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Traditional ceremony takes plant nursery 'back to its roots'
A TRADITIONAL English custom – which “literally takes us back to our roots” – has returned to a Rotherham plant nursery for the second year.
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Sarah Champion's 'sickening anxiety' over 'heart-breaking' film
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion has revealed the depth of her own emotional turmoil after watching a film about the tragedy in Gaza, a humanitarian crisis which is close to her heart.
Yorkshire mum gave birth at 24 weeks - but then had cardiac arrest and double lung transplant
Aimee Morrison, 37, has now been reunited with her premature baby
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Charity to benefit from 'cockroach exes' this Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day may be about romance, but at a Rotherham wildlife centre, it is once again being used for something rather less sentimental – naming cockroaches after former partners.
Pedestrian left with life-altering injuries after collision on country road
Police are asking for witnesses to come forward
I ignored my Adam's apple for three years - but it was cancer
Bethany Dodwell says she first pointed out the lump in her throat to her mum in 2022 but 'didn't think anything of it'.
Son sentenced to indefinite hospital order following death of father
THE grieving family of a man whose son has been found to have caused his death in a 'trial of fact' have spoken of their “utter heartbreak” at his loss.
Northern Powerhouse Rail plans hailed as 'genuinely encouraging'
THE government's Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to improve services in South Yorkshire have been welcomed by the Rotherham Council leader as “genuinely encouraging to see.”
Liz White returns to her roots in gritty South Yorkshire play
LIZ White is returning to her South Yorkshire roots in a play that may evoke memories of her childhood.
Any Dream Will Do comes to Dearne Playhouse
SOUTH Yorkshire’s newest community theatre company returns to the stage this spring with a new production of one of the world’s most popular musicals.
Trust appointment is a 'meaningful opportunity'
THE latest non-executive director to join a healthcare trust has described the role as a “meaningful opportunity.”
Blank firing firearms amnesty announced for next month
SOUTH Yorkshire Police has announced an amnesty for blank firing firearms will be held in February with four drop-off points in the region including Rotherham.
Active travel schemes in Rotherham shelved to fund mainline station plans
SEVERAL active travel schemes in Rotherham are set to be shelved to allow funding to be redirected towards the long-awaited return of mainline rail services to the town, the council has confirmed.
'My high-flying career pushed me to breaking point - now I’ve traded the boardroom for bike repairs'
After two decades in a high-pressure executive career, a former Rotherham high-flyer has reinvented his life
Ex-exec quits rat race for new life cycle as bike mechanic
A FORMER high flying exec has revealed how switching gear on his career has boosted his mental health and opened up a new cycle of life.
Children’s book to help hospital charity
SALES of a children’s science book have had the “wonderful outcome” of helping to boost support for a local hospital charity.
Apprenticeship success for theme park manager
A MANAGER at Gulliver’s Valley has combined real-world work experience with learning from the classroom with the completion of her degree apprenticeship at the theme park.
Proposal for universal ban on mobile phones in schools welcomed
TWO Dearne head teachers have welcomed a Government announcement that it expects schools to become phone-free zones – months after the rule was introduced at his academy.
Suspect arrested after Dearne Valley Parkway chase
A TWENTY two year old man is under investigation for a string of serious driving offences following a high speed police chase from the Dearne Valley Parkway and around Wombwell streets.
Plans for village honey processing plant set for rejection
Plans for a new building to process honey and beeswax on land off Ulley Lane in Aughton are set to be refused after council officers concluded the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt.