By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
A BULLYING residential care home manager ill-treated three vulnerable patients in her care, a court heard.Jane Harris (45), threw food at one woman and used one patient’s hand as a “weapon” to chastise another patient.She was said to be &
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
A CONTROVERSIAL move to go ahead with plans to axe Rotherham's laundry service for old people won council backing this week. After months of protests by pensioners and their supporters, borough councillors confirmed on Monday their decision—first tak
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
A VENGEFUL husband burned down the marital home after his wife told him she wanted a divorce, a court heard.Former garage boss Philip Evans set fire to the £180,000 bungalow and left a voice message for his estranged wife saying: “Morning bitch
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
ROTHERHAM smokers who are ready to quit can now access extra support through free group sessions.NHS Rotherham's Stop Smoking Service are introducing the group sessions in addition to the one-to-one, telephone and drop-in support which is already available
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
FREE dyslexia screening is being offered to children and adults as part of dyslexia awareness week, which begins on Monday.Support4Dyslexia is offering the service free of charge for one month at its centre in Halfway, Sheffield.The centre, based on Statio
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
YOUNGSTERS from a Rotherham youth group can plant a better future for themselves thanks to a £36,000 grant.Members of the Maltby Linx Young People's Group received the funding from the Wentworth Valley Area Assembly. It will be spent on a new al
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
ROTHERHAM MP Denis MacShane has joined public protests over moves to scrap rules requiring that planning applications have to be advertised in newspapers.Dr MacShane raised the issue in the house after Advertiser editor Doug Melloy wrote to all three of th
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
THE number of sex offenders under supervision in South Yorkshire increased by five per cent to 861 over the past year—185 of them in Rotherham.There were 305 registered sex offenders in Sheffield by the end of March, 185 in Rotherham, 128 in Barnsley
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
PLANS for a £6 million super-surgery will become reality after receiving the green light from council planners.NHS Doncaster announced this week that work on the new Conisbrough Health Centre will start early next year and promised that a broader ran
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
WHEN the nights draw in and you are forced to retrieve your winter coat from the back of your wardrobe, you know that some form of cheering up is in order.And there is nothing more magical and heart warming than a Disney production especially if it’s
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
ROTHERHAM United manager Ronnie Moore has been frustrated in his attempts to bring in loan signings before this weekend's clash with Aldershot Town.Speaking after Saturday's defeat at Bury, Moore (pictured) stated his intent to bring in new blood to pep up
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
THE Millers management team are going to Wealdstone next week for a spying mission on their FA Cup opponents.The Ryman League side have a home game against Boreham Wood on Tuesday so manager Ronnie Moore and his assistant Jimmy Mullen are taking the opport
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
THE number of sex offenders under supervision in South Yorkshire increased by five per cent to 861 over the past year—185 of them in Rotherham.There were 305 registered sex offenders in Sheffield by the end of March, 185 in Rotherham, 128 in Barnsley
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
DR WHO will be dropping into Rotherham as part of the BBC Children in Need campaign, which gets underway next month.The doctor, who will be accompanied by the Daleks and other characters from the hit TV show, will be at the Time War event at Magna on Satur
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By on Thu 29 Oct 2009
POLICE are hunting a gang who attacked a 13-year-old cyclist and stole his bike.The teenager was riding his bike to meet friends just before 8am last Wednesday when he was stopped by a group of four youths on Estone Drive, Swallownest.The youths lifted the