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How a council plans to revive 'the towns that time forgot'

Boarded up shops are all too familiar - but one council plans to revive towns using new powers.

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Cleopatra and queens exhibition opens in town

Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher has put together an exhibition about queens and Cleopatra.

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Woman died from rabies after being scratched by dog on holiday

Yvonne Ford died four months after contracting the fatal disease when she was scratched by a puppy.

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Rabies death could change disease notification period

Doctors treating Yvonne Ford struggled to diagnose her before being told about holiday dog scratch.

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Rabies victim's deterioration was 'traumatic'

Yvonne Ford's daughter tells an inquest they do not want another family to endure the same loss.

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New funding approved for town centre hotel

Council says town centre lacks quality hotel space for travellers and business delegates.

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Pitch invaders get football ban after steward hurt

Riley Wood and Brandon Bashforth are banned from going to football matches for three years.

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Staff treating rabies victim 'suspected Lyme disease'

Inquest hears staff struggled to diagnose Yvonne Ford and referred her to mental health team.

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'We're caught up in a war while on holiday'

One couple from Barnsley are stranded in Dubai and told that war has voided their travel insurance.

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