Updates on Tuesday 19 April 2016
News, sport, weather and travel updates will resume at 08:00 on Wednesday
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Live updates have finished for the day for Sheffield and South Yorkshire, but I'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with all the day's news, weather, sport and travel updates.
BBC Radio Sheffield's Kat Harbourne got out to Bradfield School today and took a photo of this shiny statue in the glorious sunshine.
I hope you got a chance to enjoy the good weather and have a good evening!
Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Staying dry through the evening and night with cloud tending to dissipate.
With light winds and clear periods, it will turn chilly with a frost in places, as well as some fog patches. It could go as low as -2C (28F) in some places, but most will have an overnight low of 4C (39F).
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School in Rotherham is one of the UK's schools to be sent so-called "Rocket Seeds" which have been in space with astronaut Tim Peake for six months and then returned to Earth and sorted into packets.
The aim is to learn more about the effects of weightlessness and radiation on seeds in order to develop plant varieties that can be grown on long space missions.
Pupils at the school have planted them today and this is what's been going on:
Sue the dog walker sent in this photo to Paul Hudson at BBC Look North. It was taken this morning at the site of the old colliery in Kiveton Park near Rother Valley.
Image source, Sue RuckWe're always keen to see where you've been, so send us any photos you've taken while you're out and about.
Katie Galbraith
Local Live, BBC Sheffield
The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire this afternoon include:
Ellie Price
BBC Daily and Sunday Politics reporter
Three MPs, including one of South Yorkshire's very own, have been explaining why they are running the London Marathon this weekend.
I spoke to Vale of Glamorgan's Alun Cairns, Barnsley Central's Dan Jarvis and Derby North's Amanda Solloway about their preparations, level of support they have received, and any potential political rivalry:
World Snooker Championship qualifier Sam Baird says talking to a supporter in the middle of a high-pressure match helped him win:
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Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
They'll need a baby boom to go with the hats being knitted at BBC Radio Sheffield's Open Centre today, external.
The team knitting and crocheting tiny woollen hats for premature babies at the Jessop Wing had set themselves a target of 100 hats in a day.
The latest total is 300!
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Preparations are being finished for the big cycle race as BBC Radio Sheffield's Helen Bailey has noticed today:
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Kat Cowan
Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield
More on the row which has broken out over a shopfront in Sheffield.
The shop is called Cake R Us and it's on Devonshire Street in the city centre.
Sheffield City Council says the shop's paint job, which is red, white and blue and fashioned into a union flag pattern, is garish and needs to be changed.
So what do you think? This is what you've been telling us:
Quote MessageRidiculous. If I went to another country and saw their national flag or colours on a shop front, I wouldn't bat an eyelid."
Vince Robinson via Facebook
Quote MessageYes it's an eyesore. Every scrap of paint needs removing and they should be forced to pay for it doing right."
Carl Madigan via Twitter
Quote MessageYou cannot paint your shop in the nation's flag, but they give listing status to a monstrosity like Park Hill, unbelievable."
Timothy Glyn Barker
Quote MessageBesides the fact it's an eyesore, they didn't have permission. Why should an exception be made?"
@TJ1889 TomJonesBlade via Twitter
Katie Galbraith
BBC Radio Sheffield News
Five-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has escaped a fine but received a formal warning from World Snooker following his failure to fulfil media obligations at The Crucible yesterday.
Image source, PAHe refused to speak to reporters after his first round win over David Gilbert.
The sport's governing body says the warning is line with its procedure as it is O'Sullivan's first breach of contract this season. Any further breaches will result in a fine.
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
Some seeds sent back to Earth by astronaut Tim Peake have been planted out today by pupils at Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School.
The British astronaut is part of a mass experiment to grow the seeds of the salad leaf rocket, comparing them with seeds that have not been in space to see if there are any differences.
The seeds have been in space for six months and were returned to Earth in March by the former commander of the International Space Station, Scott Kelly.
Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield Sport
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal has sent out a war cry to the fans ahead of tonight's game against the MK Dons.
The Owls' boss will be taking charge of his 50th Owls match and has just been given an extension to his contract.
He feels with the Dons fighting for their Championship survival, the Hillsborough crowd will be needed more than ever:
Quote MessageIt is an important period of the season, it will be a very tough game and we need the support of the fans. Our players need the support and we need to win the game because it will be a very tough game."
Carlos Carvalhal
Oliver Wright
BBC News Online, Yorkshire
A man who painted the front of his Grade II listed shop with a "garish and unsympathetic" union flag is facing possible legal action for breaching planning regulations.
Sheffield City Council says the owner of Cake 'R' Us, in Devonshire Street, did not have consent for the work.
It says the shop must be repainted in a colour scheme "more in keeping with its 19th century characteristics".
Owner David Chan says he's painted the shop in an "act of national pride".
Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield
The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire rhis afternoon include:
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Originally the target was to knit 100 tiny hats for premature babies at the Jessop Ward in Sheffield. Just look at them. I can even see a tiny cardigan knocked up by one enthusiastic knitter:
There are still a few hours to go, and it looks as though the volunteer knitters and crocheters at BBC Radio Sheffield's open centre are going to double that target.
The knitters are swapping stories while take part in the event which is part of Sheffield University's series Life: A Festival of Health, From Head to Toe.
And If you fancy having a go yourself, there's a link to the patterns they are using here., external
Paulette Edwards
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield
It's curtain up tonight on Guys and Dolls at Sheffield's Lyceum Theatre, external.
Actor Maxwell Caulfield - who you may remember in 1980s American soap Dynasty and the film Grease 2 - has been in for a chat on my show today.
He's playing the role of Nathan Detroit.
Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield
Sheffield golfer Danny Willett has joined the PGA Tour following his victory at the Masters earlier this month.
The golfer has been given a five-year exemption by the US tour taking him through to the end of the 2020-21 season.
He told me that the last few days had been incredibly busy:
Quote MessageGetting back and bit jet-lagged, and obviously all the media stuff you have to do and then you throw in a three-week baby, yeah it's been pretty hectic so I'm looking forward to a bit of down time. "
Danny Willett
A 41-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Sheffield yesterday morning.
A white Citroen C3 Picasso was travelling towards Barnsley Road and Herries Road at about 11:00 when the pedestrian was knocked down.
The man was taken to hospital where he currently remains in a serious but stable condition. South Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses., external
Mick Lunney
BBC Radio Sheffield News
As we've been reporting, Britain's newly-crowned Greengrocer of the Year started in Rotherham, and has stalls at the Rotherham and Doncaster markets.
Image source, KD Davis and SonsKD Davis & Sons took the Best Greengrocer honour at the Farm Shop and Deli Show Awards at the NEC in Birmingham yesterday. They were also named North East Business of the Year.
Director Ryan Davis explains the secret of their success:
Quote MessageThe big supermarkets try and push people on price, but we give good value and the right quality. People want quality when they're eating, that's what it's all about. We didn't expect this one bit, we just want to thank our customers for voting for us."
Ryan Davis, Director, KD Davis & Sons