by Hannah Auld | Dec 14, 2023 | Crime, Crime Top Story, News, Top Story, Uncategorised
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...
by Lucy Hainsworth | Dec 13, 2023 | Crime, News, Top Story
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...
by Lucy Hainsworth | Dec 8, 2023 | Crime, News, Top Story
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,...
by Shakthi Thyagarajan | Dec 8, 2023 | News, Top Story, Uncategorised
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...
by Lawrence Juma | Dec 6, 2023 | Community, News, Top Story
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,...
by Lucy Hainsworth | Dec 5, 2023 | Court, Crime, News, Top Story
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...