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PICTURES: Olympic champ Jessica Ennis weds

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:15:08 GMT

Sheffield’s Olympic champ Jessica Ennis has added the most inportant gold ever to her collection - a wedding ring, when she tied the knot, writes Graham Walker

Two offer to take on clean-up work

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:44 GMT

Two people have come forward with an offer to take on clean-up work around Crowle.

Plans drawn up for extra hen house

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:45 GMT

An Isle of Axholme farm has drawn up plans to build an extra hen house.

Residents invited to NHS meeting

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:05 GMT

North Lincolnshire residents will have the chance to hear about developments in the NHS next week.

Heath officials set to meet in public

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:19 GMT

The health trust which looks after mental healthcare for the Isle holds its next meeting this month.

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:03 GMT

Music fans can look forward to a feast of fun today as the ever-popular Fake Festival returns to Sandall Park.

Dance school’s tribute to cancer victim Beth

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:20 GMT

Hard working dance school youngsters paid tribute to the memory of a former pupil by raising nearly £10,000 for cancer charities.

Open All Hours writer Roy Clarke appears at literary festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:14 GMT

Legendary Last Of The Summer Wine and Open All Hours creator Roy Clarke has written a new chapter in his career.

Doncaster couple’s mid-air flight terror

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:32 GMT

A couple’s dream wedding anniversary holiday turned into a nightmare after their plane home caught fire and had to make an emergency landing.

Glamour girls The Saturdays come to Doncaster tonight

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:47 GMT

Multi-million selling girl band The Saturdays will live up to their name when they arrive in Doncaster for a huge outdoor concert tonight.

Nigerian bishops visit Epworth

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:52 GMT

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.

VIDEO: Pair found guilty in Solar Centre abuse trial

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:43 GMT

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

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:13:19 GMT

South Yorkshire’s Ben Parkinson, the soldier thought to have survived the worst ever battlefield injuries in Afghanistan, collected his MBE today.

Doncaster garage hit by arson attack

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:53:01 GMT

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

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:36 GMT

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

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:38:08 GMT

Tributes have been paid to South Yorkshire actor Paul Shane who died today.

Man denies murder in Denaby

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:17:00 GMT

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

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:56 GMT

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.

LADYBOWER: Lancaster bomber swoops to commemorate Dambusters

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:21:31 GMT

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.

Escort for Ben’s trip to the Palace

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:04 GMT

The family of wounded hero Ben Parkinson are leaving Doncaster today for their date at Buckingham Palace.