By Michael Upton on Tue 02 Mar 2021
MP SARAH Champion will have her sights set on closing a legal loophole leaving children at risk of sexual abuse when she leads a parliamentary debate tomorrow.
By Adele Forrest on Mon 22 Feb 2021
BORIS Johnson has unveiled his roadmap out of lockdown — which sees the end to the tier system and the scrapping of the "scotch egg" hospitality fiasco.
By Adele Forrest on Tue 09 Feb 2021
A WEBSITE set up to prevent child abuse has been updated with new support and advice to mark today's Safer Internet Day.
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.
By Michael Upton on Tue 26 Jan 2021
CITY region mayor Dan Jarvis has ruled out imposing a “mayoral tax” – after saying he would give his salary to charity.
By Admin on Mon 25 Jan 2021
POLICE have charged a 41-year-old man after a stabbing in Mexborough on Friday.
By Admin on Thu 14 Jan 2021
MURDER victim Lewis Williams died from a shotgun wound to his neck and face, a postmortem concluded.
By Adele Forrest on Thu 17 Dec 2020
SOUTH Yorkshire will remain in Tier 3 over the Christmas period, the Government has confirmed this morning.
By Adele Forrest on Wed 16 Dec 2020
A HOME Office report has been unable to determine if there is a link between ethnicity and child sexual exploitation offenders due to poor data — but has concluded that most offenders are white.
By David Parker on Fri 11 Dec 2020
IT is likely the Government will decide to keep South Yorkshire in Tier 3 when it reviews Covid restrictions next Thursday, Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis has said.
By Adele Forrest on Thu 03 Dec 2020
CAMPAIGNING Sarah Champion has condemned an “outrageous” decision to press ahead with more than 130 miles of new smart motorways without implementing safety improvements.
By Danielle Andrews on Tue 20 Oct 2020
UNIVERSAL Credit claimants in Rotherham increased by 65 per cent in April and a further 15 per cent in May, a report has found.
By Gareth Dennison on Thu 15 Oct 2020
PLANS have been submitted for a hot food takeaway just yards from a primary school entrance.
By Danielle Andrews on Tue 30 Jun 2020
THE leader of Rotherham Council has welcomed the news that the South Yorkshire devolution deal is near completion - saying the economic recovery is of “paramount importance” following the coronavirus pandemic.
By George Torr on Mon 29 Jun 2020
SOUTH Yorkshire’s long-awaited drawn-out slog to finalise a working devolution deal is finally complete.