MORE than 3,000 South Yorkshire students will be getting a lesson in road safety thanks to a touring theatre company visiting their schools.

a REVISED pay deal has been accepted by bus drivers who have been staging strikes since November.

A WHEELIE bin was dumped in a field off Birley Vale Road, Frecheville, Sheffield, and set alight in an arson attack. Firefighters were called out to extinguish the flames at 9.30pm on Monday.

A HUSBAND and wife who staged a £750,000 insurance scam by having their South Yorkshire corner shop ransacked and burned down have been jailed for a total of eight years.

MOTORBIKE and scooter riders are being urged to step up their security following an increase in the number of thefts.

A WALKER rescued by South Yorkshire’s police helicopter after he was stranded in the Peak District has told how he thought he and his girlfriend were going to die before they were found.

THE television, film, games and digital industries in South Yorkshire have been given a £15 million boost to support their and create new jobs.

VALENTINE’S Day today is being used to drive home road safety messages - with young men being urged to take special care of their partners when they are behind the wheel.

A FIRM has been fined £45,000 after a worker suffered head and brain injuries when he was struck by a 61kg steel bar.

Fire chiefs are gearing up for the worst time of the year for arson attacks in South Yorkshire - with lighter nights expected to lead to a surge in the number of deliberately-started blazes.

METAL thieves have struck more than 4,000 times in the last 10 months – turning South Yorkshire into one of the county’s crime hotspots, police have revealed.

SHOCKED inspectors from animal charity the RSPCA are appealing for information after the emaciated body of a starved horse was found dumped in woodland in South Yorkshire

BUDDING young writers are invited to snap up the last few places on a creative writing workshop to be held in Barnsley.

A PARTNERSHIP involving South Yorkshire Police and neighbouring forces looks set to save them more than £7 million, police chiefs have revealed.

ALMOST 30,000 vehicles have been stolen in the last six years in South Yorkshire – and only half have ever been seen again, The Star can reveal exclusively today.

FIVE vehicles were set alight in an arson attack at a car lot in Sheffield. The three cars and two vans were found burning on Fife Street, Wincobank, at around 10pm and firefighters spend an hour extinguishing the flames.

A CANCER patient who skipped bail has been given one last chance by a judge.

FIREFIGHTERS managed to save a South Yorkshire business from going up in flames after responding to a call for help.

THE bravery of a Second World War pilot who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his role in an attack on German battleships will be marked in a South Yorkshire village this weekend.

Dapper former office worker and vintage car fanatic John Smith does not have the look of a hardened criminal.