Doncaster, England News

PATIENTS in rural Doncaster have to wait more than twice as long for an emergency ambulance compared to those living in more urban areas.

A FORMER councillor is leading a campaign to make road safety improvements to the A638 Quality Bus Corridor that runs through Bessacarr in Doncaster.

Officers from the Special Constabulary in Doncaster teamed up with British Transport Police to conduct patrols around Mexborough, Denaby and Conisbrough.

Burglary at 15 earned him his first sentence and began a cycle of crime to fund a heroin addiction - a cycle he is now determined to end with the help of a pilot prison scheme.

The usual highlight of the electoral year in the UK takes place on the first Thursday in May, which is when the local council elections and devolved parliamentary elections are scheduled, and when general elections have been planned for in recent years.

The walk will begin at Mexborough Library from 10am on Monday, March 12, before taking in a 1.4 mile route around town.

Emergency services were called to St Mary's Gate at 5.45am today which led to the closure of some roads in Tickhill.

CAR owners are being urged to keep their keys safe following a spate of thefts of luxury motors in the borough.

A date has been set for a referendum on whether to keep an elected mayor in a South Yorkshire town.

Officers from the Special Constabulary in Doncaster teamed up with British Transport Police to conduct patrols around Mexborough, Denaby and Conisbrough.

Concerns over criminal damage and other incidents on public transport prompted high-visibilty patrols at Doncaster Interchange and other bus hotspots around the borough.

STAFF at a modern wine bar have raised a glass in celebration after being crowned Doncaster's safest party venue.

Council tenants in Doncaster are being urged to get active and join in their local estate walks in 2012.

Two men were initially arrested in connection with the fatality at Mexborough station, but police later decided the incident was not suspicious.

A CAR in which three teenagers were killed in South Yorkshire last Christmas had been 'souped up' with a powerful engine and bigger brakes which contributed to the horrific crash.