Chris Davis Smith

Dad to Cordelia ❤️ Chief Reporter @bauermedia covering South Yorks/North Derbs - Views my own. Story? Email [email protected]

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🇬🇧A brilliant experience earlier this week visiting the Houses of Parliament with fellow @IRNAwards winners on behalf of @hallamfmnews 📻

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A 21 y/o #Sheffield man has been jailed for life after murdering an ‘innocent teenager’ in the city on Staniforth Road last year.

Zulkernain Ahmed has been sentenced to at least 29 years behind bars for using his car as a ‘weapon’ in June of 2025:

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A body has been found in the search for a missing 11-year-old in #Mexborough.

Mackenzie Swift was last seen on Saturday evening going into the River Don.

Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith is by the open water just off Ferry Boat Lane now for us:

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A man accused of murdering a woman on a night out in #Sheffield city centre last month has appeared in court.

30-year-old Shanice Brooks was shot outside a bar on West Street in the early hours on Bank Holiday Monday last week.

Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has more:

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Floral tributes have been left at the junction of Eldon Street & West Street following the fatal shooting of a woman in #Sheffield this week.

30 y/o mum-of-one Shanice Brooks was killed on a night out over the Bank Holiday weekend - in the early hours of Monday morning:

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A murder investigation is continuing in #Sheffield this morning - after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead on West Street yesterday.

Emergency services responded to the shooting outside the One Four One bar at 2.45am.

Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith is at the scene for us:

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The current leader of @BarnsleyCouncil - Sir Stephen Houghton - has been speaking to our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith at the election count in the town.

He’s been in charge of the local authority for the last 30 years:

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EXCLUSIVE: Our investigation has found there’s been a 71% rise in the number of reported dog attacks across South Yorkshire from 2021-2025 🐶

Elouise Smith from #Doncaster was bitten by a Staffy-type dog at her friends’ house in 2023 - when she was just 3-years-old:

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EXCLUSIVE: The cousin & best mate of a #Sheffield teenager - who was stabbed to death at his school last February - have been opening up to us about their grief - more than a year on from Harvey Willgoose’s murder.

The 15 y/o was killed at All Saints Catholic High in 2025:

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Earlier - hundreds of people lined Molineaux Road in the #Shiregreen area of #Sheffield - ahead of Ethan Slater’s funeral.

The 17-year-old tragically passed away - along with his 15-year-old girlfriend - Cherish Bean - in #Bridlington back in February this year:

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🏆 The winner of News Team of the Year under 1.5M TSA is Hits Radio South Yorkshire - Bauer Media Audio
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🏆 The winner of Best News Story or Coverage is The Murder of Harvey Willgoose – Hits Radio South Yorkshire, Bauer Media Audio
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The Snooker World Championships will stay in #Sheffield until at least 2045 🎱

As part of the deal, the Crucible Theatre is set to benefit from a £45 million revamp.

Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has been discussing the move with @BarryHearn from @matchroomsport:

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Over the last year - Padel has become increasingly popular across South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire.

The sport combines elements of tennis & squash 🎾

Play Padel in #Sheffield was the first venue to open in the city in 2025.

Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has more:

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The bomb disposal unit have arrived in the Sharrow area of #Sheffield.

Emergency services responded to reports of a suspicious device inside a property on Washington Road earlier today.

Members of the public are being advised to avoid the area:

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Buses & trams will be ‘joined together’ in a £1.5 billion scheme designed to improve public transport in South Yorkshire.

It’s being branded the ‘South Yorkshire People’s Network’.

Mayor @olivercoppard has been speaking to our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith about it:

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The lead singer of @Reverend_Makers - Jon McClure - has today been named as the new Chairman of @sheffieldfc

Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has been speaking to the 44-year-old about his new role:

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An inquest has found the difficulty in diagnosing a grandmother from #Barnsley with rabies ‘didn’t affect’ the ‘fatal outcome’ in her case.

Yvonne Ford died last summer - after contracting the virus months before on holiday in Morocco.

Adam Ford is Yvonne’s son:

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Grosvenor House in #Sheffield city centre has been vandalised overnight.

There’s extra security in & around the building this morning.

Windows have been smashed - while political messages of graffiti - & red paint - has been left covering it:

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Around 1000 people ended up getting help from the South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association last year.

Alana Wilde is the Chief Exec at the charity.

She’s been speaking to our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith about her own anorexia journey & the pros of early intervention: