BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire on Friday 7 October

Summary

Sheffield's 'Yorkshire Ripper' police station to be demolished
Former Green Party leader to stand in Sheffield seat
Live updates on Friday 7 October 2016

Live Reporting

Mick Lunney

Have a great weekend - here are five things we learned todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
That's it from me for today.
Have a great weekend and the award-winning Kat will be with you on Monday with all the latest news, travel, weather and sport for South Yorkshire.
But before I head off here are five things we learned today:
- Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett is the party's candidate for the Sheffield Central seat
- Doncaster CVS is to shut after 73 years due to a cash shortage
- The Sheffield police station where the Yorkshire Ripper was first held is going to be knocked down
- Car park charges at the Northern General aren't as high as the signs might lead you to believe
- And two adorable black rhinos have moved to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster
I'm not sure if this is Hodari or Dayo but it's a nice photo of one of them to put a bit of feelgood into our Friday!
Image source, Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Weekend weather: Mostly cloudy and coolpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
Let's take a look at what the weekend weather has in store for us in South Yorkshire.
It'll be mostly cloudy and cool with light winds.
Banged up in Barnsley! New police custody suite to openpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
A new custody suite in Barnsley has been completed.
The public are being invited for a look around before the new facility is put to use.
Image source, South Yorkshire Police
The Custody Open Day will take place at Barnsley Police Station, Churchfield, from 11:00 to 16:30 on Wednesday 12 October.
South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dr Alan Billings has welcomed the new building.
A bird's eye view of Mosboroughpublished at 16:36 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
The team at Sheffield Drones, external have shared this footage with us.
It shows a beautiful flight over Mosborough and the surrounding area.
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Doncaster CVS to shut after 73 yearspublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
The organisation which helps more than 700 charities in Doncaster is going to shut its doors.
Doncaster CVS, which was set up in 1943, will close in March due to a lack of funding.
Image source, Google
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We have no idea who or where the sector will turn to once we’re gone. We’re not certain what the future will hold for the town’s truly inspiring sector but we’re sure of one thing: it will be an increasingly difficult landscape in which to operate without the solid and proven infrastructure that defines Doncaster CVS."
Norma Wardman, Director – Doncaster CVS
South Yorkshire firms expect Brexit boost from weak poundpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
The fall in the value of the pound since the vote to leave the European Union has given a boost to South Yorkshire firms.
A survey of more than 400 firms for the Sheffield City Region, external shows both services and manufacturing businesses expect to see an increase in orders, although the number is smaller than before the vote in June.
More than half of the firms also said that the referendum had not influenced their recruitment or investment decisions.
Businesses in South Yorkshire were evenly split over whether Article 50 should be triggered now, in six months or in 24 months.
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The government’s mission must be to reduce uncertainty, build business confidence and prioritise economics over politics."
Dan Fell, CEO, Doncaster Chamber
Sharks release duo Shaheed Davies and Robert Poolepublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Peter Spencer
BBC Radio Sheffield
The Sheffield Sharks have announced the departure of Shaheed Davies and Robert Poole with immediate effect.
The announcement comes just hours ahead of tonight's BBL fixture against Manchester.
The Sharks have lost three of their last four games by 20 points or more
In a statement, the club's Managing Director Sarah Backovic said: "Both Rob and Shaheed leave the club by mutual consent, the decision was made in light of changes being made to the team."
Image source, Sharks Team Photographers
It comes after Head Coach Atiba Lyons slammed the players in an interview with me last week.
Shaheed Davies also seemed downbeat when he spoke to me after the defeat..
Woman bitten in the face by dog in Sheffieldpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
A woman has had to have 40 stitches on her face after being bitten in the face by a dog in Sheffield.
The 31-year-old walked up to a stray Shar-Pei type dog at 10pm on Saturday night.
When she tried to look for a collar on the dog, it attacked her.
Image source, Google
The woman's hand has also been bitten and police say she's been left with serious scarring.
Anyone with information about the incident near the fish ponds on Richmond Road is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting incident 274.
Travel: Severe disruption on A1(M) south of Doncasterpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
BBC Travel
There's severe disruption on the A1(M) south of Doncaster this afternoon.
A lane on the A1(M) lane is blocked on the exit slip road southbound at J34 on the A614 Bawtry Road, because of a broken down vehicle.
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Steel union attacks delay in Tata plants salepublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
The union which represents 2,000 steelworkers at plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge has attacked the delay in selling Tata's Speciality Steels plants.
The Community union says the "months of uncertainty" around the future of the plants must stop.
Image source, PA
The union has spent the past week meeting with Tata and has urged the company to "come clean" about the sales process.
