Sheffield and Rotherham Councils set to commit £800,000 to Don Valley Corridor
News: Sheffield and Rotherham Councils set to commit £800,000 to Don Valley Corridor
By Tom Austen
Sheffield and Rotherham Councils are both committing £400,000 each towards the development of a flagship place-based regeneration programme for South Yorkshire based around the Don Valley Corridor.
News: Mixed use plans for former Rotherham pub
By Tom Austen
A new set of plans have been submitted that would bring back to life a vacant pub on the edge of Rotherham town centre, reports Visit Rotherham.
News: Newest Rotherham burger joint opens
By Tom Austen
Visit Rotherham reports on the opening of a Rotherham branch of a popular burger joint in Sheffield that specialises in high-quality 100% Irish Angus smash burgers, 16-hour smoked beef ribs, and loaded munch boxes.
News: Keepmoat submits plans for Rotherham housing development
By Tom Austen
A planning application has been submitted to build houses on another green field site in Rotherham.
News: Pokémon-themed business trading up into long-vacant Rotherham unit
By Tom Austen
Plans have been approved that will enable the expansion of a Pokémon-themed shop and café in Rotherham town centre, reports Visit Rotherham.
News: New developers take on large Rotherham housing scheme
By Tom Austen
A controversial 450 house development in Rotherham could be moving ahead again, nearly two years after previous developers walked away.
News: Rotherham office building turned down for church use goes up for auction
By Tom Austen
An office building in Rotherham where plans to convert it into a place of worship were refused by the local council, is set to be sold at an upcoming auction.
News: Firm applies for environmental permit at Rotherham site following complaints
By Tom Austen
The Environment Agency is due to decide whether to grant a permit regarding glass recycling at a site in Rotherham.
News: AESSEAL helps youngsters Get Up to Speed with the rise of the robots
By Tom Austen
Rotherham manufacturing firm, AESSEAL furthered its commitment to develop the engineers and industry leaders of the future as Gold Sponsor of Get Up to Speed with STEM (GUTS) for the ninth consecutive year.
News: South Yorkshire set to receive £1.3 billion
By Tom Austen
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has agreed a set of outcomes with Government to be delivered using £1.3 billion in devolved funding.
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News: Rotherham Real Ale & Music Festival returns
By Tom Austen
The Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival makes a sensational return to Magna this week.
News: Rotherham Council to spend over a million pounds on upgrades to one town centre car park
By Tom Austen
Rotherham Council has confirmed the contract details for a multimillion pound capital project at a car park in Rotherham town centre.
News: Rotherham Entrepreneur named amongst Yorkshire’s "brightest and best"
By Tom Austen
The co-founder of a Rotherham-based IT provider has been named as one of Yorkshire’s top entrepreneurs.
News: Double success as two sets of Rotherham padel plans passed
By Tom Austen
Two sets of plans for new padel facilities in Rotherham have been approved.
News: Rotherham college to be part of new specialist centre for defence
By Tom Austen
The RNN Group has successfully secured a major national defence technology bid, in partnership with the UK Government, to establish a new Defence Technical Excellence College (DTEC).
News: Preferred bidder for former Liberty steelworks in Rotherham
By Tom Austen
A sale is moving closer for Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), with the official receiver confirming a preferred bidder for the company.
News: Rotherham United's latest accounts published as losses increase
By Tom Austen
Playing in League One following relegation from The Championship meant that Rotherham United received £6.7m less in central funding, contributing to a loss before tax of £4.65m.
News: Rotherham sorting office still standing nine years post-masterplan
By Tom Austen
There are no signs that a key regeneration site in Rotherham town centre will be redeveloped anytime soon, nine years after the council's own masterplan said it was a high priority that the authority should help Royal Mail to relocate.
News: £50m growth deal to help South Yorkshire build the technologies and innovations of the future
By Tom Austen
A new £50m South Yorkshire Defence Growth Deal is expected to be operational by the end of Summer 2026.
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News: Rotherham expansion continues as Cepac set to take on closed print premises
By Tom Austen
A state-of-the-art print facility in Rotherham has closed, according to reports in the trade media.
News: AMRC launches new scale-up programme
By Tom Austen
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has launched AMRC Scale-up, a programme designed to help high-growth deep tech companies scale manufacturing in defence, aerospace and energy.
News: Rotherham Council set to acquire more town centre properties
By Tom Austen
Rotherham Council is set to acquire further property in the town centre - in the area designated for the new Leisure and Cultural Quarter.
News: Events centre plan for former Rotherham offices
By Tom Austen
A vacant business centre on a massive steelworks site in Rotherham is being brought back into use.
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