By Admin on Mon 02 Dec 2019
I WRITE in response to John Rookes (November 29) who wrote about Labour's manifesto in less than complimentary terms describing it, amongst other things, as ‘scary’. The essence of the letter was that the country cannot afford Labour's proposals. I see it differently; the country cannot afford not to adopt Labour's transformational manifesto.
By Admin on Thu 28 Nov 2019
This week, we ask: After an off-duty firefighter saved an OAP’s life, we ask: Would you stop to give first aid to someone taken ill in the street?
By Admin on Thu 28 Nov 2019
This week, we ask: With £2,500 pledged per business and £500 for households, is the government offering enough cash to flood victims?
By Admin on Wed 27 Nov 2019
POLICING in this country is always most effective when the police and the local community are working together.
By Admin on Wed 27 Nov 2019
Amy Hebdon is the fundraising manager for Macmillan Cancer Support in Rotherham. Each month she updates readers on the latest stories and developments by supporters across the town.
By Admin on Fri 15 Nov 2019
This week, we ask: Should the use of fireworks be banned excepted on selected dates such as Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve?
By Adele Forrest on Thu 14 Nov 2019
A FASCINATING and gripping insight into the lives of four generations of women in one family proved to be a must-see, writes critic Adele Forrest.
By Admin on Thu 07 Nov 2019
IMMIGRATION causes many arguments in pubs, clubs, shops and on the bus...seemingly No 10 Downing Street doesn’t know what immigration is all about.
By Admin on Mon 04 Nov 2019
This week, we ask; seventy-five years after Mexborough’s Donald Watson formed The Vegan Society, could you give up eating meat or fish?
By Chloe West on Wed 30 Oct 2019
MUSICAL 'whoddunnit' Curtains sounded like just my cup of tea and I was excited for the opening at Sheffield’s Lyceum Theatre on a cold wintry Tuesday night — but it took a while to warm up, writes critic Chloe West.
By Admin on Mon 28 Oct 2019
SINCE my last column I am pleased to report that local neighbourhood teams are growing, writes Insp Caroline Bakewell.
By Admin on Fri 25 Oct 2019
THIS week, we ask: Would you ditch the car and travel to work using public transport if it was cheap, reliable and fit-for-purpose?
By Admin on Fri 25 Oct 2019
FOR the last five weeks the villages of Brookhouse and Laughton en-le Morthen have been denied all bus services for a period of six hours each week day.
By Admin on Fri 25 Oct 2019
THE road on which we live forms a type of circuit or oval with two other roads, and some irresponsible people seem to think it’s Brands Hatch or Silverstone!
By Admin on Fri 25 Oct 2019
ROTHERHAM Council has announced that all electric vehicle charge points installed in council car parks will be free to use for the next six months. This is welcome news, but it doesn’t hide the fact that electric vehicle drivers will still be stuck with a second rate system.
By Admin on Thu 17 Oct 2019
THIS week, we ask: As the Advertiser moves back into Rotherham, is it time more businesses committed themselves to the town centre?