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'Weirdly happy' – Self Esteem shares love life update with Rylan
Rotherham's top female artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor has spilled the beans on her varied love life...and chosen to do it on BBC with TV personality Rylan Clark.
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Major Maltby housing scheme takes another step closer
A major housing development in Maltby is a step closer to construction after Rotherham Council planning officers recommended approval for the latest phase of a 185-home scheme on land north of Tickhill Road.
EnergyTown: Classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' UK schoolchildren into accepting fossil fuels
Campaigners have accused the educational game of targeting children with ‘propaganda’ 💻
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Brecks could be latest place for craft ale house
A proposal to convert a vacant unit in Brecks into a craft ale and coffee house is set to go before Rotherham Council’s planning board next week, with planning officers recommending that the scheme be approved subject to conditions.
Businesses rally to revamp school's skills space
EMPLOYEES from IntelliAM and 53 North Group have come together to transform a special needs school’s Life Skills Bungalow into a vibrant, welcoming space for pupils.
Children's services 'score positively' in health watchdog survey
A HEALTHCARE trust’s children’s and young people’s services have scored positively in a survey by the national health and social care watchdog.
'Every bite and brew' at cafe helps Rotherham Hospice
A NEW cafe run by Rotherham Hospice has welcomed its first visitors with “fresh food, warm smiles, and a clear sense of purpose”.
Taxi driver wins £138k Range Rover and £50,000 cash after car theft ordeal
After thieves tried to steal his cab, Karwan Ahmed’s fortunes turned around dramatically when he won a luxury Range Rover and £50,000 in a BOTB prize draw.
Best windproof brolly bargains on Amazon as rain returns to the UK
Getting caught in a downpour without an umbrella is far from fun, so here are some bargain brollies that promise to cope with anything the British weather throws at them
Road closed for hours as police investigate assault
A MAJOR Rotherham road remained closed more than 12 hours after an injured man was found.
Drivers warned to expect huge abnormal load in Rotherham
AN ABNORMAL load - so big it cannot be transported on the motorway - will be travelling through Rotherham with a police escort on Friday June 6.
Free school meals expanded: How to know if your family is eligible - and how to apply
Thousands more parents will be able to save hundreds of pounds per child 💷
How the people of Thurcroft are keeping mining memories alive
Who knows what a coal mine is? Not everyone in Thurcroft, apparently, despite the fact the village would not exist in its current form without the pit that closed down in 1991.
'Good' news for college's ‘calming and caring environment’
STUDENTS at Rotherham Opportunities College are “thriving” from a “calm, caring learning environment” which is helping them realise their full potential, according to OFSTED inspectors.
Figures for NHS staff compensation payouts
TWO NHS trusts which serve Rotherham have paid out more than £400,000 in damages to staff since 2019.
Nature is neighbours with industry at factory site
A KINGFISHER, a fox and her cubs, and six recently hatched baby birds – nature has moved in alongside industry at a Rotherham factory site which now operates without the use of any natural gas.
Where you're most likely to die on Yorkshire's roads mapped
Provisional figures show that 12,345 casualties were reported on Yorkshire's roads last year
Police raid Rotherham Industrial Park in crime crackdown
South Yorkshire Police have been raiding streets in Rotherham
Yorkshire’s abandoned EFL stadium has sign showing how cheap it used to be to watch football
After Rotherham United played their last game at the Millmoor Ground in 2008, the stadium was abandoned for the best part of two decades - now it has a new lease of life
Garry Claydon named as 'murder' victim found dead in Rotherham street
Gary Claydon was found unresponsive in Parkgate, Rotherham