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Swim session in Epworth pool

Parents are invited to bring their children along to a family swimming session at Epworth Swimming Pool.

Don Stewart, Chairman of Epworth Town Council. Picture: Marie Caley E0103MC

Next town council meeting is due

Epworth Town Council will hold its next meeting at the town’s Imperial Hall on Tuesday, June 4, from 7pm.

Year five pupils of Town Fields Primary stand with Bristol Academy Women and Arsenal Ladies players with the Women's FA Cup trophy at the Keepmoat Stadium before the final on Sunday. Picture: Andrew Roe

Community: FA Cup final fever in Doncaster

Youngsters from Town Fields Primary School have definitely got FA Cup fever!

Charity golf day in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young. Organiser Ken Waight (right) and referee Martin Atkinson watch as Richards sister Sarah Gallacher (29) lines up her shot. Picture: Malcolm Billingham

Clubbing together for Richard

More than £7,000 was raised in memory of a young Doncaster teacher on Friday.

Charity golf day in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young. Organiser Ken Waight (right) and referee Martin Atkinson watch as Richards sister Sarah Gallacher (29) lines up her shot. Picture: Malcolm Billingham

Legendary Vulcan bomber takes to the skies once again

Doncaster’s iconic Vulcan bomber has roared into the skies once more on its first flight of 2013.

Readers' letters

Boy band One Direction

Doncaster’s Louis Tomlinson and One Direction announce huge world tour and Wembley date

Announcements

Ronald Wood : Obituary

Published in the DoncasterToday.co.uk on 16 May 2013

: Engagement

Published in the DoncasterToday.co.uk on 16 May 2013

Jim Fry : Birthday memorial

Published in the DoncasterToday.co.uk on 16 May 2013

Madge Tyas : Birthday memorial

Published in the DoncasterToday.co.uk on 16 May 2013

Richard Charles Waight : Birthday memorial

Published in the DoncasterToday.co.uk on 16 May 2013

Scooter fans and clubs came from across the North of England to the event

SLIDESHOW: Scooter rally has va-va-voom

Local businesses

Thrilled Armthorpe mum up for award

Phillipa Barrass, of Armthorpe, has been nominated for a national award for her cross stitching business. She is pictured with children Niamh, two and William four. Picture: Marie Caley D4633MC

The overgrown Belle Vue stadium ground in Doncaster

Former Rovers ground sold for housing

One of the most prestigious housing development sites in Doncaster has finally been sold after lying derelict for more than six years.

NEWS: News.

Plans drawn up for extra hen house

An Isle of Axholme farm has drawn up plans to build an extra hen house.

Artist's impression of the proposed Asda supermarket in Denaby Main.

First glimpse of town’s new store

This is the first glimpse of a huge new supermarket which it is hoped will bring 300 jobs to an unemployment blackspot.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Pictured outside Cooplands (Doncaster) Ltd headquarters with two of the Bap Van fleet are (L-R) Yorkshire Bank commercial business development manager, Richard Boor; Bap Vans divisional manager, Lynn Swanston; Cooplands finance director, Sarah Mullins and Cooplands chairman, Chris Peck.

Doncaster bakery spends the dough

A Doncaster bakery has created more jobs by expanding its fleet of ‘Bap Vans’ to bring lunch to workers across the region.

NEWS: News.

Hot food proposal for Doncaster grocers site

Plans have been drawn up to convert an empty Doncaster grocery store into a hot food takeaway.

Pupils of St Oswald's C of E School, Finningley stand with Ash Butler (r) and Danny Butler, of Extreme Mountain Bike Show, after the school won the Big Pedal competition. Picture: Andrew Roe

SLIDESHOW: Children harness pedal power and get on their bikes

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