Sheffield gun crime: 18 people charged in South Yorkshire firearms conversion investigation
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www.thestar.co.uk— The suspects have all been charged in connection to a complex investigation, jointly led by the force’s Serious Organised Crime Unit and Armed Crime Team. Ashley Stevenson, 21, of Spa Well Crescent in Rotherham; Karl Keegan-Moore, 32, of Reasbeck Terrace in Barnsley; Joshua Drury, 32, of Highwoods Road in Doncaster; Kelly Swearing, 39, of Shortbrook Drive in Sheffield; and Sarah Hughes, 45, of Halfway Centre in Sheffield, have been charged with conspiracy to sell or transfer prohibited weapons...
www.thestar.co.uk—Local elections: Sheffield heads to the polls as voting for councillors and South Yorkshire Mayor begins. The polls opened across England and Wales at 7am today (May 2) to elect the next councillors for Sheffield City Council and the next South Yorkshire Mayor. The city council election is expected to be a nail-biter for both Labour and the Lib Dems. Labour are still the biggest party with 30 members but they are only one ahead of the Lib Dems, so the council remains under no overall control. This situation followed the departure of eight long-standing Labour councillors to form the Sheffield...
www.thestar.co.uk—Two men charged with murder of Sheffield dad Kevin Pokuta gunned down in city neighbourhood. Two men have been charged with the murder of 19-year-old Kevin Pokuta, who was shot dead in a Sheffield neighbourhood last year. Sign up for newsletters from The Star 19-year-old Kevin Pokuta was fatally shot in the early hours of Tuesday, December 12, 2023, on Page Hall Road, Page Hall, and died in hospital the following day as a result of his injuries. He leaves behind two children, aged just seven-months and two-years-old. Leon Waite, 27, formerly of Denholme Close, Sheffield, and...
www.thestar.co.uk—Summer festivals in Sheffield and South Yorkshire: 12 events to look forward to as we hit the warmer months. May is finally here which means it’s almost time for some cracking events in the sunshine in and near Sheffield. This year there is no shortage of festivals to attend - whether it’s food and drink, drum and bass, or catching budding filmmakers’ latest pieces of work. There are even two new festivals taking place this year, and others which are celebrating several decades running. Get the latest headlines delivered straight to your inbox, with The Star’s free emails If you’ve not got a holiday...