News: Dutch idea falls flat as Rotherham Council scraps another cycle scheme

A multimillion pound scheme to support active travel for pedestrians and cyclists and improve traffic flows at a busy Rotherham roundabout has been scrapped by the local council.

Rothbiz reported in 2024 that Rotherham Council was working up an improvement scheme at Ickles roundabout at Templeborough.

£7.5m was identified through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), a government funding stream administered by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA).

£1.05m of development funding was released and Rotherham Council began a tender proccess for a specialist transport consultant to determine whether a Dutch style signalised crossroads with at-grade pedestrian and cycle crossings could be accommodated at the Ickles roundabout with an acceptable impact on traffic.

Dutch-style junctions, or protected junctions, separate people travelling on foot, by cycle, and in vehicles. This approach reduces the likelihood of conflicts and simplifies the operation of the junction into fewer stages, resulting in a more efficient traffic flow.

The roundabout, which currently utilises underpasses for pedestrians and cyclists, is on the route of the Sheffield Road Cycleways project which has delivered over 2km of new cycle routes on the A6178 Sheffield Road and Westgate between the town centre and the borough boundary at Tinsley. The route provides a near seamless connection for cycling from beyond Meadowhall through to the Broom area.

Now an update to the council's cabinet confirms that a Dutch style scheme is not going ahead.

The cabinet paper states: "There is no beneficial scheme at Ickles Roundabout at this time on which the development funding could be usefully spent."

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The authority wants to reallocate a proportion of the funding "as this is no longer required to develop this project on account of its reduced scope."

The council's cabinet is being asked to approve a reallocation of £490,000 to the Rotherham Gateway Station project.

Rothbiz revealed last year that discussions were taking place over the pause of a number of proposed transport schemes in Rotherham in order to redeploy funding to the Mainline Station scheme,

The paper adds: "The Station at Rotherham Gateway is now a key priority for the Council. The mainline and tram-train station will be a catalyst for growth, improving local, regional, and national rail connectivity for all communities and businesses across the Borough, creating employment, and supporting the development of high-quality new homes. Therefore, it is recommended that the funding is transferred to support this scheme."

The move follows on from proposals being scrapped for a £10.7m cycle lane and roundabout scheme for Stag Roundabout and Wickersley / Broom Road.

This issue of cycle lanes was discussed at a full council meeting this week with a petition presented by opposition councillors, and backed by 3,600 signatures, called for a review of CRSTS Active Travel schemes, a reallocation of funding to focus on road safety, and a review of the council's Active Travel Strategy.

The vote was carried and the ruling Labour councillors agreed to accept the calls from the petition and talked of greater flexibilities now afforded the CRSTS.

The CRSTS programme requires that all current schemes be in contract before the end of this financial year, with SYMCA recently identifying a risk that schemes that are currently in development will not meet this timeline. Programme spend to date is £254m and SYMCA say that "available mitigations mean that the programme is forecast to be fully committed." The final year of CRSTS is set to be included in SYMCA's new £1.3 billion Integrated Settlement.

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News: Caprinos gets green light to open in Rotherham

A young successful UK pizza chain with a rapid popularity growth in the market has secured planning permission for a new outlet in Rotherham, reports Visit Rotherham.

A vacant unit on College Street in Rotherham town centre would be brought back into use.

As reported by Rothbiz, an application was submitted to Rotherham Council last month on behalf of Caprinos Pizza, an award-winning brand that offers Italian American cuisine with menu items suitable for adults, children, and to share with family and friends.

Offering "joy in each slice," Caprinos is one of very few pizza brands offering a Halal menu across all of its branches.

Visit Rotherham reports on the approval of the plans which are for a change of use for the 980 sq ft unit from a café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis).

The application, drawn up by planning consultants, Mason and Marlowe, stated: "The property was a restaurant called Jo & Anna’s Zapiekarnia, with a menu that includes burgers, fries, pasta and steak dishes, plus Sunday dinners and English breakfasts. The new owner is Caprinos Pizza. The proposal is for a change of use from café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway."

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Rotherham Council's Public Health department raised concerns regarding the cumulative impact of additional hot food takeaway provision within an area identified as having a "Very High Food Environment Risk Level and the highest concentration of hot food takeaways within the borough."

However, planners recognised the town centre location and existing café restaurant use of the premises. Planners at Rotherham Council concluded that "the proposal would not result in unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity and would support the continued vitality and viability of the town centre."

From a single store in Didcot in 2014, Caprinos Pizza now operates over 120 stores across the UK, with additional locations in Ireland and Pakistan. The Rotherham move is part of plans to open 20 new UK stores in 2026 and reach 200 UK outlets by 2030.

The chain’s range of pizzas, includes the Asian Classic Mix with tandoori chicken, Vegetarian Supreme, and Caprinos Special featuring tandoori chicken and spicy beef.

The menu also includes sides and salads, loaded fries, wraps, desserts, and milkshakes. Recent new additions to the pizza menu include the Firecracker and La Espanola.

The last national pizza chain to open in Rotherham town centre was Papa John's in 2018, but the Wellgate site was one of 43 "underperforming" UK stores that closed in 2024.

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News: Progress for restoration of the South Tower at Wentworth Woodhouse

Visit Rotherham is reporting that work will soon get underway on a unique holiday let in Rotherham after a fundraising target was reached.

A planning application has now been submitted regarding the restoration and future of the South Tower at Wentworth Woodhouse in Rotherham.

Rothbiz reported earlier this year on leading preservation and heritage charity, The Landmark Trust, launching fundraising for plans to create a "truly elegant place to stay" at the Grade-I listed mansion.

Founded in 1965, The Landmark Trust works to save historic buildings in danger of being lost forever. Sensitive restoration offers "landmarks" a new future by making them available to everyone for self-catering holidays. The lettings income from the 200+ extraordinary buildings in the charity's care supports their maintenance and survival in our landscape, culture and society.

A campaign to raise £500,000 launched last year with plans to restore the secluded eyrie and a rare survival of 18th century feminine taste within the monumental Rotherham mansion and create a holiday let for two people.

