Rotherham Council has provided an update on an active travel scheme that will see £16.3m spent on bike lanes, bus lanes and a built up roundabout at Eastwood, on the edge of Rotherham town centre.
Rothbiz reported last year that consultation had begun on "Rotherham East network improvements" in the area along the A630 Fitzwilliam Road, at St. Ann Roundabout and the neighbourhoods of Eastwood and Herringthorpe.
The biggest change proposed is for St Anns roundabout, where the council is proposing to bring the crossings up to ground level and fill in the subways to make the space feel more welcoming.
Two options were put out to consultation - maintaining the layout but with new pathways and cycleways added to link the town centre and Eastwood replacing the subways, and a more substantial change involving closing St Ann's Road to motor traffic at its junction with St Leonard's Road and installing a bus gate at the junction.
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An update from Rotherham Council states: "We had previously proposed two options for St Ann’s Roundabout, whilst replacing the subways with signalised crossings was popular for both options, there was a clear preference for maintaining all arms of the roundabout open.
"Respondents also highlighted that increased greenery and street lighting in the area would be beneficial. We’re also exploring the opportunity to provide allotments for the local college’s lunch time gardening club.
"Consideration is also being given to improving access and egress into Eastwood Village from St Ann’s Roundabout.
"Designs are still not finalised, and we are exploring how to include as much community feedback as possible whilst still ensuring the design is compliant with best practice guidance."
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is providing £16,348,500 through the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). SYMCA's Active Travel Implementation Plan sets out how, by 2040, a fully connected network of walking and cycling routes will link the region, transforming communities and ensure that people have the means and the confidence to leave their cars at home, and choose to travel on foot or by bicycle.
For Fitzwilliam Road between St Ann’s Roundabout and Mushroom Roundabout the plan is to provide bus priority and separate cycleways.
A bus lane in the Rotherham-bound direction would make bus services faster and more reliable and the bus lane at Mushroom roundabout would be extended to Chesterton Road. Painted cycle lanes are set to be replaced with dedicated cycle tracks to separate cyclists from motor traffic and improve safety and new designated parking spaces are also included.
£4.6m of the funding will support community-driven solutions aimed at improving transport infrastructure and accessibility in the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Feedback has so far related to keeping Grosvenor Road open to traffic and businesses identified a need for customers and delivery vehicles to safely access and park.
More focus groups are planned and consultation remains open until August 1 2025.
Consultation website
Images: RMBC
Rothbiz reported last year that consultation had begun on "Rotherham East network improvements" in the area along the A630 Fitzwilliam Road, at St. Ann Roundabout and the neighbourhoods of Eastwood and Herringthorpe.
The biggest change proposed is for St Anns roundabout, where the council is proposing to bring the crossings up to ground level and fill in the subways to make the space feel more welcoming.
Two options were put out to consultation - maintaining the layout but with new pathways and cycleways added to link the town centre and Eastwood replacing the subways, and a more substantial change involving closing St Ann's Road to motor traffic at its junction with St Leonard's Road and installing a bus gate at the junction.
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An update from Rotherham Council states: "We had previously proposed two options for St Ann’s Roundabout, whilst replacing the subways with signalised crossings was popular for both options, there was a clear preference for maintaining all arms of the roundabout open.
"Respondents also highlighted that increased greenery and street lighting in the area would be beneficial. We’re also exploring the opportunity to provide allotments for the local college’s lunch time gardening club.
"Consideration is also being given to improving access and egress into Eastwood Village from St Ann’s Roundabout.
"Designs are still not finalised, and we are exploring how to include as much community feedback as possible whilst still ensuring the design is compliant with best practice guidance."
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is providing £16,348,500 through the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). SYMCA's Active Travel Implementation Plan sets out how, by 2040, a fully connected network of walking and cycling routes will link the region, transforming communities and ensure that people have the means and the confidence to leave their cars at home, and choose to travel on foot or by bicycle.
For Fitzwilliam Road between St Ann’s Roundabout and Mushroom Roundabout the plan is to provide bus priority and separate cycleways.
A bus lane in the Rotherham-bound direction would make bus services faster and more reliable and the bus lane at Mushroom roundabout would be extended to Chesterton Road. Painted cycle lanes are set to be replaced with dedicated cycle tracks to separate cyclists from motor traffic and improve safety and new designated parking spaces are also included.
