BREAKING: Sheffield news as city's bin collectors stage protest
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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as city’s bin collectors stage protest
Key Events
- Fat Face: Big changes in Orchard Square in Sheffield as another retailer plans to close
- South Yorkshire police officers 'outraged' at plans for personal mobile phones to be 'spot checked'
Nikita Johnson: Family pay tribute to Rotherham mum, 23, who fell to her death from M18 bridge
The family of a mother-of-two from Rotherham who died in a fall from a bridge last weekend have paid tribute to their ‘bright’ and ‘bubbly’ daughter.
5.02pm - South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis reportedly earned £140,000 outside of MP role since January 2020
Spotlight has been thrown on the earnings of South Yorkshire MPs in the wake of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.
4.43pm - Here’s why preacher Franklin Graham can hold a Sheffield concert – but comedian Roy Chubby Brown can’t
Why can controversial preacher Franklin Graham host a concert at the Arena while comedian Roy Chubby Brown is banned from Sheffield City Hall?
4.29pm - Aston Academy in Swallownest issues warning to parents over man approaching children in Alexander Park
A school near Sheffield has issued an urgent warning to parents after a man reportedly approached children in a nearby park.
2.26pm - Group of South Yorkshire teenagers praised for their honesty after finding phone
A group of teenagers have been praised and could be rewarded after handing in a mobile phone they found in South Yorkshire.
2.20pm - Flat Street death: Man found near Pond Street, Sheffield, expected to be identified this week
A man who died after being found unconscious in Sheffield city centre in the early hours of Saturday is expected to be identified this week.
1.51pm - Sheffield bin strike: Here’s what you need to do if your waste has not been collected
Striking bin collectors, who marched through Sheffield today in a protest over pay, are said to have impacted more than 200,000 homes in the city.
12.40pm - Roy Chubby Brown's rep accuses Sheffield authorities of 'double standards' over preacher Franklin Graham show
The tour manager for Roy Chubby Brown says the comedian won’t take legal action after his concert at Sheffield City Hall was cancelled.
1.47pm - Sheffield areas where women have the highest life expectancies - is your neighbourhood on the list?
Data sourced from Public Health England reveals average life expectancies in neighbourhoods across England.
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