By Adele Forrest on Thu 24 Jan 2019
NEARLY 50 MPs have backed child abuse campaigner Sammy Woodhouse’s calls for the law to ban any male with a child conceived through rape from applying for access or rights.
By Michael Upton on Thu 24 Jan 2019
THE boss of a coalfields revival charity has spoken out against the controversial sale of a key community centre in Mexborough for “less than market value”.
By Michael Upton on Tue 15 Jan 2019
ROTHERHAM MP Sarah Champion says she will not support Prime Minister’s Brexit deal.
By Michael Upton on Tue 15 Jan 2019
WENTWORTH and Dearne MP John Healey has said he plans to vote against the Brexit deal proposed by Prime Minister Theresa May.
By Michael Upton on Tue 15 Jan 2019
MP SIR Kevin Barron has sparked a social media backlash by vowing to back PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal to avoid the “horror” of a no-deal exit from the EU.
By Chloe West on Thu 10 Jan 2019
HEALTH bosses have cautiously welcomed the Government’s new long-term plan for the NHS — but it was criticised by Rotherham MPs for not going far enough.
By Adele Forrest on Thu 20 Dec 2018
CHILD abuse survivor Sammy Woodhouse has welcomed a Government review in to its Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) — which she began campaigning against by waiving her right to anonymity.
By Michael Upton on Thu 20 Dec 2018
FORMER foreign secretary William Hague has led the tributes to his fearless fundraising father.
By Adele Forrest on Wed 12 Dec 2018
SEXUAL assault victims are waiting up to 14 months to access counselling and the sector is struggling to keep up with increasing demand, MPs have said.
By Michael Upton on Tue 11 Dec 2018
FORMER Rotherham children’s services chief Ian Thomas is taking on his third council job in eight months — six weeks after leaving the last one.
By Adele Forrest on Tue 11 Dec 2018
ROTHERHAM MP Sarah Champion has launched a national survey for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
By Michael Upton on Mon 10 Dec 2018
CITY Region Mayor Dan Jarvis has pledged to tackle a rise in homelessness across South Yorkshire, describing the situation as “deeply concerning”.
By on Fri 23 Nov 2018
SPIRALLING social care pressures have pushed the record deficit forecast for Rotherham’s children’s services to £15.7 million.
By on Fri 23 Nov 2018
A CAMPAIGNING MP was joined by three headteachers to demand action from a government minister about the “mental health crisis” sweeping Rotherham schools.
By on Fri 23 Nov 2018
SURVIVORS of child sexual exploitation have renewed their call for ex-council leader Roger Stone to be stripped of his OBE.