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Domestic abuse in focus on White Ribbon Day
Hole in house wall after car smash
End of era for Radio Sheffield newsreader
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Mick Lunney

Hole in house wall after car smashpublished at 11:47 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Oli Constable
Image source, Michael Craighton
Police have made an arrest after a car smashed through the wall of a house in Barnsley.
The accident was just off Pontefract Road on Oakwell Vale just before midnight.
No one in the house was hurt.
Image source, Michael Craighton
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MP writes of dementia heartbreakpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Barnsley East MP Michael Dugher tells of how dementia left his grandmother "bewildered and terrified".
He's written about the impact on the disease in his local newspaper, the Barnsley Chronicle.
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Boris: The musicalpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Toby Foster
Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield
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There are few characters in life who prompt the thought that a musical should be made about them.
Enter Boris: The Musical, external.
It's on at Sheffield Students' Union on Sunday after selling out the Library Theatre in the city earlier this year.
Two of the people behind it popped into BBC Radio Sheffield:
Listen: Yorkshire coach Gale 'relishing' prospect of day/night gamespublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Dave Fletcher
BBC Yorkshire Sport
The fixtures for the 2017 County Championship season were released overnight, and Yorkshire will start the campaign at home to Hampshire on Friday 7 April.
Headingley will also host its first day/night Championship fixture against Surrey from Monday 26 June.
Yorkshire's newly-appointed head coach Andrew Gale has told me he's excited at the prospect of the new season:
Barnsley school holiday plans reactionpublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
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Barnsley Council plans to change the length of school holidays, making the summer break shorter and adding a week to a half-term.
The National Union of Teachers has compiled a summary of responses to the idea from its members. Some of the comments are here.
What do you think of the plan?
Tell us.
Image source, NUT
Domestic abuse in focus on White Ribbon Daypublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
White ribbon day?
What's that?
It's a way of highlighting the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, external.
How did it get going?
In 1991, a handful of men in Canada decided they had a responsibility to urge men to speak out against violence against women. They decided that wearing a white ribbon would be a symbol of men's opposition to men's violence against women.
There are now White Ribbon Campaigns operating in many countries around the world.
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Plan to ban smoking from outside public buildings in Sheffieldpublished at 09:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Sheffield Star
Smokers could be banned, external from lighting up outside Sheffield’s public buildings, under proposals to be put to residents.
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Watch: Impressive oriental light showpublished at 09:36 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
If you're heading to Leeds between now and the end of the year then you should know there's something pretty striking going on; the world’s biggest Chinese Lantern festival has come to Roundhay Park, external in Leeds.
It's on until January - see more below:
How we used to livepublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
A hose-blast from the past.
How about this evocative photo from Barnsley Archives, external.
Yes, you can see the town hall being built, covered in scaffold in the distance.
If you'd like to share any photos with us, old or new, we'd love to see them, just click here.
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Watch: End of era for Radio Sheffield newsreaderpublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
He's been working on radio for more than 30 years and Everard Davy has been reading the breakfast news on BBC Radio Sheffield for the last 20 years.
Today he's hanging up his microphone and retiring.
That news has prompted listeners to get in touch and praise his unique style; they love his authority and the occasional mischief and leg-pulling he's well-known for.
Here's Everard doing one of his final bulletins:
Car crashes into house in Barnsleypublished at 08:45 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
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These photos show the damage left when a car struck a house on Pontefract Road in Barnsley overnight.
The road was closed but is now back to normal after the incident near Oakwell Lane.
Image source, @claire626
'Nightmare' parking fine over sold carpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
A driver has won an 18-month "nightmare" battle over £1,000 parking fines on a car he no longer owned.
Andrew Horrobin, from Coalville, Leicestershire, sold his Renault in November 2014 but months later it was caught parked in a Sheffield bus lane.
Sheffield City Council said it twice sent bailiffs to Mr Horrobin's home after he had failed to make contact.
Mr Horrobin insisted he got in touch but once a deadline had been missed no-one would listen to his explanation.
Watch: Weather behaving itself as instructedpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
We placed an order for a break from all the rain and it's day two of that request being enacted.
Here's Lucy:
Good morningpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
News, sport, weather and travel across the day.
Don't mention Black Friday.
Agreed?
Good. Let's see how long we can keep that one up..
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Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
That's it from me but our feed of breaking news and travel updates will continue overnight.
Today we've learned:
- South Yorkshire Police tops the list for sex abuse case complaints being handled by the IPCC
- Doncaster council reveals a 15-year scheme to transform the town centre
- Former Barnsley player Paul Futcher has died aged 60
- A major drugs haul sees two appear in court
- After drag queens come drag kings bound for Sheffield
You can send us your pics/videos and stories here.
How about this one from David Hudson of the sky over Sheffield...
Image source, David Hudson
Carvalhal 'gives time' to Owls signingspublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016
Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal admits he "expected more" from his summer signings.
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Weather tonightpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
Dry with patchy cloud, could be a frost for some but generally a bit warmer than that.
Being a 'bird-brain' is now a good thingpublished at 17:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016
Mick Lunney
BBC Local Live, Sheffield
That's the conclusion of patients at a mental health unit Balby, at least.
They say bird watching improves a person's mood.
Former patient Johnny Gillespie noticed that watching birds from the window of his room proved to be therapeutic.
A bird watching scheme developed. with bird feeders being placed outside and links with bird watchers were forged.
The scheme is at the Doncaster Adult Mental Health Inpatient Unit, which is run by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, external (RDaSH).
Image source, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
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The bird watching scheme has had a huge impact on patients and staff - we can’t believe what a huge difference such a small change can make."
Colin O'Neil, Senior instructor - RDaSH
Pub gains protection from sell-off trendpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016
Gina Bolton
BBC Radio Sheffield
The White Lion pub on London Road in Sheffield now has protection having been given "asset of community value" status.
It means tighter controls over its use and there's a chance for the community to buy it if it goes up for sale.
You can read more here., external
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'Urban explorers' record plane visitpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 24 November 2016
A group of people calling themselves "urban explorers" have filmed themselves getting access into an airport hangar.
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