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Anthony Pilkington, centre, with Gresley Institute staff

Charity auction winner tours Network Rail’s Gresley Institute in Doncaster

Railway enthusiast Anthony Pilkington has toured Network Rail's Gresley Institute in Doncaster after winning the visit in a Gresley Society charity auction marking 150 years since Sir Nigel Gresley's birth.

September 17, 2026Doncaster

Featured Theatre Yorkshire

Northern Ballet announces new children’s ballet Robin Hood, touring 2027

Northern Ballet has announced a new children's production, Robin Hood, opening at Leeds's Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre in February 2027 before touring 13 UK venues and London.

September 17, 2026Bradford, Doncaster, Goole, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sheffield

Society South Yorkshire

Mayor launches Little Big Book Club with 4,000 free books for South Yorkshire children

Oliver Coppard's new reading initiative kicks off with the South Yorkshire Festival of Reading, including a free story-sack giveaway across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.

August 24, 2026Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield

Featured Society Yorkshire

Watch with Reader: Yorkshire YouTubers make a meal of it in August

We rank Yorkshire YouTubers on our watchlist by their most-watched video of the moment. This time: doner kebabs, a six-hour lie and a very fast pickle. Know a Yorkshire creator we've missed? Tell us.

August 14, 2026Barnsley, Doncaster, Leeds, Sheffield

Featured Wellbeing Yorkshire

Amber heat alerts cover Yorkshire and Humber as temperatures set to peak today

Amber heat warnings are in place across Doncaster, Hull and the wider region today, with temperatures forecast to reach the low 30s, as councils urge residents to take care in the heat.

August 13, 2026Doncaster, Hull

Featured Life South Yorkshire

Doncaster’s seven Tree of the Year finalists revealed, public vote now open

From a 200-year-old oak to a tree nicknamed after the Grinch, Doncaster has revealed its seven Tree of the Year finalists, with public voting open until 30 August.

August 11, 2026Doncaster

Featured Society South Yorkshire

Cut the crap: Sheffield teams up with Doncaster to crack down on litter and dog fouling

A new enforcement partnership between Sheffield City Council, Doncaster Council and specialist provider WISE means more uniformed officers on Sheffield's streets, with fines for littering and dog fouling.

August 11, 2026Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield

PC Kassim and PC Wright presented James with a toy helicopter

Featured Life South Yorkshire

Three-year-old’s 999 call may have saved his mum’s life in Doncaster

James, three, dialled 999 when his mum Georgia collapsed at home in Doncaster, and stayed calm on the line until help arrived. Now his parents want other families to have the same conversation with their own children.

August 10, 2026Doncaster

Society South Yorkshire

Free Bear Hunt trail heads to Doncaster city centre this month

A free family trail inspired by We're Going on a Bear Hunt comes to Sir Nigel Gresley Square on Saturday 22 August, with storytelling, crafts and a SEND-friendly quiet hour to start the day.

August 10, 2026Doncaster

Business Featured South Yorkshire

Doncaster Sheffield Airport sets out flight path plans for a 2028 reopening

A new public consultation sets out how planes could arrive and depart from Doncaster Sheffield Airport if it reopens as planned in 2028 — including where residents could see more noise, and where the government says thousands of jobs could follow.

August 6, 2026Doncaster