By Gareth Dennison on Fri 26 Feb 2021
A SHORTER election season has handed the bigger parties the upper hand, according to independents and small groups.
By Gareth Dennison on Thu 25 Feb 2021
ROTHERHAM Council’s deputy leader admits his job rests on seeing an improvement in the youth offending service.
By Adele Forrest on Fri 19 Feb 2021
A BURST water pipe is causing quite the scene in Rawmarsh this morning after erupting — sending water 80ft in the air
By Gareth Dennison on Fri 19 Feb 2021
A COUNCILLOR hit out at his own planning board colleagues for not listening to residents complaints as he voted against a housing plan.
By Gareth Dennison on Fri 19 Feb 2021
A BUDGET of £236 million revenue spending and £163 million capital investment was approved by RMBC cabinet members on Monday.
By David Parker on Thu 18 Feb 2021
A MAIN road will be closed overnight for two weeks while construction work begins.
By Gareth Dennison on Wed 17 Feb 2021
COUNCIL bosses revised proposals for the Primark pocket park because the takeaways would have breached the authority’s own planning rules.
By Gareth Dennison on Wed 17 Feb 2021
ROTHERHAM’S women’s refuge has been given a helping hand — as councillors pledged an extra £150,000 a year to fight domestic abuse.
By Gareth Dennison on Tue 16 Feb 2021
A POND, orchard, an art installation and 2,000 trees will make up the borough’s Covid-19 memorial at Thrybergh Country Park.
By Gareth Dennison on Fri 12 Feb 2021
A WOMAN who spent five years in care homes after a fall died from an overdose following “a series of failures”, Rotherham Council admitted.
By Gareth Dennison on Thu 11 Feb 2021
FOOD outlet Matki Chai’s planning appeal was rejected because of its location near a school and a “significant” potential for noise disturbance.
By Michael Upton on Thu 11 Feb 2021
ROTHERHAM’S rubbish-strewn verges are getting worse all the time, one dismayed resident said.
By Gareth Dennison on Fri 05 Feb 2021
OPPOSITION members have called for the council’s standards board hearings to be held in public.
By Gareth Dennison on Fri 05 Feb 2021
WORK is set to start on the £46 million upgrade adding a third lane to the Parkway between Rotherham and Sheffield.
By Adele Forrest on Tue 02 Feb 2021
A BRIDGE closed for two years over safety fears has reopened after inspectors ruled no work was needed.