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Primary Engineer campaign to inspire a new generation of engineers in the region kick-started at AMRC

Pompoms, sequins and sticky back plastic aren’t your typical engineering tools.

19 November 2018

Drop-in sessions for National HIV Testing Week

National HIV Testing Week starts on Saturday 17 November 2018 and Rotherham Council is teaming up with Rotherham’s Integrated Sexual Health Service to encourage people to get tested.

19 November 2018

Op Stovewood: six men jailed for 101 years for sexually abusing girls as young as 13

Rotherham’s Council Leader has welcomed the news that six men have been jailed for 101 years after being convicted of raping and sexually assaulting young girls in Rotherham between 1998 and 2000.

16 November 2018

Region unites to welcome new McLaren Composites Technology Centre

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge officially open Rotherham’s new McLaren Composites Technology Centre...

14 November 2018

Rotherham social worker nominated for top award

A social worker from Rotherham has been selected as a finalist in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2018 as a result of their outstanding work with children and families.

14 November 2018

Rotherham welcomes funding to prevent youth crime and exploitation

Rotherham Council and partners have been successful in supporting Government funding to help prevent serious youth crime and combat child criminal exploitation.

14 November 2018

Positive mental health top of the Youth Cabinet agenda

Members of Rotherham’s Youth Cabinet are planning to raise awareness of positive mental health amongst youngsters as part of a raft of measures they want to focus on in the year ahead.

14 November 2018

Improving support for people experiencing domestic abuse

Residents are being asked to share their views to improve the way domestic abuse services are delivered in our area.

12 November 2018

Food in Crisis Christmas Appeal 2018

Rotherham Council is once more supporting the Food for People in Crisis Appeal this Christmas.

8 November 2018

Council seeks to change rules on sex establishments

Council leaders want to hear from residents about the types of places in Rotherham where they think it's not suitable for sex establishments, like strip and lap dancing clubs and sex shops to operate.

7 November 2018

YouTuber and X Factor contestant to headline at lights switch-on

A YouTube sensation and an X-factor contestant will be headlining at this year’s Christmas lights switch on, being held in the town centre next week.

7 November 2018

Poignant ‘Tommies’ watch over Rotherham Remembrance events

The poignant silhouettes of two 6ft Tommies, which represent 100 years since the end of the First World War, will keep watch over this year’s acts of Remembrance in Rotherham.

6 November 2018

Discover ambitious plans for Rotherham at the Housing Development Summit

The popular Rotherham Housing Developer Summit returns for its third year on Wednesday 21 November 2018.

5 November 2018

Could you be a volunteer snow warden?

Winter is on its way and Rotherham Council is appealing for volunteers to help keep their neighbourhoods clear in snowy weather.

1 November 2018

Operation Stovewood: Seven men guilty of 24 child sexual abuse offences against teenage girls

Reacting to the guilty verdicts, Cllr Chris Read, Leader of Rotherham Council said:

29 October 2018

Rotherham Leisure Complex celebrates 10th birthday

Rotherham Leisure Complex is geared up and ready to celebrate its 10th birthday celebrations with a range of activities, offers and giveaways to celebrate a milestone date.

26 October 2018

UK's first tram train launched in South Yorkshire

The UK’s first Tram Train was today (Thursday 25 October) launched at the newly opened Rotherham Parkgate Tram Train stop.

25 October 2018

Exploratory works take place on Rotherham’s ‘banana plantation’

A Rotherham-based firm is to carry out exploratory work on an area of Council-owned land near Infirmary Road, Parkgate.

24 October 2018

Jump on board the Tram Train for special offers

The UK's first Tram Train will welcome its first passengers on board on Thursday 25 October, with partners Stagecoach Supertram, Network Rail and South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE).

24 October 2018