A three-week inspection in October 2024 assessed education, health, and social care services for children and young people with SEND across the borough, and received the highest rating from Ousted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors praised a 'genuine...
A woman who plunged into a Doncaster river to save a man has been honoured at the annual Police Public Bravery Awards. Melanie Smith was one of two gold winners from South Yorkshire recognised at the prestigious awards, held at The Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield on...
The victim of a fatal road traffic collision in Barnsley has been named by her family as Deborah Girgis. On Friday 25 October, at 11.08am, South Yorkshire Police responded to reports of a road traffic collision on Haigh Roundabout, close to the M1 Junction 38. It’s...
The 78-year-old man who sadly died after a car crashed into him, has been named today by his family as James Joseph Corrigan. The family man suffered life-threatening injuries after a green Peugeot 308 collided with him on Bentley Road on Friday 18th October. James’...
People across South Yorkshire are being urged to have their say on taking back control of the buses as a major consultation launches into how buses should be run in the region. A 12-week public consultation has now launched, which aims to get the views of people,...