According to Visit Rotherham, 937 individual Landmark supporters and charitable trusts are supporting the Wentworth Woodhouse plans.

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The detailed planning application, drawn up by Donald Insall Architects, states: "The proposals aim to restore the historic character of the South Tower’s upper chamber while reconfiguring adjacent rooms to provide essential facilities for a holiday let. The scheme supports Landmark’s wider objectives of sustainable reuse and public engagement with heritage, contributing to the longterm stewardship of this nationally significant building.

"The proposals aim to sensitively adapt the interior of the South Pavilion to provide holiday accommodation, while retaining and enhancing its historic character to the high quality expected of a Landmark Trust property. The upper chamber will be restored and presented as a sitting room, reflecting its late 18th century decorative scheme and historic use.

"Secondary spaces within the South Quadrant will be reconfigured to provide a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen, with a restrained decorative approach appropriate to their historic function.

"Access to the accommodation will be via a discreet route from the rear of the building, avoiding disruption to the principal elevations and respecting the historic setting. The works are designed to be conservation-led, materially appropriate, and aligned with Landmark Trust’s commitment to sustainable heritage management.

"The proposals support the long-term stewardship of the building, enabling public engagement with a historically significant part of the estate while ensuring its continued use and maintenance."

The Landmark Trust commissioned detailed preparatory research and analysis on the interior, and plans include reinstating the magnificent decorative ceiling, lost in the 20th century.

As the two trusts wait on planning approval, the main contractor for the project, Dobsons of Ilkley, has been selected following a competitive tendering process.

Correspondence from 1778 between the estate steward Benjamin Hall and architect John Carr reveals that the upper room of the South Tower was being fitted out for private use. The work was overseen by Lady Rockingham, who also directed the furnishing and decoration of other ancillary buildings such as the Conservatory and Tea Room which is now known as the Camellia House.

The son of the Fourth Earl Fitzwilliam, Charles Viscount Milton, used the top floor as his study in the years leading up to his inheritance of the title in 1833, with the 1832 plans labelling the room as such. The room was likely then used as a study or archive store until the house was leased for use by Lady Mabel College in 1949.

Comprehensive external repairs were carried out by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust (WWPT), which completed in June 2022 and earlier ideas to utilise all three storeys of both the Pavilion and Quadrant were discounted, judged to be too invasive.

Plans, which also require Listed Building Consent, show the upper chamber as a sitting room, the reconfiguration of secondary spaces within the South Quadrant to provide a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen, and the integration of sustainability measures to improve thermal performance and energy efficiency.

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News: Plans submitted to bring back big screen to Rotherham town centre

A planning application has been submitted for a big outdoor TV screen at Rotherham Council's latest multimillion pound regeneration scheme.

The idea was previously tried 20 years ago in a bid to attract more people into Rotherham town centre.

Rothbiz reported first on the authority's plan for a big TV screen as part of the new library and markets redevelopment scheme which has also enhanced the town centre's public realm and events space.

A planning application has now been submitted by Scanlite - a company that specialises in digital signage solutions including LED signage and electronic signage.

The plans show that, if approved, the internally illuminated SMD LED digital display would be installed on the wall of the recently opened market hall, between the entrances and facing the new public realm area that has been created between the market and Eastwood Lane and the college campus.

The screen is some 3.5 metres high by 6.5 metres wide.

Advertising consent would run until October 2031.

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An earlier council cabinet report stated: "The [Eastwood Lane] area represents a valuable events and leisure asset with the potential to become a defining feature of the town centre. A complementary enhancement is proposed, in the form of a large outdoor screen to strengthen the town centre offer by supporting major sporting broadcasts, national events and inclusion within the local events programme."

The council's cabinet recently approved further funding as the overall budget for the town centre scheme had risen again to £46.84m.

The idea is a reboot of the large screen installed in All Saints' Square in 2005.

The previous big screen was originally set to be purchased by Rotherham Council, working with ADI, the screen manufacturer, who retained advertising income. The BBC joined the project in 2006 to provide content.

The 5m x 5m screen was used to show a mix of local information, events promotion, community footage, films, festive content, cultural events such as ballet and opera performances, and live sports including the World Cup and the Olympic Games.

By 2009, cabinet members were considering the removal of the big screen due to the contractual situation, limited access to programmes, poor picture quality and budgetary savings.

For the summer of 2026, Rotherham Council hosted a giant screen in Snail Yard on the High Street for two weeks to show live Test cricket and a selection of family films.

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News: "Little Vegas" planned for Rotherham town centre

A vacant former bank in Rotherham town centre could be about to get a new use, if plans are approved.

The former Alliance & Leicester and Santander branch at 19 College Street was most recently used as a family arcade.

Now a planning application has been submitted for a change of use that would enable a 24 hour adult gaming centre to take on the premises.

The application is from London-based Chongie Entertainment UK Ltd which trades as Little Vegas and Little Macau.

A relatively new entrant in the adult gaming centre (AGC) UK market, the Little Vegas brand was established in 2020 and now has 18 venues, mainly across the South East of England.

The website explains: "Little Vegas brings the feel of the casino right to your local high street. We offer the latest slot machine games, giving players an authentic and modern gaming experience."

If approved, the 1,500 sq ft unit would be brought back to life with rows of modern video slot machines around the edge with two islands of screens in the middle of the gaming centre.

A new lobby, toilet and coffee station are also shown on the plans which would create 7.5 FTE jobs.

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In September 2024 the Freehold for 16 - 20 College Street went to auction with Allsop as a shop investment with vacant offices above. The property was given a guide price of £215,000 and was sold following the auction.

The building includes vacant former solicitors offices at 2,199 sq ft which benefits from its own entrance onto All Saints Square and two now vacant commercial units on the ground floor at 5,273 and 1,400 sq ft.

Planning approval was secured last year to convert the office space at First and Second Floor Level into nine self-contained apartments.

