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BBC News
2 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Grant to support Rotherham council housing developments
A grant of more than £450,000 could help support the delivery of 27 new council homes on brownfield sites in Council is hoping to receive £432,000 for the project from the Brownfield Housing Fund, pending a decision later this approved the money would support developments in the Boston Castle, Hoober and Kilnhurst and Swinton Brownfield Housing Fund is a government-backed scheme, managed locally by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA). It aims to help councils like Rotherham turn previously used or neglected land into new housing grant will help fund new homes at Warden Street in Canklow, Albert Road and Princess Street in West Melton and the former Ship Inn site in of the homes are already under construction and are scheduled for completion by March 2026, according to the Local Democracy Reporting 27 homes are to be delivered in areas of high housing demand, with more than 7,000 households currently on the council's housing majority of funding for the developments comes from the council's Housing Revenue Account (HRA) – a ring-fenced budget used to build and manage council housing. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
2 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Striker McGuckin signs new Rotherham deal
Rotherham striker Ciaran McGuckin has signed a new contract which could keep him at the League One club until 21-year-old's deal is an initial one-year extension and includes an option for a further 12 months with the Millers. Northern Ireland youth international McGuckin has made six first team appearances for Rotherham and enjoyed loan spells at Scarborough Athletic and Dundalk before spending last season with National League Yeovil said: "I'm here to fight for a place. I've been on a few loans and, getting a taste for men's football and I've definitely got the taste for it."
BBC News
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jake Moran: 'I got to tell Mum I won Glow Up before she died'
The winner of the latest series of BBC Three's Glow Up said it was a "special" moment to celebrate victory with his mother, before her death less than a month Moran, 20, from Rotherham, was crowned series seven champion after going head-to-head with nine other aspiring make-up artists over eight during filming, he said his mother - who he had been helping to care for since he was 17 - had become "severely ill" with the family told she had "very limited" time whose mum died shortly after filming finished in February, said: "I think it's important for anyone that is a carer to remember, as hard as it is, you need to appreciate the time that you do have with that person. He said his mum had been diagnosed with a neurological condition three years ago when he was leaving school, but his parents had "kept it a secret as long as they could".However, when he noticed something was wrong and asked his dad about it his parents came clean about her condition. He said it had been a "hard time" for the family, adding that he would regularly miss lessons or work from home to support said his mum's health had declined over time, and when shooting for Glow Up was about to start, the family were told "her time is very, very limited"."I think that's why I had so much trouble on the show backing myself and feeling confident, and feeling like I should be there," he said."The entire time I was there, I was like, 'I should be home, looking after Mum'."He said he expected she would live another year, but three weeks after filming wrapped she died."I told her that I won before she passed, and she couldn't vocalise how excited she was, but I could see it - and that's special."I'm not sure what I believe spiritually, but I know that she's up there somewhere, watching, and I know she would've been so proud." He said winning the competition had been a "pinch me moment" and he was "still realising it happened"."I feel very proud of myself that I've been able to achieve such a big thing at such a young age."He said he began doing make-up aged 13 and now works at a makeup counter in Boots at Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping the win, however, he said he believed his "foot is on the first step" of a professional career in the industry."I think it's complete validation that I can go and chase my dreams now, and just try and have a bit more confidence in myself," he said."I have no idea what opportunities are open, until they start coming through - we'll just have to see." Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds or catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
Six Rotherham sites to be bought for anti-flood measures
A £15m scheme to buy land and build anti-flood infrastructure in two Rotherham villages is to be considered by the project could see reservoirs, wetlands and flow control systems created on parcels of land around Whiston and Laughton was last affected by flooding in October 2023, while Laughton Common suffered severe damage during the 2019 members will vote on July 7 to approve the acquisition of five plots of land near Whiston Brook and one plot near Eel Mires Dike in Laughton Common. Once approved, construction on the Whiston Brook scheme could begin later this year, with completion expected in 2026, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Eel Mires Dike scheme is also progressing, with more land deals due to follow, a report Lynda Marshall, cabinet spokesperson for street scene and green spaces, said they were committed to taking "decisive" action."By securing the necessary land to progress these vital flood alleviation schemes, we are demonstrating our commitment to delivering long-term, effective solutions."These projects are a crucial part of our wider strategy to build better public spaces and resilience against future flooding events," she added. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Press watchdog ‘must apologise' for ruling against Asian grooming claims
Suella Braverman has demanded an apology from the press regulator over a 'demonstrably incorrect' criticism of comments she made about Pakistani grooming gangs when she was home secretary. The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) ordered a newspaper to publish a correction after she wrote an opinion piece in 2023, over what it termed 'misleading' claims that child grooming gangs were 'almost all' British-Pakistani men. Now, after this month's Casey report into grooming gangs found 'disproportionate numbers' of men from Asian and Pakistani backgrounds among the perpetrators, Mrs Braverman has written to Ipso to ask for a retraction. She has also asked the organisation to apologise to the victims of grooming gangs, 'whose voices were further marginalised as a result of institutional error'. Mrs Braverman wrote an opinion piece for the Mail on Sunday in April 2023 in which she referred to the 'systematic rape, abuse and exploitation of young girls by organised gangs of older men'. In the wake of the Rotherham abuse scandal, she said the criminals responsible for the 'grooming gangs phenomenon' were 'groups of men, almost all British-Pakistani, who hold cultural attitudes completely incompatible with British values'. She added: 'They have been left mostly unchallenged, both within their communities and by wider society, despite their activities being an open secret.' Ipso received a complaint from the Centre for Media Monitoring, part of the Muslim Council of Britain, and the independent regulator ruled that it had been 'misleading' to make a 'direct link between the identified ethnic group and a particular form of offending' where this did not specifically refer to abuse cases in Rotherham, Rochdale and Telford. In her report published this month, Dame Louise Casey found that police and council leaders covered up the scale of Asian grooming gangs since concerns were first raised in 2009 because they feared being called racist. Ahead of the release of the report, Sir Keir Starmer was forced to announce a national inquiry into the scandal in an embarrassing policy reversal. He has also ordered the National Crime Agency to carry out a nationwide investigation. Mrs Braverman said in her letter to Ipso that the Casey review had shown its previous ruling against her to be 'demonstrably incorrect'. She told Ipso chairman Lord Faulks: 'The truth cannot be racist. Where cultural attitudes have enabled criminality, we must be willing to name them. Where disproportionate patterns exist, we must have the courage to examine them. Anything less is a betrayal of the very standards Ipso is meant to uphold.' Ipso has faced a series of controversies in recent months. In April senior MPs expressed concern that free speech was being undermined by the regulator, after it issued a reprimand over a report that quoted remarks made in Parliament. In the same month Ipso was criticised for ruling that Palestinian prisoners in Israel could be called 'hostages', even though the BBC, which is covered by a different regulator, was forced to make a correction when it used the same phrase.
