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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Holly Phillips
Image source, BBC/Hungry Bear Media LtdImage caption, The finalists: Mus Dumbuya, Amanda Wah, Aneila Afsar and Joe FishburnWarning: This article contains spoilersThe winners of Gladiators 2025 have been crowned after Saturday night's final on BBC One. Gym owner Amanda Wah and gymnastics coach Joe Fishburn were the victors - beating fellow contestants Aneila Afsar, a supply teacher from Manchester, and Mus Dumbuya, a youth worker from east London.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of three children at a house in Bristol. A police cordon has closed off Blaise Walk, Bristol, with two rows of police tape and a police car blocking entry to the road. Officers are making house-to-house inquiries nearby.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
An accident on the A1M is causing delays at rush hour in North Yorkshire. Live motorway traffic cameras show long delays as two lanes are shut southbound from Junction 44 to Junction 43.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
A search operation has been launched following reports of a two-year-old boy falling into a river in Leicester. The child was with family when he fell into the River Soar. He hasn’t yet been located, according to Leicestershire Police. The operation is ongoing and will continues with specialist teams this morning. The force said: “Our thoughts are with them at this extremely difficult time.
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
msn.com | Holly Phillips
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
Sheffield Vulcans, founded in August 2017, is South Yorkshire’s first and only all-inclusive rugby club. The club was initially set up as part of the Spirit of Rugby Campaign, which launched in 2016. This development initiative, implemented by World Rugby, aimed to mould rugby into a ‘sport for all’, with its key values being integrity, respect, solidarity, passion and discipline.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
South Yorkshire Referees have launched the Gamemaker Project with hopes to increase the amount of Rugby in South Yorkshire after struggling due to injuries and unavailability. The Gamemaker Project hopes to encourage participation through offering free training, resources and kit to people who are interested in becoming a Gamemaker. If Gamemakers enjoy the project and think referring is for them, they will have the opportunity to receive a free membership to South Yorkshire Referees.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
On Thursday 30th November, Gareth Cooke has ran every single day for eight years. Even after suffering a broken foot on three occasions, and a pulled glute, nothing stopped him. The born-and-bred Barnsley runner has completed 40 marathons, including the London Marathon, Milton Keynes Marathon, Hull Marathon, York Marathon and Edinburgh Marathon. He said: “My average mileage is about 42,000 miles in that time so I’ve got more mileage on my legs than my actual car. I’ve run every day for eight years.
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Nov 24, 2023 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
Period Poverty charity, Irise, are pushing for donations from local businesses as the demand for period products are rapidly increasing in the run up to Christmas. Irise is a Sheffield-based period poverty charity who work globally to ensure that everyone has access to period products and to bring together young people who are held back by their periods.
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Nov 24, 2023 | 
sheffieldwire.co.uk | Holly Phillips
A protest to end violence against women took to the streets of Rotherham last night, with residents calling for better education and improved lighting to help them feel safe. The Reclaim the Night campaign is all about empowering women and allowing them to reclaim spaces in which they feel unsafe. This year’s theme of the march was ‘A Safe Night Out’. The Office for National Statistics 2022 found four out of five women felt unsafe walking in a park or an open space after dark on their own.
