By Adele Forrest on Tue 18 Sep 2018
“KNOWN habitual knife carriers” will be targeted as police kick off a knife-crime crackdown dubbed Operation Sceptre which has already removed two knives from Rotherham’s streets.
By Gareth Dennison on Tue 18 Sep 2018
NEARLY 2,000 people have backed a petition calling for CCTV in a vandalism-plagued part of Clifton Park.
By Michael Upton on Tue 18 Sep 2018
ROTHERHAM Borough Council has coughed up compensation to seven victims of child sexual exploitation — but will not reveal the sums paid out.
By David Parker on Tue 18 Sep 2018
A COMMERCIAL wheelie bin was damaged in a suspected arson attack and a car also caught alight in a separate incident.
By Michael Upton on Tue 18 Sep 2018
FAMILIES of three Rotherham men killed in a huge gas explosion 45 years ago will attend a service in memory of the victims, where a permanent memorial will be unveiled.
By David Parker on Mon 17 Sep 2018
A WOMAN who says she was sexually exploited as a teenager told a court she was “scared” when her alleged abuser confronted her in the street and followed her home years later.
By David Parker on Mon 17 Sep 2018
TWO-WAY traffic signals have been put on a main road in Thrybergh due to emergency work to repair a burst water main.
By Gareth Dennison on Mon 17 Sep 2018
PART of the old magistrates’ court site will be used as a car park, under new council plans.
By Adele Forrest on Mon 17 Sep 2018
A NEW grant of up to £200 is being made available to community groups and resident’s associations.
By Dave Doyle on Mon 17 Sep 2018
THE START line is nearly in sight for steel-spirited fundraisers as they prepare to run for a hospital charity.
By Michael Upton on Mon 17 Sep 2018
MOTORISTS using the motorway network through Rotherham this week are being warned of several nights of roadworks, including the overnight closure of the northbound motorway.
By David Parker on Mon 17 Sep 2018
BUSHES in Goldthorpe were set alight accidentally yesterday evening.
By David Parker on Mon 17 Sep 2018
A GRIT bin was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in Canklow yesterday (Sunday).
By David Parker on Mon 17 Sep 2018
ARSONISTS damaged the canopy of a car wash at a service station in Denaby Main on Friday.
By David Parker on Mon 17 Sep 2018
FIREFIGHTERS used beaters to put out a blaze in a field in Kimberworth Park yesterday (Sunday).