Working girls clampdown in red light area
CONCERNED residents claim prostitutes are blighting their neighbourhood despite police saying the number of vice girls working the street has reduced by 75 per cent.In the latest crackdown against...
View ArticleMassive growth for Manvers firm used by Beckham
A MANVERS company that began in Hemingfield working men’s club and now has an annual turnover in excess of £5 million, with celebrity clients, is about to create hundreds more jobs across the...
View ArticleFestive police op
SOUTH Yorkshire Police has launched its ‘Shaken and Slurred’ Christmas campaign. The campaign highlights the key messages - reducing and preventing drink driving, domestic violence issues and alcohol...
View ArticleFestive feeling
PUPILS from schools across Mexborough gathered in the town centre this week for a Christmas sing-a-long.Scores of youngsters from the five primary schools were joined by students from the secondary...
View ArticleSport schools make Bfit Roll of Honour
WOMBWELL and Darfield schools are among six to be honoured for their work in encouraging pupils to to take up sport.Highview Primary Learning Centre, Darfield Valley Primary and Wombwell Park Street...
View ArticleLocal walks set to return in Dearne
A SERIES of organised walks around Swinton and Kilnhurst could be re-introduced as part of a scheme to help people stay healthy.The Swinton and Kilnhurst Roundwalk and Swinton Heritage Trails were...
View ArticleSickness bug closes wards at hospital
AN outbreak of a the vomiting and diarrhoea bug Norovirus has closed several wards at Doncaster Hospital.Hospital staff are asking visitors to stay away and not risk bringing infections into hospital...
View ArticleTrust much improved in latest 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 ArticleBurglary in Epworth
POLICE are urging residents to ensure all of their property is secure following a burglary in Epworth.A house on West End Road was targeted between 9am on Tuesday, November 29, and 8.45am the following...
View ArticleCourt round-up
The following people have appeared at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court charged with the following offencesRossington: A man’s dog was not his best friend after he was hit with a £50 fine for not...
View ArticleSave heat and money
WINTER proof your home now to save both heat and money through the cold months...help may be free!That is the message from Wentworth and Dearne Valley MP John Healey to constituents, in the face of...
View ArticleStaff pay to park
Council staff are being offered the chance to buy car parking permits.The permits cost £700 a year, or £4 a day, for town centre car parks.Some staff who previously enjoyed free parking now have to pay...
View ArticleEuro 2012 flights aim for airport
AIRPORT bosses are looking into arranging flights from Doncaster to Ukraine – after England were drawn to play there in the Euro 2012 football tournament.Robin Hood Airport had originally hoped the...
View ArticleScooter and car set alight
A SCOOTER was left “unrecognisable” following an arson attack last night.Firefighters from Doncaster station were called to Lonsdale Avenue, Intake, to put out the blaze which was started deliberately...
View ArticleChancellor’s visit to Humber Bridge
CHANCELLOR George Osborne paid a visit to the region recently to see for himself the benefits the £1.50 Humber Bridge toll will have on North Lincolnshire.North Lincolnshire Council leader, Coun Liz...
View ArticleNew funding scheme for voluntary groups
Berneslai Homes is launching a new funding initiative for community groups within the Barnsley borough.Grants of up to £300 are available to community or voluntary groups for projects, that aim to...
View Article‘Electric fault’ to blame for home blaze
A FAMILY were left with a fire damaged home a week before Christmas after a toaster sparked a blaze.The householder watched in horror when he returned to his house in Harlington Road, Mexborough, and...
View ArticleDoncaster Rovers back anti-bullying website
AN anti-bullying campaign has been re-launched and has received the backing of Doncaster Rovers.Defender Tommy Spur dropped in on students at The Hub to help re-launch Doncaster College’s website where...
View ArticleSpecial Christmas
CHRISTMAS day will be celebrated in style at Barnsley Hospice. Chief executive Ian Carey will help serve Christmas dinner to patients and visitors, and will join volunteers in making the day a special...
View ArticleIt’s a Fine Life - and a very merry Christmas for all at Foulstone
DARFIELD Foulstone pupils consider themselves a happy bunch, since they got welcome pre-Christmas tidings of renewed school status.The school was told it no longer required special measures, in time...
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