Barnsley has been named as having the best job recovery in the UK post-Covid, with the number of postings actually increasing from February last year. There are 20 per cent more job vacancies than pre-pandemic and Doncaster is seventh on the list, with a 6 per cent...
HMP MOORLANDS is in the midst of a Covid outbreak as 80 people at the prison have tested positive this week. Symptomatic Covid patients at HMP Moorlands near Doncaster will have to isolate in their cells unable to shower or exercise. A letter from the Governor to all...
Sheffield Eagles have announced they will be playing their 2021 home fixtures at Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium. The move comes after the Betfred Championship club's current ground, the Olympic Legacy Park, was deemed unsuitable for use due to the lack of...
South Yorkshire police are taking the next step in finding a man they think is responsible for a racially-charged hate incident in Doncaster last month. A family of three were approached in Sandal Park in Wheatley by a man on a bicycle, who removed his mask and...
A school in Doncaster has told staff and pupils who attended a half-term trip in Italy to self-isolate themselves for two weeks due to coronavirus fears. Hall Cross Academy is one among three schools taking measures against the virus, following Don Valley academy and...
Police in Doncaster have asked for help in identifying a man who could assist with an investigation into a robbery that took place in Doncaster town centre. On Thursday 4 April, at around 5:50pm on St Sepulchre Gate, a 14-year-old boy was talking on his mobile phone...
Ian Lawlor will remain at Doncaster Rovers for the next two seasons, despite suffering a shoulder injury in January. The goalkeeper's contract was due to expire this summer, but he will now stay until 2021. Mr Lawlor said: "It's been a difficult one because I thought...
***WARNING!***GRAPHIC PICTURES OF INJURIES*** A prize fighter has vowed a near-fatal ordeal which saw him stabbed multiple times will not stop him getting back in the ring. Brett May, 28, was stabbed in the head, neck, throat, arm, torso and back in an attack in...
Two men who modified antique weapons to fire modern ammunition have been jailed for 28 years at Sheffield Crown Court. Anthony McIntyre, 57, of Main Street, Hatfield, was sentenced to 14 years for manufacturing and transferring prohibited weapons. Shaun Michael May,...
A former Miss Sheffield winner is to join Hollywood greats on cinema screens this summer after landing a role in the new film Mamma Mia 2. Kya Garwood, 43, from Doncaster, spent four months in Croatia working alongside the likes of Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and...
Police have launched an investigation after 74-year-old man was threatened and held at knife-point in Doncaster on Sunday, 29th April. The victim was walking along High Street in Mexborough at around 10.20pm when he was approached by a man who reportedly grabbed hold...
Dutch rider Kirsten Wild takes home the gold medal in the first leg of the Women’s Tour De Yorkshire. Wild finished ahead of Amalie Dideriksen of Boels-Dolmans in second and Alice Barnes of Canyon-Sram in third. The world champion cyclist, of the Wiggle High5 pro...
A 30-year-old man died earlier today after being in a car accident in Doncaster. A grey BMW M sport was involved in a collision at a roundabout close to Rockingham Way when it was travelling towards Wakefield along the Great North Road. The driver was pronounced dead...
Barnsley and Doncaster councils have passed the decision of choosing whether to be part of a £900m South Yorkshire devolution or Yorkshire-wide devolution deal to the residents of the two towns. A community poll will be held in December that will ask residents which...
No fewer than six South Yorkshire-born players have been announced as a part of the England squad for the blockbuster friendly matches against Germany and Brazil later this month. Sheffield trio Jamie Vardy, Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire make the cut, as do Barnsley's...
