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CULTURE<\/p>\n

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CULTURE

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A South Yorkshire content creator has amassed 23 million likes sharing his day to day life with a stammer, and is hoping to inspire others with a speech impediment. Sam Bagshaw, 29, a warehouse operator from Rotherham first began posting TikToks to increase his own...<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/article>\r\n

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A new generation of \"kidults\" and full-time professional traders flocked to Sheffield on Sunday, proving that the plastic brick is not just surviving- it\u2019s thriving. Traders, builders, young children and adults of all ages attended the sold-out Sheffield Brick...<\/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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