BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire on Tuesday 19 April 2016

Summary

Updates on Tuesday 19 April 2016
News, sport, weather and travel updates will resume at 08:00 on Wednesday

Live Reporting

Kate Linderholm

Missing Doncaster man is foundpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
An 85-year-old man from Doncaster who was reported missing on Sunday 17 April, has been found safe and well.
Alfred Mellins, from Skellow, was discovered in the Doncaster area, external this morning.
South Yorkshire Police are thanking everyone who helped with their appeal.
Knitters join forces in Sheffield to create 100 babies' hats in a daypublished at 08:34 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Andy Kershaw
BBC Radio Sheffield News
A team of 100 knitters and crocheters are due at BBC Radio Sheffield's headquarters in Shoreham Street today to make woolly hats for premature babies.
It's part of the University of Sheffield's Life Festival, external, with the hats going to babies born in the city's Jessop Wing.
The event will offer tea, biscuits, wool and knitting patterns – all you need to do is bring your needles, specified in these patterns:
- Knitted hat patterns, external
- Crochet hat patterns, external
Latest headlines: Dispute over number of homeless in Sheffield and more people sign petition over Traveller site in Barnsleypublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Everard Davy
BBC Radio Sheffield News
The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire so far today include:
- There's a dispute over the number of homeless people in Sheffield. The council says 11 people are sleeping on the street, but rough sleepers say there are hundreds
- Nearly 200 people have now signed a petition objecting to plans for a Gypsy and Traveller site near Barnsley
- An 85-year-old man from Doncaster who was reported missing at the weekend has been found safe and well
Weather: More sunshine after a chilly startpublished at 08:08 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Long sunny periods through the morning with a little more in the way of cloud for the afternoon. With light winds it should feel warmer than of late. Temperatures reaching 12C (54F).
Good morning: Join us for today's live coveragepublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 19 April 2016
Kate Linderholm
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Morning, Kate here. I'm with you throughout the day with updates from South Yorkshire.
We'll be bringing you the news, sport, travel and weather from across the region.
And that includes a catch up with some of the 100 volunteer knitters visiting the BBC in Sheffield for a day we are calling The big Knit.
Don't forget you can get in touch with your stories and pictures too!