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Joseph Verney

Local News Reporter

Joseph joined the team as a news reporter in February 2018. He has a keen interest in sport and loves to write features about people and their experiences. He also likes to insert puns into stories where appropriate.


The Mayor of Doncaster is rallying behind the revival of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, promising a £138 million boost from the city council to breathe new life into the facility.

Closed since November 2022 due to financial struggles, the airport’s potential reopening is seen as a golden ticket to economic prosperity for the region.


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With Valentine’s Day looming this week, we take you on a journey of an unexpected love story in Lincoln, which started virtually over 6,000 miles away in Peru in South America.

Coventry-born Damian Taylor first met Guillermo Martinez, originally from Venezuela and living in Peru, virtually in May 2022 after connecting on a social networking site. They are now married and live happily together in Lincoln, where Damian has spent 15 years of his life.


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