Rothbiz reported in 2022 that Merkur Slots had opened in a vacant unit in Rotherham town centre following a partly successful planning appeal. It wanted a 24 hour operation but was restricted to operating between the hours of 8am and midnight.

In 2023, Royal Amusements secured planning permission for a vacant unit on Effingham Street for an AGC. Planners concluded that: "There is no doubt that the proposed use would not generate the level of footfall from a retail use, but in comparison to a vacant premises this would still be a benefit, including associated linked trips and employment."

Rotherham Council said that a 24-hour a day operation could not be supported and a condition was imposed to ensure that an otherwise unacceptable development could be made acceptable by limiting the opening hours to between 8am and midnight. An Adult Gaming Centre Premises Licence enabling 24 hour use of Category B machines here was approved by the Council's Licencing team earlier this year.

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News: £3m contract sees consultants get on board for Rotherham Gateway regeneration scheme

Rotherham Council has appointed industry-leading consultants for a £300m regeneration project that centres on bringing mainline rail services back to the borough.

Rothbiz has previously reported on the 20-year masterplan for Rotherham Gateway which showed how a transport improvement scheme can act as the catalyst for a much wider project supporting thousands of new jobs.

Integrated with a new tram-train stop, the station at Parkgate would bring faster rail connections. A new mainline rail station at Forge Way would deliver faster links to Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and Doncaster, unlocking wider regional and national connectivity. The aim is for journey times to Leeds to be cut from 60 minutes to 30 minutes and to be 75 minutes to Birmingham.

Station opening has been pencilled in for "late 2030" with the four-phase masterplan showing two platforms, with passive provision for four, to support future growth.

Perfect Circle JV Ltd has now been appointed as the lead consultant on a contract that covers a wide range of programme management, masterplanning and cost consultancy.

The Rotherham contract is worth up to a maximum of £3.1m.

Formed as an incorporated joint venture company in 2016, Perfect Circle combines innovation with governance, collaboration and excellence to deliver the broadest range services to the public sector. Principal partners - Pick Everard, Gleeds and AECOM - brought in a number of preferred partners to expand the framework solutions, with more than 35,000 professionals across multiple disciplines, offering a depth of technical resource to meet every need.

The appointment combines with the recruitment for the project team, including a Land Acquisition Project Manager, a Rail Project Manager and a Station & Public Realm Project Manager.

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Rothbiz reported in July that a phased approach starts with the Station Quarter, on land which is currently Northfields Business Park, which features the mainline station, tram-train station, public realm, car parking, northern access via new bridges, and the station anchor building - essentially covering the development of the station core area.

Outside the core area, an active travel route along Effingham Street will connect the town centre to the station as Phase 1a.

Project design work on the early phases will continue to December 2027.

The work is to support and compliment the development of a Full Business Case which has already secured £11.38m via South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) for its development. £10m was previously secured for land acquisition.

Stage 2 of the contract will form the main body of the commission and will see Perfect Circle operate a multi-disciplinary team for just over three years.

Further phases of the masterplan involve the creation of an innovation campus on plots of land near the station, and the introduction of new housing in the area.

The contract documents explain: "The Rotherham Gateway project is a multi-phased scheme to bring mainline rail services back to the Borough. Alongside the transport elements which also includes a new tram/train stop the scheme also delivers 300 new homes and an industry ecosystem, similar to the Advanced Manufacturing Park, associated car parking and public realm.

"Consultants are expected to provide the following services: Lead Consultant; Programme Director; Programme Management Office; Project Management; Architectural, Design and Masterplanning.

"The Multi-Disciplinary consultancy will also provide: Cost Consultancy; Construction Design & Management role; Technical and Site Investigation."

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News: Early stage plans for 100 houses on Rotherham village green belt site

A South Yorkshire housebuilder is eyeing up a large agricultural field on the edge of a small village in Rotherham.

Rotherham Council is no longer able to demonstrate a Five-Year Land Supply given the changes at a national level that have increased housing targets. The target for new house building per annum in Rotherham has increased from circa 560 dpa (Dwellings Per Annum) to 1,111 dpa.

Homes by Honey is bringing forward plans for a single 'L' shaped agricultural field at Harley which they say could be developed to deliver an indicative capacity of 102 houses.

The 3.8 hectare site is bounded by the A6135 and Harley Road, Harley Cricket Club and residential development in the village. It was designated as green belt in the 2018 local plan.

Planning agents, nineteen47, has begun pre-application discussions with Rotherham Council to gain advice before the submission of an outline planning application.

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Planning documents state: "The site is located in a broadly sustainable location on the edge of the settlement of Harley and benefits from public transport links and proximity to surrounding local services in Wentworth to the east and Sheffield to the south west.

"The site itself is well-defined and represents a logical rounding off of the settlement of Harley. The shape of the site offers the opportunity to provide a comprehensively designed proposal incorporating suitable drainage attenuation, highway upgrades and public rights of way to enhance the site's locational characteristics.

"Although the site lies within the Green Belt, updated national policy introduces greater flexibility for residential development where land constitutes 'grey belt', with the context of there being demonstrable housing need, such as a shortfall in five-year housing land supply. An initial grey belt assessment of the Site concludes that the Site has a limited contribution to Green Belt purposes."

In February, Rotherham Council refused a planning application for five new houses on a nearby plot of land at Harley Road. The building of houses on the green belt here was considered acceptable by council planners but the low density of the site was considered "to be contrary to the grain and character of the surrounding area and would likely lead to a poor form of development."

Honey launched in 2022 and is backed by private equity firm Alchemy Partners. It has previously brought forward sites in Rotherham at Waverley and Maltby.

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News: McLaren planning to expand its Rotherham manufacturing site

McLaren Automotive is set to create additional operational capacity at its multimillion pound facility on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham, if plans are approved.

Opened in 2018 in Rotherham, the McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) has established itself as a world-leader in lightweight carbon fibre construction for the automotive industry.

The company’s cars are designed and produced in-house through their production facilities, including Rotherham, which produces the carbon fibre monocoque chassis for their road cars. The MCTC is where the McLaren carbon lightweight architecture for the McLaren Artura high-performance hybrid supercar is constructed.

