Chris Davis Smith

🥁 This was the moment earlier that #Sheffield rock band Pulp were honoured with a ‘legends’ plaque outside the town hall in the city. It’s to celebrate their outstanding contribution to music 🎸:

#Sheffield will compete against Blackpool, Milton Keynes, & Wrexham to become the 2029 UK city of culture. The steel city has made the final 4 shortlist. Jon McClure - who’s the lead singer of Reverend & the Makers - has been speaking about it with @ChrisDavisSmith:

A man who was killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday had experienced ‘previous bouts of psychosis’. The inquest into the death of 24 y/o William Chapman has opened at #Doncaster Coroner’s Court today. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has the latest:

A temporary memorial has been set up inside Yorkshire Wildlife Park - following the death of a man who got into the tiger enclosure over the weekend. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has the latest on 23 y/o William Chapman’s death from #Doncaster:

Yorkshire Wildlife Park won’t be re-opening today - after a fatal tiger attack there over the weekend. A man died at the #Doncaster zoo on Saturday afternoon. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith is at the scene for us:

A man’s died following an explosion in #Rotherham yesterday. It happened on Clifton Mount just before 1.20pm. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith is there for us now:

🏇 The 250th anniversary St Leger Festival is underway in #Doncaster. Ladies Day is kicking off the 4 days of horse racing at @DoncasterRaces today. We’ve been speaking to people at the event about their outfits 💃:

4 people accused of murdering a newborn baby in #Sheffield are due to go on trial next year. The baby girl was found dead with multiple stab wounds at a property in Wincobank on Sunday. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has more from Sheffield Crown Court:

The owner of the ‘Spot On’ snooker club in #Sheffield has defended a new mural there of Ronnie O’Sullivan. It’s been criticised online & dubbed as ‘creepy’ - but the artist responsible has hit back - claiming it’s not finished. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has more:

The gates have opened up at #Sheffield’s Rock & Roll Circus 🎪 Today marks the start of the 4-day music festival at Don Valley Bowl. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith is there for us now:

⛰️ Plenty of people are expected to gather in the Peak District tonight - for the UK’s biggest solar eclipse in 27 years. Tomo Thompson from Edale’s Mountain Rescue Team is at Higger Tor. He expects it to be a popular viewing spot later:

Tramlines festival is filling up at Hillsborough park in #Sheffield. Up to 40,000 people are set to attend the sold out event every day until Sunday. Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith is at the opening day of @tramlines for us:

☀️ With temperatures reaching over 30 degrees celsius today in parts of South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire - many people have been looking for ways to cool off 🥵 Our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith has been down to #Hathersage Outdoor Swimming Pool in the Peak District:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England lead Mexico 2-1 at half-time at the Azteca Stadium 🇲🇽 ⚽️ This was the moment at Kapital in #Sheffield city centre when Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the World Cup round of 16 fixture:

A court has heard former @SheffieldUnited Women’s Vice Captain - Maddy Cusack - feared she’d be ‘stigmatised’ if her declining mental health was discovered by the club. The 27 y/o took her own life in 2023. @ChrisDavisSmith has been at #Chesterfield Coroners Court for us:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 There’s less an hour to go now until England begin their World Cup 2026 campaign. ⚽️ Thomas Tuchel’s men play Croatia in their opening fixture in Group L 🇭🇷. 🍻The atmosphere is building at the Garrison Sports Bar in #Barnsley ahead of the 9pm kick off:

⚽️ Today marks the start of the men’s 2026 World Cup! John Hemmingham - from the England & @swfc band - is off out to the USA, Canada, & Mexico to follow the Three Lions’ journey in the tournament 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 He’s been speaking to our Chief Reporter @ChrisDavisSmith:

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:

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: