News: Rotherham Council fails second external audit
Rotherham Council has failed another external audit for not making proper arrangements to secure economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources.The government's Audit Commission, which...
View ArticleNews: South Yorkshire's shortage of quality industrial premises
A report by commercial property specialists, Knight Frank, highlights a severe shortage of premises in South Yorkshire.The Logistics and Industrial Commentary (LOGIC) report for the first half of 2015...
View ArticleNews: Kiveton Park Steel in administration
Kiveton Park Steel, an award-winning Rotherham-based manufacturer that can trace its history back to 1922 has entered administration, with over 100 staff hoping that a buyer can be found.Established in...
View ArticleNews: Strong performance for Crawshaw
Crawshaw Group PLC, the Rotherham-based fresh meat and food to go retailer, has seen strong performance "with significant trading momentum and profit growth."The AIM-listed firm recently announced...
View ArticleNews: Employment sites in Rotherham's next cycle of growth
Rothbiz editor, Tom Austen picks out some of the key sites, both established and new, that have been identified in the Local Plan as being needed to meet the broad requirements of 12 - 15,000...
View ArticleNews: Local Plan key to Rotherham's economy
Rotherham is currently lacking the large development sites that can be the focus for major job growth in the next cycle but the latest part of the Local Plan aims to change that.The plan includes the...
View ArticleNews: Man sentenced for defrauding Rotherham company
Rotherham industrial firm Roebuck and Clarke (Galvanising) Limited collapsed after a member of staff defrauded it out of around £100,000.Andrew Barry Mitchell, of Kiveton Lane, Todwick, appeared at...
View ArticleNews: Sheffield City Region agrees devolution deal
The Sheffield City Region (SCR) has agreed a historic devolution deal with the Government which will lead to more powers and money heading out of London, and a new Mayor in 2017.The SCR was one of 38...
View ArticleNews: Business rates devolution
Rotherham Council could see a major change to its income as the Government set out plans for local government to retain 100% of local taxes – including all revenue from business rates – to spend on...
View ArticleNews: Maplin makes mid-market top 250
Rotherham-based retailer, Maplin has been named in the 11th annual Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table that ranks the UK's private mid-market growth companies with the biggest...
View ArticleNews: Inspiration Healthcare's strong foundations for growth
The Inspiration Healthcare Group plc has reported its first financial results since it was created when Rotherham company, Inditherm completed the acquisition of Inspiration Healthcare Limited in a...
View ArticleNews: Kiveton Park Steel continues to trade
Over 100 staff are still in place as administrators from FRP Advisory secure extended supply agreements for Kiveton Park Steel, the award-winning Rotherham-based manufacturer that went into...
View ArticleNews: Gulliver's Rother Valley plans on show
Further details have been revealed as Gulliver's Family Theme Parks continues discussions with Rotherham Council and begins consultation with residents regarding its proposed £37m resort on the...
View ArticleNews: Council backing for UK steel
A motion is being put forward at Rotherham Council's full meeting next week that would see the authority sign up to a charter that promotes the use of sustainable British steel in construction...
View ArticleNews: Rea resigns from SI
Chris Rea, OBE, founder of Rotherham manufacturer, AESSEAL, has resigned from his managing director role at Surgical Innovations Group Plc (SI), the Leeds firm that specialises in the design and...
View ArticleNews: New director at Harworth Estates
Rotherham-based Harworth Group, one of the largest property and regeneration companies across the North of England and the Midlands, has announced that Andrew Kirkman has been selected to become its...
View ArticleNews: Sign off for Rotherham growth plan
Councillors in Rotherham have voted to approve the borough's growth plan so that it becomes a live document with ambitious targets to help deliver 10,000 new private sector jobs in Rotherham over the...
View ArticleNews: Rotherham HE campus jumps first funding hurdle
Proposals for a £12m university campus on Doncaster Gate in Rotherham town centre are set to be beefed up after Rotherham College was invited to bid for funding from the Sheffield city region skills...
View ArticleNews: New LEP chair announced
Sir Nigel Knowles, global co-chairman of law firm, DLA Piper, has been appointed as the new chair of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) board.LEPs are the government's new...
View ArticleNews: UK drags down Tata Steel Europe
Tata Steel, the Indian-owned steelmaker that operates sites in Rotherham and Sheffield, has reported a loss for European operations in its latest financial results due to worsening market conditions,...
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