Potholes funding is not enough, says councillor

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EXTRA cash announced by the Government to patch up roads in the borough falls well short of what is needed, a councillor has said. The Department for Transport announced on Monday that Rotherham will receive an extra £1.65m in funding … Continue reading

The Week That Was – Last Weeks Top Ten 17th March 2018

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Last Weeks Top Ten 17th March  2018 Akhtar…a spider at the centre of the taxi trade web Rawmarsh man jailed for 17 years for raping teenager Britain’s ‘worst ever’ child grooming scandal exposed: Hundreds of young girls raped, beaten, sold … Continue reading

Really? One-in-three ready to pay

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One-in-three ready to pay £40 green bin charge ONLY a third of households have expressed an interest in paying to have their garden waste taken away. But Rotherham Borough Council says this will be enough to sustain the new system … Continue reading

Rotherham’s school exclusion rates among country’s highest

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ROTHERHAM has one of the highest secondary school exclusion rates in the country, Ofsted has revealed. Rotherham Borough Council has now pledged to invest more in services to tackle the “very complex issue” after the borough was ranked as the … Continue reading

Hands off Stubbin Lane – latest news from Court

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That any hopes RMBC may have had for treating the stopping up of Stubbin Lane as a rubber stamping exercise were dashed. The District Judge ordered there to be a full hearing on 19 June 2018. Currently the hearing is … Continue reading

Council planning service shows Rotherham is open for business

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Rotherham Planning Service is a finalist in the category for Local Authority Planning Team of the Year at the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2018. The RTPI Awards are the most established and respected awards in … Continue reading

Budget Council, Council Meeting Wednesday, 28th February, 2018 2.00 p.m.

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Budget Council, Council Meeting Wednesday, 28th February, 2018 2.00 p.m. Attendance details Agenda frontsheet PDF 155 KB Agenda reports pack PDF 5 MB Webcast link, will start working when meeting  starts and then be available for viewing at readers own … Continue reading