers itself to police watchdog over mistake in identifying two boys, one who survived and one who died, in December collision

The Guardian - UK

‘Better out than in’: why a South Yorkshire charity wants people to speak their mind

Who Is Your Neighbour? lets people talk in constructive, thoughtful ways to offer an antidote to division and despair

The Guardian - UK

Final Hillsborough report ends investigation with no consequences

Failings of legal system mean 97 people were unlawfully killed, but no one will be held accountable

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Hillsborough families say ‘we’ll never get justice’ as police escape punishment despite report’s findings – as it happened

Condemnation of system that ‘allows officers to simply walk away, retiring without consequence’

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Hillsborough families decry ‘bitter injustice’ that no officers will face disciplinary proceedings

None of the former officers named by the IOPC will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired

The Guardian - UK

Man killed in South Yorkshire helicopter crash named as Peter Smith

Seventy-year-old, who died in incident near Bentley, said by family to be ‘a beloved husband, father and grandfather’

Evening Standard

Helicopter crash victim, 70, named as family pay tribute to grandad with ‘real passion for aviation’

Peter Smith suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene in Bentley, near Doncaster

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The Independent UK

Man, 70, who died after helicopter crash near Doncaster named

South Yorkshire Police said Peter Smith suffered serious injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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South Yorkshire police officer jailed for blackmailing suspect

PC Marie Thompson sentenced to 40 months after posing as anonymous ‘paedophile hunter’ to extort £3,500

The Guardian - UK

Man dies after helicopter crashes into field in South Yorkshire

Pilot and two passengers including 10-year-old boy sustain minor injuries in incident near Doncaster

Evening Standard

Harvey Willgoose’s mother says ‘weight has been lifted’ after killer detained

Mohammed Umar Khan stabbed Harvey to death at their Sheffield school when they were both 15 years old.

Evening Standard

Dickie Bird’s friends and family remember ‘Mr Barnsley’

The famous umpire never left the South Yorkshire town where he was born.

Evening Standard

‘Every option’ to keep steel-making in Yorkshire being pursued after insolvency

Industry minister Sarah Jones said she ‘very much believes’ that steelworks have a future in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands.

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Police launch urgent search for missing West Midlands teenager believed in South Yorkshire

Jazmina was last seen around 12 p.m. on Tuesday, 26 August, in the West Midlands area. Since then, she has not been seen or heard from, prompting growing

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