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South Yorkshire firefighters’ threat of industrial action ballot
FIRE service chiefs in South Yorkshire have been given seven days to abandon a range of planned cutbacks - or union members will be balloted for industrial action.
Folk celebration at music festival
A PACKED bill of folk bands is on offer at a three-day music festival in Barnsley.
Breaking: South Yorkshire firefighters could be balloted on ‘action short of a strike’
FIREFIGHTERS in South Yorkshire will be balloted for industrial action if brigade chiefs don’t reverse a range of proposed cuts to crewing arrangements, it has been announced.
2 commentsPolice probe into thefts of catalytic converters
CATALYTIC converters are the latest items being targeted by scrap metal thieves operating across South Yorkshire, police have revealed.
Level crossing closed for work
kendray Street in Barnsley will be closed for 20 metres either side of the railway crossing from 10pm on Saturday until 7.30am the following day.
Fairytale Rapunzel inspires glass artist’s work
RAPUNZEL, Rapunzel, let down your ‘glass’ hair for me.
Police in new metal theft crackdown
police looking for metal thieves and rogue scrap traders stopped 106 vehicles in a crackdown in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire police defend using cautions on offenders
POLICE in South Yorkshire have defended their use of cautions for offences including rape and violent crime.
Boy aged 11 hurt crossing road
A BOY aged 11 was seriously injured after being hit by a car as he tried to cross a road.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Shoppers defy rain to boost figures
ROTHERHAM is one of the most rain-resistant towns in the UK according to a survey which found shopper numbers have gone up despite the downpours.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Three cars broken into on same night
THREE cars parked on Rundle Road, Sharrow, Sheffield, were all broken into on the same night. The cars, one of which was left unlocked, were targeted overnight on Sunday into Monday last week. On the same night another unlocked car was broken into on Archer Road, Millhouses.
More long-term jobless youths
JOBLESS figures may have fallen in the last quarter - but a South Yorkshire MP has highlighted that the number of youngsters on the dole for more than a year has increased 199 per cent in the last 12 months.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Police probe baby graves damage
POLICE are investigating damage to babies’ graves at Shiregreen Cemetery.
News In Brief: Arsonist sets Sheffield garage ablaze
AN ARSONIST was responsible for a garage going up in flames at the back of a house on Homestead Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield.
Place bids for £2m field fund
COMMUNITIES in South Yorkshire can bid for a share of £2 million to protect and improve sports playing fields.
Recruitment drive in town
THE Adult and Family Learning Service in Barnsley is recruiting for courses for people considering a new career in nurseries or schools.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Man left chip pan on while shopping
A MAN who left his chip pan on while he popped out to the local shop returned to find a fire.
NEWS IN BRIEF: sleeping man saved from flat fire
A MAN asleep in his flat was woken by the shop owner in the business below when he spotted smoke.
Huge pay rise to firefighters on new shifts
FIREFIGHTERS in South Yorkshire are being offered a 29 per cent pay increase if they agree to work new shifts, which will see them living at their stations for up to four days a week.
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South Yorkshire cricket legend Dickie Bird bowled over with OBE - VIDEO video
LEGENDARY former cricket umpire Dickie Bird has been left bowled over by the experience of receiving an OBE from the Prince of Wales.
4 commentsLotto cash for two local projects
TWO projects in South Yorkshire have received Lottery Grants to fund their work
Hospice shops donation drive
BARNSLEY MPs visited charity shops as part of a campaign to encourage more donations.
Sheffield drug growers win battle to cut jail terms
CANNABIS growers who took on Sheffield’s most senior judge by challenging the jail terms he imposed have had their sentences reduced.
Markets close for Jubilee
MARKETS across Barnsley will be closed on Tuesday, June 5, after traders voted in favour of taking the day off to join in the celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
1 commentMuseum project for Barnsley at last becomes a reality
RARE archaeological finds discovered in Barnsley will soon be coming home to a new £2.6 million museum and archives centre to be created in the Town Hall.
MP backs parish priest for police job
FORMER Home Secretary David Blunkett has thrown his weight behind one of the candidates hoping to land the new Police and Crime Commissioner role in South Yorkshire.
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Dozens of South Yorkshire jobs at risk as Clinton Cards goes into admin
RETAILER Clinton Cards has collapsed into administration, putting more than 8,000 jobs at risk across the country, including dozens in South Yorkshire.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Car park plunge victim named
A YOUNG man who plunged from the top of a multi-storey car park in Sheffield has been named as 20-year-old Ahmad Doumani.
South Yorkshire bobbies to join march in protest at ‘severe’ cuts
HUNDREDS of disgruntled bobbies were set to march in London today to say ‘enough is enough’ in protest at Government funding cuts.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Stab killing accused to appear in court
A WOMAN accused of murdering a South Yorkshire schoolgirl is to appear at Sheffield Crown Court tomorrow.
Fatal Sheffield crash man was ‘sleep-deprived’
A SLEEP-DEPRIVED dad-of-two had been taking anabolic steroids before he caused a head-on collision which killed himself and another man, an inquest heard.
Help uncover family’s history
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help bring the history of a Barnsley family to life.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Arrests follow school break-in
THREE people were arrested following a burglary at Stradbroke School in Richmond Road Sheffield on Monday afternoon. South Yorkshire’s Police helicopter was sued in the pursuit of three suspects who are alleged to have broken into the school at around 1pm. The three fled but were chased by officers on the ground who caught and arrested them.
New musicians needed to help work of charity
SOUTH Yorkshire dementia charity Lost Chord is appealing for fresh musical talent.
Goint Out: Top things to do this week in and around South Yorkshire
HERE’S our weekly look at top things to do in and around Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster.
Question time for residents in Barnsley
TENANTS in Barnsley are invited to give their views at a public meeting on how their homes are being managed.
News In Brief: Duo flee kitchen bungalow blaze
A PENSIONER and a teenage girl fled a fire which broke out in the kitchen of their bungalow on Bierlow Close, Brampton, when food cooking in a microwave overheated.
New mediation service starts
A LAW firm in South Yorkshire is offering families the chance to resolve disputes without going to court through a new mediation service.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Another arrest is made in rape row
A THIRTEENTH arrest has been made in connection with the naming on Twitter of Sheffield United striker Ched Evans’s rape victim.
Life in prison for South Yorkshire knife killer
A MURDERER who stabbed a friend to death and left him to die in his front garden will spend at least 12 years in jail for the killing.
Election Results: Labour tightens its control in Barnsley
LABOUR gained nine Barnsley seats - including a shock win in Tory Penistone - as it tightened its grip as the town’s ruling party, writes digital editor Graham Walker.
5 commentsSouth Yorkshire students help arresting new scheme
Students have been helping South Yorkshire Police with the training of police officers.
Audition to be a Calendar Girl
ASPIRING actors can audition for a part in a new South Yorkshire theatre version of the hit film Calendar Girls.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Sprinkler prevents academy inferno
A WATER sprinkler system prevented a Sheffield school from going up in flames after smoke from a burning extractor fan triggered the device.
Tragic teenager died soon after losing mum
HEARTBROKEN relatives of a teenage boy found dead in South Yorkshire woods have described him as ‘Jack the Lad’ and said they are ‘devastated’ at his death.
NEWS IN BRIEF: Police probe raids on garden sheds
POLICE are investigating shed break-ins on Rushdale Road, Meersbrook, with two targeted last weekend.
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