A planning application has now been submitted that would enable McLaren to erect a temporary building within the existing service yard on the AMP.

Plans, drawn up by agents at tor&co explain: "The building is intended as a temporary operational solution for a period of up to five years to enable the continued effective operation of the Composites Technology Centre whilst longer-term proposals for a permanent solution is secured.

"The temporary storage building is therefore required to address an immediate operational need arising from existing activities whilst allowing sufficient time for the design, funding, and delivery of a permanent building solution within the locality as part of the wider / longer term site operations strategy.

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"Whilst the proposal would not directly create additional employment, it would support the continued efficient operation of an existing advanced manufacturing facility within one of the Borough’s key economic growth locations. The development would continue to support the operational resilience and longterm functionality of an established advanced manufacturing business."

The temporary storage area would provide the 75,000 sq ft purpose built unit with an extra 7,265sq ft which would contain storage racking together with a small ancillary office cabin.

Rothbiz reported in March that Harworth, master developer for the AMP, had sold the McLaren unit that it built for the supercar manufacturer. Harworth sold the Rotherham unit as one of five assets totalling 800,000 sq ft for a headline sales value of £47.7m, reflecting a blended net initial yield of 7.6%.

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News: Council u-turn as Rotherham cycle lane scheme scrapped

A multimillion pound active travel scheme in Rotherham will not now go ahead, the leader of the council has confirmed.

Rothbiz has previously reported on a £16.5m scheme that includes bike lanes, bus lanes and a built up roundabout at Eastwood, on the edge of Rotherham town centre. A similar £10.7m cycle lane and roundabout scheme is proposed for Stag Roundabout and Wickersley / Broom Road.

The schemes follow on from the £6.4m Sheffield Road Cycleways and Maltby Bus Corridor schemes and the £3.6m Broom Road Cycleways scheme.

After another period of consultation, Rotherham Labour Councillors have now said that the scheme designed for the Broom Road / Wickersley Road proposed Extension Corridor has been scrapped.

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Cllr. Chris Read, leader of Rotherham Council, said: "We said at the last council elections that we would only proceed with those schemes where they had the support of the communities most affected and that's why those consultations are really important and we really appreciate your feedback.

"And we've had two different sets of feedback. So for the Broom Road / Moorgate scheme ... residents told us that they didn't support any of the proposals that we were putting forward. The cycle lane, the road crossings or any of the road safety measures.

"So I want to be really clear that when the council brings forward proposals for that we will not be taking forward any of those proposals.

"On the other scheme on Fitzwilliam Road we got broad support from the community for those proposals and when we looked at that more closely there were particular parts of that in some of those side streets, some of the measures to deal with parking, some of the things to do with helping people to cross the road that got more support.

"So we've tasked council staff with looking at that feedback to look at the look at what could be the best scheme that we could take forward in the Fitzwilliam Road area where we keep the benefits of those things for pedestrians in particular but also for parking, and where we might take out those cycle lanes if we don't need to take that forward."

The Eastwood scheme centres on St Ann's Roundabout and replacing the subways with signalised crossings. New street level pedestrian and cycle routes would then be created with new traffic lights with cyclist and pedestrian crossings.

On Fitzwilliam Road, new cycle lanes would be created all the way from St Ann's Roundabout to the fire station. A new bus lane would also be created on the approach to the roundabout.

The scheme is also expected to link to the Rotherham Gateway mainline station at Parkgate.

At Stag Roundabout, segregated cycle routes and controlled crossing facilities would have been introduced on each arm of the roundabout, replacing the current zebra crossings.

The council was considering a number of options for the roads such as a cycle lane to be shared by bikes and buses which would split on the approach to Stag Roundabout. A second option was for a separate bus lane and a separate cycle lane along Wickersley Road, from the junction with Middle Lane South to Stag Roundabout. The third proposal would only introduce a cycle lane, with no bus lane.

For the second option, some trees would need to be removed.

Neighbourhood streets were set for investment in this area too, including Broom Lane where a zebra crossing close to Sitwell school was proposed to be replaced by a controlled traffic signal crossing.

The majority of funding for the latest schemes is coming from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) through the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), a government funding stream.

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News: Council moving ahead with Rotherham town centre health hub plan

Work to create a new Health Hub in Rotherham town centre is progressing with the conversion of the empty former Boots building.

Rothbiz reported last year on the authority's plans to introduce "Health on the High Street" in a bid to improve access to health services and increase footfall. For phase 1, Morris and Spottiswood Ltd started work in January on a £843,580 contract to carry out ground floor internal modifications and a potential fit-out to accommodate the relocation of Abbey Pharmacy.

The completed relocation and opening of Abbey Pharmacy's new location links to the wider regeneration of the nearby markets.

Now, early stage work is underway on phase 2 of the health hub project and establishing which services can occupy the rest of the 25,985 sq ft property that was acquired by Rotherham Council in 2023.

It is expected that Connect Healthcare Rotherham will play a major role. The community interest company was formed by all 28 GP practices in Rotherham as shareholders and provides primary care services at scale. They are said to be keen to relocate their services into a centrally located hub.

A new health hub is expected to enable more same day services and extended access (weekend and out of hours) for services such as GP, nurse and other appointments. Phsyio, NHS Health Checks and stop smoking and weight management services could also operate from the hub.

The council has identified that 80,000 additional people are within 30 minutes of the town centre site using public transport compared to current facilities at Rawmarsh.

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Cllr. John Williams, Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy, described the project as "an opportunity to bring together both regeneration and health and wellbeing objectives in a way that will benefit both our residents and our town centre."

He added: "The second phase is about that broader vision for the project and the role it could play in improving access to health and wellbeing services in a central and highly accessible location in the town centre. The vision is to create a hub that improves the access to primary health services and supports a more joined up approach between health, local government, the voluntary sector, to help tackle health inequalities and contribute to the vibrancy and footfall of the town centre.

