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COUNCIL bosses will set a two-year budget for the first time to deal with a further £30 million of Government cuts. The savings will mean the funding gap has grown to more than £200 million since 2010. The Government has … Continue reading
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Shame of the unspent thousands: Rotherham councillors failing to tap into windfall cash COUNCILLORS are failing to spend new £210,000 pot of cash aimed at improving neighbourhoods for residents. Each of Rotherham’s 21 wards was given £10,000 for capital projects … Continue reading
COMMISSIONERS imposed on Rotherham after the CSE scandal will be gone within days, the Government has confirmed. An initial team of five — appointed in February 2015 — has dropped to three as powers have gradually been returned to the … Continue reading
More than £16m was spent on agency social work staff by Rotherham Council in the wake of the 2014 Jay Report into child sexual exploitation in the town. Figures obtained by the BBC show its annual spend, which was £1.5m … Continue reading
CAMPAIGNERS have called for all Rotherham councillors to be given a vote on the closure of the town’s learning disability centres. Addressing dozens of protesters outside the Town Hall before this afternoon’s full council meeting, Robin Symonds, of Save Rotherham’s … Continue reading
Political campaigner Michael Sylvester is holding a series of independent street surgeries in several Rotherham communities this weekend in an attempt to learn more about the issues concerning residents. Mr Sylvester will be out in the Dalton, East Herringthorpe and … Continue reading
A series of new policies have seen Rotherham emerge as one of the country’s most prolific builders of council homes, with the town expected to account for five per cent of the entire new local authority social housing stock in … Continue reading
Planners are being asked to approve a development of homes in a field on the edge of a Rotherham village just weeks after the site was taken out of the green belt and opened up for development. The scheme would … Continue reading
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“She’ got a ticket ride, and she don’t care” , once sang John Lennon. Someone else with a ticket to ride and who certainly doesn’t care ( about who picks up the tab ) is RMBC’s tightest councillor, Stuart Sansome … Continue reading
A RESTRUCTURE of its £3 million-a-year lease means Rotherham Borough Council WILL own Riverside House after all. The current 35-year deal — signed with landlords Evans Property Group seven years ago — has been heavily criticised. Under the current arrangement, … Continue reading
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