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Jenny Cork

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  1. Good evening: Your live coverage across the day

    Jenny Cork

    BBC Sheffield news

    Thanks for joining us today. Scroll down for coverage of all the big stories in South Yorkshire. 

    We'll be back with more updates tomorrow from 08:00.

    And I'll leave you with a reminder to join the BBC Radio Sheffield #OurTime Army.

    Sheffield Wednesday FC and Barnsley Football Club are off to Wembley. We want to share your good luck messages, just like this one from Andrew in Sydney. Nice one Andrew!

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    Video caption: Join the #Ourtime Army: Best wishes for SWFC from Sydney

    Record it on your phone and email it or send it via a Facebook message.

    Thanks for your comments on Andrew's video.

    Quote Message: Great video Andrew . I think Radio Sheffield should get Andrew to Wembley. What a great story that would be." from David Thompson
    David Thompson
    Quote Message: Come on Wednesday massive fan from perth in Australia." from Rob Knox
    Rob Knox
    Quote Message: Good luck Wednesday (BARNSLEY FAN)." from Chloe Smith-homer
    Chloe Smith-homer
    Quote Message: Come on you lads." from Wilfred Jerrison
    Wilfred Jerrison
  2. Do you turn yours off at night? Warning over appliances

    Jenny Cork

    BBC Sheffield news

    South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are warning that more than 300 items such as phone charges and adapters, kitchen appliances, hairdryers and washing machines have been recalled since 2011, but only around 20% of items are ever returned.

    They're encouraging people to sign up to receive alerts about electrical products being recalled, after revealing crews have dealt with 117 house fires involving tumble dryers in the last five years.

    Warning to register appliances
    Warning to register appliances

    You can find out whether an electrical product you own has been recalled via the Electrical Safety Council website http://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/product-recalls/

    You can sign up for product recall information at www.registermyappliance.org.uk.

  3. Takeaway peanut curry death 'justice served', parents say

    Pritti Mistry

    BBC News Online

    The parents of a Sheffield man who died from an allergic reaction to a takeaway curry he bought from a restaurant say they felt "numb, shock and disbelief" over the loss of their only child.

    Paul Wilson, 38, died after suffering a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014. He had eaten a chicken tikka masala containing nuts from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.

    His parents, Margaret and Keith, from Sheffield, said: "Justice has been served, Paul can rest in peace.

    "We can't go back and change the past, all we can do is focus on the present and the future and making things right. Don't let this happen again."

  4. Watch: 'Shame on you' - Anti-fracking Protestors'

    Elly Fiorentini

    BBC Radio York News

    Councillors in Yorkshire will decide later whether to approve fracking in England for the first time since a ban was lifted in 2012.

    They're meeting in Northallerton to decide whether to accept fracking plans in Kirby Misperton.  

    B&B owner Lorraine Allinson provoked an angry response from fracking objectors at County Hall in Northallerton earlier. It came after she questioned how many of the protestors are actually from North Yorkshire.

    This was the response from outside:

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    Video caption: Fracking protestors accused of not being from North Yorkshire respond

    Get the latest on the decision in Yorkshire on BBC Look North tonight at 18:30.

  5. 117 house fires from tumble dryers in the last 5 years

    Jenny Cork

    BBC Sheffield news

    South Yorkshire Fire Service say they've attended 117 house fires involving tumble dryers in the last 5 years.

    They're encouraging people to sign up to receive alerts about electrical products being recalled.

    They say more than 300 items such as phone charges and adapters, kitchen appliances, hairdryers and washing machines have been recalled since 2011, but only around 20% of items are ever returned to the manufacturer.

    Results of a washing machine fire
  6. Watch: Preparations for Sheffield Food Festival

    Kat Harbourne

    Are you ready to EAT? 

    It's the Sheffield's annual Food Festival this weekend in the city centre. 

    There'll be stalls and demonstrations across the weekend. 

