Danielle Andrews

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has drawn up a major overhaul of its fostering service after a coroner found failings in how it placed and risk-assessed children contributed to the death of foster carer Marcia Grant.

Barnsley Council has voted to adopt a formal position to oppose fracking on any land within the borough after a motion was approved at a full council meeting on Wednesday (November 27).

Barnsley’s flagship ‘Health on the High Street’ scheme has reached a major milestone after the first patients were welcomed to the new Alhambra health hub this week.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council will next week consider adopting a formal policy opposing fracking on any land within the borough, as part of a motion set to be debated at full council on Thursday, 27 November.

A planning application has been lodged to convert an empty industrial unit in Darton into a new indoor padel tennis centre.

Rotherham councillors have called for a public inquiry into the regulation of the controversial Droppingwell landfill site, following claims that the Environment Agency (EA) has failed to properly enforce safety and monitoring rules for more than five years.

Rotherham Council has rejected a call to waive next year’s garden waste collection fees, following a heated debate over months of disruption to the service.

A Rotherham Council scheme that requires landlords in parts of the borough to apply for licences has been called in for review, with councillors claiming the public consultation behind it was “flawed and misleading.”

Barnsley’s safeguarding partnership has launched five new training programmes for professionals working with children and families, covering issues such as the risks of the dark web and children sharing nude images online.

An inspiring Rotherham woman who has fostered more than 250 children over the last five decades is set to receive the borough’s highest civic honour.