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The months of uncertainty and delays must end today. Tata must come clean about the state of the sales process and fully involve the trade unions in helping to build a new future for this vital industry and its highly skilled workers.”
Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of Community
Meanehile, the European Commission (EC) has announced it is to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of two steel products from China.
The measures affect hot-rolled flat steel and heavy plates of steel.
Travel: East Midlands Trains now back to normal servicepublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
BBC Travel
East Midlands Trains are again operating a normal service after a road vehicle went into a bridge at Dronfield.
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Hello to Hodari, G'Day to Dayopublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
Two gorgeous new black rhinos have arrived at their new home in Doncaster.
Hodari and Dayo have travelled 800 miles from Berlin to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
In 2011, black rhinos were almost extinct but a conservation effort has increased numbers to around 5,000 today.
Hodari and Dayo will be part of a European breeding programme.
They're still being settled in so the rhinos are not on show to the public just yet.
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It is great that we are now part of the European breeding programme and will be working tirelessly to raise funds and awareness for black rhino in the wild. Our rangers have been preparing and working hard to make it as smooth a transition as possible for Hodari and Dayo."
Simon Marsh, Animal Collection Manager, Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Travel: Delays of up to 50 minutes on East Midlands Trainspublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
BBC Travel
There are delays of up to 50 minutes on East Midlands Trains between Chesterfield and Sheffield due to road vehicle hitting a bridge at Dronfield.
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Sheffield's 'Yorkshire Ripper' police station to be demolishedpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
The wrecking ball is coming for a former police station in Sheffield where the Yorkshire Ripper was first held after he was finally caught.
Peter Sutcliffe was taken to Hammerton Road Police Station when he was first arrested in 1981.
Eight years later the station was a focus for operations after the Hillsborough disaster.
It closed its doors to the public in November 2014.
Image source, Google
Now South Yorkshire Police have told us work to knock the building down will take place on Monday.
Officers now work out of Hayes House, less than two miles from the old station.
We don't know yet what plans the force has for the site.
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Hammerton Road was a fantastic servant to the force but the ageing building had become outdated, inefficient to run and no longer fit for purpose when it closed nearly two years ago."
Ch Supt David Hartley, Local Policing Unit Commander for Sheffield
Ex-Green leader to contest Sheffield seatpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
The former leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, is selected to contest the Sheffield Central constituency ahead of a 'likely Spring snap election'.
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Can you come up with an a-peeling pun for the 'lonely orange'?published at 13:12 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
Barnsley poet Ian McMillan was on the train.
He happened across a lonely orange in the luggage rack.
He tweeted.
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Weather: Staying cool and cloudy with no change for the weekendpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Alina Jenkins
BBC Weather
It's a cool and cloudy lunchtime here in Sheffield.
But looking on the bright side for the weekend - it's set to stay dry.
My forecast for this afternoon and tonight is below...
Headlines: UKIP MEP kept in hospital, a flash crash and US gets ready for Hurricane Matthewpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kate Linderholm
BBC Radio Sheffield
Here's a round up of the stories making the news this lunchtime:
- UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe is being kept in hospital after an "altercation" at the European Parliament
- There's been a "flash crash" in thne value of sterling overnight
- And Florida is preparing for Hurricane Matthew
Pregnant woman sexually assaulted on train travelling through South Yorkshirepublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Kevin Larkin
BBC Radio Sheffield
A pregnant woman has been sexually assaulted while travelling on a train through South Yorkshire.
Police say the incident took place on Saturday 27 August on a train travelling between Manchester Piccadilly and Cleethorpes.
Today police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to.
Image source, British Transport Police
The woman was walking through the first class carriage to the toilet when she was touched as she passed a male passenger.
Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 122 of 07/10/2016.
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I believe the man in the image has information about this incident. Who is he?”
PC Karen Taylor-Malkin, British Transport Police
'Hand of friendship' offered to Yorkshire UKIP MEPpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 7 October 2016
Charlotte Rose
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Sheffield
A "hand of friendship" has been offered to Yorkshire UKIP MEP Mike Hookem in the row over an alleged altercation at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Fellow UKIP MEP Nathan Gill said his colleague Steven Woolfe, who's recovering in hospital, had made the gesture to the Yorkshire representative.
Image source, PA
UKIP has launched an investigation into what happened between the pair during a discussion on Thursday.
Leadership contender Mr Woolfe is set to be kept in hospital for another 48 hours.