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One of Doncaster's many potholes, on Highfield Road, Doncaster. Picture: Liz Robinson D3280LR

The cost of repairs to Doncaster’s crumbling roads is £135m

DONCASTER would need £135 million to bring its crumbling roads up to “acceptable” standards - nearly double what the cash-strapped council is having to cut.

Friend scheme for pensioners

A BEFRIENDING service to give elderly residents support has been launched in Doncaster.

Rose Hill Cemetery

Cemetery site vandals caught

A GROUP of boys are to help clean up a cemetery they damaged.

South Yorkshire police Helicopter in Action

Residents anger against police helicopter cuts

THE police helicopter will soon take double the time to get to Doncaster if new plans are approved.

Elvis enthusiast Pete Rodgers, of Mexborough, has a signed recording contract in his vast collection of Elvis memorabilia, and is hoping to get it authenticated.  Picture: Liz Mockler S0918LM

All shook up over Elvis item

ELVIS fan Pete Rodgers was all shook up when he checked through his collection of the superstar’s memorabilia.

Fire Engine on call

Fast food chain evacuated after fire

KFC has had to be evacuated after an extractor hood caught fire.

Police appeal after head-on collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were injured in a head-on collision on the A61 Sheffield Road, at Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, yesterday morning.

Early morning arson attacks

FIREFIGHTERS were called to two deliberate fires around the Mexborough area in the early hours of this morning.

Benefit changes to bring child poverty to Don and Dearne?

CHILDREN will be plunged in to poverty when changes to Working Tax Credit come in to force in April, a charity has warned.

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It could be you as borough named as a lotto win hotspot

DONCASTER is one of the luckiest places to live in the UK, National Lottery figures have revealed.

Louis Tomlinson (far right) and boyband One Direction are inundated with celebrity fans following their X Factor appearances with Jermaine Jackson the latest admirer of the group.

One Direction win best single at Brit Awards

DONCASTER boy band sensation Louis Tomlinson is top of the pops tonight after his band One Direction picked up a prestigious Brit Award.

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BREAKING NEWS: 21-year-old prisoner on the run in Hatfield

A POLICE helicopter is currently scouring the Hatfield area in search of a 21-year-old who has absconded from a prison site.

Event returns

FAMILIES are being urged to get together for a unique stargazing event at a Dearne nature reserve.

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Picture shows tragic Casey Kierney 13yr old who is believed to have been stabbed in Elmfield Park, Doncaster South Yorkshire and later died in  Hospital
The picture has been identified by her grandfather

BREAKING NEWS: Funeral delay for Casey-Lyanne Kearney’s family, as lawyers for murder accused demand second autopsy

THE funeral of murdered schoolgirl Casey-Lyanne Kearney cannot not take place until a second autopsy has been performed, an inquest heard.

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Pair wanted over chip shop scrap

A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been left with two blood clots to the brain and bleeding on his spine after a fight broke out in a chip shop.

Electric vehicles on the agenda

COUNCILS from across Yorkshire are to meet in Rotherham to discuss how to increase use of electric powered vehicles.

Fire Engine on call

Dog and man in 50s rescued from kitchen blaze

A MAN and a dog had to be evacuated from a house fire last night.

THE happy couple Robin Adair and the former Eleanor Bates.

Newly-weds win the trip of a lifetime

A NEWLY-WED couple are counting down the hours to their all expenses paid “trip of a lifetime” honeymoon to the Caribbean this weekend.

Arsonists cause crags fire

ARSONISTS caused a fire which spread across Denaby Crags on Monday night.

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Blaze spreads to garage

PART of a garage was destroyed in Hickleton after a fire spread from an adjoining coal house.

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Mum tells of terrifying ordeal of girl’s death

an inquest has been opened into the death of a seven-year-old girl who was the subject of a shocking NHS cover up nearly four years ago.

Bake a cake for Bluebell

HERE’S your chance to go cupcake crazy AND raise cash for a very worthwhile cause!

Gala Tent managing director Jason Mace with new recruit Jonathan Hardwick.

Tradesman’s success in new role

A FORMER tradesman has downed tools for a new career and is making a success of it under the guidance of an award-winning entrepeneur.

Haxey store robbery latest

THREE men have been arrested following an armed robbery at an Isle village store.

