Rotherham Council

This week’s District News

Too small for food: Ramwarsh Tap

Micro pub in planned move

Breaking ground: Council leader Chris Read with colleagues and partners at the Swinton housing site

New homes arriving quickly

Inspection: Privately rented homes in parts of Rotherham face council checks

Neglected rental properties

Pupils enjoy a learning session at Gullivers

Aviation sector set to land at Skills Street

Rotherham Council has set aside money for new transport schemes

More than £2.4m to be spent on transport schemes across Rotherham

Gladys Street, Clifton, one of the areas that would fall under the licensing scheme. Photo by Kerrie Beddows.

Councillor raises concerns over landlord licensing scheme

Broom Lane zebra crossing. Pic by Kerrie Beddows

Police teams to be deployed to ‘unsafe’ crossing

Herringthorpe Playing Fields

Sport England grant to help Rotherham tackle high levels of inactivity

Signature Dish is the second restaurant to announce it's opening at Forge Island. Owners Dalu Sikhosana (left) and Sibbs Sikhosana are pictured at the unit with the team from Tailored Kollektiv (from left to right): Stuart Greive, Jason Ward and Ben Wilcox.

Work begins on a second Forge Island food outlet

Award winning students and staff at Wingfield Academy, one of Rotherham's secondary schools

Majority of children get first choice secondary school offers

Cabinet Member for Housing, Cllr Sarah Allen, outside an empty property

Council vows to cut amount of empty homes

Council priority: The authority is working to get empty homes reused

Empty homes initiative

Children's home: Rotherham Council will decide on the application

Eastwood children's home plan

Lawful: Planners will decide whether development is deemed legal

Request over planning discrepancy

Hooton Lane, in Slade Hooton.

Fishing lake planned

Harthill Reservoir

New homes plans axed for Harthill beauty spot

Leader of Rotherham Council Cllr Chris Read in front of the unit at Forge Island where the new bar and restaurant will be. Photo by Dean Atkins.

First food outlet announced for Forge Island

Towering plans: A six storey extension could replace the Forge bar

Regeneration plan for historic building

Luxury: New Wath bungalows would have eco-features

Luxury housing proposed

Everyday sight: Andy surveys another day's rubbish

Fly-tipping in Eastwood is "atrocious"

‘Skills zone in progress’: The project team from Gripple on site with the Skills Street Children’s Capital of Culture trainees.

More partners announced for 'exceptional educational resource'

Investment: Money will go on the TPT at Wath

Big projects funding approved

Juggling act: The council has saved £12m but could still be £3m in the red

Council services set to expand

Health: Council will decide on new medical consulting room

New medical facility planned

Success: Melissa Gresswell with Susan Wraith and Ramia Almahmoud, who attended the event

Learning skills success

Badsley Street, Clifton.

Property scheme could raise rents

Harthill Reservoir

Villagers 'as peeved as a newt' over housing plans

Cllr Sarah Allen, cabinet member for housing

'Dozens' of rough sleepers helped during winter

Market stalls on Effingham Street

Get crafty at Rotherham Markets

Bold spending plans: But Rotherham's been given the money to pay

Spending package should please many

Lakeside Cafe: Just one element of Thrybergh Country Park to see improvements

Big changes at country park

Lifesafers: Fire and rescue staff will provide vital assistance

Fire safety boost for thousands

Consultations: Council staff are drawing up plans to talk to residents about Bassingthorpe Farm

New work on massive housing scheme
PREPARATION work ahead of a massive new housing development - which could take up to 15 years to complete - is being taken to ensure it will be “the best possib...

Housebuilder Honey has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on 4.4 acres of land

Plans submitted for £22m 67-home development in Waverley

Post Office on Bridgegate in Rotherham town centre - pic by Kerrie Beddows.

Councillors oppose potential 'lifeline' post office closure

Arbeit macht frei is a German phrase meaning "Work sets you free" or "Work makes one free" and appears above the main entrance gate into Auschwitz.

Tenth holocaust memorial

Kym Gleeson of Healthwatch Rotherham - pic by Kerrie Beddows.

Healthcare champion launches new resource for young people

Controls: Steps have been taken to reduce Rotherham's cash shortfall

Council financies looking healthier

Decision: Council planners will consider solar farm plans

Solar farm plans unveiled

INNOVATION: Baby packs are to be supplied to new parents

Council invests £360,000 in new baby packs

Satisfied: Council tenants increasingly happy with their landlord

Council tenants happier

Investment: Senior councillors are being asked to finance Rotherham's refuge service

Hopes for future of refuge

Smoke from an intruder prevention device escapes from a window at Rotherham Town Hall. Pic: Cllr Joshua Bacon/X

Town Hall evacuated during council meeting

Vapes: Youngsters want action

youngsters want action on vapes

Rotherham Council chief executive Sharon Kemp

Council chief executive to step down from role

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion

Sarah Champion calls for national grooming inquiry

Rotherham Town Hall.

Rotherham Council celebrates 600 homes milestone

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has spoken out against a number of key Government education reforms

Ofsted ex-boss claims schools bill may 'make education worse'

Aftermath: Crime scene investigators in Hoyland

Attempted murder suspect remanded in custody

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

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