by Will Russell | Oct 23, 2025 | General News, South Yorkshire
A man has been jailed for 25 years for committing a string of horrific sexual offences against young girls, including raping a child. Roy Barrowdale, 67, of Church Lane, Driffield, was found guilty of eight counts of sexual abuse, including raping a girl under 13,...
by Will Russell | Oct 23, 2025 | General News, South Yorkshire
A £246,000 fund has been granted to local community and voluntary schools in Barnsley, as part of the council’s ‘Great Childhood Ambitions’ plan. The money from the fund is to be put towards exciting new projects over the next 18 months dedicated to young people in...
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 Casey Peyton | Oct 22, 2025 | General News, South Yorkshire
The five week trial that followed the death of Harvey Willgoose came to an end today at Sheffield Crown Court. Mohammed Umar Khan, 16, who we can now name due to lifted reporting restrictions, was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years today for the murder of Harvey...
by Will Atherton | Oct 22, 2025 | General News, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The Sheffield Heeley MP has reacted to the 16-year life sentence for killer Mohammed ‘Umar’ Khan. Khan was sentenced to 16 years in prison today (October 22) by Mrs Justice Ellenbogen. Willgoose and Khan had been friends at All Saints Catholic...
