Next Council Meeting Wednesday, 7th September

Council Meeting Wednesday, 7th September, 2016 2.00 p.m. Attendance details Agenda frontsheet PDF 137 KB Agenda reports pack PDF 789 KB Venue: Town Hall, Moorgate Street, Rotherham. S60 2TH Webcast link: http://rotherham.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/239783

Rotherham Council to vote on whether to oppose HS2

Councillors at Rotherham Council are to discuss the re-routing of the High Speed (HS2) rail line through the borough next week after a motion was proposed in opposition to the changes, and the £55.7 billion scheme. Construction on HS2, the … Continue reading →

Some clarity from Hotspot

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My actual main point is Jay’s acceptance  of the chairman’s role in the independent inquiry into CSA. Mrs Amber Rudd gave Mrs Jay a chairman’s role, it would have been better to scrap the failed report. She can’t be a … Continue reading →

Bank Holiday Reading – The Heal Report

For those of you with time on their hands, some interesting reading, collectively referred to as the Heal Report, important source material to assist in our understanding of the ‘Rotherham Model’ of child sexual exploitation: Click to access Sexual-Exploitation-Drug-Use-and-Drug-Dealing-the-Current-Situation-in-South-Yorkshire.pdf Click … Continue reading →

Something is seriously wrong! No way Jay, or is it all social workers are as thick as a plank?

Independent Inquiry! When you are given a narrative by Andrew Norfolk, and led on by whistle-blowers, doesn’t take a rocket scientist to conclude how much of the findings are actually fact: “The Inquiry was given a list of 988  children … Continue reading →

A simple planning question – the answer rather complex?

On 25/08/2016 14:31, Rob Foulds wrote: Dear Sirs I note from your response that these records are indeed available electronically, therefore please arrange to provide them to me under the Freedom of Information Act and no doubt you will redact … Continue reading →

The Week That Was – Last Weeks Top Ten 27th August

Last Weeks Top Ten 27th August: Police probe three Labour MPs for expenses fraud after it’s claimed they failed to declare thousands Did they try to keep this quiet? Rotherham MPs face electoral expenses fraud probe Rotherham council urges ban … Continue reading →

It’s time to unite

The political fantasists within the Westminster bubble are in a frenzy and sink to new depths? This leadership contest where a stooge has been put up to contest the leadership is phoney as no vacancy really exists. Those 171 MPs … Continue reading →

Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn urges probe into excluded voters

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn fears some of his supporters may have been “unfairly” barred from voting in the party’s leadership election. He has handed a list of names to party officials, saying he wants a “fair and open” contest, with … Continue reading →

Two Rotherham children’s homes earmarked for closure by council

Rotherham Council is considering shutting two of its three remaining children’s homes – Cherry Tree House and Silverwood. The council said the proposal comes after concerns were raised at both homes through Ofsted reports. A spokesman said: “Although subsequent improvements … Continue reading →