Yorkshire articles
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Furnival Road Sheffield: South Yorkshire Police close city centre street over concerns for woman's safety
Police in Sheffield closed a city centre street due to concerns for the safety of a woman on Friday morning. Get our new Breaking Newsletter so you don’t miss the biggest stories, as they’re happening Two South Yorkshire Police cars were parked at opposite ends of Furnival Road, north of Derek Dooley Way. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service were also in attendance. Emergency services were called shortly after 6am and South Yorkshire Police confirmed the woman has since been brought to safety. ...
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Sheffield weather: Met Office issue yellow weather warning for heavy rain across South Yorkshire
A yellow warning of rain for South Yorkshire, issued by the weather bosses today, is set to come into force from today (May 22), until Thursday, May 23. After a weekend of glorious sun and summer temperatures, the region could see anywhere between 30mm and 80mm, with upland areas seeing up to 150mm of rain. The weather warning says the rain could cause some flooding and disruption to travel. It comes amid warnings for thunderstorms and heavy downpours across much of Britain, putting a firm stop...
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Dog attack: Appeal after elderly woman, 82, bitten by dog that savaged her Yorkshire terrier near Sheffield
Officers have appealed for witnesses and information following an elderly woman being bitten by a stray dog near Sheffield. On Saturday, May 11, between 3.30pm and 4pm, an 82-year-old woman was walking her dog, a Yorkshire terrier on Manor Road, in the village of Wales, in Rother Valley, when she was approached and bitten by a stray dog. The woman was walking in the direction of Low Laithe Farm on a public footpath that heads towards the M1 when two stray dogs came through the gate on the...