Latest news

• Council urges more companies affected by COVID to apply for funding

  New ‘Open Business’ grants have extended support to those losing trade due to reduced footfall or visitor confidence, and other business types are also getting more help as restrictions continue.

  Published: 5th February 2021

  

• Rotherham residents urged to get Cancer symptoms checked

  People across Rotherham are being urged to get any cancer symptoms checked and keep any routine appointments throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Published: 2nd February 2021

  

• Work starts on A630 'Parkway' improvement

  Work is starting on the multi-million pound upgrade of the A630 which links Rotherham and Sheffield.

  Published: 2nd February 2021

  

• More money for cleaner streets and to support residents through pandemic as Council proposes budget

  Rotherham Council has published its budget proposals for the coming year, pledging more money to support Streetpride and to deal with some of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  Published: 2nd February 2021

  

• The Arc Cinema signs up at Rotherham’s Forge Island

  The Arc Cinema has exchanged a long-term lease with national urban regenerator, Muse Developments, to become the leisure anchor at Rotherham’s Forge Island, which will see a key area in the heart of the town centre repurposed into a vibrant mixed-use destination.

  Published: 27th January 2021

  

• 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