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Rotherham dealers brazenly sell illegal drugs online in plain sight
Image: Screenshot between dealer and drug user Dealers are advertising illegal drugs such as cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy on social media platform ‘X’, a Rotherham Reveal investigation has found. A search on the site connects users to dealers advertising the hard...
Persistent Rotherham shoplifter jailed after breaching CBO
Image: Natasha Talbot credit to South Yorkshire police A shoplifter who was banned from multiple shops has been jailed after committing six thefts in these shops after receiving her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Natasha Talbot, 27, of no fixed abode, received a CBO...
Four arrested as part of a Modern Slavery sexual exploitation investigation
Image: South Yorkshire police Four individuals have been arrested in an ongoing investigation into Modern Slavery in the Rotherham and Sheffield area. Officers executing warrants have arrested a 45-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman from the Dinnington area,...
Rotherham supermarket accused of illegal business practices and underpaying staff
Image: Sprouts Supermarket A former employee of a Rotherham town centre supermarket has accused the business of paying her less than the National Minimum Wage, claiming a manager told her “this is the norm here”. The employee, who wished to be anonymous and will be...
Rotherham flood victims have been given new grants from the Council
Image: Neighbourhood in Rotherham Households affected by the recent floods have been given an initial sum of £170k in grants by Rotherham City Council. The funds currently have been distributed to 167 households, providing £1,000 each. Karl Smalley, 51,...
Rotherham man jailed for multiple child sex offences
Image of Gary Foster from South Yorkshire Police A 61-year-old man, formerly of the Wingfield area of Rotherham, has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault of a child. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Gary Foster repeatedly assaulted the victim, who was 15...
NHS’s elf is here to keep you on your ‘toes’ this Christmas
Image: Tiny Toes A Rotherham NHS charity is encouraging people to ‘unleash their inner elves’ for its latest fundraising event. Rotherham Hospital and Community Charity is hosting their annual ‘elf service’ week from next week. This fundraiser event will...
Urban explorer looks back over 1 year of exploring abandoned buildings in Rotherham
Image: Dave Myers on top of a roof building A Rotherham urban explorer celebrates their first year of exploring deserted sites and building an online community through sharing their findings online. Dave Myers, who is also known as Rotherham Urbex with Dave, has been...
Rotherham rape abuse services has been rewarded covid reserve funding from council
Image: Sammy Woodhouse Sammy Woodhouse (pictured) has spoken in support of £170,000 of covid reserves from Rotherham Council going towards Rotherham Abuse counselling service. The decision that was made on Monday aims to address a cut in funding from the charity after...
POLITICS
Rotherham protestors join ceasefire calls amidst Israel’s war on Gaza
Image: Protest in Rotherham town hall Hundreds of people gathered around Rotherham town hall in Moorgate on 4 November urging for a ceasefire in the Palestinian state of Gaza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2Sv0nNwzQ Protestors at Rotherham town hall The speakers...
Swooping Majority: Labour secure Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward Council seat after By Election
Image: Nigel Harper from Labour party Labour continue to hold the Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward area with a 64.6% majority, after tallying the totals of yesterday's election. Nigel Harper from the Labour Party, has been elected to be the councillor for the area...
A By-Election in Kilnhurst & Swinton East Ward is taking place today: Everything you need to know
Image: Poll station sign taken by Rotherham Reveal A by-election in Kilnhurst & Swinton East ward is taking place today, Thursday 2 November 2023. Here is everything you need to know if you are planning to vote in the Election. The by-election has been called,...
Tighter taxi regulations are being enforced to increase passenger safety
Image: Taxi stock image Tighter taxi regulation to be enforced as measures to protect the vulnerable continue after Rotherham’s history of child sexual exploitation (CSE), Rotherham Council announces. The main changes to the licensing policy are refresher training for...
Rotherham council’s strategic move to curb smoking statistics and meet national targets
Image: Stock image of man smoking Rotherham Council have published a public Cabinet report regarding the funding of Tobacco Control in Rotherham, which outlines plans to prevent smoking. The report, published on 16 October 2023, suggested that targets outlined in the...