"In terms of the council, it is being led by regeneration. It is a regeneration project but pursuing those wider health and wellbeing benefits for the town centre. It is benefiting the town centre by bringing those alternative uses in. We know that's what we need to do for regeneration and the future of our town centre - we can't rely purely on a retail offer. That's why we are doing the new town centre housing, the new library and markets project, and this is another big key project."

Lorna Vertigan, head of regeneration at Rotherham Council, said: "It's location is really, really important in developing that service strategy - a reason for people to come into the town centre. It sits directly opposite the markets and where the library is going to be open soon. You've got the proximity there of the shopping centres and the interchange right behind it, you've got Tesco and the Drummond Street car park - they are all within a really close walking distance. And when you access that building you are walking past other properties, which helps drive that footfall and give people a reason to meander and move round the town centre."

Gilly Brenner, Consultant in Public Health at Rotherham Council, added: "We really want this to improve patient experience. We do know that from other places where they have put health on the High Street we have seen people combine trips. So rather than just going for their health appointment they are then able to fit that in to their busy day - picking up their shopping or various other things, make it a bit more of a day out and link it then to the other opportunities within the town centre."

A phased approach is being used and a business case for the hub is in development. A big part of the work will be to identify and secure funding to complete phase 2.

£1.7m was secured from the Pathfinder funds (now Local Regeneration Fund) for both phases. Funding was moved away from the live music venue project to the health hub project.

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News: £5m backing would bring world leading fusion technology test rigs to Rotherham

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is weighing up support for the acceleration of high priority test rig capabilities within an existing Fusion Energy Technology Centre in Rotherham.

The £5m investment would help create up to 25 jobs and four apprenticeships by the end of 2027.

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), which has a mission to lead the delivery of sustainable fusion energy and maximise scientific and economic benefit, opened a £22m facility on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in 2021. Now renamed UKAEA South Yorkshire, the facility has expanded operations and deepened industry collaborations on advanced engineering projects, strengthening UKAEA's regional presence in materials, components and robotics testing.

The next investment from the government research organisation, previously codenamed Project Caerus, would involve two rigs (experimental facilities).

A High Heat Flux (HHF) Laser Facility (HALO) enables researchers to expose materials and components to extreme thermal loads similar to those found in fusion environments and to rapidly cycle these loads. This capability underpins critical research into materials resilience and fatigue, as well as structural integrity which is essential for designing future fusion reactors.

The new rig should also support high-performance industries such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and next generation materials engineering, where understanding heat stress and failure modes is essential for innovation.

The second test rig is called Fusion Oriented Robotics Technology (FORT) - the first Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) rig located at the Rotherham facility, making it a significant milestone for the region.

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UKAEA’s work spans materials, technology and engineering research. Their robotics division specialises in remote handling in extreme industrial environments. The new addition to the AMP facility is expected to attract specialist engineering, controls, software, and mechatronics expertise into South Yorkshire.

Much like HALO, other industries are also set to benefit such as those that use precision manufacturing, autonomous systems, and complex industrial operations, where remote manipulation and inspection have high economic value.

An update from the UKAEA said: "Together, these rigs represent a strategic, future-facing investment that supports scientific progress, economic benefit, strengthens regional competitiveness, and increases the UK’s ability to develop and export high-value technologies. This investment will contribute both to UKAEA’s national mission and UKAEA South Yorkshire’s economic ambitions."

The site’s expanded role aims to attract other UKAEA directorates to base teams in the region, leveraging the strong local talent pool, and deepening UKAEA’s presence in the north of England.

Professor Dennis Whyte has recently been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of UKAEA Group which has 2,600 people across four sites - over 60 are based in Rotherham.

Prof. Whyte said: "I am excited to be joining the exceptional team at UKAEA, which has a compelling plan for delivering commercial fusion energy, developing key technologies for fusion energy extraction, and the largest workforce in the world committed to advancing the development of fusion science and engineering in its widest forms."

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News: Change of use plans for large empty Rotherham office block

An empty office block in Bramley could be brought back into use if newly submitted plans are approved by Rotherham Council.

Oak House has most recently been used by the NHS for its administration teams and was also used as a COVID vaccination centre. The building previously served as the headquarters for the Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) but has been vacant since 2024.

Providing 23,244 sq ft of office space over three floors, the property is now listed with agents as being under offer. It was made available to let / may sell with a guide price of £2.5m.

A new planning application is for a change of use that would enable the office building to be converted into a residential care home.

The proposal also includes three single storey extensions to reconfigure the layout of the building.

Plans, drawn up by 7 hills architectural design, state that "the building itself will undergo total refurbishment" and show 57 rooms in the current building and new extensions - two on the front elevation and one on the rear.

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Plans also include new lifts, a cafe area, lounges, a private dining room, cinema and a roof terrace.

If approved, 70 full-time equivalent jobs would be created.

The plans are from a newly formed company, Oak House 1111 Ltd, but make reference to a development company, Balmoral Investments. It is understood that the property is owned by the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority.

The site, which sits alongside commercial buildings, a Bannatynes Gym, and the recently rebranded Garner Hotel near to the M18, had been included in the safeguarded land for high speed rail.

The designation was lifted last year, four and a half years after the HS2 scheme to Leeds was scrapped and nine years after property owners first learnt of the plans.

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News: Peel Group makes £583m offer for Harworth Group

One of the leading infrastructure, transport and real estate investors in the UK, The Peel Group, has made a cash offer worth £582.88m for Rotherham-based Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for sustainable development and investment.

The offer is expected to result in "a significant headcount reduction."

Created from what was UK Coal, Harworth Group owns, develops, and manages a portfolio of over 15,000 acres of strategic land over 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. With a focus on Grade A industrial and logistics (I&L) space and emerging opportunities in the data centre market, the company has a target of £1bn of EPRA NDV - EPRA NDV is how Harworth measures the value of the its assets.

Manchester's The Peel Group is a long-term investor in Harworth, having held various ownership interests in Harworth over a number of years. The Peel Holdings directors believe that Harworth's assets would be best owned, managed and developed under the full control of Peel Holdings.

