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Doncaster Royal Infirmary adds new £14,000 sensory room for children with additional needs

Doncaster Royal Infirmary adds new £14,000 sensory room for children with additional needs

by Olivia Arkless | Feb 21, 2025 | Charity, Community, Health

A new sensory room funded through donations has been created at Doncaster Royal Infirmary for children with autism, cerebral palsy and visual impairments. It includes new colourful sensory features such as a fibre optic curtain, bubble tube and a kaleido projector,...
Group supports East Asian families impacted by dementia

Group supports East Asian families impacted by dementia

by Varvara Riepina | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, Health, News, Top stories

A charity which tackles the stigma associated with dementia within the East Asian community in Sheffield has hosted two events this February. For some ethnic groups and immigrant families, the rate of diagnosis is significantly higher than in the native English...
Doncaster shoplifter arrested after failed canal jump escape

Doncaster shoplifter arrested after failed canal jump escape

by Nathalia Santana Hernandez | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, Crime, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Police in Mexborough caught and arrested Adrian Nickson for shoplifting shortly after his release from prison for the same offence. Nickson was jailed for a spree of thefts at Poundland in Mexborough Last Month, following an investigation by Doncaster South...
Council vans are ‘churning up’ Sheffield’s grass verges, city councillor says

Council vans are ‘churning up’ Sheffield’s grass verges, city councillor says

by Hayley Reith | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, Culture, News, Uncategorised

Sheffield council has been urged to ‘get its house in order’ after concerns were raised over damaged and muddy grass verges – which councillors claim was caused by the authority’s own vans at yesterday’s north east area committee meeting. Grass...
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue confirms 3-year plan to improve services

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue confirms 3-year plan to improve services

by Olivia Arkless | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, News

South Yorkshire Fire Authority has approved a three year plan to improve services from 2025 to 2028 after hundreds of people took part in a public consultation. The Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP) highlighted three new Strategic Objectives to remove...
Petition launched to save last bank in Woodhouse

Petition launched to save last bank in Woodhouse

by Nathalia Santana Hernandez | Feb 21, 2025 | Community, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

Plans to close the only remaining bank in Woodhouse are being met with resistance due to concerns about the impact on vulnerable people. Woodhouse Councillor Willis Marshall has started the campaign to demonstrate the community’s dependence on the branch and...
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