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Nigerian bishops visit Epworth
A group of 53 Nigerian bishops made a recent trip to the Isle to discover more about John and Charles Wesley, who are credited with founding Methodism.
Plans drawn up for extra hen house
An Isle of Axholme farm has drawn up plans to build an extra hen house.
Heath officials set to meet in public
The health trust which looks after mental healthcare for the Isle holds its next meeting this month.
Two offer to take on clean-up work
Two people have come forward with an offer to take on clean-up work around Crowle.
Glamour girls The Saturdays come to Doncaster tonight
Multi-million selling girl band The Saturdays will live up to their name when they arrive in Doncaster for a huge outdoor concert tonight.
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Music fans can look forward to a feast of fun today as the ever-popular Fake Festival returns to Sandall Park.
Open All Hours writer Roy Clarke appears at literary festival
Legendary Last Of The Summer Wine and Open All Hours creator Roy Clarke has written a new chapter in his career.
VIDEO: Ed Miliband supports the Free Press in local Newspaper week video
Why a free and impartial press is important
VIDEO: Pair found guilty in Solar Centre abuse trial video
Two care assistants have been found guilty of mistreating severely disabled patients in their care at a Doncaster hospital.
Ben Parkinson MBE an “inspiration” says Prince
South Yorkshire’s Ben Parkinson, the soldier thought to have survived the worst ever battlefield injuries in Afghanistan, collected his MBE today.
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VIDEO: Subscribe and get your Doncaster Free Press paper for just 71p video
The price of the paper has gone up but there’s a way to get your Free Press for less - with a voucher for popular family restaurant Frankie and Benny’s also forming part of the bargain.
Doncaster garage hit by arson attack
Doncaster fire crews spent two hours putting out the flames from a burning garage in Balby last night.
Thousands of birds killed in Doncaster farm fire
More than 1,500 pheasants have been destroyed in a fire at a Doncaster farm.
South Yorkshire Hi-de-Hi! star Paul Shane dies, aged 72
Tributes have been paid to South Yorkshire actor Paul Shane who died today.
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LADYBOWER: Lancaster bomber swoops to commemorate Dambusters video
HUNDREDS lined Derwent Reservoir to remember the heroic Dambusters of World War Two as a Lancaster bomber flyover commemorated the 70th anniversary of the famous RAF raid.
Man denies murder in Denaby
An armed robber has denied murder by stabbing a man in the heart and claimed he only intended to “scare” his victim with the knife, a court heard.
Doncaster computer hacker jailed
The Doncaster ex-soldier who commanded a group of young computer hackers when they launched sophisticated cyber attacks on major global institutions, is today starting a prison sentence.
BREAKING: Doncaster’s Louis Tomlinson and One Direction announce huge world tour and Wembley date
Boy band sensations One Direction - featuring Doncaster’s Louis Tomlinson have announced a huge 2014 world tour.
Escort for Ben’s trip to the Palace
The family of wounded hero Ben Parkinson are leaving Doncaster today for their date at Buckingham Palace.
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Man facing jail over computer hacking
A former soldier from Doncaster will learn today if he is to be jailed for his part in a sophisticated computer hacking network which stole sensitive data from across the world.
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Plea to find owners who left dog for dead in Rotherham
A witness appeal has been launched in a bid to trace heartless owners who left a dog to die.
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MP calls for action on unemployment in the Dearne
An MP has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle long-term unemployment in Barnsley.
SLIDESHOW: Scarecrow festival is a Royal occasion video
Tickhill staged its annual scarecrow festival earlier this month. Our picture shows Connie (left) and Tilly Boyd, of Armthorpe, admiring a scarecrow inspired by Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.
VIDEO: Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny’s call for carers video
Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny is backing a fostering recruitment drive.
Rotherham’s miracle quads make history
A childless couple who tried for 10 years to have a baby have made medical history – by having quads from a single embryo.
SLIDESHOW: Tea party in 1940s style at Doncaster Minster video
The tea party was swinging at Doncaster Minster on Saturday May 4 as visitors and volunteers tucked into homemade treats.
New plant for booming Isle brewing firm
An Isle brewery is moving to a larger site to cope with extra demand for their ales after just a year in business.
VIDEO: In your Doncaster Free Press this week video
Celebrating world-beating success, 18 pages of sport and a packed news agenda - it’s all in your favourite Free Press.
First glimpse of town’s new store
This is the first glimpse of a huge new supermarket which it is hoped will bring 300 jobs to an unemployment blackspot.
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Emmerdale star in fostering plea
Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny has teamed up with Doncaster Council to launch a new recruitment campaign for foster carers.
Man attacked partner in front of the children
A man who attacked his partner in front of their children has been placed under supervision for two years by a Doncaster court.
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Man in Doncaster taxi collision dies in hospital
A man injured in a Doncaster traffic collision last weekend has died.
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Jobs joy as care firm doubles its workforce
Massive changes in the social care system have helped a Doncaster firm embark on a recruitment drive that will more than double its workforce.
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Two cars set alight in Doncaster
Fire crews from Doncaster station were called to two car blazes earlier today.
Problem home in Thurnscoe closed down
A Dearne home which had become a hot spot for drug dealing and anti-social behaviour has been closed and the occupants kicked out.
Patients and staff get a wheely good road safety message
Road safety was pressed home to staff and patients at a Doncaster hospital.
Doncaster bakery spends the dough
A Doncaster bakery has created more jobs by expanding its fleet of ‘Bap Vans’ to bring lunch to workers across the region.
Stone thrown at train in Swinton
British Transport Police are hunting yobs who caused terror for passengers when they threw a stone at a train in Swinton.
South Yorkshire robber stabs man in heart
An armed masked robber used a ladder to get into a first-floor flat then stabbed the occupant to death through the heart, a court heard.
Doncaster actress Sheridan Smith wins best actress BAFTA
The proud dad of Doncaster showbiz sensation Sheridan Smith has promised to build his daughter a bigger trophy shelf - after she scooped the best actress gong at the BAFTAs.
BREAKING NEWS: Roads closed following discovery in Westwoodside
POLICE are investigating reports of a potentially live grenade at a property on Newbigg, Westwoodside.
Doncaster health employees can speak out safely
A Doncaster health trust is encouraging staff to speak out about concerns over patient safety,
Mayor Ros Jones announces changes to Doncaster children’s services
New mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones has moved to improve the town’s belgeaured children’s services department in her first week in power.
Author knocks 50 Shades off the top
A Doncaster writer has seen her book rocket to the top of the charts after being featured on a popular daytime TV programme.
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New mayor Ros Jones gets started
Doncaster’s newly elected mayor Ros Jones has pledged to make children’s services a priority and boost employment in the borough.
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Changing room theft at Doncaster leisure centre
Stealing from the changing rooms at The Dome is being investigated by police who hope readers of The Star can identify a suspect.
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Tributes paid to Times lady
A former South Yorkshire Times reporter who braved Hitler’s bombs to keep the paper going during World War Two has died.
Cobbler locks up after 50 years in Dearne business
A cobbler who shod generations of families in just short of 50 years in business at Goldthorpe, has finally laid down his last.
Slipper socks for Isle patients
Health chiefs are to give patients at Scunthorpe Hospital slipper socks - in a bid to prevent patients falling.
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