    This year Approved Foods is taking part for the first time. They're based just off the Parkway in Sheffield - and sell short dated food - at a big discount. I've been to their big warehouse to meet founder Dan Cluderay:

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    Video caption: Sheffield food company prepares for the city's food festival

    And why not come down to the Peace Gardens from 12:00 each day this weekend, we'll be having a BBC Radio Sheffield cook off. On Saturday from 12:00, Rony is taking on Paulette, on Sunday it's Toby versus Amy and on Monday it's Steve Bailey versus Jimmy Carol.  

  7. Sentencing of restaurant owner after Sheffield nut death

    Danny Savage

    North of England correspondent

    Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman has been jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry.  

    In sentencing Zaman to six years for manslaughter the judge told him he had thrown everything away in pursuit of profit.  

  8. BBC Radio Sheffield takes you to Chelsea

    Paulette Edwards

    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Missed BBC Radio Sheffield at Chelsea flower show? 

    It was lovely! And despite not getting to see the Queen, we met some wonderful people!

    Including, presenter Gloria Huniford...

    Gloria Huniford

    And actor Nigel Havers!

    Paulette Edwards and Nigel Havers

    Here's a flavour of the Welcome to Yorkshire entry to the show - 'God's Own Garden'. We'll find out if they've won anything tomorrow.

    And you can listen to my show from Chelsea again here.

    View more on twitter
  9. Rotherham MP calls for more to be done for missing Didcot men

    Jenny Cork

    BBC Sheffield news

    It's three months today since the decommissioned boiler house at the Didcot power station collapsed.

    One person died in the major incident and three people are still missing. 

    Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham and Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea are still missing in the rubble. 

    Didcot

    Their families have spoken of their anguish and battle to get the rescue effort for their missing men stepped up.

    The delays in finding the men have prompted Labour's Rotherham MP, Sarah Champion to call their plight "obscene".

    Didcot
    Quote Message: The families of the missing men have behaved with dignity and grace throughout but they have been forced to put their grief to one side while they have had to battle with the authorities to get the search off the ground, be consulted and even be kept informed. The families are the victims just as much as their men. I find it obscene that these victims are having to fight every step of the way to be heard and respected. I genuinely did not realise that corporations could treat people so badly – but that is a topic for another day." from Sarah Champion Rotherham MP
    Sarah ChampionRotherham MP
  10. Takeaway curry boss jailed over peanut death

    Pritti Mistry

    BBC News Online

    "Reckless" restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman has been jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a customer who had an allergic reaction to a curry.

    Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway containing peanuts from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.

    A jury found Zaman, 52, of Huntington, guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and six food safety offences following a trial at Teesside Crown Court.

  11. Headlines: Sheffield parents warn of dangers of nut allergies after son's death and changes to school terms in Barnsley

    Katie Galbraith

    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

  12. High Green robbery – do you recognise this man?

    Katie Galbraith

    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    efit of suspect

    Officers investigating the robbery of a 71-year-old man in High Green earlier this year have issued this e-fit image of a man they would like to trace in connection with the incident.

    At around 15:30 on Saturday 20 February, it's reported the pensioner was in his home in Charles Square, High Green, when an unknown man knocked on the door.

    When the 71-year-old went to the door, it's believed that another unknown man smashed a window and gained entry, along with a third man with his face covered.

    The trio are understood to have threatened the elderly man and asked him for money. One of the men's reported to have threatened the victim with a gun. Can you help? Call 101 or email police.

  13. Watch: Record-breaking 'celebrity' jet bomber to be restored in Doncaster

    Jenny Cork

    BBC Sheffield news

    A record-breaking jet from Britain's golden age of flight is to be restored.

    The Vulcan to the Sky Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to bring the English Electric Canberra WK163 back into action.

    Trustees have already assembled the engineers and spare parts, including six engines, needed to get the project off the ground.

    Fans will be able to see the work as it is carried out on at Robin Hood Airport, near Doncaster.