Feedback has so far related to keeping Grosvenor Road open to traffic and businesses identified a need for customers and delivery vehicles to safely access and park.
More focus groups are planned and consultation remains open until August 1 2025.
Consultation website
Images: RMBC
That'll be money well spent.
ReplyDeleteOn yet bike
DeleteIt''ll be a very brave man (or an insane woman) that rides a bike through Eastwood, especially after dusk.
ReplyDeleteI bet none of the Councillors will be using it.
It's just not true that separate bike lanes are safer than the existing lanes painted on the road. The dedicated cycle tracks on Wellgate are always blocked by delivery drivers picking up from the takeaways and used as footpaths by pedestrians meaning cyclists have to drop down on to the road anyway. At lease the painted tracks on the road are pedestrian free and not directly crossing multiple driveways and junctions which is a real danger coming down Broom Road and Wellgate which is why cyclists find using the bus lane much safer.
ReplyDeleteI'll use it
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
DeleteWhat happens after dusk in Eastwood
ReplyDeletePlease enlighten me. Don’t talk bs come with stats and numbers and figures
In Eastwood, Rotherham, between January 1, 2021 and September 30, 2024, there were 568 incidents of Anti-Social Behavior (ASB) and 339 Neighbourhood Crime investigations within the 13 Census Output Areas that make up the area. These 13 areas are among the top half in Rotherham for private rented properties and also within the top two-thirds for total Neighbourhood Crime and ASB incidents, according to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
DeleteCommon types of ASB incidents were related to rowdy or inconsiderate behavior, begging/vagrancy, theft from motor vehicles, residential burglary, and robbery of personal property. One specific Lower Super Output Area (LSOA), E01007769, had the highest volume of both total Neighbourhood Crime and ASB incidents, as well as the highest proportion of private rented properties.
However, In Eastwood, violence and sexual offences are the most commonly reported crimes. In 2023, Eastwood had 424 reported offences in this category.
In Rotherham East ward, where Eastwood is located, there were 2,286 recorded crimes in 2021, with a rate of 136 crimes per 1,000 population compared to the Rotherham average of 110.
Just do your own research and walk down there tonight......good luck🤣🤣
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DeleteAnonymousJune 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Did that answer your question ? You didn’t expect that did you! Maybe next time don’t get too cocky.
Actually that’s a much better idea. Have a wander (or even a drive) down Grosvenor Road and see what happens.
DeleteGreat information all information is correct but looking at all Rotherham
DeleteBoston Castle and Rotherham West are definitely the two worst areas for crime in Rotherham. Boston Castle (which includes the town centre) has the most overall — mainly violence, anti-social behaviour, theft, and drugs. Rotherham West (Masbrough, Ferham) is also really high, especially for violence, drugs, and car crime. Both areas have major issues with repeat offences and deprivation.
So you’re just scaremongering people
Every area has crime but you like to paint a bias picture
How is it scaremongering? Like somebody else has said, take a walk down Grosvenor Road.
DeleteThe fact that you've quoted Masbrough and Ferham as being worse shows an amazing lack of self awareness seeing as the main cause of the issues in Eastwood is also the main cause of issues in Masbrough and Ferham. I wouldn't want to ride a bike through those after dark either but neither of them were the subject of the article.
By the way, you've not provided any stats or figures to prove Boston Castle and Rotherham West are definitely the two worst areas for crime in Rotherham, you've just said that's the case.
Boston Castle Ward (Sept 2023 – Aug 2024)
DeleteCrime rate per 1,000 population:
• All crime: 246
• Violence & sexual offences: 84.2
• Anti-social behaviour: 39.1
• Public order offences: 27.0
• Shoplifting: 19.5
• Other theft: 18.1
• Criminal damage & arson: 16.5
• Burglary: 9.84
• Vehicle crime: 7.99
• Drugs: 6.13
• Weapons possession: 3.33
• Robbery: 2.90
• Theft from person: 2.80
• Bicycle theft: 1.13
📌 In 2021, Boston Castle had 3,855 total crimes — that’s 253 per 1,000 people, more than double the borough average (~110).