In its announcement, Peel said that it feels that Harworth's administrative expenses and net interest expenses are too high and increasing, whilst the investment portfolio's passing rental income has decreased. It adds that it expects the EPRA NDV for the first hald of 2026 to be below 31 December 2025 levels following years of increases, and that the NDV target growth rate towards a £1bn valuation is "highly unlikely to be achieved."

The announcement added: "BidCo [Peel] considers Harworth's direct development and hold strategy to be capital-intensive, slow to deliver value and increasingly unable to generate appropriate risk-adjusted returns. As a result, BidCo believes the business should pivot toward strategic land activities and selective development, a model that has a lower cost base and is more effectively executed within a private-company structure."

The largest three shareholders own approximately 75.7% of Harworth's share capital and are being offered a significant premium of 36.9%. to the volume-weighted average share price over the last one-month period.

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Peel would de-list the business from the stock exchange and on jobs, the announcement said: "Following the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional, BidCo expects to review overlapping functions across the Harworth Group, including senior management, corporate, operational, finance, human resources, compliance and other support functions.

"Based on BidCo's preliminary assessment, the Offer is expected to result in a significant headcount reduction and synergies from overlapping functions and the elimination of costs associated with Harworth's status as a listed company. BidCo has not yet determined the number of roles likely to be affected, the timing of any reductions or the specific functions or locations in which any reductions may occur and will provide further information to affected employees in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements."

Harwoth only moved to purpose-built offices at its flagship Waverley development earlier this year. Peel said that it "has not yet determined whether any changes will be made to the location of Harworth's headquarters or headquarters functions, or to the locations of Harworth's other fixed places of business." Any changes will be considered as part of a review into Harworth's assets.

Peel said that it would review Harworth's fixed asset base, including its strategic land bank and investment portfolio, and then intends to accelerate the disposal of selected assets.

Recovery plans for Doncaster-based UK Coal were put in place in May 2011 when the group reported a £124.6m loss and had a £450m pension deficit. The subsequent restructure in 2012 saw the new company, Coalfield Resources, focus on targeting the realisation of its property assets through the Harworth Estates Property Group Limited. Harworth Estates was completely acquired by Coalfield Resources in 2014.

Harworth Group plc grew to be listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index.

The developer behind MediaCity in Salford and the Trafford Centre, The Peel Group has a chequered history in South Yorkshire, namely through the purchase and subsequent closure of the region's airports.

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News: 180,000 sq ft pre-let at AMP in Rotherham

A deal has been struck for a new 180,000 sq ft unit at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham - if approved, it will be the largest unit on what is one of the UK’s leading destinations for advanced manufacturing.

Landowner and master developer, Harworth Group, confirmed the pre-let in its latest trading update.

In its Half Year Trading Update, the leading regeneration, strategic land and development business that has its new HQ alongside the AMP at Waverley in Rotherham, discussed new opportunities for data centres and advanced manufacturing.

Its highlights for the six months to June 30 2026 included deals that have been completed or in legals on three pre-lets for units to be built by Harworth and held in its investment portfolio and are expected to generate £3.7m of rental income a year.

At Gateway 36 in Barnsley, a deal has been signed with for a 30,700 sq ft unit for a logistics operator's new last-mile parcel and postal distribution facility.

A 108,600 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility for an automative parts designer will be built at Chatterley Park, Staffordshire - the first at the development.

And at the AMP, the new 180,000 sq ft unit is for an existing occupier.

Planning documents, seen by Rothbiz, show that Harworth intends to reconfigure a new Plot 1 at the AMP to combine the space granted outline approval for units 1, 6 and 7. An earthworks application would be required before a full planning application for the large unit that would sit between SBD Apparel and Insight Direct.

Overall, with recent deals for Technicut, Vulcan Seals and Danieli, Harworth only has around 200,000 sq ft of the total 2.1 million sq ft of consented development space remaining at the AMP. A completion of the park is expected in 2027.

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Harworth also said that it was progressing a total of 1.5m sq ft of letting and land sale negotiations across the portfolio. Following on from Harworth's first hyperscale data centre transaction, a £106.6m land sale to Microsoft in 2024, the group has identified a second site in its current portfolio.

Due to the scale and strength of opportunities across its industrial & logistics and powered land pipeline, with growing occupier interest, Harworth is now accelerating its reallocation of capital to higher returning opportunities aligned to powered land and industrial growth sectors.

Lynda Shillaw, Chief Executive of Harworth, said: "Harworth specialises in unlocking land at scale, with planning and power secured, and this is key to capturing high-returning development opportunities across the data centre and advanced manufacturing sectors. Our second data centre opportunity that we are highlighting today underlines Harworth's position as one of the most significant regional players in the rollout of the UK's digital infrastructure, working with some of the largest operators in the industry.

"In addition to these opportunities, we have seen strong momentum across our sales and lettings pipeline during the first half and into the second, including the first letting at our 1.1m sq ft Chatterley Park site, to an advanced manufacturer, and a further letting to a national logistics operator at our well-established Gateway 36 development.

"With our unique skillset, extensive land bank and 0.8GW of power connections across our portfolio either conditionally secured or in the pipeline, we are well positioned to accelerate our reallocation of capital to powered land and industrial growth sectors. This in turn will create a simpler, higher-returning platform to deliver sustainable future growth."

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News: Fast-growing franchised pizza brand targets Rotherham

A young successful UK pizza chain with a rapid popularity growth in the market looks to be heading to Rotherham.

A vacant unit on College Street in Rotherham town centre would be brought back into use, if plans are approved.

An application has been submitted to Rotherham Council on behalf of Caprinos Pizza, an award-winning brand that offers Italian American cuisine with menu items suitable for adults, children, and to share with family and friends.

Offering "joy in each slice," Caprinos is one of very few pizza brands offering a Halal menu across all of its branches.

The plans are for a change of use for the 980 sq ft unit from a café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis).

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Agents, Smith Surveyors, have the property listed as under offer, having advertised the rent at £15,000 per year.

