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  DONCASTER - LoveToKnow Article on DONCASTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
N.E. The borough of Doncaster is under a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors.
Doncaster was evidently a borough held of the crown for a fee farm rent before 1194, when Richard I. granted and confirmed to the burgesses their soke and town to hold by the ancient rent and by twentyfive marks yearly.
In 1200 a fair at Doncaster on the vigil and day of St James the Apostle was confirmed to Robert de Turnham, who held the manor in right of his wife, with the addition of an extra day, for which he had to give the king two palfreys worth ioos.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DO/DONCASTER.htm   (1188 words)

  
 Doncaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, (and in the former West Riding of Yorkshire), England which has been recognised nationally as an emerging regional city.
Doncaster is one of very few major Roman Towns still in existence within the country not to have been given city status.
It was Coal that prompted Doncaster's exponential population growth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doncaster   (1609 words)

  
 Doncaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England.
It is the main settlement in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster.
There is also a new international airport, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, which opened on April 28, 2005, on the former Royal Air Force station of RAF Finningley, outside Doncaster.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Doncaster   (531 words)

  
 Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.
In addition to the town of Doncaster, the borough covers Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley, where the former Royal Air Force Vulcan bomber base was converted into a passenger airport, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, opened in spring 2005.
It's was Coal that prompted Doncaster's exponential population growth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doncaster_(borough)   (1785 words)

  
 The Borough of Doncaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster Borough Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the Borough of Doncaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2004" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
The Electoral Registration Officer[11] for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
The areas of the new borough and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2004/20040121.htm   (2080 words)

  
 SYNEM - Diploma in Social Work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster Social Services Department is the largest geographical Metropolitan Borough Council in England and covers the largest area in South Yorkshire with a population of roughly 293,450 of which 45,900 are aged 65 years and over.
Doncaster has the second highest fl population within South Yorkshire (2.6% of total population, 1991 Census), although this population is still really small when compared to the national average of 7%.
Doncaster also has a relatively large community of deaf people who are attracted by Doncaster College for the Deaf, and many have settled in the area after they have completed their course.
www.shu.ac.uk /schools/hsc/synem/dipsw/donny.htm   (532 words)

  
 Adoption of the ship by Doncaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The badge is still on display in the Mansion House in Doncaster and I was able to see it again at the civic reception to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of her sinking.
The County Borough and the urban areas of Adwick, Bentley and Tickhill are joined in the effort, and there is confidence that the people will rise to the occasion and bring honour to the town and neighbourhood by topping the target figure.....The aim is to pay for HMS Lightning, a destroyer.
This is still in existence and proudly formed the guard of honour at the civic reception held in March 1993 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the loss of the Lightning.
freespace.virgin.net /e.gilroy/adoption.html   (518 words)

  
 South Yorkshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster, a large town, bigger than most cities in England, and traditionally a central hub of the nation's rail network;
Each of these settlements gives its name to a metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire - the City of Sheffield, the borough of Doncaster, the borough of Barnsley and the borough of Rotherham.
In 1986, the metropolitan county councils were abolished, with control devolving to the boroughs.
www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/South_Yorkshire   (497 words)

  
 Public Health Intelligence Unit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster Central PCT covers the town of Doncaster, with Doncaster East PCT and Doncaster West PCT covering the rural areas, small towns and villages on either side of the town.
Doncaster has high levels of socio-economic deprivation — ranked 40th most deprived of the 354 local authorities in England, according to the 2004 Indices of Deprivation.
The three Doncaster PCTs oversee the provision of primary care: general practitioners, dentists, opticians/optometrists and pharmacies, who are contracted to provide family health services for the people of Doncaster.
www.doncasterhealth.co.uk /Phiu/doncaster_primary_care_trusts.asp   (508 words)

  
 House of Commons - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Memoranda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council welcomes the invitation to submit evidence to the Committee to support its inquiry into "the persistent gap in growth rates between regions".
Doncaster MBC is the largest Metropolitan Borough Council in the country by area and serves a population of approximately 290,000 people.
Both Doncaster and Sheffield have distinctive economic, social and cultural functions and identities which extend outside the South Yorkshire, and the Yorkshire and the Humber administrative regions.
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmodpm/492/492m19.htm   (1468 words)

  
 House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Memoranda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Doncaster is at the forefront of democratic change with the holding of Mayoral elections and the move to Mayoral governance on 6th May 2002, we are keen to drive ahead the renewal agenda.
Although the Borough Strategy will give context and focus to the development of community leadership capacity, the structures created by the Local Government Act 2000 are not, of themselves, sufficient to enhance both those aspects of the duties of Members.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is firmly of the view that the Local Government Act 2000 may save significant contribution to reengaging local communities in the democratic processes.
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/602/602m22.htm   (2252 words)

