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  • 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
  • Forge Island jobs amongst those on offer at recruitment event

    Local residents are being encouraged to explore the job opportunities on offer as part of Rotherham’s town centre transformation into a regional leisure destination.

    Published: 16th February 2024

    Riverside Recruitment Event 2024
  • Family-friendly Budget moves one step closer

    The Council is poised to invest £360,000 through the provision of Baby Packs that will be universally available for all families with a new baby who live in Rotherham.

    Published: 13th February 2024

    Baby Packs
  • Towns and Villages celebrates its tenth completed project

    Rotherham’s Towns and Villages programme reaches a major milestone as the tenth project is completed in Thurcroft.

    Published: 12th February 2024

    Cllr Sarah Allen with Cllr Thomas Collingham and Cllr Zach Collingham.
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