The Sheffield Drop 💧 Friday June 6
Two major crime stories lead today's edition, as well as news of The Leadmill's final live performance and the first lines from an FA report into the circumstance surrounding Maddy Cusack's death.
My name is Andrew. I am a journalist based in Sheffield, and I’ll be providing you with all the latest developments in the Steel City. Let’s get into it.
📰 The News
👮♂️ A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after 16-year-old Abdullah Yaha Al-Zaidy was killed in a hit and run on Staniforth Road in Darnall.
👉 An 18-year-old electric bike rider was seriously injured in the incident — Sophie Corcoran, YorkshireLive
🚘 Hassan Jhangur, 25, killed “good Samaritan” Chris Marriott when he ploughed into a crowd during a wedding day brawl in Burngreave, Sheffield Crown Court heard.
👉 Jhangur aimed for the father of the Khan family, but hit Mr Marriott, who was helping Jhangur’s sister after an earlier altercation — Dave Higgens, PA Media | ITV News
👦 “Urgent, coordinated action” is needed to address rising permanent exclusions in Sheffield. The number of excluded pupils in the city has risen sharply in recent years and has consistently exceeded the English average — Julia Armstrong, BBC News
👉 The report will be discussed at the Education, Children and Families Policy Committee meeting on Tuesday June 10 at 2pm. You can find the agenda here.
🎸 Miles Kane will headline the final gig at The Leadmill on Friday June 27. The Wirral-born indie star is good friends with Arctic Monkeys’ lead singer Alex Turner. Could the pair reprise their roles in The Last Shadow Puppets for one last Leadmill hurrah? — Jenny Mensah, RadioX
👉 Be quick, though, as tickets go on general sale at 10am today. You can find more information here.
⚽ Sheffield United Women’s players were not “supported and felt unable to raise concerns”, an FA report into why Maddy Cusack died last year said. Lawyers representing the Cusack family at Chesterfield Coroners’ Court said there was a “climate of concern and fear” at the club. The full report will be published at the inquest’s conclusion — Laura Scott, BBC Sport
🚚 Ian Proctor, of Mesters’ Market in Leah’s Yard, has said his businesses will be driven out if Sheffield Council do not find a solution to parking charges for delivery drivers. Mr Proctor said 14 people had received a parking ticket in eight months, with two refusing to return — David Walsh, Sheffield Star
🌳 Liberal Democrat local councillor Barbara Masters after digging up a home-made mountain bike trail in Trippet Wood in Bingham Park with 14 other volunteers. Cllr Masters said the work was needed to protect the woods — Ryan Mallon, road.cc
🏨 The Novotel Sheffield Centre hotel in the city centre has been put up for sale. Ares Management, which runs the hotel, has listed 11 properties in total — Ellie Hollinshead, The Business Desk
📌 Community Noticeboard
I will have a community noticeboard for each edition, which will include tidbits, events, and news provided by you, our wonderful readers!
✉ If you have anything you’d like me to include in the noticeboard, please do get in touch.
👉 The Sheffield Sausage and Cider Festival arrives at Don Valley Bowl this Saturday June 7, from 1pm to 10.30pm. More information and tickets can be found here.
👉 The Steamworks is hosting an indoor car boot sale, from 11am to 4pm on Sunday June 8.
👉 Fancy a ghost tour? The National Emergency Services Museum is playing host to one on the evening of Saturday June 7. More information is available here.
🔗 Top three links from yesterday’s drop
Sheffield’s twin city, Bochum in Germany, opened ‘Sheffield Inn’, a pop-up artwork venue — Sheffield Council
Seven candidates have been announced ahead of the Stocksbridge and Upper Don councillor by-election on June 26 — Sheffield Council
Marcia Grant, a foster carer in Greenhill, was killed by the 12-year-old boy she cared for, an inquest heard this week — ITV News
Andrew’s Anecdote
My wife and I went camping in Northumberland last weekend to celebrate our one-year wedding anniversary. It was a beautiful trip, full of good food, warm fires, and a bracing, fresh sea breeze.
It made me reflect on how fortunate Sheffield — The Outdoor City — is to be so close to the Peak District. In recent years, the city has leaned into its outdoor nature, welcoming walkers, climbers, campers, cyclists. You name it.
I certainly spend as much time outdoors as I possibly can — and I think it’s a passion I share with many other Sheffielders. As we build The Sheffield Drop community together, I’d love to hear about your relationship with The Outdoor City.
🗞 Thanks for reading edition number four 🗞