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South Yorkshire councils warn of 14 million waste management bill due to new legislation

South Yorkshire councils warn of 14 million waste management bill due to new legislation

by Thomas Addley | Feb 27, 2025 | Environment, News, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1

A new waste management bill is set to be introduced by the Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Waste Partnership (BDR) which could mean up to £14 million extra in charges for taxpayers.  The BDR Waste Partnership, who manage 340,000 tonnes of waste each year, has...
1 in 33 patients with suspected autism had appointment in correct time frame, report reveals

1 in 33 patients with suspected autism had appointment in correct time frame, report reveals

by George Van Oudenhove De St Gery | Feb 27, 2025 | News, Top Story - Home Page Lead

A new NHS report has uncovered that only 1 in 33 patients with potential autism in South Yorkshire had an appointment within the correct time frame. The figures show that only 115 of 3,755 patients within the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board with a...
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...
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