Doncaster has received around £450,000 from the Government as part of the Prime Minister's ambition to offer every rough sleeper a route off the streets by Christmas

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Residents and a local councillor are calling on Doncaster Council to act as uneven paving slabs at a local shopping precinct has become a safety hazard

Nick Allen, Conservative, tells me there have been multiple residents taking a tumble after tripping

Story in the thread 🧵

I spoke with husband and wife Ron & Audrey Turner about their near miss on the wobbly ground, whilst Mary Smyth said people on mobility scooters are taking to the road due to poor paving all over the estate

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Councillor Guy Aston tells me there has been 'silence' from Doncaster Council for months after they said a deal to rebuild a popular park cafe was 'close'

Doncaster Council tell me conversations are now in 'advanced stages'

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The financial future of Doncaster Council continues to cloud

Deficits could total nearly £30m by the end of 2029/30, according to new documents

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NEW: Work together or go - that’s the final recommendation from a new LGA Peer Review of Doncaster Council

The review comes after the complete breakdown in trust and relationships which saw the Government put the authority under ‘active monitoring’

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Doncaster Council's recent peer review report is pretty lengthy and detailed

I've explained the biggest takeaways, and what led us to an early peer review, in the story below

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Doncaster Council's recent peer review report is pretty lengthy and detailed

I've explained the biggest takeaways, and what led us to an early peer review, in the story below

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'A number of' new councillors from the May 2025 local elections in Doncaster told the recent peer review they were 'paper candidates' and didn't expect to be elected

The peer review was critical of some councillors commitments to attending training

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NEW: Work together or go - that’s the final recommendation from a new LGA Peer Review of Doncaster Council

The review comes after the complete breakdown in trust and relationships which saw the Government put the authority under ‘active monitoring’

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Watchdog tells Doncaster Council leaders they should quit if they can't work together trib.al/lYPUWNT

The one hour free parking trial in Doncaster city centre may not continue after its end date in March 2027, as council reports show it has not stopped declining footfall

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The next stage of the Doncaster Sheffield Airport purchase is to get sign off from the Peel Group, Mayor Coppard has said

Speaking after Tuesday's meeting, the South Yorkshire Mayor said they are expecting Peel's decision in 'a couple of weeks'

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HOT TAKE 🔥

John Healey and Andy Burnham banging out 'Growth in every postcode' is less annoying than 'stay near and go far'

NEW: Doncaster Council has spent just under £29m on reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport since March 2024, Mayor Ros Jones has said

The reopening was from SYMCA grants and previously approved CDC funds totalling £30m

Nearly did 'run out of money' 😬

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Devolution announcements from Healey today are hardly a secret, but genuinely significant:

100% of business rates to be retained locally by the end of this decade, and 20 per cent of revenue from those rates to go to mayors, as well as a share of income tax receipts from 2028.

There is no political slogan making me roll my eyes harder right now than Oliver Coppard managing to worm the fact people can 'stay near and go far' into every single policy

Got to respect the commitment to the message though

Andy Burnham has answered six questions at PMQs on Brexit and still has not clarified whether he wants to hold a referendum on rejoining the EU or restarting freedom of movement. Kemi Badenoch asked him very clearly twice, and the PM just went back to Labour’s red lines.

Reform UK's Richard Tice MP has welcomed the decision by South Yorkshire's political leaders to purchase f Doncaster Sheffield Airport

In a statement, he suggested this was a far better option than the 'bad leasehold deal' signed by Doncaster Council

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The South Yorkshire Mayor says he has ‘no doubt’ there will still be flights in and out of Doncaster Sheffield Airport in 20-30yrs time

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Reposted from an hour ago to add ‘still’ and make it clear he doesn’t mean it’s going to take 20yrs for flights to start 😬