Adult education courses
ADULT education classes in the Isle are welcoming people to enrol for events in the new year.North Lincolnshire Council has more than 100 courses lined up for 2012 with people able to choose anything...
View ArticleMayor’s plans to stop more lapdancing clubs opening
MAYOR Peter Davies says he wants no more lap dancing clubs in Doncaster, after backing regulations which will govern where they are allowed to operate.New rules approved by Doncaster Council’s cabinet...
View ArticleDepressed mum found hanging by her partner
A DEVOTED mother who was found hanging following a heated argument with her partner did not intend to kill herself, an inquest concluded.The court heard that Kelly Margaret Qualter had been concerned...
View ArticleResidents stop plans for site for travellers
VILLAGERS have won their fight against a travellers’ site being created - but their victory could be short lived.For traveller Nathan Smith, who told members of Doncaster Council’s planning committee...
View ArticleStudents go green
DEARNE students dug in together to plant over 400 trees around their college.Working with the Dearne Valley Eco-Vision team, Wath students planted a variety of native species of trees, that were...
View ArticleSuccessful Day for Disabled
A SPECIAL one-day event to mark the International Day of Disabled People took place at Swinton.Speakers at the SYCIL (South Yorkshire Centre for Inclusive Living) day included Wentworth and Dearne MP...
View ArticleCig sparks blaze
A MAN braved his smoke-filled home to save his two dogs, after a discarded cigarette set his sofa alight.A smoke alarm alerted the man, in his twenties, to the fire at Longfields Crescent in Hoyland at...
View ArticleTeachers gather for business talk
TEACHERS from across Rotherham met up this week at an event to swap ideas of how to inspire the area’s next generation of entrepreneurs.They gathered at the ‘Creating a Culture of Enterprise in...
View ArticleNew recruits join RecyCoal
A DONCASTER firm that operates worldwide has appointed four trainee managers in the last few weeks - all of them with military experience.RecyCoal, which specialises in the recovery of waste coal sites...
View ArticleSheep stolen from Epworth
POLICE are appealing for help after 25 sheep were stolen from Epworth.The incident happened in a field close to the junction of the A161 on Burnham Road between 6.30pm on Tuesday, November 29, and 8am...
View Article‘Use us, or lose us’, traders warn
MARKET traders and shopkeepers in Mexborough have launched a campaign to fight proposals for a huge megastore which they claim will have a “disastrous” effect on trade for small businesses in the...
View ArticleCouncillors fight to save athletic ground
MEXBOROUGH’S Labour councillors have vowed to fight proposals to scrap a council maintenance agreement which could result in the closure of Mexborough Athletic Ground.The historic site, off Adwick...
View ArticleBarnsley stabbing - investigation continues
South Yorkshire Police are appealing for information following a murder at Barnsley.Detectives are investigating the stabbing of a 29-year-old local man in Kendray, Barnsley, after officers were called...
View ArticleInquest opens in death of tragic pensioner
AN inquest has opened into the death of a pensioner who was killed when the broken down car she was in collided with a lorry.Marjorie Webster, 72, was pronounced dead at the scene, following the...
View ArticleMeeting re proposed closure of Royston Fire Station
A PUBLIC meeting about proposed changes to South Yorkshire’s fire service, that could see the closure of Royston fire station, takes place tonight.It is one of a series of meetings about proposals to...
View ArticleBruce’s fund for schools
THREE schools have benefited from a memorial fund set up by a Swinton couple in memory of their late son.Their latest donation funded a storyteller’s chair at Swinton Queen Primary School bearing a...
View ArticleOverhead cable stolen
THE theft of copper cables left more than 1,000 properties in Westwoodside without power for over 12 hours.Police were called in connection with the theft of copper overhead cable which was stolen...
View ArticleIsle firm is helping to spread Christmas cheer
AN ISLE company is spreading a little bit of Christmas cheer by delving deep to provide Epworth’s town centre tree this year, and also a venue for Santa to have his grotto.North Lincs Property Holdings...
View ArticleOAP whips prostitute in revenge for stealing
A DONCASTER pensioner horsewhipped a prostitute half his age during a sex session because he wanted to punish her for pilfering from him, a court heard.Businessman Harry Smith, 66, hit the woman at...
View ArticleCoal firm strikes it rich with jobs
A DONCASTER-based coal firm has appointed new managerial staff as it focuses on overseas operations following the expert advice of business bosses. RecyCoal, which has its head office in Lakeside...
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