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• News In Brief: Arsonist sets Sheffield garage ablaze Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  AN ARSONIST was responsible for a garage going up in flames at the back of a house on Homestead Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield.

• Choir in Doncaster debut their new CD Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers will be joining forces with the South Yorkshire Police Band tonight for an Evening of Voice and Brass.

• Time for chain-ge of Doncaster mayor Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  CONISBROUGH councillor Christine Mills is Doncaster's new civic mayor.

• Cabinet shuffled as two appointed in Doncaster Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  ELECTED mayor Peter Davies has brought in two new faces to his cabinet - but upset Labour by missing the meeting where they were named.

• Sheffield sex attacker jailed for eight years Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  A SEX attacker jailed for eight years for a terrifying assault on a teenage girl as she walked home from school was caught after police arrested him for a different offence and his took his DNA.

• Council staff reject strike in Doncaster Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  DONCASTER Council workers have rejected a call to strike over cuts to their pay and conditions.

• Gran found murdered in Sheffield Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  A WOMAN found murdered at her Sheffield home was a grandmother in her 50s - who had just been told the cancer she had beaten once before had come back.

• Song kings: Sheffield’s Eliot Kennedy and pal Gary Barlow record Diamond Jubilee song- VIDEO Saturday 19 May, 2012
  

  SHEFFIELD song king Eliot Kennedy and best pal Gary Barlow really have been mixing with Royalty - they've recorded Prince Harry and a cast of hundreds for the official Diamond Jubilee song, Sing, writes Graham Walker.

• Murder investigation launched after woman’s body found Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  NEIGHBOURS have spoken off their shock after a woman was found dead at her home in Sheffield.

• Final go-ahead for Mexborough supermarket plan Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  CONTROVERSIAL plans to develop build a major supermarket in Mexborough can go ahead after the final obstacle was removed.

• Breaking: Sky News staff interviewed over naming of woman raped by Sheffield United striker Ched Evans Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  STAFF at Sky News have been interviewed by police as part of the probe into the naming of a woman raped by Sheffield United striker Ched Evans.

• Breaking: Sheffield man jailed over sex attack on city schoolgirl Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  A MAN has been jailed for eight years over a sex attack on a teenage schoolgirl as she walked home from lessons.

• Jubilee walk for special pupils Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  Children at a Rotherham special school are taking part in a sponsored Diamond Jubilee walk and wheelchair push to raise money for equipment.

• Car salesman writes crime novel Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  A CAR salesman turned crime writer launched his debut novel with a book signing in Sheffield.

• School shortlisted for science prize Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  A SHEFFIELD school has been shortlisted for a prestigious science prize after putting forward a proposal to increase motivation and enthusiasm for chemistry and raise success rates.

• Bowling club in line for award Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  A SHEFFIELD sports club has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

• Bid to preserve historic furnace Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  VOLUNTEERS from a South Yorkshire history society have carried out a survey of a 300-year-old furnace and engine house as part of a project to rescue the historic structures.

• Panto camel’s marathon world record bid Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  STUDENTS from the University of Sheffield orienteering club are hoping to break a world record in the city's half marathon - when they attempt to become the fastest pantomime camels ever to run the distance.

• Sports facility boost for recreation area Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  A COMMUNITY group secured £140,000 to pay for a new multi-use games area in a Sheffield neighbourhood.

• City to host festive carnival Friday 18 May, 2012
  

  A PARTY specialist has announced plans to bring a carnival to Sheffield this Christmas.