The application, drawn up by planning consultants, Mason and Marlowe, states: "The property was a restaurant called Jo & Anna’s Zapiekarnia, with a menu that includes burgers, fries, pasta and steak dishes, plus Sunday dinners and English breakfasts. The new owner is Caprinos Pizza. The proposal is for a change of use from café restaurant to a restaurant and hot food takeaway."

From a single store in Didcot in 2014, Caprinos Pizza now operates over 120 stores across the UK, with additional locations in Ireland and Pakistan. The Rotherham move is part of plans to open 20 new UK stores in 2026 and reach 200 UK outlets by 2030.

The chain’s range of pizzas, includes the Asian Classic Mix with tandoori chicken, Vegetarian Supreme, and Caprinos Special featuring tandoori chicken and spicy beef.

The menu also includes sides and salads, loaded fries, wraps, desserts, and milkshakes. Recent new additions to the pizza menu include the Firecracker and La Espanola.

The last pizza chain to open in Rotherham town centre was Papa John's in 2018, but that was one of 43 "underperforming" UK stores that closed in 2024.

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News: Demolition marks end of a chapter in Rotherham regen scheme

Demolition work is well underway to make way for a brand-new community hub in the heart of a Rotherham town.

Planning permission was granted for a new library at Wath in 2024 as part of a scheme that is backed by government funding.

A new two-storey building will be built on the site of the existing library, as part of a £9.9m community and commercial development being delivered by Rotherham Council. Last year a Stage 1 Pre-construction contract was awarded to Tilbury Douglas following a competitive tendering exercise.

The new Wath Library project is set to include a state-of-the-art library building, improved public realm, redesign of the site to enhance connectivity and visibility of town centre offer, and address perceptions of security, provision of a new commercial unit in prime location on the market square to attract new businesses, improvements to facilities for learning, working, and making, and improvements to the car park.

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Demolition work began in February and as it takes place, stage 4 design work is being carried out.

Cllr. John Williams, Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy at Rotherham Council, said: “It’s great to see real progress on site. This project will create a modern, welcoming space for the community and play a key role in Wath’s future.”

In May, Rotherham Council's cabinet approved a further £2.04m for the project which secured £9.9m from the government's Levelling Up funds.

A council report set out that detailed contractor pricing and refinement of the scheme following appointment had "identified cost pressures that cannot be accommodated within existing contingencies."

Cost increases were due to an increase in demolition costs of around £800k, largely due to the presence of previously unidentified and significant levels of asbestos.

An increase in construction costs and inflationary increases due to delays in tendering, contractual negotiations, design and cost assessments and additional design fees all added to the rising costs.

An option to stick with the original £9.9m budget was discounted as providing a smaller building footprint and changing to the external design would require a full redesign and new Planning approval, causing significant delays to the project.

The report adds: "The scheme for Wath Library was developed with the aim of transforming this prominent site in one of the Borough’s principal settlements, with high quality place making in order to restore the cultural heart of the town centre, increase footfall, boost the local economy, and restore a sense of pride within the community.

"The scheme includes demolition of the existing library and the creation of a brand-new library to deliver a modern, inviting, and inclusive community facility. The redevelopment is designed to enhance the visitor experience between Biscay Way and the High Street to encourage visitors into the town centre."

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News: Vistry submits plans for 785 more homes in Rotherham greenbelt

A planning application has been submitted for the largest single development yet for so-called "safeguarded land" in Rotherham.

Rothbiz has reported on a number of recently proposed developments in Rotherham that are for sites in the local plan that were designated as "safeguarded land" rather than sites designated for housing. The 2018 plan set out that they may be needed in the future and taken out of the greenbelt after the end of the plan period in 2028.

Planning consultants are hoping to convince the local planning authority that the land should be used now to address the borough's housing needs.

Rothbiz reported last year that Vistry Group, the company that builds more UK homes than anyone else, had engaged with agents to begin planning enquiries with Rotherham Council on a large parcel of farm land near Dinnington.

Now an application has been submitted for up to 785 dwellings on 26.28 hectares of agricultural land at Oldcotes Road.

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Savills listed the site near Throapham for sale as development land. Historically in arable use, it is next to a smaller residential development site to the west which is owned by Harron Homes and is under development.

Rotherham Council is no longer able to demonstrate a Five-Year Land Supply given the changes at a national level that have increased housing targets. The target for new house building per annum in Rotherham has increased from circa 560 dpa (Dwellings Per Annum) to 1,111 dpa.

Savills, the agents for Vistry, said in the plans that "speculative planning applications for residential development in sustainable locations represent the only way to realistically meet this clear need for housing.

"The proposed development will make contributions necessary to mitigate impacts on infrastructure that places it above capacity. This would be in addition to payments required via the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

"Due to the scale of development, there will be a material increase to the use of local services. There are no services where this effects of this would be severe and mitigation measures are possible. Such increases where they exceed the capacity of existing services will be funded through the Section 106 agreement and through the Community Infrastructure Levy."

With two main access points, one via Heathrush Drive onto Oldcotes Road, and one via Leys Lane, plans show a range of house types and sizes with at least 25% affordable housing. The application also includes details of play areas and open space and a SUDS (Sustainable Drainage System) attenuation basin.

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News: Funding boost for £4m AMRC scale-up programme

A £4m project intended to support the development of knowledge and innovation-rich start-ups, spinouts and future scale-up businesses in South Yorkshire, has secured a £2m grant.

Earlier this year, the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) launched AMRC Scale-up, a programme designed to help high-growth deep tech companies scale manufacturing in defence, aerospace and energy. This followed on from FerretWorks - a Yorkshire slant on SkunkWorks - with the approach at the AMRC formed to incubate high risk/high reward ideas.

The AMRC has grown to become a world leader in manufacturing excellence, part of the national High Value Manufacturing Catapult network of research centres. With facilities in Rotherham and Sheffield it has more than 500 highly qualified researchers and engineers working on the manufacturing needs of the future, from composites to castings, additive manufacturing to machining.

The board at the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has now approved a £2m grant to build on the 2025/26 pilot year.

