- Davey sets out green credentials
- Economic crisis 'leads to action'
- Hague pressured over Syria policy
- Diabetes 'raises birth defect risk'
- Scrap tax relief on top pay: TUC
- Labour attacks Health Bill costs
- Scroungers rhetoric 'fuels abuse'
- Capello criticises Terry decision
- Queen marks milestone with new vow
- Dallas star Tilton exits ice show
- Capello criticises Terry decision
- PM warned over vulnerable families
- Salmond condemned over BBC comment
- Barclays 'set to reveal pay cuts'
- Queen marks milestone with new vow
- Summit tackles 'whiplash epidemic'
- Falklands moves 'entirely routine'
- Slump sees 'lipstick effect' buying
- Greening to oppose rail bonuses
- Royals brave cold to attend service
Local news
Police get on the buses to nab yobs
POLICE have boarded the buses as part of a crackdown on yobs causing misery for passengers.
Charity ball
Tickets for a charity ball in aid of a service to help victims of domestic violence have gone on sale.
Brothers in court for Facebook harassment
TWO brothers have been punished for harassing the same woman.
Free advice and health checks
JOB-HUNTERS can pick up advice - and get a health check - at a free event in Mexborough on Thursday, February 9.
Solve crime and get animated
IT’S all about ‘eliminating the impossible’ at one of the two new after-school clubs at a Wombwell school.
Business
Humber gets £5.9m boost
THE Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) will receive almost £6m from the Government’s Growing Places Fund.
Apprentice week ready to roll
NATIONAL Apprenticeship Week will run from tomorrow through to Friday, February 10.
Apprentice star calls on businesses in Epworth to ‘Feel Good’
LEON Doyle, star of BBC1’s The Apprentice, is asking local businesses in Epworth to get behind Samaritans’ new workplace fundraising day, Feel Good Friday.
Woman wins top career award
KAREN Hopkins of Wroot recently won the Account Manager of the Year award at her employer’s – Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions – annual Star Awards for employees.
Set yourself aspirations
“WE HAVE left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done” (Book of Common Worship 1946).
Schools
ALC pupils get sporty
SPORTS stars impressed pupils at the Dearne ALC, when they delivered special coaching sessions with inspirational chat!
New reading scheme for kids is launched
A NETWORK of children’s reading groups were launched on Saturday to celebrate National Libraries Day.
Spring some gymnastic fun
FUNDRAISING was a whole lot of fun for Darfield pupils, who welcomed an Olympic gymnast to help them raise some cash.
Fit for job searching
GET employment advice and training tips at a free event next week – and a quick health check too.
Mixed response to school league tables’ results in South Yorkshire
SOME impressive results are recorded in South Yorkshire’s 2011 school league tables, but the boroughs still lag behind national averages in the main.
Health
Nominations for stroke awards
THE Stroke Association is appealing for nominations across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for the 20th annual Life After Stroke Awards (LASA).
Anthrax alert at Doncaster Royal Infirmary
MEDICAL staff at Doncaster Royal Infirmary were put on a full scale alert following an anthrax scare.
New disabled kids help group formed
An appeal to buy wheelchairs for two little Thurnscoe autistic twins was so successful, their parents have set up a weekly support and fortnightly playgroup for children with additional needs and disabilities.
Sickness bug is set to return to hospital wards
HOSPITAL chiefs are bracing themselves for further outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug that forced a number of wards to close.
Yorkshire & Humber news
Tanker strike suspended for talks
A planned strike by fuel tanker drivers in Yorkshire has been postponed to allow fresh talks in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay and conditions.
United stars turn teacher for a day
South Yorkshire school pupils learned lessons with a difference after Sheffield United players and coaches attended classes to raise awareness of job opportunities in sport - and encourage respect for others.
Future sports stars find new home
A Doncaster-based charity and educator has teamed up with an internationally renowned football academy to give budding sport stars a place to call home.
A 'weld' done for girl power
Two female Rotherham college students have shown true girl power in the world of welding by securing full-time jobs after their apprenticeships.
More Sheffielders taking the plunge
The number of people swimming in Sheffield is higher than the average attendances across the region and nationally, according to figures from national governing body, Sport England.
National news
Davey sets out green credentials
New Energy Secretary Ed Davey will seek to establish his green credentials, declaring there will be "no change in direction or ambition" after the departure of Chris Huhne.
Economic crisis 'leads to action'
The economic crisis has led to 85% of UK adults deciding to take action in their lives when they would previously have sat back, a study claims.
Hague pressured over Syria policy
William Hague faces pressure to set out the UK's strategy on Syria to MPs after the United Nations failed to agree a resolution seeking an end to the mounting violence.
Diabetes 'raises birth defect risk'
Pregnant women with diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a birth defect, according to new research.
Scrap tax relief on top pay: TUC
Union leaders have stepped up their attack on bankers' bonuses by claiming that changes to the tax system could raise £1.7 billion a year.
Showbiz news
Socha kept acting career a secret
Michael Socha has confessed he used to keep his acting career a secret because it didn't fit in with his image.
David Guetta's Titanium hits No 1
French producer and DJ David Guetta hit the top of the singles charts with his track Titanium, featuring Australian singer Sia.
Keira Skyped ticks to Cronenberg
Keira Knightley has revealed she practised her facial ticks for new film A Dangerous Method on Skype.
Dallas star Charlene exits ice show
Dallas star Charlene Tilton finally has been voted off Dancing On Ice after she lost a skate-off against children's TV presenter Sam Nixon.
Kidney-scare Cannon '100% healthy'
Nick Cannon said he had now fully recovered from a form of mild kidney failure and attributed his improved health to a change in diet.
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Monday 06 February 2012
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