BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire

They were seen as symbols for one of the region's biggest sporting events. Thousands of old bikes - painted blue and yellow, and dotted around the route of the Tour de Yorkshire. 

But now those bikes are being reused and donated to special libraries, so they can be loaned out, free of charge.

It's all part of the Tour's lasting legacy - to persuade more people to take up cycling.

Stuart Whincup reports.

Local councillors are starting to allocate £300,000 of "ward pot" funding to community groups and projects that will help their communities thrive.

Last year more than 300 community groups benefitted from "ward pots", with successful bids going towards community groups while others are getting money for local services, equipment and environmental improvements.

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Grants ranged from £250 to help fund cricket coaching in Nether Edge to £1,000 for computer classes in Parson Cross. 

Brass bands, sports clubs, gardening groups, youth clubs and friendship groups also received funding to tackle local issues such as combatting loneliness and developing skills that can lead to employment.

You can apply for the grant by click here.

We all know that exercise is good for us and can help us lose weight, but now organisations across an entire city are trying to encourage as many people as possible to get more active.

'Move More month' brought together universities, the NHS, and two football teams to try to improve fitness levels in one UK city.

John Maguire reports.

Sheffield Sharks' new signing Jordan Davis is coming to Sheffield to win silverware.

The point guard, who played college basketball in Tampa, agreed a one year deal this week.

Davis says he's relishing the challenge of defending the Sharks BBL play off title.

The High Court has ruled that NHS England DOES have the power to fund the HIV preventative drug, PrEP.

The once-a-day pill, which costs £400 a month per person, works by disabling the virus to stop it multiplying.

The idea is to give it to uninfected men who are having unprotected sex with other men.

Steve Slack is the chief executive of The Sheena Amos Youth Trust, a Sheffield charity for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people...

I'm in Rio ahead of the 2016 Olympics and, before the opening ceremony kicks off at the weekend, I've been taking in these breathtaking views.

You can see some of the medal hopes from our patch on Look North tonight from 18:30.

Sheffield teenager Tamara Carr has been found safe and well this afternoon, police have confirmed.

She had been missing since Sunday.  

Officers say they're really grateful to everyone who has shared their appeal.

On a day where trains are cancelled, delayed, and the dreaded 'replacement bus service' rings over the tannoy, there's only one man that seems to be able to brighten your day...

Matt Dawson - self-proclaimed train manager extraordinaire - works on the Sheffield to London St Pancras route with East Midlands Trains and he seems to be a shinning light on a grey commute.

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Passengers seem to want him on the radio - I'm sure we could give him a go...

And Rob thinks he's destined for TV stardom! 

First-class service for Jennifer (and her phone battery).

Demelza is a fan! ANOTHER TV offer on the table?

If you're heading home and need some cheering up, you might be lucky enough to have Matt as you train manager sometime soon!

Rotherham United have confirmed the deal to sign Kelvin Wilson on a one year contract.

The centre-half was a free agent after leaving Nottingham Forest at the end of last season.

Injuries have meant his game time has been limited in recent years.

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South Yorkshire Police are conducting house-to-house enquiries as they continue their search for missing Tamara Carr.

There's growing concern this afternoon for the missing 15-year-old who's not been seen for two days.

She was last seen in the Shirecliffe Road area of Sheffield.

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Tamara is white, around 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build with brown hair that is pink at the ends.

She is believed to be wearing black jeans with a maroon hooded top and black trainers. Anyone who can help is asked to call 101.

Doncaster Rovers defender Luke McCullough has been ruled out for the 2016/2017 after picking up an injury against York City in pre-season.

It adds to Darren Ferguson's headache after having numerous players sidelined through injury before the season even starts.

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Some pre-season friendlies have even had to be cancelled to protect the players Ferguson has at his disposal.

Luke McCullough recently extended his contract with the club, meaning he'll stay with Doncaster Rovers until 2019.

At least 40 jobs will be created after the Government announced £440,000 investment in a Rotherham start-up company.

Northern Powerhouse minister Andrew Percy pledged the money for BA Clic to develop and manufacture new products in the kitchen and bedroom industry.  

Police are conducting detailed land searches and house-to-house enquiries in their search for missing Tamara Carr.

They are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of the 15-year-old girl, who has been missing for more than 48 hours.

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Tamara was last seen at around 7.30am on Sunday in the Shirecliffe Road area of Sheffield and there has been no contact from her since.

Tamara is around 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build with brown hair that is pink at the ends.

She is believed to be wearing black jeans with a maroon hooded top and black trainers.

Have you seen Tamara? Do you know where she might be? Please call 101 quoting incident number 201 of 31 July 2016.  

The Consumer Council for Water has welcomed the swift offer of a goodwill payment to 3,600 properties in the Yorkshire villages of Thorne and Moorends, which continue to be affected by a boil water notice.

CCWater – which represents the interests of water consumers – has been working closely with Yorkshire Water to help ensure customers are kept properly informed throughout the incident.

Customers have been told not to drink their tap water since Friday afternoon.

They say they're pleased that Yorkshire Water has made a quick decision to offer a £30 gesture of goodwill to all affected households.

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Cloudy and muggy today with isolated showers - you can check out our full weather report here.

Police in Sheffield are asking for your help finding wanted man Roger Alexander.

Tje 27 year old is wanted in connection with a number of offences including harassment and assault, which are reported to have taken place in the Parson Cross area of Sheffield over several months.

Despite extensive enquiries, officers have been unable to locate him.

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If you see Roger Alexander, you are advised not to approach him.

If you have any information about his whereabouts, please call 101 or email enquiries@southyorks.pnn.police.uk quoting incident number 347 of 18 June 2016.

The Olympic games get underway down in Rio on Friday and our region has a number of athletes going for gold....so all this week we are going to hear from them.

I'll be guiding you through the ones to watch.

• More trouble at a HS2 meeting yesterday
• 15,000 Bakewell puddings are on their way to Japan

• Thorne residents still can't drink tap water

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You may have seen the video from last night's HS2 meeting in Barnburgh.

Lots of you have been sharing your views about it on our BBC Radio Sheffield Facebook page, and I've collated a few of them below.

Quote Message: Lots of adults behaving like kids. The organisers knew these meetings would be well attended and other meetings had similar problems. If they had simply picked a larger venue none of this stupidity would have happened (probably)." from Scott Booth

Lots of adults behaving like kids. The organisers knew these meetings would be well attended and other meetings had similar problems. If they had simply picked a larger venue none of this stupidity would have happened (probably)."

Quote Message: HS2 needs to go ahead. All of the NIMBY people need to think bigger. I bet all of these people use motorways, telephone masts and other infrastructure that will have affected somebody in the past." from Robert Wilde

HS2 needs to go ahead. All of the NIMBY people need to think bigger. I bet all of these people use motorways, telephone masts and other infrastructure that will have affected somebody in the past."

Quote Message: Why didn't HS2 just ask the people of Yorkshire to vote if they want HS2? How many people from Yorkshire are actually going to use the train to London?" from Emm Watson

Why didn't HS2 just ask the people of Yorkshire to vote if they want HS2? How many people from Yorkshire are actually going to use the train to London?"

Quote Message: How about fixing the existing railway?" from Arthur Love

How about fixing the existing railway?"