and now a boy doomed to follow his family down the pits makes the leap into ballet. As I have named and (I hope) shamed a lot of these in the past, I rejoice to report that Billy Elliot ...

A 13-year-old boy who has been described as "Sheffield's Billy Elliot" is fundraising so that he can train to realise his dream. Talented dancer Barnaby Hawker, from Fulwood, started ballet when ...