New plaque unveiled at Doncaster Station to commemorate Sir Nigel Gresley 19 June 2025 Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, has today (19 June) unveiled a plaque at the entrance to Doncaster station to commemorate one of the country’s greatest railway engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, who was also born on this day in 1876. Read article
New policing base opening in Doncaster's Frenchgate Shopping Centre 27 May 2025 A new policing base has opened within Frenchgate Shopping Centre, allowing neighbourhood officers to further strengthen ties with retailers and respond even quicker to incidents in and around Doncaster's main shopping centre. Read article
Support Available to Victims of Loan Sharks 19 May 2025 As part of national Stop Loan Sharks Week, City of Doncaster Council is highlighting the dangers of using illegal money lenders, while also promoting the trusted forms of assistance that are available to those who have been targeted by them. Read article
Easter opening for new-look Doncaster Corn Exchange 10 April 2025 The operator of Doncaster’s Markets has announced that the historic Corn Exchange will re-open to the public during the Easter weekend. Read article
Additional police patrols for Doncaster city centre 21 March 2025 Mayor Ros Jones has announced £100,000 of city centre allocated funding will be put towards increasing policing in the city centre, with South Yorkshire Police announcing they will match the figure to step up police presence in the city. Read article
‘Digital Arena’ and film studio planned for Doncaster Waterfront 20 March 2025 City of Doncaster Council have been working with a developer for over a year to design plans for what the Waterfront area could look like in the future , under proposals to make it a pivotal new part of Doncaster city centre, with potential investment estimated at up to £400m. Read article
New link road for Stainforth takes step closer to completion. 19 March 2025 Work to complete a new £1.73m link road in Doncaster will be completed this summer. Read article
Transforming Hall Gate to Wood Street Alleyway: A Community-Driven Project 27 February 2025 City of Doncaster Council has successfully transformed the Hall Gate to Wood Street Alleyway, turning it from an uninviting space into a vibrant and engaging public art installation. Read article
National recognition for local park 31 January 2025 Hexthorpe Park has been honoured to at the Keep Britain Tidy Network Awards, winning the ‘Green Space Innovation’ category. Read article
New bin measures proving effective in Hexthorpe 20 December 2024 Instances of fly tipping complaints have decreased in Hexthorpe since new measures have been introduced to the area asking residents not to leave their bins on streets and in alleyways after collection days. Read article