  
 BBC - South Yorkshire Weather - All I need is the air that I breathe...
Doncaster is the first local authority in South Yorkshire to declare Air Quality Management Areas.
The quality of air is measured in the borough every minute of the day, every day of the year.
The whole of Doncaster Borough is smoke controlled which means that it is an offence to burn coal in a smoke control area (unless on a special burner).
www.bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/weather/pollution.shtml   (437 words)

  
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Eight wards of the Borough of Rotherham:- Anston and Woodsetts, Dinnington, Hellaby, Holderness, Maltby, Rother Vale, Sitwell, Wales.
Seven wards of the Borough of Doncaster:- Conisbrough and Denaby, Edlington and Warmsworth, Finningley, Hatfield, Rossington, Thorne, Torne Valley.
Seven wards of the Borough of Doncaster:- Armthorpe, Balby, Bessacarr and Cantley, Central, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun, Town Moor, Wheatley.
www.statistics.gov.uk /pbc/review_areas/South_Yorkshire_boroughs/downloads/PR_PN_Sth_Yorks.doc   (721 words)

  
 Familia: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
1841-1891: Doncaster, together with all villages and hamlets within the Doncaster Metropolitan District.
The Doncaster Ancestor: the Journal of the Doncaster and District Family History Society.
M.I.s for the churchyards in the Archdeaconry of Doncaster produced and transcribed by Doncaster and District Family History Society.
www.familia.org.uk /services/england/doncaster.html   (256 words)

  
 ER Mapper - Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Corporate GIS Team at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council are breaking new ground with an ambitious project to provide on-line access to all of the Borough's raster map and aerial photography data sets.
Doncaster is the largest Metropolitan Borough in England and has considerable map data and aerial photography coverage.
Doncaster's communities will be vibrant and sustainable and will be able to offer everyone living and working there the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
www.geoplace.com /pressrelease/detail.asp?id=8747   (380 words)

  
 Audit Commission - Comprehensive performance assessment
We assessed Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in December 2002 And gave it 3 out of a possible 4 for the way it is run.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council continues to be a fair council.
Based on Doncaster’s current plans, the council is well placed to improve the way it works and the services it provides to local people.
www.audit-commission.gov.uk /cpa/stcc/scorecard.asp?CategoryID=ENGLISH^576^LOCAL-VIEW^AUTHORITIES^102481&CPAPhase=CPA-Dec-2003   (420 words)

  
 The Doncaster Borough Council (North Bridge Relief Road) (Crossing of Navigable Waterway (Sheffield and South Yorkshire ...
The authoritative version is the Queen's Printer copy published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Doncaster Borough Council (North Bridge Relief Road) (Crossing of Navigable Waterway (Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation River Don New Cut)) Scheme 1991 Confirmation Instrument 1993, ISBN 0110342798.
The Doncaster Borough Council (North Bridge Relief Road) (Crossing of Navi-gable Waterway (Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation River Don New Cut)) Scheme 1991 is hereby confirmed without modifications.
This Instrument may be cited as the Doncaster Borough Council (North Bridge Relief Road) (Crossing of Navigable Waterway (Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation River Don New Cut)) Scheme 1991 Confirmation Instrument 1993.
www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1993/Uksi_19933195_en_1.htm   (390 words)

  
 UK-Doncaster: contract administration services
1.6) Description/object of the contract: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to establish a public private strategic partnership for the provision of high quality support services to assist in the delivery of its programme of projects aimed to develop the economic regeneration of Doncaster.
The Council's aim is that the public private strategic partnership is developed to assist in the economic growth of Doncaster and the wider region.
The Council is to establish a Partnership Board which is to provide strategic advice and guidance to the Council including the overseeing of the Doncaster Development Direction (3D) Executive Team comprising officers from the Council and supported through the proposed partnership with the Strategic Partner.
www.operis.com /ojec030717/030717s.htm   (1383 words)

  
 Doncaster --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The borough lies in the historic county of Yorkshire, except for the parish of Finningley and an area west of Bawtry, both of which belong to the historic county of Nottinghamshire.
It flows in a deeply entrenched course across the South Yorkshire coalfield past the city of Sheffield, where its basin forms the heart of the steelmaking district.
Resource on this borough in the U.K. Includes notes on the council and its services, the local government framework, the education and employment opportunities, tourism, the leisure activities, and the transport facilities.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9030908?tocId=9030908   (580 words)

  
 Doncaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is located at 53°31' North, 1°8' West - the site of a Roman fort which was built in the 1st century A.D. at the site of a crossing across the River Don.
This was to build both the Mallard and the Flying Scotsman.
Afterwards, Doncaster became one of the largest coal mining areas in the country, with the industry employing more people in the area than anything else.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/doncaster   (449 words)

