Thurcroft

Mrs Rachael Booth

School set to close for funeral of popular headteacher

Rachael Booth, headteacher at The Willows special education school in Thurcroft, suffered a heart attack on the premises and died a few days later on October 20

School to close for funeral of beloved former headteacher

Thurcroft Cemetery

Plea to help prevent damage to grassed areas at cemetery

Sophie Murphy died after the black Volkswagen Passat she was in lost control whilst driving down Penny Hill Ln at 1.29am on Sunday Morning and struck a telegraph pole

Mourners to gather at café to honour life of crash victim

The padlocked gates at Thurcroft Cemetery earlier this year

Opening the cemetery gates has been 'well received', says council

Rachael Booth, headteacher at The Willows special education school in Thurcroft, suffered a heart attack on the premises and died a few days later

Grieving husband sets up fundraiser to help school his wife loved

Mrs Rachael Booth

Council leader's sorrow after death of popular headteacher

Floral tributes at The Willows for Mrs Booth

School in mourning after beloved headteacher dies

In a devastating update shared on the school’s website this evening (Tuesday, October 20), Warren Carratt, chief executive officer of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, confirmed Mrs Booth passed away earlier today

School announces headteacher has died after suffering heart attack

Mrs Rachael Booth

School reopens its gates after shock illness of headteacher

Rachael Booth

Tributes to "amazing" school headteacher after heart attack shock

Mrs Rachael Booth

School in shock after headteacher in hospital following heart attack

The main gates are open at Thurcroft Cemetery on Sundays and Wednesdays

Closed gates critic's delight that main entrance is open again

Thurcroft Musical Theatre Group's Musical Mash-Up show

Life is a cabaret as musical theatre group prepare for new show

The closed main gates at Thurcroft Cemetery

Cemetery gates will be unlocked for two days a week from weekend

Jessica and Evan on their sponsored walk

Headteachers' praise for generous young fundraisers

The minibus which was stolen from The Willows School

Stolen minibus is tracked down - but school gets bill to recover it

Bawtry Road could see a Greggs site turned into a new Irish bar.

Wickersley Irish bar faces local objections over noise concerns

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard.

South Yorkshire Mayor objecting to Rotherham and Doncaster solar farm

Conservative Councillor Greg Reynolds.

“No benefit for local people” councillor objects to new solar farm

John Healey reaffirms objections to South Yorkshire solar farm

A meeting on August 6, 2026 at Ravensfield Parish Hall saw residents from Rotherham and Doncaster come together to discuss the scale of the Whitestone solar farm project.

Residents voice outrage at plans for solar farm on green belt

Thurcroft Cemetery

Campaigner welcomes news that cemetery gates will be unlocked

PLENTY TO CELEBRATE: Tony Hayden

Church says a big thank you for Tony's dedication

HANDOVER: Club president Alison Small (left) and secretary assistant Sarah Wheeler (right) hand over the cheque to pupils and higher learning teaching assistant April Cooper

Community rallies round after heartless thieves steal school minibus

Fundraiser: A community fundraiser has been set up to help a heartbroken Rotherham family rebuild their lives after a catastrophic fire destroyed their family home and killed their much-loved dog

"Literally everything's gone" - heartbreak after blaze destroys family home

SHOP BLAZE: Three crews were called to a takeaway

Firefighters tackle takeaway blaze

On the scene: Emergency services attend to the aftermath of the fire in Thurcroft

Rotherham family loses everything in devastating house fire including dog

Elaine Hodgson, an 84-year-old great grandmother and retired nurse, died after a collision on Woodhouse Green on January 22, 2025.

Van driver pleads not guilty over death of great-grandmother

Care plan: Thurcroft could get a children's home

Children's home plan in "wholly residential" area

STOLEN: The lost school minibus

Mum's fundraising bid to help beleaguered school

TARGETED: The stolen minibus

Thieves steal special school's minibus

Support: Sandra Blockley and daughters

Thurcroft’s ‘Queen’ Sandra rebuilding after devastating blaze

Have you seen Cassidy? The 14-year-old girl from Rotherham has not been seen since March 29. If you can help, you can pass information to police through their online portal or by calling 101. Quote incident number 622 of 29-03-2026 when you get in touch.

New appeal for help to find missing teenager Cassidy, 14
Police have shared new photos of a 14-year-old girl missing from Rotherham and not seen in two days.

Cassidy, age 14, was last seen in Thurcroft, Rotherham, on the 29th of March at around 16:21

Police launch search for girl, 14, last seen near Rotherham

Water issues: South Anston was one of the places affected

Calls for answers after water cut affects thousands

Neighbourhood improvements: The scheme covers areas in Clifton such as Badsley Street

£500k proposed for neighbourhood upgrades in selective landlord licensing areas

Rented accommodation: Badsley Street, Clifton, is one of the roads that falls within the selective licensing scheme

49 prosecutions but few financial penalties issued under licensing scheme

'INADEQUATE': It was the CQC's first inspection of Kingswood House, Thurcroft

Care home in special measures after residents 'at risk of harm'

Four years: Samuel Proctor was sentenced to custody

Jail for two young dealers caught in a Rotherham suburb

New deal: Thurcroft Hubstars U9s Girls and coaches

New sponsorship deal is a smart move for girls football team from Rotherham

Healthy and Happy

Thurcroft woman beats diabetes after losing seven stone

GOING, GOING...: TV producers are looking for Rotherham locals to go along on Monday and take part

Hit BBC show filming in Rotherham next week

AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT: Haus of Rejuvenation salon owner Adam Zumwalt with the award from Corporate Vision - pic byKerrie Beddows

'Ecstatic clients' and 'exciting future' for award-winning business

Rumours: Consort hotel

Rumours about Consort Hotel are not true, says manager

Rent increase: Badsley Street, Clifton, is one of the roads that falls within the selective licensing scheme

Tenants rents will go up if selective licensing continues

Charity: Last year's Veteran event in Thurcroft

Thurcroft turns 'gangster' for secret charity event

Challenges: Some bins have gone unemptied

Bins uncollected in many areas as council hit by "resource challenges"

Sophie Murphy

Funeral for tragic crash victim Sophie to take place this week

Baroness Louise Casey

Baroness Casey: attitude towards protection of children "not right"

Guests enjoying the event from Broom Lance Care Home

Dementia lunches create 'little community' for care home residents

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