News: RBS confirms closure for remaining Rotherham branch
The last remaining Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) branch in Rotherham will close in January, the taxpayer-backed group has confirmed.The High Street branch at Swallownest is one of 54 more branches...
View ArticleNews: Building futures for jobseekers in Rotherham
Rotherham Council's partnership with Wates Residential North to build 217 homes has resulted in employment opportunities for people in the borough.The Wates Group is one of the largest privately-owned...
View ArticleNews: Strong first half for Harworth
Rotherham-based regeneration specialists Harworth Group plc has announced strong financial results for the first half of 2018 as it heads to a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).One of...
View ArticleNews: Xeros reports more interest, engagement and agreements
Rotherham-based Xeros Technology Group plc has provided an update on its "IP-rich, capital-light" business models as global interest grows in addressing issues such as water scarcity and...
View ArticleNews: Hatfield bags funding for growth
Rotherham-based Hatfield Energy has secured an eight figure finance deal to support the firm's fast growth.The family-owned firm has been based in Rotherham for over 45 years. It has evolved at a fast...
View ArticleNews: Battle lines drawn in SCR over LEP boundaries
The Sheffield City Region (SCR) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is set to tell Whitehall that its current geography works, despite the Government seeking to ensure that all businesses and...
View ArticleNews: Sales at United Carpets hit by warm weather and World Cup
Rotherham-based United Carpets, the third largest chain of specialist retail carpet and floor covering stores in the UK, has reported a dip in sales following a satisfactory period of trading in the...
View ArticleNews: Crawshaws continues to look beyond the high street
Rotherham-based Crawshaw Group Plc, the UK's leading value butcher, says that factory shops are central to future profitable growth.The AIM-listed Hellaby firm reported its interim results which showed...
View ArticleNews: New CEO for Fishing Republic as it sinks to loss
Rotherham-based Fishing Republic, one of the largest fishing tackle retailers in the UK, is continuing its year of transition with the hire of a new CEO.The Eastwood company that floated on the AIM...
View ArticleNews: Jobs go as Rotherham container company enters administration
A Rotherham container company has ceased trading with the loss of all 11 jobs and its assets are to be auctioned off online.Millhat Containers Ltd, which traded as Acorn Container Company on the...
View ArticleNews: Calls to devolve economic development funding
Dan Jarvis, mayor of the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority, has joined calls from business leaders and civil society leaders in the North to demand control over funding...
View ArticleNews: Inside Maplin's massive empty warehouse
It served over 200 stores and thousands of online customers with 44,000 different gadgets and electronic products, but now the former Maplin warehouse in Rotherham sits eerily empty after the plug was...
View ArticleNews: Johnston Press puts itself up for sale
Debt-laden publisher Johnston Press has put itself up for sale.Headquartered in Edinburgh, Johnston Press is one of the largest local and regional multimedia organisations in the UK and operates a £60m...
View ArticleNews: Shares suspended in Fishing Republic
Rotherham-based Fishing Republic, one of the largest retailers of fishing tackle in the UK, has seen trading in its shares suspended three years after floating on the London stock exchange.The Eastwood...
View ArticleNews: £150m Wentworth Woodhouse masterplan focuses on visitor offer
Details of a masterplan to create a down-to-earth, community-focused stately home attraction at Wentworth Woodhouse are to be unveiled in full next month.The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham precision engineers on upward trajectory
Swallownest Engineering Ltd, a Rotherham-based specialist provider of precision engineering solutions, is on track to grow its workforce and increase its turnover by a further 15% this year following a...
View ArticleNews: Brearley & Co continue to grow with three new apprentices
A Rotherham accountancy firm is mirroring the growth seen in the local economy and is taking on a trio of new apprentices.Brearley & Co has been established for over 30 years in Swinton, Mexborough...
View ArticleNews: Funding boost for SCR projects
The Sheffield city region (SCR) is working to sign off on millions of euros of funding for economic development and regeneration projects before the UK leaves the European Union (EU) next...
View ArticleNews: Cultural strategy's part in Rotherham's positive future
"We want all our residents to really like Rotherham. By 2025, we want other places to want to be like Rotherham." That's the aim of a new cultural strategy for the borough.Consultation is underway on...
View ArticleNews: Closure on the cards for Council building
A prominent Council building on the edge of Rotherham town centre could be closed under new budget savings proposals.Bailey House, previously home to catalogue business, Grattans, was maintained by the...
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