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Local News
22nd April 2021
Issue 1162
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M1 CRASH CAUSES DELAYS For anyone using the M1 south just before Meadowhall on Saturday, this was the cause of your hold up – a spectacular but thankfully only minor injury collision between an HGV and trailer and what used to be a caravan. South Yorkshire Police said “We appreciate that this would have caused a lot of inconvenience to people and we know that the tailbacks were quite significant, so we would like to offer some thanks and some apologies.
Highways England colleagues to deal with the aftermath. We would also like to thank the vast majority of people that complied with the red “X”s closing lanes. Those big red “X”s are used to keep those involved safe and to allow us to try and sweep up without dodging oncoming traffic.” Unfortunately not all motorists complied with lane closure signs, making the cleanup operation longer than needed.
First of all, thanks to the vast majority of motorists who waited patiently for us and our
CINEMA PLANS TO RE-OPEN In the run-up to lockdown being lifted, a popular local cinema is pleased to announce their plan to a reopen. Penistone Paramount posted on social media “While we do not have a set date yet, we are putting our time to good use to make sure that we are operating at a top level and are providing an exemplary and safe service that can be enjoyed by all!
Over the coming weeks, the cinema will provide updates and news about what shows we currently have on sale, as well as what is planned to show upon reopening. www.penistoneparamount.co.uk The Paramount Team would like to thank everyone for their continued support over the recent few months and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone back!
FORMER MP FOUND TO HAVE BREACHED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY Jared O'Mara stood down at the 2019 General Election. A former Sheffield MP has been found to have breached Parliament's sexual misconduct policy, after an employee complained of receiving inappropriate messages.
Jared O'Mara showed a "lack of remorse'' and a "refusal to engage'' over the allegation, a committee of the Commons Independent Expert Panel said in a report published on Monday. Ex-employee Jennifer Barnes raised a formal complaint after saying she received inappro-
priate messages and approaches from the then MP in July 2019. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone concluded that his behaviour breached the sexual misconduct policy and "amounted to an abuse of power'', according to the report.
