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BBC News
an hour ago
- Business
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Grant to support Rotherham council housing developments
A grant of more than £450,000 could help support the delivery of 27 new council homes on brownfield sites in Council is hoping to receive £432,000 for the project from the Brownfield Housing Fund, pending a decision later this approved the money would support developments in the Boston Castle, Hoober and Kilnhurst and Swinton Brownfield Housing Fund is a government-backed scheme, managed locally by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). It aims to help councils like Rotherham turn previously used or neglected land into new housing grant will help fund new homes at Warden Street in Canklow, Albert Road and Princess Street in West Melton and the former Ship Inn site in of the homes are already under construction and are scheduled for completion by March 2026, according to the Local Democracy Reporting 27 homes are to be delivered in areas of high housing demand, with more than 7,000 households currently on the council's housing majority of funding for the developments comes from the council's Housing Revenue Account (HRA) – a ring-fenced budget used to build and manage council housing. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Driver, 20, who inhaled laughing gas moments before he hit and killed cyclist, 81, on pedestrian crossing faces a 'very long time in jail'
A driver who allegedly inhaled laughing gas just moments before he hit and killed an elderly cyclist on a pedestrian crossing faces a lengthy spell in jail, a court has heard. Cain Byrne, 20, smashed into Graham Slinn, 81, as he walked across the A57 near Todwick, South Yorkshire beside his bicycle, prosecutor Laura Marshall told Sheffield Crown Court. The motorist, who has never held a driving licence, is said to have ignored a red light while driving his Volkswagen Golf, throwing the victim at least 15ft in the air. Witnesses claimed Byrne made no attempt to stop and was travelling at speeds above the 50mph limit, with some saying he was driving at 80mph. He allegedly sped off after the collision on April 4, with dashcam footage showing his tyres smoking as he left the scene. Clips shown in court on Friday showed the defendant inhaling nitrous oxide gas from a yellow balloon as he was driving, both before and after the collision. Father-of-two Byrne admitted causing death by dangerous driving and a number of other offences at a previous hearing. He was due to be sentenced on Friday but, after hearing about his 'astonishing and appalling' driving record, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC ordered a report prepared by probation officers. Ms Marshall told the judge that Byrne had a range of convictions for 27 offences, including dangerous driving, despite having no driving licence. Rebecca Stephens, defending, told the court her client drove off because he believed he had only hit another vehicle with his wing mirror. Judge Richardson responded to this claim, saying: 'This shows how completely inebriated he was.' Ms Stephens told the court that her client had written a letter expressing his remorse for what he had done. She said Byrne had lost two brothers in traumatic circumstances: one in a car accident when he was 11; and the other being stabbed to death when he was 17. Judge Richardson said he also accepted the defendant had a 'very deprived background in every conceivable way'. In a statement read to the judge on Friday, Mr Slinn's wife, Jaqueline, described how she and her husband had been due to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this year. Mrs Slinn explained how the couple met through a love of cycling and her husband had a life-long love of riding his bike, which he did multiple times a week, despite his age. She said Mr Slinn worked as a scaffolder until he had to retire early following a heart attack, but he then helped care for adults with learning disabilities. He was also a keen singer who would perform in pubs and clubs in Sheffield. Mrs Slinn said: '60 years of marriage, almost, wiped out by the defendant.' Judge Richardson remanded Byrne in custody, saying: 'This young man is utterly, utterly out of control.' Telling the defendant he will now be sentenced on July 21, he said: 'For nearly 60 years Mr and Mrs Slinn lived thoroughly decent lives. 'I have heard quite a lot about Mr Slinn today and he seemed to have been a very good man.' Judge Richardson told Byrne: 'They were going to celebrate in the very near future their diamond wedding anniversary. 'That will not happen, and the reason that will not happen is because you drove a motor car when had no driving licence and had a truly astonishing and appalling driving record for someone aged 20 years. 'You drove that car with cloned licence plates at great speed, well in excess of the speed limit, on a dual carriageway, straight through a red light. And, you hit Mr Slinn as he was perfectly lawfully crossing the road.' The judge described how Bryne drove off with him and two others in the car with him inhaling nirous oxide. He said that, after killing Mr Slinn, he went about his business 'as if you did not have a care in the world'. Judge Richardson said: 'You come from a disordered family. You have led a disordered life. You were, at the material time, completely out of control.' He told him: 'You are facing a very, very long time in custody, this case demands that. This is about as bad as it gets'. After his death in April, Mr Slinn's family issued a statement through police which said: 'He was gentle. Funny. Kind to his core. And now he's gone. He and my mum were about to celebrate 60 years of marriage. 'Now she faces silence, heartbreak, and a future without the man who made her laugh every day.'
BBC News
20 hours ago
- BBC News
Driver inhaled laughing gas before fatal A57 Rotherham crash
An unlicensed driver who killed a cyclist in a hit-and-run had been inhaling nitrous oxide at the wheel and ignored a red light before the crash, a court Slinn, 81, was walking his bike across the A57 near Todwick, South Yorkshire, when he was hit by Cain Byrne's car and thrown at least 15ft in the air on 4 April, prosecutor Laura Marshall told Sheffield Crown said the 20-year-old had made no attempt to stop at a crossing and had been travelling well over the 50mph limit, with one estimating his speed at father-of-two, who has never held a driving licence, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and a number of other offences at an earlier hearing. On Friday, he was meant to be sentenced but the hearing was adjourned to allow for further probation reports to be the court was shown footage of Byrne inhaling "laughing gas" from a balloon before and after the Stephens, defending, said Byrne drove away thinking he had only hit a vehicle with his wing mirror, which Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said showed how "completely inebriated" he had was seen in the CCTV footage inhaling from the balloon just moments after he hit Mr Marshall told the judge that Byrne, of Redvers Buller Road in Chesterfield, had 27 previous convictions, including for dangerous driving. 'Utterly out of control' Judge Richardson said Byrne had gone about his business "as if you did not have a care in the world"."For nearly 60 years Mr and Mrs Slinn lived thoroughly decent lives. They were going to celebrate, in the very near future, their diamond wedding anniversary," he said."That will not happen, and the reason that will not happen is because you drove a motor car with cloned licence plates, at great speed, well in excess of the speed limit, on a dual carriageway, straight through a red light."Jacqueline Slinn said she and her husband met through their love for cycling and he still rode his bike multiple times a week, despite his worked as a scaffolder until he had to retire following a heart attack, and then helped care for adults with learning disabilities, she said."Sixty years of marriage, almost, wiped out by the defendant," Mrs Slinn Richardson said Byrne was "utterly, utterly out of control", but accepted he had a "very deprived background in every conceivable way".The defendant lost two brothers in traumatic circumstances, Ms Stephens said, with one dying in a car accident when he was 11 and the other being stabbed when he was Richardson said: "You come from a disordered family. You have led a disordered life. You were, at the material time, completely out of control."You are facing a very, very long time in custody, this case demands that. This is about as bad as it gets."Byrne was remanded into custody ahead of his sentencing on 21 July. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
‘Appalling' driver who killed pensioner on crossing was inhaling nitrous oxide, court told
A driver who failed to stop when he killed an elderly cyclist after ignoring a red light at a pedestrian crossing was inhaling nitrous oxide from a balloon before and immediately after the fatal collision, a judge has heard. Graham Slinn, 81, had dismounted and was walking across the A57 near Todwick, South Yorkshire, when he was hit by a Volkswagen Golf driven by Cain Byrne, 20, and thrown at least 15ft in the air, prosecutor Laura Marshall told Sheffield Crown Court. Witnesses said Byrne, who has never held a driving licence, made no attempt to stop at the crossing and was travelling well over the 50mph limit, with one estimating his speed at 80mph. He sped off after the collision on April 4, with dashcam footage showing his tyres smoking as he appeared to be trying to control the vehicle as he left the scene. A montage of footage shown in the court on Friday showed the defendant inhaling nitrous oxide gas from a yellow balloon a number of times as he was driving, both before and after the collision with Mr Slinn. One of these was just moments after he hit the pensioner. Father-of-two Byrne, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and a number of other offences at a previous hearing. He was due to be sentenced on Friday but, after hearing about his 'astonishing and appalling' driving record, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC decided he wanted a report prepared by probation officers. Ms Marshall told the judge that Byrne had a range of convictions for 27 offences, including dangerous driving, despite having no driving licence. Rebecca Stephens, defending, told the court her client drove off because he believed he had only hit another vehicle with his wing mirror. Judge Richardson responded to this claim, saying: 'This shows how completely inebriated he was.' Ms Stephens told the court that her client had written a letter expressing his remorse for what he had done. She said Byrne had lost two brothers in traumatic circumstances: one in a car accident when he was 11; and the other being stabbed to death when he was 17. Judge Richardson said he also accepted the defendant had a 'very deprived background in every conceivable way'. In a statement read to the judge on Friday, Mr Slinn's wife, Jaqueline, described how she and her husband had been due to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this year. Mrs Slinn explained how the couple met through a love of cycling and her husband had a life-long love of riding his bike, which he did multiple times a week, despite his age. She said Mr Slinn worked as a scaffolder until he had to retire early following a heart attack, but he then helped care for adults with learning disabilities. He was also a keen singer who would perform in pubs and clubs in Sheffield. Mrs Slinn said: '60 years of marriage, almost, wiped out by the defendant'. Judge Richardson remanded Byrne in custody, saying: 'This young man is utterly, utterly out of control.' Telling the defendant he will now be sentenced on July 21, he said: 'For nearly 60 years Mr and Mrs Slinn lived thoroughly decent lives. 'I have heard quite a lot about Mr Slinn today and he seemed to have been a very good man.' Judge Richardson told Byrne: 'They were going to celebrate in the very near future their diamond wedding anniversary. 'That will not happen, and the reason that will not happen is because you drove a motor car when had no driving licence and had a truly astonishing and appalling driving record for someone aged 20 years. 'You drove that car with cloned licence plates at great speed, well in excess of the speed limit, on a dual carriageway, straight through a red light. And, you hit Mr Slinn as he was perfectly lawfully crossing the road.' The judge described how Bryne drove off with him and two others in the car with him inhaling nirous oxide. He said that, after killing Mr Slinn, he went about his business 'as if you did not have a care in the world'. Judge Richardson said: 'You come from a disordered family. You have led a disordered life. You were, at the material time, completely out of control.' He told him: 'You are facing a very, very long time in custody, this case demands that.' And he added: 'This is about as bad as it gets'. After his death in April, Mr Slinn's family issued a statement through police which said: 'He was gentle. Funny. Kind to his core. And now he's gone. 'He and my mum were about to celebrate 60 years of marriage. 'Now she faces silence, heartbreak, and a future without the man who made her laugh every day.'
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Man charged after rat release near Sheffield mosque
A man has been charged with racially aggravated harassment after rats were released near a mosque in were called to Grimesthorpe Road, in Burngreave, on Monday following reports a man had stopped at the side of the road and released three rats from the boot of a vehicle near to the Grand Fowler 66, from Sheffield, appeared at the city's magistrates court earlier charged with four counts of causing racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or the hearing he indicated he would plead guilty to the charges and was remanded into custody ahead of a sentencing hearing on 16 July. South Yorkshire Police said the charges also related to other incidents targeting those attending the Grand Mosque on 3 and 26 May as well as 7 June. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
