by Leah Massingham | Oct 24, 2025 | Health, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, North Yorkshire
This week in Yorkshire’s health sector brought a stark mix of scrutiny and progress. As the Care Quality Commission exposed failings in council-run social care and Leeds hospitals faced a new inquiry into maternity safety, one North Yorkshire practice cut waiting...
by James Cain | Oct 23, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire’s knife crime prevention policies have come under fresh scrutiny after Harvey Willgoose’s killer was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. 15-year-old Mohammed Umar Khan fatally stabbed the fellow schoolboy with a hunting knife at All Saints Catholic...
by Ben Simpson | Oct 23, 2025 | Education, In Focus
In the wake of yesterday’s sentencing of Harvey Willgoose’s killer, the school in which he attended have released a statement. Harvey Willgoose was stabbed and killed at All Saints Catholic High School in February, with 15 year old Mohammed Umar Khan given 16...
by James Cain | Oct 23, 2025 | In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, South Yorkshire
Here’s a rundown of the top politics stories in Doncaster this week: Grooming inquiry in turmoil as survivors quit The government’s inquiry into grooming gangs has been thrown into disarray as several survivors quit the panel. A survivor from Rotherham, Elizabeth (not...
by Moleed Mire | Oct 21, 2025 | In Focus, Sheffield
The Vintage Football Fair came to Sheffield on Sunday, with the Steamworks hosting several vendors selling hundreds of shirts over the course of the day. The event, hosted a stone’s throw away from Bramall Lane, comes off the back of the large rise in popularity that...
by James Cain | Oct 21, 2025 | Home Page Top Story, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Politics, South Yorkshire
Ed Miliband has said he will take on former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson if he decides to stand against him in his Doncaster constituency. The TV presenter-turned-farmer has suggested he could be a candidate for the seat in a recent social media post. Mr Clarkson,...
