News: Council leader addresses "believe it when I see it" jibes over...
The leader of Rotherham Council has addressed the all-too-common comments from constituents of "nothing ever gets better,""what a waste of money” and “it won't happen anyway” when it comes to...
View ArticleNews: New tenants sought for Rotherham's boutique hotel
The owners of the George Wright Boutique Hotel in Rotherham have given an update on circumstances at the town centre venue after being left high and dry by tenants who have hit financial trouble. Back...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham confirmed for new 500 job battery manufacturing centre
Ultimate Battery Co (UBC) has confirmed that it has chosen a site in Rotherham to be the home of its first manufacturing plant and innovation centre, which will create 500 highly skilled jobs by early...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham United post loss for promotion season
Rotherham United has posted its latest financial results that covered the team's promotion season back to The Championship. The results come at the same time as clubs around them suffer points...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham manufacturer bucks trend with year-on-year growth after...
Rotherham-based manufacturer Casting Technology International (CTI) has bucked the trend with continued year-on-year growth two years on from its management buyout and its significant loan from NPIF –...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham furniture manufacturer packs in following economic downturn
A Rotherham-based furniture manufacturer was placed into administration after suffering from significant losses and a historic under investment in machinery. It had around £2.5m in debts. Addspace...
View ArticleNews: AMRC spin-out raises £2.2m for machine tool AI
Productive Machines, a Rotherham-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup from The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), has raised £2.2m in Seed funding to make its...
View ArticleNews: Global deal sees Rotherham-based IBCS acquired
Rotherham-based Industrial Battery & Charger Services Ltd (IBCS), one of the UK's largest independent suppliers of forklift truck batteries and chargers, has been acquired by EnerSys, a global...
View ArticleNews: CityFibre highlights broadband boost for borough
A new report commissioned by CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has found that Rotherham will reap major economic benefits from the roll out of a faster and more reliable full...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham regeneration at UKREiiF
Regeneration projects across Rotherham and the rest of South Yorkshire where on show last week at UK’s Real Estate, Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). Key players, influencers and decision...
View ArticleNews: Another global firm looking to expand on Rotherham's Advanced...
A global manufacturer of plants and machines for the metals industry is set to expand with new premises on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham, new plans show. A planning application has...
View ArticleNews: Updated plans for Olive Lane at Waverley
Consultation is underway on plans for a long-awaited mixed-use scheme which is set to form the heart of the community at the Waverley development in Rotherham. A £50m scheme from landowner and...
View ArticleNews: Jobs saved as Rotherham bike retailer sold in pre-pack deal
The future of independent British bicycle designer and retailer Planet X Limited has been secured following a sale of the business and its assets to Winlong Garments Limited, a company funded by Baaj...
View ArticleNews: Esh Group celebrate contract success in Rotherham
North of England contractor, Esh Construction, has secured £15m of new civil engineering contracts as the firm continues to target growth within the Yorkshire region. With bases in Durham and Leeds,...
View ArticleNews: instantprint celebrates 1 millionth customer
Rotherham-based instantprint, the largest UK-based online printer, has identified its 1 millionth customer since being in business. What started with university leavers in Newcastle in 2009, the...
View ArticleNews: Marsden scales up with acquisition
Rotherham-based medical device market leader, Marsden Group, is targeting future growth within international and UK healthcare markets following the acquisition of specialist surgical instruments and...
View ArticleNews: NatWest confirm closure of another Rotherham branch
NatWest will be left with just one branch in the whole of the borough after the group announced the closure of another Rotherham bank - scheduled for later this year. The group, formerly known as Royal...
View ArticleNews: Workers at KP Snacks in Rotherham won’t accept “peanuts”
Workers at KP Snacks in Rotherham are voting for strike action. 135 workers at KP Snacks at Hellaby, including low-paid cleaners, will begin voting on strike action today. Strike action would shut down...
View ArticleNews: £5.1m of work begins at Wentworth Woodhouse stables
Restoration work is about to begin at Wentworth Woodhouse’s derelict Georgian stables, which were the biggest and costliest in England when they were built for their fabulously wealthy owner.Planning...
View ArticleNews: South Yorkshire celebrates gaining Local Visitor Economy Partnership...
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has welcomed the creation of the South Yorkshire Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP), a collaboration between SYMCA, Sheffield City Council,...
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