News

South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and the four South Yorkshire district councils have just started public consultation on the Sheffield City Region Draft Transport Strategy.

Congratulations to all those involved in helping Rother Valley Country Park win a prestigious Green Flag Award.

A meeting is taking place next Thursday (5 August) at 6pm at Wales Village Hall to discuss community policing services in the Rother Valley South area.

Next Wednesday (4 August) is Playday 2010, the annual celebration of children’s right to play.

It is now just two years until the start of the London Olympics and Paralympics.

Yesterday I was elected as the new Chair of the House of Commons’ Standards and Privileges Committee, a Committee of which I have been a member since 2005.

It is disappointing to hear news that the Decent Homes scheme may be under threat as the Government have made no commitment in the Coalition Agreement to complete the programme.

It has been good to hear the news this week that Corus is planning to recruit 154 new workers for its South Yorkshire manufacturing operations and is also going to resume apprentice and graduate recruitment.

The Rother Valley’s advanced manufacturing expertise has been on show this week at the Farnborough International Airshow.

There has been some good news for Rotherham as the town has been named this year’s ‘Most Enterprising Place’ in Yorkshire & the Humber.