MP John Healey, welcomes Rawmarsh lads l-r Michael, Hood, Scott Thomson and Liam Bowes, all 16, back from their High Peak challenge to raise money for Help for Heroes. Picture: Marie Caley S0085MC

VIDEO: TOUGH trek for fundraising teens video

THREE students from Rawmarsh undertook a gruelling challenge to raise cash for Help for Heroes.

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Chicken Chain Nando’s is coming to Doncaster

CHICKEN restaurant Nando’s has confirmed it is looking for a base in Doncaster.

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BREAKING NEWS: Hunt for robbers as shop staff threatened at gunpoint

A PAIR of robbers, one armed with a gun, have held up a Doncaster convenience store.

Scales of Justice

Couple in court over house attack

A COUPLE have walked free from Doncaster Crown Court after becoming embroiled in someone else’s violent dispute.

Fire Engine on call

Conisbrough man rushed to hospital after kitchen fire

A CONISBROUGH man has been rescued by fire crews after a blaze in his flat in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Blaze causes road closure

A ROAD at Swinton was closed for an hour last night, due to a chimney fire.

Van set on fire

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a vehicle in flames at Royston in the early hours of this morning.

CCTV image of the man police would like to trace in connection with the theft of a handbag from a bus in Doncaster.

Hunt for bus handbag thief - CCTV

POLICE are searching for a thief who stole a handbag after a passenger left it on a bus.

Casey Kierney, 13, who died after she was stabbed near Elmfield Park

Friends of Casey Lyanne Kearney offered support on school return

SCHOOL friends of the murdered teenager Casey Lyanne Kearney will be offered counselling when they return to McAuley Catholic High School today.

End to Stagecoach strike

STAGECOACH bus drivers at Rawmarsh and Barnsley have called off any further action after agreeing a pay deal with their company.

Keeping warm packs available

FREE ‘keeping warm’ packs are on offer to elderly people in Rotherham and Barnsley - and could make all the difference in this wintry weather.

Gillian Headon and Natalie Rush, pictured with Natalie's daughter Safia Zuber, four. Picture: Marie Caley S0074MC

Step out for cancer with Gillian

IT is a poignant year for Mexborough’s fantastic fundraiser Gillian Headon.

Coma dad latest

A DAD left fighting for his life in a coma following a single punch was “improving”.

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Get hiking for charity

RESIDENTS are being urged to pull on their hiking boots and take part in a walk around Mexborough for charity.

‘Knifeman’ pitch invasion probed

A FOOTBALL fan who saw red after a sending off ran onto the pitch with a knife, it is claimed.

Chopper chatter

MEMBERS of the public have taken to the internet to criticise the Government’s decision to take the police helicopter out of South Yorkshire.

Montagu Primary School cook Ann Caddick retires after almost 30 years at the school. She is pictured with L-R Ashton Jones, three, Amy Pearson, 11, Ryan Thomas, 11, Lacie Dunn, three, and headteacher John Scatchard.  Picture: Liz Mockler S0910LM

Ann says goodbye to pupils after 24 years

A SCHOOL cook hung up her apron for the last time and bid farewell after 24 years of service.

Darfield's Queen Victoria landlady Racheal Jeakins celebrates after her pub was bought by regular Paul Harper.  Picture: Liz Mockler S0920LM

Paul is pub saviour of Queen Victoria

ONE good turn deserves another - and if that means buying a pub to keep a great landlady in a job, so be it!

Court case

Court round-up

The following people appeared at Doncaster Magistrates court charged with the following offences

Urgent call for carers

AN urgent call for more foster carers to come forward has been issued by Doncaster Council.

‘Strange’ decision’

DONCASTER Mayor Peter Davies has described Labour leader Ed Miliband’s belated support for a directly elected mayor in the town as “very strange”.

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Service backs cancer campaign

A DONCASTER health service has given its backing to a Government campaign to raise awareness of bowel cancer.

Flowers left in Elmfield Park for 13-year-old Casey Kearney by friends and people of the local community.

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Police return to Casey Lyanne Kearney crime scene

POLICE are revisiting the scene near where Casey Lyanne Kearney was stabbed as detectives piece together what happened in the lead up to her murder.

Dearne MPs lead calls for air ambulance tax break

dearne MPs are leading calls for a debate in the House of Commons asking the Government to give a tax break for air ambulances.

Scales of Justice

Night out ends in high speed chase and court

A DRINK driver led police on a high speed chase through a Doncaster housing estate, a court heard.

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