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Girl rescued in rooftop drama

by MICHAEL UPTON

FIREFIGHTERS rescued a teenage girl who had become stranded on a rooftop this afternoon. A crew from Rotherham fire station were called to the scene in Rawmarsh at 3.20pm and used ladders to help the girl down. It was not clear how the teenager, said to be aged 16, had reached the rooftop on Rawma ...Read on

Sports Headlines

Countdown to Bahrain: John Booth on the state of F1. VIDEO

by PAUL RICKETT

BAHRAIN here we come...as rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk heads to the Persian Gulf to follow Virgin Racing’s Grand Prix debut. Make sure you keep up to speed this weekend as the Advertiser brings you up-to-the minute news from the Virgin camp as they prepare for qualifying on Sat ...Read on

Entertainment

Singers wanted for Sheffield Cathedral concert

by CHAZ GRAVES

SING Live South Yorkshire, based in Sheffield, are looking for singers aged 16 and upwards to join them in a concert entitled Sing Gospel at Sheffield Cathedral. There are no auditions to join the company, “just a love of good music,” says Musical Director Timothy Allen from South Yorks ...Read on

Motors

MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: THE TEST

by TOM SHARPE

“IT was an exemplary test. No minor faults,” said DSA examiner Sue White as I sat in the Barbot Hall test centre after module one of my direct access motorcycle test. They were the words I wanted to hear. Sadly, they came right after the words: “I’m sorry, you’ve faile ...Read on

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