Tom MacDougall

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Tom MacDougall |Tom Ingall

Funeral display for Miners' Strike 'inspiration'Tom MacDougall & Tom IngallTom Ingall/BBCAnne Scargill's coffin arrived at Barnsley's crematorium draped with the legend "we are women, we are strong"The funeral of Anne Scargill, the activist and campaigner who co-founded the national Women Against Pit Closures movement amid mass shutdowns in the 1980s, took place in her home town earlier. Ms Scargill, from Barnsley, died in April aged 83. She had been living with dementia in a nursing home.

Jan 11, 2025 | yahoo.com | Tom MacDougall

A new project to protect birds of prey in parts of Sheffield has been launched. Owlthorpe Fields Conservation Group wants to monitor and help boost the population of various raptor species in the S20 area - including buzzards, kestrels, and owls. The project will run for three years, after which a report will be provided to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Sheffield City Council's Ecology Unit.

Dec 7, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Tom MacDougall |South Yorkshire

A university graduate is bidding to become the "first woman of colour" to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Ananya Prasad, 34, from Sheffield, hopes to complete the 3,000-mile crossing from La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, to Antigua. She will be raising money for the Mental Health Foundation and her uncle's orphanage in India, but also wants to help boost diversity in adventure sport and rowing.

Nov 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Tom MacDougall

An avenue of trees has been planted in a park after a contribution by a major music festival. The organisers of Tramlines funded the 11 lime trees for Hillsborough Park in Sheffield, where the festival is held in July. The Tramlines Trust has donated more than £32,000 towards projects in the local community this year.

Nov 5, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Tom MacDougall

A man who survived mouth cancer said he had the vigilance of his dentist to thank for the signs of the disease being spotted. Joe Butler, from Sheffield, was just 26 when a recurring ulcer on his tongue was picked up during a dental appointment. His dentist had recently attended a training sessions on the symptoms of mouth cancer and referred him to hospital for checks.