The Rotherham Current

04/12/2021

Rotherham United Football Club to expect issues as as multiple players near the end of their contracts this summer.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/12/03/rotherham-united-faces-a-contract-dilemma/

Millers manager Paul Warne will have to deal with a number of key players who are out of contract this summer. The strike partnership of Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo are two key figures in a list including thirteen first-team players, whose contracts all expire at the end of the season on July 1...

01/12/2021

South Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a 48-year-old woman was hospitalised due to a traffic collision on Mangham Road.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/30/police-appeal-for-information-after-traffic-collision-hospitalises-woman/

Police are appealing for information after a road traffic collision occurred resulting in a 48-year-old female driver being taken to hospital serious injuries.

27/11/2021

Rotherham women gather outside Hygge at Rise cafe for Reclaim The Night.

The internationally acknowledged event aims to raise awareness of violence against women.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/25/rotherham-women-come-together-for-reclaim-the-streets-march/

Women across Rotherham gathered together for ‘Reclaim the Night’ last night, an event to raise awareness about violence against women.

26/11/2021

Rotherham United Football Club and South Yorkshire Police to investigate an incident of racial abuse during a New York Stadium match last week.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/25/millers-and-police-to-investigate-alleged-racial-abuse-aimed-at-away-fan/

Rotherham United have released a press statement concerning allegations that a supporter racially abused a Cambridge United fan when the two sides met on 20 November at the New York Stadium. The club are now investigating the incident and working closely with South Yorkshire Police to bring anyone g...

25/11/2021

Man jailed for 12 years following June machete attack.

Tuy Van Tran pleaded guilty earlier this month at Sheffield Crown Court.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/24/man-jailed-for-12-years-after-machete-attack/

Tuy Van Tran, of no permanent residence, has been sentenced to 12 years at Sheffield Crown Court.

20/11/2021

Clifton Park Museum host exhibition presenting the sentimental items belonging to Pakistani women in the 1960s.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/20/local-poet-presents-exhibition-on-pakistani-women-in-the-1960s/

Clifton Park has hosted an exhibition displaying the sentimental objects brought to the UK by Pakistani women during the 1960s.

20/11/2021

Thank you to everyone who has helped us achieve our goals!
We have:
- gotten more signage put up at open water hotspots across South Yorkshire
- raised awareness about dangers of open water swimming
- received the backing of MP Sarah Champion

Please don't stop sharing our petition! To sign, follow the link here: change.org/signupforsam

19/11/2021

South Yorkshire branch of Dog First Aid Franchise Ltd warns people of potential household dangers to pets during winter months.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/19/south-yorkshire-dog-first-aider-highlights-the-winter-dangers-to-our-pups/

People in Rotherham are being urged to think about the dangers posed to their dogs this winter as they are out and about enjoying walks in the colder weather and being fed Christmas treats. Some foods like mince pies and plants like holly and mistletoe are all toxic to dogs when ingested in large qu...

19/11/2021

Rotherham United Football Club join forces with sports clubs across the country to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

The month-long challenge has raised over £150,000 in the last three years.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/19/rotherham-united-take-on-challenge-to-raise-hundreds-of-thousands-for-prostate-cancer-uk/

Rotherham United have joined forces with organisations across the country to take on a mammoth challenge, to raise hundreds of thousands for Prostate Cancer UK.

17/11/2021

A new South Yorkshire Police team specialising in theft has led to six individuals being charged in its first month.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/17/new-theft-policing-team-in-rotherham-hits-ground-running-with-suspects-facing-charges/

The work of a brand new policing unit in Rotherham dedicated to combating theft has led to six individuals being charged during its first month.

17/11/2021

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council organise scarecrow challenge for residents around Wickersley to win money for local causes.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/16/rotherham-scarecrow-challenge-encourages-locals-to-get-creative/

Residents in Wickersley North had the opportunity last week to get creative and make scarecrows with materials supplied by Rotherham Council.

17/11/2021

South Yorkshire Police release E-FIT of woman believed to be involved in a series of assaults around the Dinnington area.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/17/south-yorkshire-police-appeal-to-identify-woman-suspected-of-assaults/

South Yorkshire Police have released an E-FIT image from descriptions of a woman they are keen to identify following a series of assaults in Dinnington.

17/11/2021

At , we want to place more warning signs around areas of open water to prevent more tragic statistics like this.

To sign our petition, follow the link below:
https://www.change.org/SignUpforSam

15/11/2021

Our reporter Olivia Ann Schofield spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield about our campaign.

So far we have over 200 signatures, please keep sharing so that we can get to 300!

Sign our petition here: https://t.co/dGqarZPXtP

15/11/2021

WE NOW HAVE OVER 200 SIGNATURES!

Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition so far, please keep sharing so that we can get to 300!
https://t.co/dGqarZPXtP

More warning signs of the fatal danger of open water swimming

12/11/2021

The campaign aims to raise girls participation in football.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/12/rotherham-footballers-back-letgirlsplay-campaign/

A new FA campaign has launched with the hope of raising girls participation in football. The ’s objective is to ensure girls have the same equal opportunities to play football in schools and clubs by 2024. By 2002, Football had become the top participation sport for women and girls in...

11/11/2021

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council launch new campaign to encourage grandparents to get into fostering.

https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/11/rotherham-council-launch-campaign-to-get-more-grandparents-into-fostering/

A new campaign has called for over 50s to consider ‘improving the lives of children’ in the care system.

10/11/2021

A Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council meeting was arranged today following the Rotherham Conservatives report on the 'true scale of child exploitation' in the area.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/10/rotherham-child-sexual-exploitation-report-forced-onto-council-agenda-as-claims-of-continuing-abuse/

A full meeting of Rotherham council was scheduled today amidst the Rotherham Conservatives damning report which stated Child Sexual Exploitation is a ‘continuing problem.’

10/11/2021

“It’s admitting you are struggling, accepting what has happened and finding a way to move forward".

The new Men's Mental Health Group in Rawmarsh aims to remove the stigma around those who are struggling through community work and support groups.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/10/we-will-not-save-the-world-but-we-will-save-a-few-lives-a-new-support-group-in-rotherham-introduced-to-help-men-struggling-with-their-mental-health/

A Rotherham father-of-four has set up a support group to raise awareness and help men who are struggling with their mental health in the local area. Luke Brailsford, 37, from Kimberworth, was exposed to mental illness from a young age, witnessing the detrimental side-effects that a mental health con...

09/11/2021

"We kept a clean sheet and we’re through".

Rotherham United Football Club defeat Bromley FC 3-0 in the first round of The Emirates FA Cup.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/09/match-report-rotherham-beat-bromley-3-0-in-fa-cup-game/

Rotherham United comfortably beat challengers Bromley FC 3-0 in the first round of the FA Cup, in what was the first meeting between the sides in any competition.

08/11/2021

34 water related incidents have occurred in Rotherham since 2018, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has revealed.

This includes two separate incidents at Ulley Reservoir this year, both of which resulted in a death.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/07/south-yorkshire-fire-and-rescue-warn-locals-over-rotherham-drownings-and-surge-in-swimming-during-summer/

The summer period led to thousands being turned away from open water spots in South Yorkshire and the tragic deaths of two people at Ulley Reservoir in Rotherham.

08/11/2021

The “much loved” mother of a Kiveton crash victim has died.

Sara Jane Smith’s son was one of three teenagers killed in the collision last month.
https://therotherhamcurrent.jusnet.co.uk/2021/11/08/tragedy-as-mother-of-rotherham-car-crash-victim-dies-days-after-her-son/

The “much loved” mother of a recent car crash victim has passed away, just days after her son’s tragic death.