Sheffcession: Family feuds, waste barons and crumbling heritage buildings
“I have tried hard to advance us all, and if that has involved telling lies, and deceit, and false documents, then I have done it.”
Dan Hayes
Dan has been a journalist in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for almost 10 years and set up The Tribune in 2021. He particularly enjoys writing about the people, places and politics of Sheffield.
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