BBC Local Live: Sheffield and South Yorkshire

Sheffield’s annual Armed Forces and Veteran’s Day takes place this Saturday 18 June in Sheffield City Centre, and everyone's invited to celebrate and pay tribute to our Armed Forces past, present and future. 

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The veterans will gather from 11:30 in Norfolk Row before the parade begins at 11:50 taking in Norfolk Row, Fargate, Town Hall Square and the Peace Gardens, followed by a ceremony from 12:00, led by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield.  

Mostly cloudy with low cloud extending tonight with a risk of thunderstorms. A grey start tomorrow but mostly dry.  

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Money from bottled water sold at outlets at The University of Sheffield is helping to fund a fresh water project in India.  

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The construction of a new well in the M.Kothapalle community in Andhra Pradesh India will be completed in September 2016 and will provide 1,070 people with a safe, sustainable and long lasting source of clean drinking water.  

The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire this evening include:

• Two women who stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable adults in Sheffield have been jailed
• Police in Swinton say they are treating an attack on a taxi driver in the early hours of this morning, as racially aggravated
• Vandals have left one of Sheffield's historic buildings, the Old Town Hall, open to the elements

A vigil will be held in Barnsley tonight in memory of the victims of the Orlando shooting.  

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The Mayor of Barnsley Cllr Linda Burgess will join Barnsley LGBT Forum at the front of Barnsley Town Hall from 17:45.

A beautifully carved door has appeared in the base of a tree near Forge Dam which has got the neighbours talking. Is it a portal to another world of hobbits, fairies or elves? 

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A tree inspection revealed the need for root protection works on an old horse chestnut tree in the woodland surrounding Forge Dam Park.

Local craftsman and ex-council ranger Henk Littlewood was commissioned to carry out the work to create the doorway to an imaginary world, which is carved with the words “Chestnut, plane and sycamore, who or what lies beyond the door?” 

Quote Message: Sheffield has more trees than any other city in Britain and the council look after 2 million of them – that’s four for every person – in around 2,000 open spaces across the city. Here we have combined our duty of care for our woodland trees while weaving an important message to children about developing their imagination and creativity. I am really pleased with the result of the work.” from Cllr Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Leisure at Sheffield City Council Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Leisure at Sheffield City Council

Sheffield has more trees than any other city in Britain and the council look after 2 million of them – that’s four for every person – in around 2,000 open spaces across the city. Here we have combined our duty of care for our woodland trees while weaving an important message to children about developing their imagination and creativity. I am really pleased with the result of the work.”

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Children will soon be able to post a message or wish to the woodland people via the Sheffield Parks and Countryside Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sheffieldparks

Two women have been jailed for three and a half years each for stealing money from vulnerable adults at a care home in Sheffield. 

Joanne Brownhill  of Campion Drive, Killamarsh, Sheffield and Mandy Sargent of Myrtle Crescent, Wickersley, Rotherham stole from people being cared for at Mansfield View which supports adults with learning difficulties. 

There's a dispute over the amount stolen due to paperwork being destroyed - figures vary between prosecution and defence but South Yorkshire police put the figure at about £120,000. 

Margaret MacCormac's nephew Paul was one of 24 the victims and she thinks the women should have got longer jail terms.

South Yorkshire Police have bailed four people in connection with an alleged assault of a 30-year-old man last weekend in Lowedges, Sheffield.

A 30-year-old man was found injured at the rear of a property in Lupton Walk on Saturday morning and was taken to hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

A 17-year-old boy and three men, aged 18, 26 and 36, were arrested on suspicion of assault. All have been bailed pending further enquiries.

Barnsley have agreed a new 2 year contract with Adam Hammill. The 28-year-old scored 9 goals in the Reds promotion to the Championship having joined the club when they were deep in relegation trouble.  

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It's believed they've beaten off competition from Bristol City and several other championship clubs to retain the services of the player.

Barnsley Chief Executive Ben Mansford says the signing of Adam Hammill is "a mark of intent". 

The top stories in Sheffield and South Yorkshire include:

• Two women have been jailed for 3 and a half years for stealing £300,000 from vulnerable adults at a care home in Sheffield
• South Yorkshire Police ran up a legal bill of at least £2.1m just for representing the former Chief Constable David Crompton during the Hillsborough Inquests

• Police in Rotherham have arrested two men on suspicion of assault, after a taxi driver was attacked in the early hours of this morning in Swinton

Victorian glass in the courtrooms at the Old Town Hall has been smashed, leaving them exposed to the elements. 

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The site has also been sprayed with graffiti. Valerie Bayliss from the Friends of the Old Town Hall campaign group says the damage is considerable:  

Quote Message: The skylights on the three big double height victorian courtrooms have been systematically smashed, all the glass has been knocked out. And that means that those big courtrooms, all part of the listed building, all original and very good quality, are now open to the rain."

