Rotherham Minster launches £3 million redevelopment campaign
Rotherham Minster has towered over the town for more than 500 years. But to ensure the town’s oldest and most significant building remains for the next thousand years, its vicar took a leap of faith to launch an ambitious £3 million fundraising campaign. In April, Rev Canon Phil Batchford, together...
Rain Rescue founder to retire after 22 years
The founder of Rain Rescue, Jacquie Neilson MBE, is retiring from the animal rescue charity 22 years after setting it up. Jacquie and her husband Steve started Rescuing Animals In Need (RAIN) in 2002, saving stray dogs from council kennels that were destined to be put to sleep through no...
Two new Andy’s Man Club groups open in South Yorkshire
More men across South Yorkshire will be able to access free peer-led support thanks to the launch of two new Andy’s Man Club groups. The men’s suicide prevention charity will now have seven groups across Rotherham and Barnsley. Nationally, there are around 180 groups, having increased significantly in recent years...
Harley’s Cynthia Shaw receives MBE
It was the crowning glory to a wonderful year for Harley’s Cynthia Shaw as she was formally presented with her MBE from King Charles III at an investiture in December. After being told she had been awarded an MBE for services to the community in Rotherham as part of last...
Free first aid course to help you save a life
Would you know how to help someone having a medical emergency? Someone has a heart attack every five minutes. One in five of us will witness someone needing CPR after collapsing. But most people don’t act on it. Only 30 percent of people receive bystander CPR. That hesitancy is often...
Barnsley’s Alexandria wants to make dyslexia crystal clear
A teenage beauty pageant contestant from Barnsley is using her platform to raise awareness of dyslexia – and hopes to bring the Miss World crown back to England for the first time in 40 years. Fifteen-year-old Alexandria Crystal is the youngest ever Miss England contestant after being picked as the...
Santa brings cheer to Rotherham Hospice families
December may be a very busy time for Santa Claus, yet he always makes time to bring some Christmas cheer to Rotherham Hospice. Santa has been a supporter of Rotherham Hospice since before the hospice was even built 27 years ago. For Santa, knowing he can spread a little Christmas...
The elves are busy working at Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal
The Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal is running again in 2023 to make sure no child or young person goes without a gift to open on Christmas morning. The annual appeal is co-ordinated by Ann Levick of Families First, plus a team of dedicated elves who all volunteer to ensure the...
Rotherham pensioner flies Spitfire younger than he is
There’s no age limit on adventure, as Rotherham’s Peter Foster has found out once again. To celebrate both his 84th birthday and 60th wedding anniversary, which fall on the same day, Peter took to the skies for a once-in-a-lifetime flight in a Spitfire. This was yet another item ticked off...
Do something brilliant and join u3a
September marks the start of a new year for members of Rotherham u3a. So what better time to sign up to join them. If you’ve always wanted to learn a particular skill or if you enjoy sharing your knowledge with others, Rotherham u3a could be a good option for you....
