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• Residents in Rotherham invited to be the light in the darkness

  Rotherham Council is inviting residents to be the light in the darkness in a Holocaust Memorial Day video this year.

  Published: 26th January 2021

  

• Financial support extended to help more people who need to self-isolate

  The Council will provide more financial support to residents who lose income if they are instructed to self-isolate because they test positive for Covid-19, or come into contact with someone that has.

  Published: 25th January 2021

  

• Council Leader - relief that flood threat appears to be over but need for long term solutions more urgent than ever

  The Leader of Rotherham Council has expressed relief that the threat of substantial flooding in the borough appears to have abated for now and has thanked those behind the efforts to keep people safe.

  Published: 21st January 2021

  

• Eco-burials consultation opens

  Would you welcome options for eco-friendly funerals in Rotherham? That’s the question the Council is putting to residents, and to professionals involved in providing bereavement services.

  Published: 19th January 2021

  

• We want your views on Council spending

  Rotherham Council is asking local residents and businesses for their views on how it should prioritise its spending over the next 12 months.

  Published: 14th January 2021

  

• Statement from Cllr Chris Read about the National Lockdown

  Cllr Chris Read, Leader of Rotherham Council, said: “We are now in a situation where we are in a national lockdown – the third of this coronavirus pandemic.

  Published: 12th January 2021

  

• Rotherham’s streets set to host brass bands, bhangra dancers and more…

  Look out for circus troops, brass bands, bhangra dancers and more popping up in a street near you this month.

  Published: 4th January 2021

  

• Neighbourhood road safety schemes approved by Councillors

  Work on 19 new Neighbourhood Road Safety schemes across Rotherham has been approved by the Council’s Cabinet.

  Published: 21st December 2020

  

• DEADLINE EXTENDED - £6m fund for businesses in supply chains affected by Covid-19

  Rotherham businesses now have until 7 January to apply to a £6 million fund to support South Yorkshire businesses supplying sectors affected by Tier 2 and 3 restrictions or the national lockdown.

  Published: 18th December 2020

  

• Deadline extended! Help for ‘green’ community projects

  The deadline for applications for funding to help with environmental projects has been extended to 31 December.

  Published: 16th December 2020