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YOUTH "MADE FATAL 999 CALL FOR A LAUGH"

BY THOMAS SHARPE

A TEENAGER whose hoax 999 call left a mum-of-two dead and her 10-year-old daughter fighting for her life did it "for a laugh," a court heard.
The 17-year-old, from Rotherham, falsely reported a fire at a warehouse in the town, at around 10.50pm, on Sunday (29) evening.
But as
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ACTION PACKED WEEK

by AMY PARKES

BLUSTERY conditions could not blow away the community spirit at this year's week-long Maltby Festival.
It has been an action-packed week of fun-filled activities for people of al

DRINKERS EVACUATED AFTER PUB FIRE

By Tom Sharpe

PUB-goers enjoying a drink on the hottest day of the year had to be evacuated after the wood on the Tudor-style establishment they were visiting caught fire.
Firefighters rushed to The Park, a

MORE DRUGS BUST SUCCESS

BY TOM SHARPE
A MASSIVE anti-drugs operation has seen 20 people arrested as police try to "break the back" of the town's dealer network.
Raids were made on dozens of properties acros

YES WE CAN

by AMY PARKES

A SCHOOL is celebrating after becoming the first of its kind in Rotherham to receive specialist status.
Abbey School in Kimberworth, which caters for pupils with learning, emotio

TEACHERS ARE TOP OF THE CLASS

by AMY PARKES

FIVE teachers from three Rotherham schools scooped a gong in this year's North of England Teaching Awards marking a triumph for teaching in the town.
And it was a double whammy f

OLD SEWAGE WORKS COULD BECOME AWARD WINNING PARK

By HOWARD POUCHER

A VISIONARY project which turned an old sewage works into an "oasis of peace" is in line to win a top national award and star in a prime time BBC TV show.
Winthrop Park

GALLOPING INTO A ROW

By HOWARD POUCHER

HORSE riders are heading full gallop into major row with Rotherham Borough Council after a new road scheme left them cut off from their favourite riding grounds.
For as long

This article has one or more photos MY BOY WONDER

 By HOWARD POUCHER

KID COOL Thomas Richardson is just seven years old–but he calmly swung into action when his mum twice fell into a dangerous fit.
The half pint hero called an ambulance t

CRACKED BLADE BLOWS UP FEARS OVER WIND FARMS

by HOWARD POUCHER

FEARS over the safety of wind farms grew this week when a crack developed in the blades of a new 190 feet high turbine standing just yards from the traffic choked Parkway.
Sho

SCHOOL IS DOING THE BUSINESS

by AMY PARKES

MALTBY Comprehensive School had been granted specialist status in Business and Enterprise.
This week's announcement means that from September the school will become a speciali

NARROW ESCAPE FROM BLAZE

BY MICHAEL UPTON

FIREFIGHTERS who narrowly stopped a shed fire from spreading to a nearby house have warned: "It could have been much worse."
The blaze—one of a wave in East Dene&

This article has one or more photos FAMILY PICKS UP THE PIECES

by AMY PARKES

A FAMILY who lost everything during last summer's floods have spoken out a year after the devastating rains came.
Lisa Broughton and her family were among thousands from Catcl

This article has one or more photos FRIENDS MOURN SAD LOSS OF 'AVO'

by AMY PARKES

HUNDREDS of pupils were expected to gather at St Bernard's School today to pay tribute to talented teenager Joe Aveling, who died when a stolen car careered out of control.
Ev

FACELIFT NEEDED FOR ROCKY ROAD

by MICHAEL UPTON

ROTHERHAM'S rockiest road should be given a facelift after becoming an "embarrassment," according to a senior councillor.
Top Tory Cllr John Gilding said the shoddy state of Centenar

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