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📍 Rotherham West Ward (Mar 2024 – Feb 2025)
Crime rate per 1,000 population:
• All crime: 178
• Violence & sexual offences: 65.0
• Anti-social behaviour: 27.3
• Public order offences: 15.1
• Criminal damage & arson: 13.1
• Other theft: 11.8
• Shoplifting: 9.3
• Vehicle crime: 9.25
• Burglary: 8.55
• Other crime: 7.02
• Drugs: 5.13
• Weapons possession: 2.43
• Robbery: 2.17
• Theft from person: 1.02
• Bicycle theft: 0.38
📌 In 2021, Rotherham West had 2,218 crimes — 152 per 1,000 residents, still well above average.
I’ve just taken a walk down grovner road. Nothing has happened to me
DeleteMix of East European, Asian and few English people. All minding thier own business. Walked a butcher shop. Walked on Erskine Road, past JeJames bike shop and a mosque.
Walked past the leisure complex
It’s was dusk
No one stabbed me, stopped me, actual fact no one even looked at me
Everyone minding their own business
You’re a scaremonger. Wooden spoon stirrer, Facebook educated at best.
Yes these areas are bit rough round the edges but people like you that are that spread fake news or exaggerated issues are the problem.
You keep that head buried in the sand sunshine.
Deletehttps://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/rotherhams-forgotten-estate-crime-dirt-22476744.amp
ReplyDeleteThere used to be some nice pubs though Lol.
ReplyDeleteTime this council got off their fat a*ses and WALKED around Rotherham and surrounding areas and asked the people of Rotherham WHAT THEY THE PEOPLE WANT instead of some idiot in the Council deciding what he/she wants to see. We want MORE Visible Police presence on the street not the occasional drive through ,to reduce the threat of unsociable behaviour
ReplyDelete.Regarding Cycle lanes the one on Doncater Road through East Dene is a complete waste of space you are lucky if you see 1 cyclist a week using it.Money should be better spent you the Council are all living in cloud cuckoo land
"Time this council got off their fat a*ses and WALKED around Rotherham and surrounding areas and asked the people of Rotherham WHAT THEY THE PEOPLE WANT instead of some idiot in the Council deciding what he/she wants to see. We want MORE Visible Police presence on the street not the occasional drive through ,to reduce the threat of unsociable behaviour
ReplyDelete.Regarding Cycle lanes the one on Doncater Road through East Dene is a complete waste of space you are lucky if you see 1 cyclist a week using it.Money should be better spent you the Council are all living in cloud cuckoo land" The money for the cycle scheme is not coming from the Council, it is from the SYMCA as part of the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement. If you have a view on "WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT" you can feed into the consultation (the link is even provided in the article) Feeding into consultations, completing surveys and voting are the way to get your points across rather than ranting online.
I've had a relative beaten up by eastern europeans simply for daring to park his van on their street in Eastwood. Luckily it resulted in a jail term for one of them.
ReplyDeleteAnother relative had their car stolen and showed up on their tracker as being in Eastwood. Police told them it wasn't worth going in there to recover it and just told them to claim on their insurance.
What a load of old tosh
DeleteAre you calling me a liar?
DeleteIs it the same relative who works with asylum seekers at Travelodge?
DeleteEither you, or your relative is talking rubbish. Insurance companies do not process theft claims for 30 days as they wait to see if the police can locate and recover the car, as repair and return is their preferred option. If the tracker showed the location they would not just leave it there.
ReplyDeleteWell they did just leave it there. The car was tracked to Eastwood and she never got it back. Sorry that you can't believe anything that goes against your perfect world view but that's your problem not mine.
DeleteLast time I drove down Grosvenor Road I had a bottle thrown at my car.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that the people who constantly criticise Eastwood have relatives who seem to spend so much time there when they get beaten up, have their cars stolen or bottles thrown at them.
Delete1. He was beaten up when he was doing some work contracting for the council in Eastwood. He subsequently refused to ever work there again.
Delete2. The Car wasn't stolen from Eastwood, it just ended up there.
Not sure how that is spending so much time there, in total it accounts for one visit.
As for the bottle being thrown, that was a comment from somebody else and as far all we know, they haven't criticised Eastwood, They've merely stated something that happened to them. Although I'm guessing you don't believe them?
Have you ever thought that the reason many people across Rotherham criticise Eastwood is because there might just be some truth to it?