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One in three Rotherham children not school-ready, report warns
Around one in three children in Rotherham are not reaching expected development levels by the time they start school, according to a new council report.
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'It was never about getting skinny - that's where it's getting dangerous' - Health expert on so-called weight-loss jabs
'The fact that people are now thinking this is the latest diet trend or the way to look good on the beach, that’s where it gets dangerous"
Whitestone Solar Farm new plans 17% smaller than before, but politicians says more needs to be done
Councillors and MPs from across Rotherham and Doncaster remain unsatisfied after the developers of Whitestone Solar Farm reduced the overall size of the project by 17 per cent after two public consultations.
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Fourth arrest over Rotherham graveyard incident as police continue Laughton investigation
Police have made a fourth arrest over an alleged grave tampering incident in a South Yorkshire churchyard.
Council approves powers to tackle empty shops in Barnsley, Wombwell and Goldthorpe
Barnsley Council has approved plans to use new powers aimed at bringing long-empty shops back into use across the borough’s high streets.
Sheffield council tax 4.99% rise confirmed – bills to cost between £1,600 and £5,000
Sheffield council tax payers can expect their annual bills to cost between £1,600 and £5,000 from April.
The 'unbelievable' hobby overwhelming Sheffield as it sweeps the nation off its feet
Padel is extremely popular across Yorkshire
'Private water has failed us' - Sheffield leaders call for water renationalisation
Yorkshire Water is under scrutiny from political leaders
Sheffield student blocked from speaking at council meeting over green belt protest
The council said it was because focused on the political position of one party
Mum hails ‘angel’ who saved daughter found in pool of blood after Meadowhall seizure
A stranger who found a woman lying in a pool of blood in Meadowhall, after suffering a seizure, has been called an “angel”.
1,250 books donated for World Book Day in memory of Sheffield boy Jude who died aged 5
More than 1,200 books have been donated for World Book Day in memory of a Sheffield boy who loved stories.
‘School Wars’ trend sparks police patrols across South Yorkshire schools as parents warned
A number of schools have also issued statements regarding the social media trend
Firefighters called after blaze breaks out in large Sheffield flats complex
Firefighters were called out after a fire broke out in a large of block of flats in Sheffield.
Man arrested for assault of an emergency worker after police rush to scene of fight in Wath, Rotherham
One man is in hospital while another is in a cell after a fight broke out in a Rotherham town.
South Yorkshire schools send letters to parents over 'unsafe, unacceptable' School Wars social media trend
Schools across the county are sending letters to parents warning about the ‘unacceptable’ School Wars social media trend.
Family tells court about 'trauma, loss and devastation' as Barnsley grandmother dies after rabies diagnosis
The husband and children of a grandmother who died from rabies have told an inquest they do not want another family to endure the "trauma, loss and devastation" they have experienced.
Rotherham residents face £73 annual council tax rise after budget approved
Rotherham councillors have approved a 3.95 per cent council tax rise from April as part of the authority’s budget for the coming financial year.
South Yorkshire Police increasing patrols as 'School Wars' social media trend leaves parents terrified
Police have issued a warning as a new social media trend is seeing children seek out fights with one another.
Green light for 'affordable' flats on former Sheffield Labour Club site, Arbourthorne
Plans to build dozens of ‘affordable’ flats on a former Sheffield social club site have been given the go-ahead.
New High-tech Australian infrared workout studio coming to Sheffield's Ecclesall Road
An Australian fitness brand billed as “the world’s first fully automated infrared group training experience” is set to open its first UK site in Sheffield.