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Watch: 4.3 million trees planted as volunteering scheme reaches 10th year

Watch: 4.3 million trees planted as volunteering scheme reaches 10th year

by James Cain | May 2, 2025 | Community, Environment, News, Watch

A volunteer group’s project which has planted millions of trees in communities across the country is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. The Conservation Volunteers (TCV), a nationwide environmental organisation based in Doncaster, set up the ‘I Dig Trees’...
Fiancée of murdered Sheffield delivery driver left with ‘a broken heart’ as killer jailed for life

Fiancée of murdered Sheffield delivery driver left with ‘a broken heart’ as killer jailed for life

by James Cain | Mar 14, 2025 | Community, Crime, News, Top stories, Top Story - Home Page Lead

The fiancée of a murdered Sheffield man has told a court that she wishes she could ‘turn back time’ as his killer was jailed for life. 42-year-old Amazon delivery driver Claudiu-Carol Kondor died after his van was crashed into parked cars as he tried to...
Free webinar on rural road safety to be offered for older drivers

Free webinar on rural road safety to be offered for older drivers

by James Cain | Mar 14, 2025 | Community, News

A course teaching rural road safety has been made available for drivers aged 65+. The initiative will be run by not-for-profit organisation Older Drivers Forum and is set to be held on 29 March. Nigel Lloyd-Jones, co-lead of the Older Drivers Forum for Gloucestershire...
Sheffield film festival celebrates 20th anniversary

Sheffield film festival celebrates 20th anniversary

by James Cain | Mar 14, 2025 | Community, Culture, News

Sheffield’s annual film festival is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary later this month. The event is part of the city’s Festival of the Outdoors and screens films about adventure, travel and extreme sports like kayaking and rock climbing. Sheffield Adventure...
Environmentalist concerns about Doncaster airport re-opening

Environmentalist concerns about Doncaster airport re-opening

by James Cain | Mar 14, 2025 | Community, Environment, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

An environmental group have voiced concerns about the planned re-opening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) next year. Last month, City of Doncaster Council approved a one-off £10 million funding package to continue with re-opening DSA, previously known as Robin...

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