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    Video caption: Record-breaking jet to be restored
  14. Sheffield takeaway peanut curry death ‘should raise awareness’, family say

    Pritti Mistry

    BBC News Online

    The parents of a man who died from an allergic reaction to a curry he bought from a takeaway restaurant say they hope his death will raise awareness in the food industry.

    Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway containing nuts from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.

    A jury found Mohammed Zaman, 52, of Huntington, guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence and six food safety offences following a trial at Teesside Crown Court.

    Mohammed Zaman

    Mr Wilson's parents, Margaret and Keith, from Sheffield, said the smell of nuts, or accidentally drinking from the same glass as someone who was eating them, could trigger a reaction.

    Paul with his parents Keith (left) and Margaret (right)
    Quote Message: "He was always very, very careful whenever he was out in a restaurant or working. Nothing can bring Paul back but it is our sincere hope that his death will raise awareness in the food industry so this never happens again. We also ask anyone with a food allergy to always be aware." from Margaret Wilson
    Margaret Wilson
  15. Transpennine trains to be built in Spain

    Katie Galbraith

    Local Live, BBC Sheffield

    Transpennine train

    The intercity rail operator for the North of England and Scotland says it's buying two new train fleets, worth 230 million pounds, which will be built in Spain. 

    The TransPennine Express group said no British manufacturers had tendered for the contract. 

  16. Watch: 'Careless and a shocking waste of life' takeaway owner jailed after Sheffield nut death

    BBC Look North, Yorkshire

    A takeaway owner has been found guilty of manslaughter after Sheffield man Paul Wilson died from an allergic reaction to peanuts in the curry he'd been served.

    Read more here:

  17. Watch: Designer of Welcome to Yorkshire's Chelsea exhibit

    BBC Look North, Yorkshire

    Frantic, final preparations are going on for this year's Chelsea Flower show. 

    The Welcome To Yorkshire garden 'God's Own County' is the biggest at this year's show. It's inspired by the huge restoration project of the East Window at York Minster. 

    All the materials and plants used reflect the Yorkshire landscape. 

    It's been months of work by designer Matthew Wilson:

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    Video caption: Final preparations are underway for this year's Chelsea Flower show for Yorkshire
  18. Barnsley school term dates changed to 'support pupil' education

    From 2017/18 Barnsley Council are changing school holiday arrangements, to a shorter summer holiday with a longer October half term. 

    The term time and holiday dates apply to community and voluntary controlled schools and are as follows: Summer holiday to begin on Tuesday, 31 July. October half term: Monday, 24 October to Friday, 4 November. 

    Governors of voluntary aided schools and academies are responsible for determining their own dates.

    School classroom
    Quote Message: The main differences to this year’s dates from previous years will support educational outcomes for pupils by reducing the long summer break which can lead to learning loss. It also means that holiday weeks are distributed more evenly throughout the school year" from Cllr Tim Cheetham Cabinet Spokesperson for People (Achieving Potential)
    Cllr Tim CheethamCabinet Spokesperson for People (Achieving Potential)
  19. BBC Radio Sheffield live at Chelsea Flower Show

    Paulette Edwards

    Presenter, BBC Radio Sheffield

    Listen to BBC Radio Sheffield now. I'm live at Chelsea Flower show bringing you all the sights and sounds from Chelsea until 16:00.

    And as you can see, we've had some amazing sights already!

    Paulette Edwards
    Mr Motivator and Paulette Edwards
    Paulette Edwards
  20. Yorkshire restaurant owner convicted of manslaughter

    BBC Look North, Yorkshire

    Restaurant owner Mohammed Zaman has been convicted at Teesside Crown Court of the manslaughter of allergy sufferer Paul Wilson, who died after eating a takeaway curry from the Indian Garden, Easingwold, North Yorkshire, despite telling staff he could not eat nuts.

    More on BBC Look North at 13:30