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The latest news from Sheffield and South Yorkshire today, as a school praises staff and pupils for acting quickly after a student collapsed.
Aston Academy this morning said everyone’s ‘thoughts and prayers’ are with the child, who was rushed to hospital yesterday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Bears of Sheffield auction raised more than £500,000 towards a new cancer and leukaemia ward at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, with one bear painted by Pete McKee fetching a record £30,000 and TV presenter Dan Walker splashing out £20,000 on another of the statues.
This page will be updated with the latest stories published today (Tuesday, October 19).
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LIVE BLOG: The latest Sheffield news as school sends prayers to student who collapsed
Key Events
- Aston Academy has said the ‘thoughts and prayers’ of the whole school are with a student who collapsed and had to be taken to hospital
- Bears of Sheffield auction raises more than £500,000 for a new cancer and leukaemia ward at Sheffield Children’s Hospital
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