BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire on Friday 5 February

Summary

Sheffield MP and ex-miner Harry Harpham dies aged 61
Ennis-Hill to miss indoor athletics season due to injury
Barnsley book place at Wembley after penalty shoot-out
Refuse workers in Sheffield balloted for industrial action
Canal drained as part of £500,000 Tinsley Locks upgrade
Updates on Friday 5 February 2016

Live Reporting

Katie Galbraith

Refuse workers in Sheffield balloted for industrial actionpublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield
One-hundred-and-sixty refuse workers in Sheffield are being balloted for industrial action.
The GMB union claim management are being over aggressive in their use of CCTV monitoring and disciplinary procedures.
Veolia say they work closely with the recognised trade unions in relation to pay discussions and where there are internal issues an agreed grievance procedure is in place to deal with such matters.
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Club gives more details about future of Barnsley Head coachpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Just one day from their Johnstone's Paint trophy win against Fleetwood there is uncertainty over the future of the team's head coach.
It's been announced this morning that Lee Johnson has been given permission , externalto speak to Bristol City regarding their vacant manager's position.
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Latest headlines: Tributes being paid to Sheffield MP after cancer fight and could Barnsley boss be on his way to Bristol City?published at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
The top stories from South Yorkshire this morning include:
- Tributes pour in to Sheffield MP Harry Harpham who has died at the age of 61
- Refuse workers in Sheffield are being balloted for industrial action
- Barnsley head coach Lee Johnson has been given permission to speak to Bristol City, external regarding their vacant manager's position
Hundreds of fish electrically stunned ahead of Sheffield canal upgradepublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield
I've been down in Tinsley this morning where hundreds of fish are being electrically stunned so they can be moved out of the canal while four sets of lock gates are replaced.
It's part of a £500,000 repair project.
The new gates are handcrafted to fit and will last about 30 years.
How not to use your oven: Advice from South Yorkshire Fire Servicepublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Have you seen this photo which was tweeted by South Yorkshire Fire Service, external?
An unusual place to store your sweet treats and bags for life.
Apparently this was what firefighters found at one home in Sheffield when they were carrying out a home safety check.
The service is suggesting this is perhaps not the best way to use your oven.
Image source, South Yorkshire Fire
Barnsley boss to speak to Bristol City about manager's jobpublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
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Ennis-Hill injury: Sheffield Olympic champion 'frustrated' at missing indoor seasonpublished at 09:53
BBC Sport
We've been hearing the news this morning that Sheffield Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will miss the indoor athletics season with an achilles injury.
The 30-year-old Briton said she is "really frustrated" but wants to be "100% ready" to defend her Olympic title in Rio in August.
The indoor season gets under way in Glasgow on 20 February.
Ennis-Hill also struggled with an Achilles problem in 2013 and missed the World Championships in Moscow that year.
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Harry Harpham MP: Passion forged by the miners' strikepublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
James Vincent
Reporter BBC Look North
When Harry Harpham stood up in Sheffield's Council Chamber your pen had to be ready.
Not everyone agreed with the content of his speeches, but the passion was undeniable.
It was forged through the miners' strike where he stood on a Nottinghamshire picket for a year and then tempered as he lived through some tough times in Sheffield in the 80s and 90s.
People in Darnall elected him to stick up for them on the council in 2004. He’d previously represented Manor. He did that while also handling David Blunkett's election campaigns and running his office.
After more than 10 years on the council he got his chance to succeed his friend as MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. He took over 50% of the vote in 2015.
He was very proud to have represented people in Sheffield at Westminster and was working up until a couple of weeks before his death.
Only last month, he spoke in Parliament about steel industry, attacking the government over job losses at Forgemasters.
The journalists all had their pens ready.
Jessica Ennis-Hill to miss indoor season due to injurypublished at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
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Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will miss the indoor athletics season with an Achilles injury.
More to follow soon.
Tributes from across political spectrum for Sheffield MPpublished at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Politicians have been taking to social media this morning to pay tribute to the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough MP Harry Harpham.
The former Sheffield councillor has died of cancer at the age of 61.
He was diagnosed just four months ago.
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Tributes paid to the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough MPpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Toby Foster
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield
We've been talking this morning about the news that the Sheffield MP Harry Harpham has died of cancer, aged 61.
The former Sheffield councillor only became MP for Brightside and Hillsborough in May, taking over from David Blunkett.
I've been talking to Mr Blunkett on the BBC Radio Sheffield Breakfast show this morning.
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Harry was tenacious. I mean he was a sophisticated class fighter, he knew how to get things done. He didn't have his head in the clouds, he never forgot where he came from."
David Blunkett, Former Brightside and Hillsborough MP
Latest headlines: Sheffield MP dies after cancer fight and Barnsley footballers are on their way to Wembleypublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
The top stories from South Yorkshire this morning include:
- Harry Harpham the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough MP has died just nine months after taking over from David Blunkett
- Refuse workers in Sheffield are being balloted for industrial action
- Barnsley are heading to Wembley after a night of drama in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Weather: A cloudy but mild daypublished at 08:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
Kay Crewdson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
It'll be generally cloudy today, but many areas will remain dry. Patchy rain is possible over the northern Pennines with strong southwesterly winds.
Possible drizzle elsewhere, but mainly dry in the east with possible brighter spells. It will feel mild.
Watch my forecast here:
Listen: Moment Barnsley booked trip to Wembley after dramatic penalty shoot-outpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
BBC Radio Sheffield
Barnsley are heading to Wembley after a night of drama in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
The Reds beat Fleetwood 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after the game ended 1-1.
They'll face Oxford in the final on 3 April.
Listen to BBC Radio Sheffield's Adam Oxley commenting on the winning moment last night...
Sheffield Labour MP Harry Harpham diespublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2016
BBC News England
The Labour MP Harry Harpham has died, aged 61, after a short fight with cancer.
He was elected as the MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough in May after serving in local politics in Sheffield for many years.
A former miner in Nottinghamshire, he had previously been deputy leader of Sheffield City Council.
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Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00
Katie Galbraith
Local Live, BBC Sheffield
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