- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Lifestyle
Stamp Duty Holiday Ending Soon, Reminds Housebuilder
As the end of the stamp duty holiday looms, national housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is reminding first time buyers to take advantage of the saving before March 24.
Band dubbed as “sound of Dire Straits” hit road for European tour
After a hugely successful 14 date UK and European tour in 2011, and having just returned from playing at the Volvo Ocean Race in Abu Dhabi, The Straits will be heading out on an 18 date European tour during March 2012.
One Direction follow Brit Awards win with UK Arena tour
DONCASTER born pop sensation Louis Tomlinson is set to follow up his Brit Awards win with band One Direction with a massive UK arena tour - including a South Yorkshire homecoming.
Green is the colour at Keepmoat Homes
Keepmoat Homes’ green credentials continue to grow with the addition of prestigious awards, accolades and accreditations.
Video link - The Milk set to deliver fresh new sound at Leopard
Essex soul band The Milk will be playing the Leopard in Doncaster on March 13.
What's on
Comic Jimeoin head back to Yorkshire
Irish/Australian super-star Jimeoin presents his hilarious show of world-class stand-up.
Pick of the Weekend
Music
Total Stone Roses and Oaysis - The Total Stone Roses play a 90 minute set of all of the best Roses material including ‘She Bangs The Drums’, ‘Fools Gold’, ‘Waterfall, ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ and ‘Love Spreads’.
Fab Five
The Wanted
No 1 boyband, The Wanted have announced their first ever UK Arena Tour for spring 2012.
The five piece group that became one of the biggest breakthrough acts of 2010 will be playing 11 arenas across the country, with a show at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield.
Pick of the Weekend
Theatre and Arts
Sweet Home Chicago brings you the best material from the original Blues Brothers movies, plus other classic blues, funk and soul tunes in a unique style that captures the sound, energy and persona that propelled the original Blues Brothers into the phenomenon that still thrills audiences worldwide today.
Leisure
Haxey Methodist events
A SLIDE show entitled ‘something different’ will be presented by George Fiddler in Haxey tonight (Thursday).
Hot half term deals
With the cold snap hitting in the UK, Comparecarhire.co.uk, a leading car hire comparator, has found that British holidaymakers are booking February half term breaks in locations with hotter climates to escape the cold weather forecast for this month.
Coffee morning at Owston Ferry
OWSTON Ferry Methodist Church will host a coffee morning and table top sale on Thursday, February 16, from 10am to 11.30am.
Owston Ferry Society AGM
THE Owston Ferry Society will hold its AGM on Wednesday, February 8, at 7.30pm in the Coronation Hall.
Maldives still the tops
THE Maldives has once again topped Kuoni’s annual poll of where UK customers want to spend their holidays.
Motors
Toyota Hilux HL3 - A top dual use vehicle
I WAS reminded of the amazing versatility and growing popularity of the versatile pick-up the first day I got my test vehicle when I had to visit the local tip with the rear load area carrying the remains of a massive wardrobe that would not have fitted into even the largest estate car.
The perfect his and her cars
TWO of the most famous women in the world, the future Queen of Britain and the German Chancellor have one thing in common - they both have an Audi car and I have just been driving similar models writes Bryan Longworth.
Discovery is full of gadgets
RANGE Rover’s glamorous new baby Evoque has been getting all the headlines recently and rightly so but there are other important cars in the Land Rover range that deserve some more publicity in their 2012 guise and none more so than the Discovery 4 , writes Bryan Longworth.
A compact car that will impress the neighbours
OVER the last 30 plus years I have attended many launches of new BMW models and it has always been clear that their designers in Munich believe in evolution and gradual change rather than drastic changes writes Bryan Longworth.
Property
Moving house? Let Harrison Murray take the strain
MOVING house can be one of life’s most exciting, but in some cases, daunting experiences – particularly if you haven’t done it for a while.
British homes at risk of falling into disrepair
Homeowners faced with collective bill of almost £1.2 billion because of neglected homes. Less than one in four had cover in place to cover the cost.
Moving home with your cat
During all the last minute arrangements you have to make when moving house it is just possible that your cat’s welfare might not be top of your priority list.
Prices slashed for quick sales?
CLAIMS that home sellers are slashing asking prices by up to £13,000 in South Yorkshire to achieve sales have met with a mixed reaction by agents in and around Mexborough.
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Weather for Epworth
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 17 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
