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Shocking statistics over summer riots reveal exactly how many Yorkshire criminals took part
A total of 417 individuals have been sentenced for offences in connection with the riots and disorder that broke out in parts of the country
Dodgy Firestick crackdown: full list of UK areas targeted by police and the law around 'jailbroken' sticks
Illegal firestick users told they are putting themselves ‘at risk’
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Healthtech company and Anglia Ruskin university receive £183k grant to investigate ‘music as medication’ for people of South Asian backgrounds with dementia
British healthtech company MediMusic and researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) have been awarded £183,682 to investigate how AI technology and music can ease anxiety amongst people of South Asian backgrounds who are living with dementia.
New public events planned following success of Hoyland Christmas market
A SERIES of public events are being planned for Hoyland next year after traders staged a successful Christmas market with just a few weeks planning.
Further steps agreed to safeguard children and young people
ROTHERHAM Council’s Cabinet has approved new arrangements to improve safeguarding of children and young people in the borough.
Funding brings second phase for business park
A SOUTH Yorkshire property company has secured part funding for the £8m second phase of a popular business park in Rotherham.
Fundraising event held in memory of much-loved Rotherham teacher
A teacher who ‘changed the lives’ of many students he taught has been remembered with a special event to help raise money to fight cancer.
Thrice as nice – retailer wins third national award
A TV, appliance and kitchen company currently celebrating the first anniversary of its flagship Waverley showroom has won a national industry award.
Tenants campaign group disputes hospital bosses '£4m work costs' claim
A CAMPAIGN group protesting the planned closure of on-site staff accommodation sites at Rotherham Hospital is calling for a new meeting with health bosses – citing safety issues and disputing the £4m figure put forward for work costs.
A-Level results for every town, city and region in Yorkshire
Department for Education has released the latest figures - and it makes for stark reading
Yorkshire's favourite baby names in every town, city and neighbourhood
Office for National Statistics has revealed last year's favourite baby names according to the exact spellings on birth certificates
How long you will live in each Yorkshire area
Life expectancy at birth for men in Yorkshire and The Humber has dipped below pre-pandemic levels.
Rotherham town centre pub reopens
A PUB in a prominent position in the town centre has reopened in time for Christmas.
Top showbiz award for comedian Ryan Sampson
On the face of it, the combination wasn't an obvious one. Ryan Sampson, the diminutive Rotherham funny man and Danny Dyer, the EastEnders bad boy.
Two new fast-food outlets planned for Goldthorpe site
A FAST-FOOD double whammy is being proposed for Goldthorpe, with plans for McDonalds and Starbucks outlets on the same site next door to Aldi.
Generous offering to help hospital this winter
A CAR dealership has loaned Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust a 4x4 vehicle for the fourteenth year in a row to use over the winter period.
'Try something new' – call from non-profit, friendly society
A SOUTH Yorkshire and North Derbyshire-based friendship group is encouraging older adults in the area to try something new in later life.
MP attends event in Parliament to mark 50 years of Victim Support
MP SARAH Champion attended a special event in Parliament to celebrate five decades of a charity’s specialist services and support for victims.
New homes could go up on site of disused miners' welfare club
NEW homes are being proposed for the site of the former Maltby Miners’ Welfare Institute, which has been fenced off and locked up for years.