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CULTURE<\/p>\n

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CULTURE

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As the conflict in the Middle East passes it's 50th day, people across South Yorkshire are feeling the impact of the conflict as fuel, food prices, and travel all rise. But across other smaller heritage industries, the knock-on effect has not been as exaggerated as...<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n

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One in four people in Sheffield is living in poverty and the city has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the UK.\u00a0 The South Yorkshire city has some of the poorest neighbourhoods in the country with 31.2% of children experiencing poverty compared to a...<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>

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