Rotherham Council issues nearly £170,000 to households impacted by flooding

by Jess Whitaker | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorised

Rotherham Council have announced money will be distributed to people who were affected by the flooding which battered Rotherham last month. The funds, which reach a total of around £167,000, have been administered to 167 households so far across the borough, averaging...

Rotherham Healthy Holidays programme is back for Christmas school holidays

by Olivia Warburton | Nov 21, 2023 | Culture

The Rotherham Healthy Holidays programme for children and young people will be returning this December for the school winter holidays. Rotherham Council has once again partnered with a range of providers across the borough to deliver holiday activity programmes,...

‘I think about death everyday’ – End of Life doula opens up about running a Death Cafe

by Rebecca McPhillips | Nov 20, 2023 | Culture

(Image: The Death Cafe) An End of Life doula who runs a regular ‘death cafe’ has spoken out about the benefits of changing your perception on death. Penny Merrett from Sheffield trained as an End of Life doula after a thirteen year career in hospice care. The Death...

Sheffield Wednesday fan who held image of Bradley Lowery at Sunderland fans given 12-week suspended sentence

by Owen Barnard | Nov 17, 2023 | Crime Top Story, Sport Top Story

A ‘disgraced’ Sheffield Wednesday fan who held an image of Bradley Lowery towards Sunderland fans in September has been given a 12-week suspended prison sentence. Dale Houghton, 32, of Black Carr Road, Rotherham, engaged in what he called ‘standard...

Young woman speaks out as over 90% of people in South Yorkshire face prolonged wait for autism diagnosis

by Olivia Warburton | Nov 16, 2023 | Culture, Current

A young woman who battled for two years for an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis described waiting times as ‘awful’ as latest NHS figures show over 90% of people seeking a diagnosis in South Yorkshire are waiting longer than professionally recommended. ...