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Here is our round up of Halloween themed events starting tonight in and around South Yorkshire. Some for adults, some for older children, some for younger children and some are dog friendly too. To see our full list of events check out our events page on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesouthyorkshirescoop/events Yorkshire Scare Grounds “Face Your Fears” Address: Yorkshire Scare Grounds Scream Park, Hell Lane Off Black Road, Wakefield WF1 5SH Starting tonight Friday 6th October 2023. Event nights are 6th 7th 8th 12th 13th 14th 15th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st October 6:30…
South Yorkshire Police have reported that three men have been arrested as murder investigation is launched. South Yorkshire Police have said “Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a Barnsley man. Police were called to High Street, Thurnscoe, at around 12.24am on Sunday 24 September following reports that a man had been found unconscious after being assaulted near the Butchers Arms pub. The man was initially taken to Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital before he was transferred to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Despite the best efforts of medical staff, the man sadly died in hospital…
Man from Adwick-Le-Street, Doncaster jailed for raping teenage girls he met on Tinder. South Yorkshire Police have reported a dangerous sex offender who raped and strangled two teenage girls he had met on dating app Tinder has been jailed for 17 years. Christopher Hartley, 22, took both girls to isolated locations and, in separate incidents, used violence to gain power and control over them. The victims – aged 16 and 18 – had both feared they would die during the terrifying attacks. The first attack occurred in June 2018, when Hartley asked his 16-year-old victim to join him on a…
SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE APPEAL: E-fit released after Doncaster exposure South Yorkshire Police have released an e-fit image of a man they would like to identify as part of an ongoing investigation into a report of outraging public decency. It is reported that a woman was in her car on the A18 at around 8pm on Friday 22 September, when she noticed a man walking along the road exposing himself and committing an indecent act. The man is described as aged between late 40s to early 50s, stocky build, and reported to have been wearing nothing but a white t-shirt…
A police officer will appear in court tomorrow (Wednesday 4 October) charged with non-recent child sexual offences. PC Gary Scott, 50, has been charged with three counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14 years and bailed to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court. The offences are alleged to have occurred between 2001 and 2003. Scott was not working in policing at the time of the alleged offending. Scott, who worked on a response team in Rotherham, was arrested in September last year following a report to the force’s Professional Standards Department. He was suspended from duties…
Fireball erupts over the Oxford skyline last night as lightening strikes around 7:20pm. Severn Trent waste plant explodes after lightning strikes a gas container, sending a fireball into the sky and cutting off power to over 1,000 homes. It comes after thunderstorms swept over the area this evening, with a yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office covering much of the southeast. The warning read, “Thunderstorms with frequent lightning have already affected parts of the warning area, these continuing into the evening in places. There is also an increasing risk of longer-lasting intense downpours, especially later this evening and…
The incident took place in Hucklow Road, Firth Park, Sheffield on March 24, 2023 At Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on September 29, the dogs’ owner – Carly Louise Mason, 30, of Worsborough Common, Barnsley – was ordered to pay £600 in compensation, banned from keeping dogs for the next five years, and sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months. As well as this, two dogs, Ceaser and Ice, were ordered to be put down unless an appeal is lodged in the next 21 days. The name of the third dog in the incident is not mentioned in court…
A Doncaster man who raped a woman after targeting her at a party has been jailed for 12 years. Darrell Crookes, 56, of Belvedere Drive, waited until the victim – who is entitled to lifelong anonymity – had fallen asleep after the gathering in 2021 to launch his attack. The terrified victim woke to Crookes repeatedly saying, “I am going to pull your pants off” before he raped her. Crookes had previously pleaded not guilty to rape and two counts of assault by penetration but was convicted by a jury following a trial. Last Friday (22 September) he was…