WHAT'S ON: Wath and Manvers

CHARITY COLLECTION: UK Assistance Accident Repair Centre, based on Manvers, has recently carried out a bag it up clothing collection for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. They donated more than 40 bags of clothing, shoes, handbags and household items to the charity.

INDIAN THEME NIGHT: At Wathwood Farm Shop, Courtyard Cafe on March 23 6-8pm. For information or to reserve a table, contact 01709 870842 or email [email protected].

TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER: It is now an offence to park on the yellow zig zag markings outside schools between 7.30am-5pm Monday to Friday. Civil enforcement officers will be carryoing out checks and issuing penalty charge notices. There are no exceptions including disablity badge holders.

WOODLAND SITE VISITED: PCSOs and Rotherham Council officials have visited Wath Woods to look at possible ways to stop illegal motorcyclists. Extra fencing and gates are being considered as possibilities, as is the felling of dead trees in the woods. A police spokesman said that this work will be ongoing for some time.

LOCAL BURGLARIES: Following several break-ins of sheds, garages and outbuildings extra police patrols are being carrried out in the area. Anyone with information on the burglaries or regarding the handling of stolen goods is asked to contact the police on 101 or Crimestoppers 0800555111.

OFF ROAD BIKERS: Anyone with information regarding off-road bikers in the areas of Denman Road and Keble Martin Way is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.

MAN DETAINED: A man was detained under the Mental Health Act recently after police were called to Starling Close in Wath. The man was found inside a garage and it was feared he had a gun.

101 PHONE NUMBER: Figures show that there are many people who have been unable to get through to the police using 101 local number. They have hung up the telephone after being kept on hold for long periods of time rather than wait and report a crime. South Yorkshire Police are to replace this call system at an estimated cost of £12 million. The 101 system has been in place since 2014 but the time taken to answer calls to this number has more than tripled in the South Yorkshire area. 

DEARNE VALLEY RAMBLERS: www.ramblers.org.uk/dearne-valley.