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  • New solar lights at East Herringthorpe Cemetery

    Rotherham Council has invested in new solar lighting at East Herringthorpe Cemetery, improving access for mourners, visitors and staff over the darker winter months.

    Published: 8th December 2020

    New solar lighting along the roadway up to the crematorium.
  • Special Council meeting called to make sure those most at need get vital support ahead of Christmas

    A special Cabinet meeting has been called by Rotherham Council to look at proposals to make sure families and small businesses get the support they need over the Christmas period.

    Published: 7th December 2020

  • Young winners capture Rotherham

    Clifton Park Museum will be exhibiting a new collection of photographs when it reopens after lockdown – taken by the winners of Capture Rotherham, its young peoples’ photo competition.

    Published: 7th December 2020

    Photo showing Clifton Park bandstand reflected upside down in a glass orb.
  • Ofsted praise for "rapid and effective" Covid response by Rotherham Children’s services

    Ofsted inspectors have endorsed the way Rotherham Council has continued to provide exceptional support to children, young people and families during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Published: 4th December 2020

    Ofsted logo
  • Bird keepers required to take extra measures due to avian flu

    Rotherham Council is urging all poultry, game and captive bird keepers to ensure they are aware of new legal requirements - whether they keep birds commercially or as pets.

    Published: 30th November 2020

    Three chickens in a field.
  • Go ahead for ‘transformative’ Special Educational Needs plan for Rotherham

    The creation of Rotherham’s first specialist education provision for children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties has been approved by the Council's Cabinet.

    Published: 26th November 2020

    Cllr Gordon Watson, Cllr John Vjestica and Parish Cllr Dave Smith at Dinnington Campus
  • Statement from Cllr Chirs Read about the new 'Very High' COVID alert level in South Yorkshire

    The Government has confirmed that Rotherham and other areas in South Yorkshire return to Tier 3: Very High restrictions from Wednesday 2 December.

    Published: 26th November 2020

    Councillor Chris Read
  • Please answer the call - local testing and tracing boosted in Rotherham

    Rotherham’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board heard how local test and trace service is now up and running when it met on Friday 20 November.

    Published: 25th November 2020

    Rotherham Town Hall
  • Rotherham Council sees foster carer enquiries surge by 200 percent

    Rotherham Council has seen a 200 percent jump in enquiries from people who are interested in becoming foster carers in the last six months, compared to the same period in 2019.

    Published: 24th November 2020

    Mum with child
  • Over 2,000 young people sign up to the North Star Science School event in Rotherham

    Over 2,000 young people have signed up to North Star Science School with Professor Brian Cox CBE as South Yorkshire focuses on bright future as the home of world class science and engineering.

    Published: 23rd November 2020

    Over 2,000 young people sign up to the North Star Science School’s virtual event.
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