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  • Council to share Dinnington town centre improvements update

    Rotherham Council is set to share the latest update on its plans for the £11m improvement of Dinnington town centre.

    Published: 6th March 2024

    Council News
  • New bungalows for Council rent in Thorpe Hesley

    A local building company has helped Rotherham Council in its pledge to create hundreds of new Council homes across the borough.

    Published: 6th March 2024

    New bungalows for Council rent in Thorpe Hesley
  • New plan to recruit and retain foster carers is set to be approved

    The Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve the Fostering Rotherham Plan later this month, which sets out how the Council will recruit, retain and grow the best in-house foster carers locally.

    Published: 6th March 2024

    Kat Harbourne
  • More support for families: Early Help Strategy is set to be approved

    At a meeting later this month, Cabinet will be asked to approve the Early Help Strategy 2024 to 2029.

    Published: 5th March 2024

    Councillor Chris Read is pictured with local resident Bethany Walker
  • Rotherham Council supports Empty Homes Week

    It is Empty Homes Week, and Rotherham Council is raising awareness around the impact empty properties have on communities and encouraging owners who have a long-term empty property or residents who are affected by empty properties to come forward.

    Published: 4th March 2024

    Leader of Rotherham Council, Cllr Chris Read pictured with Empty Homes Officer, Tania McGee outside a property that once stood empty and has now been refurbished and is occupied.
  • Nine in ten children get first choice secondary school offer

    Nine in ten children will start at their first choice Secondary School in September 2024, as Rotherham Council improves on last year’s good performance in providing pupils with their preferred place.

    Published: 1st March 2024

    Council News
  • What's on this March

    It’s March and we are running lots of fun events across Rotherham.

    Published: 1st March 2024

    Cartoon image of people in vibrant colours
  • People with disabilities are set to benefit from a Changing Places facility at Grimm & Co’s accessible new home

    A new Changing Places room has been installed at Grimm & Co’s new premises, marking the third of eight planned facilities in the borough, after Rotherham Council secured almost £500,000 in funding.

    Published: 27th February 2024

    People with disabilities are set to benefit from a Changing Places facility at Grimm & Co’s accessible new home
  • Have your say on Swinton’s new Library and Neighbourhood Hub

    Rotherham Council is inviting residents to have their say on plans for a new library and neighbourhood hub in Swinton at a series of drop-in sessions.

    Published: 20th February 2024

    A Rotherham skyline with the word News on it.
  • New pedestrian crossing aims to make crossing main road safer

    A new pelican crossing on Morthen Road, Wickersley, has been welcomed, allowing pedestrians to safely cross the carriageway.

    Published: 16th February 2024

    Leader of the Council, Cllr Chris Read, at the new crossing on Morthen Road, Wickersley
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