Emily Barley

Rotherham residents are set to take to the polls on May 2 to select their ward councillor.

Rotherham local elections: Who can I vote for on May 2?

Councillor Joshua Bacon speaking during the debate

Opposition asks Rotherham Council ‘what have you got to hide’

Councillor Emily Barley stood down as leader of the Rotherham Conservative group during yesterday’s (January 18) full council meeting, and said she hoped to campaign for safer maternity care.

Rotherham councillor speaks of heartbreak over baby’s death

Addressing last week's full council meeting, leader Chris Read said that the budget process had been "uncertain", and that adult social care is the "single biggest pressure" on the council budget.

Rotherham Council agrees council tax rise as cost of living crisis set to bite

Group leaders will also urge SYP to be "more transparent with members of public and the press" with information relating to CSE.

Rotherham councillors want more transparency from police regarding CSE

Town Hall.

Rent increases approved for Rotherham Council tenants

“The motion should be rejected because it seeks to set up an additional and unnecessary layer of bureaucratic scrutiny of South Yorkshire police.

Councillors press police to be 'more transparent' with CSE information

The sub-group was criticised for not meeting with survivors as part of their research.

Rotherham Council faces criticism over CSE post-abuse support report

Councillors from all sides of the political spectrum united to unanimously accept a notice of motion to acknowledge the “true scale” of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham during a full council meeting yesterday (November 10).

Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal: Councillors unite to acknowledge th...

A damning new report alleges that child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Rotherham is a “continuing problem” and has slammed the council and police for not taking enough action.

Report claims teen girls are being sold for sex from petrol station and takeaway

A Rotherham MP says he is “shocked and disgusted” by reports of Child Sexual Exploitation in the borough, and has launched a petition in support of a motion calling for more action to be taken.

MP “shocked and disgusted” by report into Rotherham Child Sexual Exploitation

South Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has refuted claims that the forces’ response to reports of Child Sexual Exploitation has “been lacking”, following a damning report alleging instances of CSE in Rotherham.

South Yorkshire Police chief refutes claims that police are not taking enough ac...

Councillor Jack Austin

Two Conservative councillors resign from Rotherham Council

Rotherham Conservatives call for end to Remembrance day parade red tape

Flooding in Rotherham.

‘We’ve been consistently asking for funding’ for flood alleviation says Rotherha...

The results are announced.

Labour clings to control in Rotherham as Tories win 20 seats

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A boy, 16, who died in a collision on Staniforth Road, Darnall, has been named

Boy, 16, killed in alleged Darnall hit-and-run named locally

Police say two men who were arrested following an alleged attempted murder in Sheffield's Nether Edge area have been bailed pending further enquiries.

Update on alleged attempted murder in Nether Edge

Sheffield Road, Rotherham, is closed by police after reports of an assault. Photo: Google

Major street closed after police incident this afternoon