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UK: MP clashes with minister over allotments

2 weeks ago | cityfarmer.info | Paul Whitehouse |Michael Levenston

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion. “Small-scale growing projects are proven to reduce stress, improve mood, reduce loneliness and support overall well-being through light physical exercise. By Paul WhitehouseRotherham AdvertiserJune 12, 2025Excerpt:ALLOTMENTS may be an unlikely political battleground, but the public appetite for rented garden plots has seen Rotherham MP Sarah Champion clash with the Government.
Only Fools & Horses The Musical

3 weeks ago | atgtickets.com | Paul Whitehouse |Sam Lupton |Tom Major

STARRING COMEDY LEGEND PAUL WHITEHOUSE WHO IS REPRISING THE ROLE OF ‘GRANDAD’! Stick a pony in your pocket – The Trotters are back and coming to a town near you with their 2024/2025 UK tour! The smash hit show Only Fools and Horses The Musical - direct from a record-breaking four-year sold-out run-in London’s West End - featuring Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad, Cassandra, Raquel, Boycie, Marlene, Trigger, Denzil and Mickey Pearce.
UK: Allotments thrust into the Government spotlight

2 months ago | cityfarmer.info | Paul Whitehouse |Michael Levenston

“With more people recognising the health and environmental benefits of growing their own food, it’s vital that we expand access to these vital green spaces to ensure that no one is left waiting.”By Paul WhitehouseRotherham AdvertiserApr 14, 2025Excerpt:Allotments may sound more like parish council subject matter than something for the corridors of power in Whitehall. But it would wrong to make that assumption when Rotherham MP Sarah Champion is around.
Truckers targeted in police safety operation

Jan 31, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

POLICE in South Yorkshire are involved in a two week road safety campaign focused on commercial vehicles. Their work will follow a broad remit, with an acknowledgement that heavy vehicles are more likely to cause harm if they are not maintained properly, or are driven with incorrect and insecure loads. But officers wills be out to educate truckers about the risks of being targeted for their cargo or fuel.
Amnesty announced for guns reclassified as illegal

Jan 30, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

AN AMNESTY has been announced for unwitting owners of blank firing guns which have now been re-classified as illegal. Guns which fire blanks - making a noise without firing bullets - can be owned legally, but tests last year showed that some types could easily be converted to work as weapons. They are four types of ‘top venting’ guns, where the gases released when fired go harmlessly upwards, rather than pushing a bullet down the barrel.
Community's solar farm protest as consultation period ends

Jan 30, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

AN ARMY of protestors gathered at Conisbrough castle to voice objections to proposals for a vast solar farm as a consultation period comes to a close. Residents from several communities around the 3,500 acre site have joined forces to raise a catalogue of objections to the proposal, which would see 440,000 solar panels installed on what is now arable farmland.
Chancellor's commitment to Doncaster Sheffield Airport plan

Jan 29, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

PLANS to re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been given a major boost by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has announced she will work with local politicians on the project. City of Doncaster Council and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority are both involved in work to restore flights to the airport, the former RAF Finningley. Ms Reeves’ announcement was part of a package of measures aimed at jump-starting the national economy and has been welcomed by South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard.
Boys as young as 11 targeted by new knife-crime campaign

Jan 29, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

A FRESH campaign has been launched by police to tackle teenage knife-crime in South Yorkshire. The Knives Take Lives initiative aims to stop teenagers who may be thinking of carrying a knife from going through with it. Research suggests many of those who carry a blade do so under a perception that it will improve their safety, or boost their social status among peers.
Rotherham spending bonanza planned - with no financial catch for residents

Jan 28, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

A MAJOR package of improvements are expected for Rotherham, including free car parking, improved community safety work and a £6m injection in flood protection for Catcliffe. Rotherham Council also plans to spend on creating jobs and keeping the streets cleaner, thanks to a £14m boost from the Government.
Swish new libraries for two Dearne communities

Jan 28, 2025 | rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk | Paul Whitehouse

TWO Dearne area libraries are re-opening following extensive refurbishment - with Darfield back in business this week and Goldthorpe expected to follow on Monday. Both have been subjected to improvement and modernisation work under Barnsley Council’s Libraries Refurbishment Programme. For Darfield, the upgrade is particularly appropriate as it has come in the branch’s 60th year, having first opened in the village during1965.