Barnsley deputy leader and councillor to step down from May 2023 local elections
Deputy leader and councillor Chris Lamb recently announced that he will step down from May 2023 local elections. Councillor Lamb had been serving as a Rockingham Ward Councillor for the last 12 years. He was first elected in the year 2011. A trade unionist and...
Doncaster residents request King saves Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Following the announcement of the King and Queen Consorts visit to Doncaster tomorrow, locals have taken to social media with hopes Their Majesties will 'save their airport.' According to Doncaster council, the King and Queen Consort are coming to Doncaster to confer...
Online tributes made to “fantastic man” who was stabbed to death at Rotherham FedEx
A man killed in a "tragic" attack, has been remembered as a "wonderful man" in online tributes by colleagues and friends. Philip David Woodcock, 60, died due to critical injuries caused by stab wounds on Wednesday 2 November, earlier this week. South Yorkshire Police...
Bonfire Night: Emergency services make safety plea after 96 incidents reported last year
South Yorkshire Police and Fire Services urge people to be 'fire safe' on Bonfire Night, after over 150 incidents have been reported in the past two years. This plea also comes after a South Yorkshire bus operator said buses had been attacked by 'kids with fireworks,'...
Barnsley parents told to vaccinate children to prevent serious illness
A Barnsley health partnership has urged parents and caregivers to vaccinate their two to three-year-olds against the flu, as children under five are most likely to contract the virus. This is because under-five-year-olds are more likely to be hospitalised due to flu...
Sheffield Council consider buying and reusing old Attercliffe cinema building
Sheffield City Council will consider breathing new life into the old Adelphi Cinema building in Attercliffe, in the following week. It's been nine years since the Adelphi Cinema building was occupied last, and even more since it was actually used as a cinema. Now,...
New Barnsley artwork celebrates almost 400 years of flour production
A new artwork installed in Worsbrough Mill Country Park, celebrates the attraction's long history of flour production and links to the growth of wheat and grain. ‘Colour Crops’ has been created by local artists Lenny and Whale who worked with children from Worsbrough...
Doncaster Airport voted best in UK as final flight takes off
Doncaster airport was voted the best in the UK by holiday goers, while the airports final departure leaves locals "gutted" and "angry." The final flight departing from Doncaster Sheffield Airport took off at 22:55 BST on Saturday for Katowice in Poland. While arrivals...
Eddie Izzard positioned to be Sheffield Labour candidate at next general election
Eddie Izzard has appeared on a list of six names for potential candidates to represent Labour, for the Sheffield Central constituency seat at the next general election. Ms Izzard launched her campaign to become Sheffield’s next Labour candidate earlier this month, but...
Rotherham NHS trust fined after putting four babies at ‘significant risk’
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust was fined £200,000 after failing to take safeguarding action in a case that put four babies at "significant risk." The four young children were found to have non-accidental injuries, which had not been spotted in earlier admissions....