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The life of a Doncaster WWII soldier recalled in flashback

Recounting the life of Harry Holgate: When I met Mary at The Lonsdale Hotel dance I didn't think for a minute that it would change my life. Well, you don't do you?

Arts

Get Ready to Scribble, Doodle and Draw at The Point, Doncaster

The Point’s gallery has been transformed into a giant comic strip in our latest exhibition: Scribble, Doodle and Draw.

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Four letter swear words and sayings in Chinese that actually mean chow mein – just two of the embarrassing tattoos a Doncaster couple have removed

If an ill-thought out holiday tattoo or the name of an ex-partner being permanently emblazoned on your body sends a shiver down your spine, spare a thought for John Pearson who decided to support his wife’s fledgling tattoo removal business by allowing his arm to be tattooed with the company logo.

Arts

Share in Aurora's sparkling celebration, in Doncaster soon..

It’s time to turn on the glamour, as models who have all been affected by cancer get set to sashay down the catwalk in style.

Health

The two Manchester area trolleybuses that will be running at the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft in 2012

Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum's peek into the past

This year is the 50th anniversary year of the The Trolleybus Museum, of Sandtoft, home to the world's largest collection of preserved trolleybuses.

Arts

This week’s pick of the best events in and around Doncaster

If you’re looking for something to do over the then couple of weeks, then look no further.

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A portrait of Susanna Wesley in the Old Rectory in Epworth

Celebrating a milestone year for the Old Rectory in Epworth

This year is a milestone in the area of Methodism in Epworth.

Arts

Ten Things to do in and around Doncaster

If you’re looking for something to do, take a look at our pick of the top ten.

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Troops grateful for their Comfort Packs from home in Doncaster

WWI style home comfort packs sent from Doncaster to troops abroad

Comfort packs sent to front line troops during the First World War were gratefully received during the 1914-18 conflict.

Arts

Festival of the Plough 2015 at High Burnham near Epworth. Action from the garden tractors classes.

Ploughing days of yesteryear with Isle’s Festival of the Plough

As organisers of the annual Isle of Axholme’s Festival of the Plough look desperately for a new venue for the traditional event we take a look back at festivals of yesteryear.

Arts

The remains of one of RAF Santoft's two crew locker and drying rooms on the technical site

Isle of Axholme history revealed in new exhibition

Volunteers in the Isle of Axholme with a passion for history have completed fieldwork unearthing the area's past and are now working on a public exhibition as part of the Lost Landscape of Heroes project.

Arts

Enjoying Crowle shows of yesteryear

The Crowle Show is an annual country show hosted each year in the village of Crowle in North Lincolnshire.

Arts

A century of health care as Doncaster GP practice turns 100

The 100 year history of Kingthorne Group Practice in Tnhorne Road Doncaster is a long and varied one.

Arts

Young Brits are overspending to keep up with the trend

Social media is pressuring young Brits into spending over £400 for a “perfect life”

Three quarters of young Brits confess they have felt pressured by social media to spend more than they can afford.

Arts

Take a look at what’s on in and around Doncaster this week.

From music, theatre, dancing and horse racing.

News

Why thousands visited Doncaster’s Hexthorpe Flatts….

The Manor of Balby-cum-Hexthorpe, consisting of 625 acres located around a mile to the west of Doncaster, had been acquired by Doncaster Corporation in the 1500s, partly from Alderman Thomas Elys, with the remainder of the estate coming from the will of Thomas Ellis in 1588.

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