  
 Arena Leisure PLC - Stock Exchange Announcement
Following an approach by DMBC, Arena is pleased to conclude an interim management agreement through to 31 December 2004, during which time the joint venture agreement is expected to be completed that would allow Arena to take full day to day control of the racecourse.
Recent action by Doncaster Racecourse Limited has resulted in what we consider to be a fundamental breach of contract which is incapable of remedy and we are now involved in litigation to resolve these issues.
Negotiations are ongoing on this project but in the meantime the Council reached agreement on the transfer of management of the racecourse to Arena in the interim.
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 Doncaster Rovers Directory at Linkcentre.com
Old Annie and the kids were born in Doncaster, and Southend is the nearest League2-0.
There is evidence that horse races were held in Doncaster as far back as the early 17th century, but it is theFollowing the Industrial Revolution, the railway came to Doncaster, and the Great Northern Railway Locomotive and Carriageindustry gave way to munitions building.
Afterwards, Doncaster became one of the largest coal mining areas in thefamous, and the town also has a men's football club, DoncasterRovers F.C., and one of the most successful women's football clubs in the country, Doncaster Belles L.F.C..
linkcentre.com /sport/Football/English-Football-Teams/Doncaster-Rovers/3.php   (502 words)

  
 LDV - We'll change the way you think about vans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Cllr John Parkinson, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council’s portfolio member for environment said: “The Council has had a long standing relationship with LDV, and find the existing fleet to be reliable and economical to run.
Doncaster Council’s fleet of 600 vehicles currently includes 42 operating on LPG and two electric pickup vehicles.
A further 18 dual-fuel vehicles operating on LPG and two electric vans are to be included as part of the Council’s 2003/04 Vehicle and Plant Acquisition Programme.
www.ldv.co.uk /main_site/pressrel/archive2003/archivemay2003/pressrel209.htm   (350 words)

  
 NHS - Doncaster Health Community Website - Services
The planning application to develop the former RAF airbase at Finningley into a commercial airport was submitted to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in November 1999.
However, it was stipulated that a health impact assessment be conducted before the application is considered (although this was not a statutory requirement).
The health impact assessment was initiated in May 2000 by Doncaster Health Authority, in partnership with Health and Public Protection, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (jointly funded).
www.doncasterhealth.co.uk /documents/finningley/finningley_report.html   (235 words)

  
 plagiarism
If judicial responsibilities came late to the burgesses of Doncaster, responsibility for maintaining the public fabric of the borough probably dates to at least the late twelfth century.
Goldberg argues that if judicial responsibilities came late to the burgesses of Doncaster, responsibility for maintaining the public fabric of the borough probably dates to at least the late twelfth century.
Judicial responsibilities came late to the burgesses of Doncaster and responsibility for maintaining the public fabric of the borough probably dates to at least the late twelfth century.
www.york.ac.uk /teaching/history/pjpg/plagiarism.htm   (3301 words)

  
 A system to keep members of the public informed about the air pollution levels in their locality has been installed by ...
Believed to be the first of its type in the country, the scheme is part of the authority's Air Quality Management plan, which is designed to give the public better access to data on all aspects of air pollution.
The Doncaster authority chose to configure the system with one central main screen depicting the locations of each of the monitoring stations, combined with a single graph for all five stations displaying local levels of NOx and PM10 particulates over the previous 24 hours, together with individual screens for each station.
However, he added that the Tyne and West Pollution Group is shortly to use Enview 2000 technology to launch a dedicated website containing pollution information from across the wide area it covers which will be available to anybody who cares to log on.
www.environmental-expert.com /pressrelease/press193.htm   (456 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL The three key objectives for the Council are: to improve the quality of life our residents, re-industrialise the Borough and ensure that the Council's own services are of the best possible quality.
Value Statement Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to equality for people of all races and will actively oppose racism, sexism and all forms of discrimination faced by women and people with disabilities.
Doncaster Borough Doncaster Social Services Department is the largest geographical Metropolitan Borough Council in England and covers the largest area in South Yorkshire with a population of roughly 293,450 of which 45,900 are aged 65 years and over.
www.shu.ac.uk /schools/hsc/synem/dipsw/files/placeopp.doc   (2737 words)

  
 The North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991
(b) the borough of Doncaster and the Askern ward of that borough;
The parts of the county of South Yorkshire, the borough of Doncaster and the parish of Norton marked A5 to A8 on boundary map I shall be transferred to—
(2) The part of the county of South Yorkshire, the borough of Doncaster and the parish of Tickhill marked A9 on boundary map 2 shall be transferred to—
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1991/Uksi_19910285_en_1.htm   (1109 words)

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