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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
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
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This sums it up picture one is the top of Grosvenor Rd backs Yesterday morning Bad with one sofa , pic 2 is today . what a disgrace . its black bin day today , the smell of maggots in … Continue reading
When Prof Jay issued her damning report, she identified the point in time, after which, no one could claim they did not know. A certain Seminar given to councillors in 2005! Those that remain, must now bear their share of … Continue reading
The leader of Rotherham council has been urged to reconsider his “apparent reluctance” to join a wider Yorkshire devolution deal. Stewart Arnold, leader of the Yorkshire Party, wrote in a letter to Chris Read that the recent Sheffield City Region … Continue reading
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
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the ongoing controversy in the West Midlands borough of Sandwell at some length, where the local Labour Party has been riven by allegations over the behaviour of senior Labour figures – and that those senior figures … Continue reading
COUNCIL leader Chris Read said he might fancy a crack at being South Yorkshire’s elected mayor but not yet. Cllr Read, who is leader of Rotherham Borough Council and chairman of the Sheffield City Region board, said he had been … Continue reading
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
A DEVOLUTION deal edged closer as Rotherham Borough Council leader Chris Read indicated he would be willing to compromise. An interim model allowing a two-year term to 2020 for the Sheffield City Region (SCR) deal has been suggested by Barnsley … Continue reading
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