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- Young royals join Queen's pageant
- Warning given over 'housing crisis'
- Social care 'at breaking point'
- Media wins video footage battle
- Queen visits zoo on Jubilee tour
- Double record for kidney donor
- Children suffocated, inquest told
- Support Greece or see euro fail: PM
- Vauxhall wins £125m jobs boost
News
Kidnap fears for Donny parents
parents are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of their children after reports of attempted abductions in Doncaster.
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Job help offered to young people
STUDENTS have been given a boost in their search for employment following the opening of a ‘job zone’.
Car clamping firm puts brakes on its town centre work
A CONTROVERSIAL wheel clamping firm has ceased trading because of tough new laws regulating the industry which the Free Press was instrumental in introducing.
Sport
Two more join Knights revolution
THE Knights have today completed deals for tight head prop Brian McGovern and lock Phil Hoy as Brett Davey’s squad rebuild continues.
Ex-Rovers boss O’Driscoll named new Crawley Town manager
ROVERS are set for a reunion with a familiar face in League One next season after Sean O’Driscoll was named manager of newly-promoted Crawley Town.
Doncaster Sports Awards: Sarah Stevenson VIDEO interview video
GOLDEN girl Sarah Stevenson has declared herself fit and ready for the London 2012 Olympics.
London 2012: McCann gets the nod for Team GB
FENCER Craig McCann has capped a remarkable rise to prominence by being named in Team GB’s Paralympic squad for the 2012 London Games.
Doncaster Sports Awards - picture gallery video
DONCASTER turned out in force to honour its sporting heroes at the Keepmoat Stadium last week and also pay homage to one of the town’s greatest ever sporting ambassadors - Taekwondo super woman Sarah Stevenson.
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Doncaster Sports Awards: Sarah Stevenson VIDEO interview video
GOLDEN girl Sarah Stevenson has declared herself fit and ready for the London 2012 Olympics.
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Pick of the Weekend
Theatre
TODAY: A COMBINATION of puppetry, live music and acrobatics is the story of Backgammon For Beginners. It tells the life story of an Iranian man who arrives in London in 1976. Unknown to airport officials, So & So Circus tells the story of this extraordinary man who tries to survive as his cultural past and present collide. Tickets £10. Starts at 8pm. Call 01302 342349.
Yorkshire rockers Shed Seven announce festival shows
Shed Seven have announced two very special festival warm up shows in Sheffield and London before their appearances at T In The Park and V Festival this summer.
When the chips are down
Now here’s a good idea for a frugal feast Rogers style. Mexborough shoppers can pick up cheap oven chips - as part of a major fire service campaign to cut kitchen fires.
Stop hoarding your memories: change the tape
This week I have cruelly dumped a childhood friend who gave me years of constant companionship.
Community
Football encounter to remember ‘Nico’
A MEMORIAL football match will be held to remember a former player who died in a car crash.
Tribute to bomb victims
A MEMORIAL plaque has been unveiled to honour those who died during a World War Two air raid in the borough.
Letters, May 17, 2012
IN reply to your correspondent regarding doctor’s appointments, I can say that the change wished for is already here in Doncaster.
Giddy thrill of circus spills
ALL the fun of the circus will be coming to Rosehill Park at Rawmarsh this half term.
Jubilee Concert
A VILLAGE Jubilee Concert will be held at All Saints’ Church, Darfield, on the evenings of May 28 and May 29.
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Weather for Doncaster
Thursday 17 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 7 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: North east