The skylights on the three big double height victorian courtrooms have been systematically smashed, all the glass has been knocked out. And that means that those big courtrooms, all part of the listed building, all original and very good quality, are now open to the rain."

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Players from Doncaster Rugby League and Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC, have made a short film to highlight how domestic abuse harms young people. 

South Yorkshire Police paid out over two million pounds in legal costs for its former Chief Constable David Crompton during the Hillsborough inquests.   

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The officer was suspended shortly after the verdict which partly blamed the force the disaster in which 96 Liverpool football fans were crushed to death. 

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An attempt to give bereaved families "parity of funding" with the police at future inquests was defeated in parliament last night. 

The Policing Minister Mike Penning said the Home Office would look at the issue once a review - being carried out by the former Bishop of Liverpool James Jones - is complete. 

Quote Message: The work that Bishop James is going to do is actually going to make a huge difference for cases going forward. Because of the experiences of what these people have gone through, so sadly over 27 years. So it's not just about Hillsborough and that's why we've decided to wait for all of the recommendations from Bishop James's review because that's going to affect people now and going forward in the future."

The work that Bishop James is going to do is actually going to make a huge difference for cases going forward. Because of the experiences of what these people have gone through, so sadly over 27 years. So it's not just about Hillsborough and that's why we've decided to wait for all of the recommendations from Bishop James's review because that's going to affect people now and going forward in the future."

Police are asking for help to identify the man pictured in this CCTV image following an incident at Meadowhall.   

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Sometime between 17:30 and 18:15 on Sunday 1 May, this man is alleged to have made racially abusive comments towards a teenager before pushing him as they both left the cinema in the shopping centre. Do you recognise the man? If you know who he is, please call 101 quoting incident number 1172 of 1 May 2016.     

A firefighter from South Yorkshire has started fundraising to create the first memorial to soldiers who have committed suicide suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD. The life size bronze is being sculpted by a Leeds artist and will be placed in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

Rotherham Safeguarding Children Board which includes police, Rotherham Council, Ashiana Sheffield and NHS groups are holding a week of events to raise awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the borough. 

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FGM involves any procedure that removes part or all of the external female genitalia, or any procedure that involves injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. 

Quote Message: We are now approaching the summer holidays, a time when young girls may be taken abroad under the guise of a family holiday or special celebration, when in reality they will be subject to this barbaric act of criminality." from Detective Sergeant Suzanne Bluck Deputy lead for FGM for South Yorkshire Police

We are now approaching the summer holidays, a time when young girls may be taken abroad under the guise of a family holiday or special celebration, when in reality they will be subject to this barbaric act of criminality."

Possible signs that a girl may be at risk of FGM:

• Trips abroad for a prolonged period, or during school holidays, to countries where this practice is known to be carried out (even if it is illegal in that country)• Mothers, aunts, grandmas or older female siblings have undergone this procedure already• The girl is a member of a family or community whose country of origin practised FGM

For further information, advice and support, call the NSPCC FGM Helpline on 0800 028 3550 or email fgmhelp@nspcc.org.uk. Alternatively, contact Childline on 0800 1111 or visit www.childline.org.uk, or visit the Daughters of Eve website:www.dofeve.org

Police have arrested two men on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver on Rowms Lane in Swinton early this morning.  

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It is believed that four men attacked the taxi driver, a 38-year-old man, after he picked them up from a pub in Swinton Road. The police were called at 00:55.

The four men fled but a 20-year-old man and a 51-year-old man were arrested shortly after and are in police custody. 

Quote Message: This was a nasty, unprovoked attack and we are treating it as racially aggravated. I would like to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and who saw what happened to contact police. If you have any information, please call 101 quoting incident number 26 of 14 June 2016." from Inspector Adrian Luscombe

This was a nasty, unprovoked attack and we are treating it as racially aggravated. I would like to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and who saw what happened to contact police. If you have any information, please call 101 quoting incident number 26 of 14 June 2016."

Vandals have climbed onto the roof of Sheffield's Old Town Hall and smashed its Victorian glass panels. 

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The Old Town Hall was built in 1807 and is one of the Victorian Society's most "at risk" buildings in the UK.

The three smashed skylights are letting water into the already damaged building. It's in need of urgent repair work which the Friends of the Old Town Hall group say makes the impact of this incident even more devastating.  

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This tiny mask was made from bone by Sheffield sculptor Jason Turpin-Thomson. 

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He brought it in to show me ahead of the Make Good Livelihoods festival in Sheffield this weekend. 

It's a chance for lots of creative people to show how you can make money out of making things and is part of Sheffield's Year of Making celebrating creativity and craftmanship.