CRIME
Rotherham dealers brazenly sell illegal drugs online in plain sight
Image: Screenshot between dealer and drug user Dealers are advertising illegal drugs such as cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy on social media platform ‘X’, a Rotherham Reveal investigation has found. A search on the site connects users to dealers advertising the hard...
Persistent Rotherham shoplifter jailed after breaching CBO
Image: Natasha Talbot credit to South Yorkshire police A shoplifter who was banned from multiple shops has been jailed after committing six thefts in these shops after receiving her Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). Natasha Talbot, 27, of no fixed abode, received a CBO...
Four arrested as part of a Modern Slavery sexual exploitation investigation
Image: South Yorkshire police Four individuals have been arrested in an ongoing investigation into Modern Slavery in the Rotherham and Sheffield area. Officers executing warrants have arrested a 45-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman from the Dinnington area,...
Rotherham man jailed for multiple child sex offences
Image of Gary Foster from South Yorkshire Police A 61-year-old man, formerly of the Wingfield area of Rotherham, has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault of a child. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Gary Foster repeatedly assaulted the victim, who was 15...
BREAKING: Man who died in fatal Rotherham road traffic collision has been named
Image: Victim Dylan Houghton The 20-year-old man who died in a car crash in Rotherham, Ulley, has been named by South Yorkshire Police. Dylan Houghton, from Sheffield, was driving a black Suzuki Jimmy when he left the road and crashed into a tree in the early hours of...
HEALTH
Drug litter reports in Rotherham are on the rise
Image: Powder drugs on the floor Rotherham town centre has become the area with the highest number of drug litter incidents reported, the Rotherham Reveal has found. A month after a mother's 'disgusting toilet' Tik Tok video went viral, statistics from the council...
“We must protect our children”: the Rotherham community group striving to prevent childhood obesity
Image: Group picture of children (credit: Titans Community Foundation) In a bid to reduce childhood obesity rates, a charity in Rotherham has provided over 3000 hours of coaching to 3000 children in the last year. Titans Community Foundation, founded in 2005, is a...
Stop-tober: Rotherham ‘set to miss’ smokefree target by 2030 due to lack of funds
Image: Graph made by Rotherham Reveal Current projections estimate Rotherham won’t achieve the Smokefree 2030 ambition, with 10.2% of population still smoking, a review concluded. In the council’s Tobacco Control Review published last week, re-allocation of...
“I was constantly suicidal and I’ve been gaslit the whole time”: Ex-Rotherham Student speaks out on rise of local hate crime in schools
Image: Precious Adegboye An Ex-Rotherham student has shared their experience of hate crime in Rotherham College, amidst a shocking rise in hate crime in schools across Rotherham. Precious Adegboye, 19, Maltby, amassed almost 340,000 views after posting about her...
Smoking costs Rotherham’s economy over £80 million
Image: Tyler Ewens Unemployment, reduced productivity and smoking-related deaths cost the local economy £81.3 million, a review has found. David Roche, cabinet member for adult social care and health Councillor said in a cabinet meeting this week that smoking has...
EDUCATION
Rotherham road safety week aims to save lives from increased traffic collisions
Image: Group of children (credit: Brake Charity) National campaign sees local partnership South Yorkshire Safer Roads working alongside schools to try and promote safer roads for all. Road Safety Week, which is from November 19-25, is organised by the charity Brake,...
Respect for shopkeepers week: Is self-protection essential for retail workers?
Image: Classroom (credit: Instincts Training Limited) Self-protection for shopkeepers in Rotherham has been the focus this week after statistics show crime rates to have risen. Paul Bell, 52, Director of training at Instincts training limited believes ‘self...
North Star Science event makes a comeback to Rotherham
Image: North Star Science The fourth annual North Star Science School has taken place to inspire the young people of Rotherham on science and engineering. The event took place at Gulliver’s Valley Resort in Rotherham on November 8 2023. Award winning British...
Free bookshop raises £11,000 amid Rotherham literacy crisis
Image: GET bookstore volunteers with MP Sarah Champion (in red jacket) In an effort to combat Rotherham's literacy crisis, a free bookshop in Rotherham Town Centre has hit an £11,000 fundraising milestone. The Global Educational Trust’s (GET) Free bookshop was opened...