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Lucy Ashton

@lutheblue

Senior political reporter for @BBCSheffield covering South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire
Award winning journo and politico. Views my own
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Doncaster has an elected Mayor But it's not a regional Mayor The Mayor is Labour But the majority of councillors are Reform So who makes the decisions? It's confusing but have a listen as I explain what happens now at Doncaster Council bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Two leadership announcements in South Yorkshire politics After six years, Douglas Johnson is standing down as Leader of Sheffield Green Party and will be replaced by Angela Argenzio Over in Doncaster, Reform UK has selected Guy Aston as the new group leader on the council

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Plans to build thousands of homes on 14 green belt sites in Sheffield are approved by councillors Now comes a six week consultation and public meetings in the autumn bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Watch Politics North from 10am on BBC One #bbcpn Will Blunkett’s plan to fix Yorkshire rail services become reality? ⁦Spencer Stokes⁩ Green belt housing row in Sheffield ⁦Lucy Ashton⁩ Why many Lincolnshire residents oppose solar farms Paul Murphy

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Will Blunkett’s plan to fix Yorkshire rail services become reality? ⁦<a href="/spencerstokestv/">Spencer Stokes</a>⁩ 

Green belt housing row in Sheffield ⁦<a href="/LutheBlue/">Lucy Ashton</a>⁩ 

Why many Lincolnshire residents oppose solar farms <a href="/bbcpaulmurphy/">Paul Murphy</a>
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A by-election will take place in the Stocksbridge ward in Sheffield on Thursday, June 26 It comes after sitting councillor Julie Grocutt resigned She was first elected for Labour but then quit the party and moved to the Community Councillors group

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Two Sheffield cafes - The Steel Cauldron and Marmadukes - give a real insight here into how hard it is running a small business in hospitality They are asking the Chancellor to give more support urgently in today's #spendingreview bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Two Sheffield neighbourhoods have been given £20m of govt cash But there seems to be some mystery around it all. And what do local people think? 📱 Read here bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… 🎧Listen here if you like TV theme tunes 😉bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Two Sheffield neighbourhoods have been given £20m of govt cash
But there seems to be some mystery around it all. And what do local people think? 
📱 Read here bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
🎧Listen here if you like TV theme tunes 😉bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
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Sheffield Council has its first Reform councillor after a by election in Stocksbridge yesterday. Candidate John Booker returns to the Town Hall, he was previously a UKIP councillor

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"The growth of the steel industry meant the neighbourhood became a vast urban area with virtually no green space or trees, other than the churchyards" Plans to redevelop Attercliffe into one of the city's 'coolest' neighbourhoods and the new Kelham Island bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Health chiefs look at reducing the number of IVF cycles couples can have on the NHS in South Yorkshire bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Recruitment freeze announced by Sheffield Council as it struggles with budget blackhole All non-essential spending - including travel, training and projects - will be "tightly restricted" Adult social care and SEND services under scrutiny bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…