Free Xmas tree collection
RESIDENTS in Mexborough, Conisbrough and Denaby are being offered a free Christmas tree collection service during January.The trees will be collected from Monday, January 16, up to and including...
View ArticleFined for knock-off vodka sales
A DARFIELD man has pleaded guilty at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court to selling cut-price counterfeit vodka.Trading Standards Officers first became suspicious when they noticed 70cl bottles of vodka were...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Hexthorpe death probe - man named
POLICE have named a man who died in unexplained circumstances on Monday.It is still unclear how Terry Birkenshaw, 42, from Stone Close Avenue, Hexthorpe, died after a post mortem examination was...
View ArticleHelp support the British Heart Foundation
THE British Heart Foundation is calling on people in the Dearne Valley to sign up for a fundraising pack and support the charity during February - National Heart Month.People are being encouraged to...
View ArticleTony’s books inspire punk film-makers
BOOKS by a new but firmly established Rawmarsh author are to be used as inspiration for a new film.Tony Beesley’s ‘Our Generation’ Punk and Mod trilogy of books will influence fashion and design in a...
View ArticlePaul won’t give up despite callous theft
A LANDLORD who had his pub ransacked after hosting events for Help for Heroes will not be deterred.Ex-steelworker Paul Stobbart of the Monkwood, Rawmarsh, raised £752 for the forces’ charity with a...
View ArticlePets perish in house blaze
A FAMILY have been left devastated after eight pet animals died in a house fire last night.The family of seven was out of the property at the time, but returned to find the house on Broomhouse Lane,...
View ArticleCouncillors criticised for “flawed” decision
A FORMER Epworth Town Councillor has criticised his ex-colleagues for making a “seriously flawed” decision over the purchase of additional cemetery land.Richard Hall, of Battle Green, addressed members...
View ArticleLitterbugs are being targeted by students
PUPILS at St Martin’s Primary School are targeting litterbugs in an attempt to clean up their community. Over the last 18 months the school council has been actively forging stronger links with other...
View ArticleHorse trainer jailed for horrendous child sex slurs
A FORMER racehorse trainer who breached a court order by accusing her ex-husband of abusing their daughter has been jailed for three years. Vicky Haigh shouted “horrendous verbal abuse” at David Tune...
View ArticleSkip blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to Grimethorpe after a skip caught fire.A crew from Cudworth Fire Station arrived at Spring Vale Road at 9.45pm on Monday. A brigade spokesperson said the blaze was...
View ArticleVandals wreck years of work on kids pitch
PARENTS and volunteers are pulling together - again - to repair wanton vandalism at their Rawmarsh Club.The large and thriving St Joseph’s Junior Football Club was hit by vandals who rammed down two...
View ArticleGrants up for grabs across the Dearne
A NEW funding initiative for community groups, including those in towns and villages across the Dearne, has been launched.Grants of up to £300 are available to community or voluntary groups for...
View ArticleCocaine dealer banged up
A DRUGS dealer from Rawmarsh has been forced to give back £40,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Carl Finner, 44, of Haugh Green, was jailed for money laundering and drug offences after a police...
View ArticleFuneral for a ‘princess’
MOURNERS turned out in their hundreds for the funeral of tragic young Dearne student Shannon Deakin.Her parents, Sue and Bryan, clung to each other for support as they headed a long procession that...
View ArticleA very special present
ROVERS striker Billy Sharp put aside his own grief to cuddle a baby boy during the club’s annual Doncaster Royal Infirmary Christmas visit.Despite the recent death of son Luey Jacob at just two days...
View ArticleNativity was fun lesson
PUPILS from the foundation stage at Westwoodside Primary School enjoyed a fun festive lesson on the Nativity story.Epworth’s Methodist Minister Reverend David Leese dropped by the school and talked to...
View ArticleSnow patrol wiill keep tenants toasty
NEW vehicles with snow tyres are to combat the cold weather and keep Barnsley Council tenants warm this winter.Several 4X4 vehicles fitted with snow tyres will ensure gas and electric engineers can...
View ArticleAll in a day’s work for this mayoress
IT was back to work - but with a difference, for Rotherham Mayoress Lisa Wright when she accompanied her husband, Coun Shaun Wright, on a visit to hospital.The Rawmarsh couple’s visit to Rotherham...
View ArticleHealth service users pass with flying colours
ADULT mental health service users who took part in a summer wellbeing and fitness course called ‘Get fit for life’ in Doncaster have graduated with flying colours. Participants, who were supported by...
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