Crime and Court
Friday, 17 February 2012 08:54
Jury considering verdict over Hoylandswaine rape case
A local teenager was sexually assaulted and raped by a ‘growling’ man, a court heard. The girl, aged 16 when she was attacked while walking her dog in a field in Hoylandswaine on May 13, 2010, was so traumatised it took her…
Monday, 13 February 2012 20:48
Dodworth steel firm fined after worker suffers head and brain injuries
A Dodworth steel company has been fined £45,000 and ordered to pay £1,532 costs after a worker suffered head and brain injuries. Barnsley Council's Regulatory Services prosecuted Shelley Steels Ltd, of Dodworth, after the employee was struck by a 61kg steel bar…
Monday, 13 February 2012 20:43
Metal thieves proving hot to handle for police
Metal thieves have struck more than 4,000 times in South Yorkshire in the last 10 months, police have revealed. The county has turned into one of the county's crime hotspots when it comes to metal theft. Officers dealt 1,800 offences in Sheffield,…
Sunday, 12 February 2012 19:29
Fly-tipper fined
A Barnsley woman’s environmental offences have cost her over £300 following a case brought to Barnsley Magistrates court by Barnsley Council. On Thursday, January 26, Miss Toyah Pritchard, 31, of Royd Avenue, Millhouse Green, Penistone, pleaded guilty to an offence of fly-tipping…
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 14:10
Thurnscoe drug dealer jailed
A 44-year-old Thurnscoe man who stashed more than £500 worth of cannabis in his garden has been jailed for 16 months. Andrew Taylor, of Deightonby Street, Thurnscoe, was caught when his home was searched by police, who found the cannabis hidden inside…
Monday, 23 January 2012 19:11
Sex attacker sees sentence appeal rejected
A sex attacker from Grimethorpe, who was jailed after a drunken assault on a young girl, has lost his appeal against his eight-year prison sentence. Leon Thomas Hanley, aged 36, was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court last July, after admitting three attacks…