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Married man spared jail ...continued from front page Ms Duffy revealed Nightingale sent a naked photo of himself to the youngster and they began talking about sex and the defendant enquired about a one-night stay at a Sheffield Hotel not long before the youngster’s stepmother alerted police. Nightingale, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to meeting a girl aged under 16, engaging in sexual communication with a child and engaging in sexual activity with a child between February and May, 2019. Sean Smith, defending, said: “She was 15, but she was not particularly vulnerable over and above that. I accept and concede that sexual images were exchanged but they were a small number.” He added that Nightingale has a son with health concerns and his wife is currently on maternity leave with their second child and they would suffer if the defendant was jailed. Mr Smith also said Nightingale has expressed genuine regret and remorse and he was described as caring, hard-working and supportive in a number of references. Judge Kelson sentenced Nightingale to two years of custody suspended for two years, with a rehabilitation requirement. Nightingale was also made subject to the Sex Offenders Register for ten years and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for the same period.
23rd December 2021
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Unsung hero
National award for local volunteer
An ‘unsung hero’ from north Sheffield has been recognised with a National community award presented by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Gary Chamberlain setup HOWWL back in December 2019 with the vision to build on the strengths of the community and provide help to those vulnerable within the communities of Oughtibridge, Worrall, Wharncliffe Side and Wadsley Park Village. Through ‘Covid’ volunteers have delivered over 1500 bags of groceries to those in need and delivered 81 turkeys at Christmas to families in need. The award ceremony is to be aired on ITV on Christmas Eve
at 7.30pm, was hosted earlier this month at Westminster Abbey. Gary,59, a retired civil servant was nominated for the award by Alex Archer and Peter Burchill from the local Co-op store. Alex said of the group “They do brilliant work to support mental wellbeing…They worked incredibly hard to set up a food bank during lockdown to support families in need. Alongside this, they ran a prescription delivery service for those self-isolating.”. Miriam Cates MP said "HOWWL have been a fantastic support network to our communities during the pandemic …HOWWL is a wonderful example of how volunteering can empower and enrich communities."
