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Former Manchester United full-back Brandon Williams has signed a three-month contract at Rotherham United after an extended trial period with the League…
Read the full story →Private Dan Montgomery from Rotherham received an Army commendation after stopping to help a woman in severe distress on a busy road and staying with her…
Rotherham Council has spent £175,548 clearing fly-tipping since 2024, with costs rising by almost £20,000 year-on-year. Central Rotherham areas like…
Rotherham Council has committed £97,485 per year for three years to fund dementia cafes across the borough. The service supports people living with…
Rotherham United have signed experienced striker Tom Bradshaw, 34, on a one-year deal after he left Oxford United. He becomes the club's ninth summer…
Rotherham United have signed defender Ewan Otoo on a two-year deal after he left Dunfermline as a free agent. The 23-year-old is the seventh summer…
Rotherham United have signed former Wrexham striker Paul Mullin on a two-year deal. The 31-year-old scored 91 goals in 148 league appearances for the…
Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham has been charged with the murder of former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe. He will appear at Westminster…
A 28-year-old Rotherham man arrested in connection with Ann Widdecombe's death has been re-arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. Counter Terrorism…
Robert Young, 83, who travelled from Scotland to join picket lines at Orgreave coking plant in Rotherham on 18 June 1984, has urged the ongoing inquiry…
A 28-year-old man arrested in Rotherham is in custody following the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe. Police say there is no evidence of political…
Former milkman David Roper, 58, from Rotherham, has won a £4m six-bedroom mansion in Surrey plus £250,000 cash in an Omaze prize draw after entering for…
Indoor market traders in Rotherham have relocated to the Market Hall while renovation work takes place at their original site.
Thieves broke into a Rotherham Hospice donation centre overnight, stealing a donation tin and electrical items. Staff described themselves as…
Rotherham has been selected for the shortlist to become the UK's first Town of Culture, competing against 14 other towns for the honour.
The July Wensley estate clean-up was in Sheffield. This regional brief is not an account of a Rotherham project.
South Yorkshire is to receive a new public-owned bus fleet with greener, more accessible vehicles as the region shifts away from private operators.
Rotherham Council has approved £2.4m funding to advance town centre redevelopment plans for key locations in the area.
Andy Burnham has committed to delivering "the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen" as discussions continue on regional policy…