by Louise Armstrong | Oct 31, 2023 | Community
Image: Taxi stock image A decline in taxi-related sexual crimes leaves Rotherham taxi drivers criticising council’s proposed plans to tighten safety regulations. Rotherham private-hire vehicle drivers say council’s proposal to tighten licensing regulations will affect...
by Louise Armstrong | Oct 31, 2023 | News, Politics
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...
by Lawrence Juma | Oct 31, 2023 | Community, News, Top Story
Image: Daisy Young Daisy Young, aged just 14, suddenly died earlier this month after her family found her unresponsive in her room. Ahead of the Owl’s Sunday clash with Rotherham United, both football clubs paid a minute’s silence as a sign of respect as she...
by Hannah Auld | Oct 30, 2023 | Community, Crime, Top Story
Image: Fireworks in Rotherham (credit: Lindsay Pantry) South Yorkshire Police warn community against letting off fireworks in public after 150 firework-related incidents last Halloween and Bonfire night. Councillor Lee Carlson is leading the ‘Dark Nights’ operation,...
by Kusha Singh | Oct 30, 2023 | Crime, Crime Top Story, News
Image: South Yorkshire police Two arrests had been made after a 57-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman were suspected of possessing class A drugs with the intention to supply. The Operational Support Unit’s Tactical Support Group (TSG) and armed crime team found...