Christmas getaway set to start at Robin Hood Airport
BOSSES at Doncaster’s Robin Hood Airport are gearing up for the festive rush which will see an anticipated 20,000 passengers pass through the borough.With temperatures starting to plummet with the...
View ArticleRapist, 49, due for sentencing
A RAPIST is set to be brought to justice nearly 20 years after carrying out sex attacks, including one in Doncaster.John Leeming appeared at Leeds Crown Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to...
View ArticleWoman, 52, severely hurt following train collision
A WOMAN has been left with “life-changing” injuries after being struck by a train, it has been confirmed.The 52-year-old remains in a critical but stable condition at Doncaster Royal Infirmary after...
View ArticleAction promise on Bronx estate
COUNCIL officers and police from across the area are to target a troubled estate, in a bid to rid it of druggie gangs and violence.Again, tackling issues on the Manor Farm estate in Rawmarsh is a...
View ArticleBlue Badges to be modernised
CHANGES are being made to tackle disabled badge fraud and misuse.Blue Badges - available to disabled motorists - are being modernised following a national consultation with users, local authorities and...
View ArticleDoncaster adoption event proves huge success
AN EVENT for people to find out more about adopting children in Doncaster has proved to be a huge success.A total of 24 potential adoptive families came to the session at the Doncaster Dome to meet the...
View ArticleHospital standards praised in care report
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now meeting all the Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards of quality and safety.The CQC’s initial inspection earlier this year found the trust were...
View ArticleWasher on fire at care home
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a an old folks home in Cudworth after a washing machine burst into flames.Staff at Belle Greene Court care home called emergency services after the machine caught fire on...
View ArticleBells marks milestone
STAFF and patients past and present were among visitors marking an optician’s 80th anniversary. Guest of honour at the Bell Brothers celebrations was 90-year-old Gladys Staves who remains a loyal...
View ArticleRoad closures on White Rose Way
motorists are being warned they could face major disruption as work on the A6182 White Rose Way gets underway.Road closures will take place on evenings in December and January and on Christmas Day and...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue Epworth man
FIREFIGHTERS had to use specialist tools to help rescue an elderly Epworth man who had fallen in his own home.The man had fallen in the living room of his detached house in Blow Row on Monday, shortly...
View ArticleWoman removed via boot of her car
A WOMAN who was involved in a single vehicle accident had to be removed from her car whilst still sat in her seat and via the boot by firefighters last weekend.The incident happened on the A18 between...
View ArticleSafety help for pubs at holidays
POLICE officers will visit pubs across South Yorkshire in the run-up to Christmas and New Year to view and advise on safety and management procedures.South Yorkshire Police said officers will visit...
View ArticleBlaze spread from ‘exploding gas cylinders’
FIREFIGHTERS battled for over four hours to save a Wombwell company premises, when a blaze spread from nearby allotments.People living close to the Melville Street allotments were woken by massive...
View ArticleCourt round-up
n HYDE PARK: A chicken thief has fallen fowl of the law after he was ordered to undergo treatment for drug addiction. Wayne Mullins, 29, of Childers Street, pleaded guilty to shoplifting after taking...
View ArticleCrowle Park to be reopened
CROWLE’S Manor Park will be officially reopened on Saturday, December 17.The site has been closed for six weeks to allow for the latest develoments to take place, including new fencing, pathways,...
View ArticleWhite Rose Way road closures to start today
WORK on the A6182 White Rose Way will see some road closures on evenings and on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.The works are part of the Doncaster Southern Gateway Improvement Scheme and will see a new...
View ArticleMP rewards two community heroes
TWO “local heroes” were presented with community achievement awards at the Christmas lights switch-on in Brampton.Brampton residents Stanley Walton and Lorraine Naylor were one of the highlights of the...
View ArticleStudents get arty to create card montage
SCHOOLKIDS from Hoyland showed their artistic side by creating a display made up from thank you cards from patients which will be placed in Barnsley Hospital.Youngsters from Greenfield School presented...
View ArticleFestive health advice
PEOPLE are being advised to pick up their repeat prescriptions and medicine ahead of the Christmas and New Year period. NHS Yorkshire and Humber advise that while some GP practices and pharmacies will...
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