Using a total of £4m over the next four years, the project is primarily a revenue-funded business support / innovation programme, delivered through AMRC facilities and partner commercialisation routes. It will operate though FerretWorks and AMRC Start-Up, expanding The AMRC’s reach to support both university-led ventures and external founders, positioning AMRC as a central hub for manufacturing innovation and entrepreneurship.

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A SYMCA paper explains: "The programme builds on the success of the SYMCA-funded FerretWorks Start-Up pilot, creating a structured pathway to accelerate innovation, commercialisation, and business growth across South Yorkshire. It provides specialist manufacturing support to ventures emerging from the University of Sheffield Commercialisation Journey, while also attracting high-quality external entrepreneurs through strategic partnerships with organisations such as the Royal Academy of Engineering and Sheffield Technology Parks."

The programme aims to increase IP generation and commercialisation outcomes, attract and retain high-quality founders in South Yorkshire, strengthen the regional innovation ecosystem, support the creation of sustainable, high-growth businesses, and enhance collaboration between academia, industry, and external partners.

The report adds: "Ultimately, the programme will act as a feeder for the next generation of scale-up companies, driving long-term economic growth and delivering tangible societal benefit across the region."

Cllr. Chris Read, leader of Rotherham Council and deputy mayor for South Yorkshire, said: "This bit about how you move from big scale academic activity into wealth-producing, growth-driving, start-up activity is incredibly important, and generally not cracked across the country. It seems to me to be the right sort of space that we [SYMCA] should be in to try and mitigate some of those risks and create those pathways and make that normal behaviour for people.

"We have got this great asset in The AMRC, and being able to maximise the commercial opportunities coming out of that seems to particularly important, so I welcome the scheme."

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News: Demolition for vacant Rotherham shops

Demolition work has begun on a parade of council-owned shops on the edge of Rotherham town centre.

It had been expected that the cleared site will be redeveloped as housing.

Rothbiz reported last year that Rotherham Council had secured planning permission regarding the method of demolition for the vacant parade of shops on Wellgate.

The derelict properties that make up 86 - 102 Wellgate were set to be sold off by the council and were scheduled to go under the hammer with Pugh's online property auction. However, the lot was withdrawn before the auction took place.

Now a contractor has been appointed to demolish the buildings and clear the site.

Local Rotherham firm DSR Demolition Ltd has secured the £162,096 contract and the aim is to complete the work, including all substructures and foundations, by September 2026.

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Previous plans stated: "The buildings are no longer fit for purpose and deteriorating in condition. The buildings are proposed to be demolished, and future development of the site will then be considered."

Tender documents state: "The site is to be remediated of all spoil and surfacing leaving evenly graded and secured with solid hoarding security panels until future development of the site is undertaken."

In preparation for the completion of the demolition, Rotherham Council is hoping to secure planning permission for 2.5 metre PVC site hoardings for the perimeter of the 0.19 acre site.

When up for auction the lot was given the guide price of £25,000 and advertised as a redevelopment opportunity with a legal clause stating that the site will be required to be redeveloped for residential purposes only.

Clauses showed that the council would demolish all buildings and clear the site with a three year buy back option proposed so the council could reacquire the site if progress was not made.

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News: OnDemand bus service aims to reconnect Rotherham

Residents of parts of Rotherham with limited access to scheduled bus services are being targeted by a new flexible public transport service to connect them to employment, education, healthcare, and retail.

Rothbiz reported last year that South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) was looking to launch a pilot project around demand responsive transport as part of its work to address connectivity issues across the region following the Mayor’s decision to take control of the buses.

Using £0.95m from the government's Transport Innovation Fund (TIF), SYMCA has appointed technology partner Via for the pilot that will begin operating from 3 August for 12 months across parts of Doncaster and Rotherham. 

The service introduces a new way of travelling, allowing passengers to book shared bus journeys through the OnDemand app up to one week in advance or by phone, with no fixed routes or timetables. 

Designed to improve connections in areas where traditional services are limited, OnDemand will help people access jobs, education, healthcare and key destinations across the region. Unlike conventional bus routes, OnDemand uses intelligent technology to group passengers travelling in the same direction, offering a flexible, efficient and affordable service. 

Fares will start from £3 per journey, with concessions and discounts available, and the service will run Monday to Saturday between 5am and 6pm.  Importantly, the new service has been designed to complement not replace the existing public transport network, helping more people connect to buses, trams and trains across South Yorkshire.  

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South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard said: “The People’s Network will put people first, making sure everyone in South Yorkshire can get where they need to go, when they need to get there. OnDemand in Doncaster and Rotherham brings that idea to life, with a flexible, modern service built around our everyday lives, not fixed routes or timetables. 

“Whether it’s getting to work, visiting loved ones, making an appointment or accessing education, communities in Doncaster and Rotherham will have more choice and greater control over how to travel. OnDemand is another important step towards building a public transport system that truly works for everyone – the People’s Network.” 

The Rotherham areas included in the OnDemand area are Waverley, Ulley, Morthern, Thurcroft, Brookhouse, Dinnington, Firbeck, Letwell, Todwick, Woodsetts, Thorpe Salvin and Harthill.

Users can travel within the designated operating zone. but for those travelling beyond the zone, OnDemand can connect passengers to designated interchange hubs (Dinnington, Rotherham Hospital, Rotherham town centre, Crystal Peaks) for onward travel using buses, trams or rail services.

Cllr Chris Read, Leader of Rotherham Council, said:  “It’s great to see this pilot becoming a reality. We know that as bus services have reduced in recent decades, the impact of that has been particularly felt in more rural areas. The way that public transport operates had got to change. That’s why we wanted to prioritise this opportunity for communities to the south of our borough, complementing and enhancing existing public transport, but also offering a flexibility that traditional bus services just can’t provide. 

“So if you’re at home in Todwick or Brookhouse, for example, and you need to get to the Tanyard, Rotherham Hospital or Meadowhall and back, this service provides a new convenient way to do that. I hope that people will give it a go, and their experiences will certainly help us to shape the future of public transport in the borough.” 

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