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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Grace Wood |Tom Ingall
'You wouldn't expect a birth parent back at work the next day'Samantha had to give up her job to care for her great-nephew [BBC]A mother has called for "equality" for carers who take on responsibility for children in the family who are not their own. Under current legislation, kinship carers are not entitled to statutory paid employment leave when they take on the care of a child – unlike families who give birth or adopt.
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Mar 2, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood |Mick Lunney
Loud explosions heard in Sheffield on Sunday morning were part of a planned chimney demolition, South Yorkshire Police has confirmed. Several chimneys at a site on Clay Wheels Lane were demolished at about 08:00 GMT and the noises were "nothing to worry about," a force spokesperson said. One resident, who did not know the demolition was due to take place, said her "whole house was literally shaking" and the sound was "worrying".
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood |James Vincent
Worsening levels of abuse are deterring future politicians from careers in parliament, a group of MPs have warned. Bradford West MP Naz Shah, Rother Valley MP Jake Richards and ex-Dewsbury MP Mark Eastwood said women received more threats and abuse than male colleagues - and it was discouraging their staff from careers in politics.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood |Joanita Musisi
Louise Kirby-Jones set up a support group for mothers [BBC]Generate Key TakeawaysA North Yorkshire mum has set up a support group for mums whose own mothers have died. Louise Kirby-Jones, 33, from Malton is co-founder of the network Motherless Mothers alongside psychotherapist Adina Belloli. Ms Kirby-Jones set up the group after her son was born and she found raising him without the support of her own mother brought up unexpected challenges.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Grace Wood
Efficiency North chief executive Lee Parkinson presented the £10,000 donation to the Askern Scouts [Efficiency North]A scout hut has been renovated and reopened after it was left badly damaged by vandals. Several high-value items were smashed or stolen from the 19th Askern scout hut in Doncaster in September. Following the incident, a number of local businesses have donated time and money to help it reopen.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood
A 120-year-old Little Bo Peep costume has been restored to its former glory ahead of a new exhibition. The Fashion at Play exhibition, opening in March at Lotherton Hall, will explore the history of children's fashion from the 1600s to the present day. Leeds Museums and Galleries' curator of costume Natalie Raw said the costume tells a unique story about children's tailoring in Leeds.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood
A hospital has begun testing hundreds of babies for genetic conditions as part of a "world-leading" study into rare illnesses. Midwife Georgie, who is expecting her first baby in April, was the first person in Leeds to be recruited for the genetic study and took the first sample from a baby. The study will test babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions and could enable people to benefit from earlier diagnosis and treatments.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Simon Thake |Grace Wood
A Dutch-style roundabout, which gives priority to cyclists and pedestrians, has opened in Sheffield. Work on the roundabout - the UK’s second Dutch-inspired roundabout, after the first was opened in Cambridge in 2020 - began in April 2023 and was due to be completed in October the same year, but the project was delayed. Finally unveiled on Monday, the roundabout, at West Bar, included an anti-clockwise dedicated cycle lane and additional pedestrian crossings.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood
Twenty-two people, including a two-year-old child, were stranded in a forest overnight after Storm Darragh brought down trees and power lines, blocking their exit. They were trapped in 8,000-acre Dalby Forest near Pickering, North Yorkshire, and some had to spend the night in the cafe at the Forestry England-managed site. Andy Widdowson, head of recreation in Yorkshire for Forestry England, who co-ordinated the response from Pickering, said it had been a tiring 24 hours but everyone was safe.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Grace Wood |Bek Homer
A memorial service is being held on Sunday to remember three lifeboatmen who died in a storm 70 years ago. Jack Cammish, Jack Sheader and Francis Bayes died when they fell overboard while escorting fishing vessels to Scarborough's South Bay on 8 December, 1954. Fisherman Fred Normandale, 76, who was a boy when the tragedy occurred, said he remembered his parents discussing the event in whispers. AdvertisementHe said: "It was devastating.
