Works started yesterday on our public realm improvements in the centre of Swinton. By the end of the summer there’ll be a new walkway, planting, benches and a toddlers’ play space. Just one of our high street improvement projects. #BetterBorough
…And stopped on the way home check on the pavement resurfacing on The Lea. As you do.
Completing a run of visits to our new municipal play areas with a hot chocolate at the new Waterfront restaurant at Rother Valley Country Park… www.rvcp.co.uk/the-waterfro...
Massive flag too. Slowly filled with the things kids said made us, us.
The sun shone, thousands of people turned up, some dragon stories were told, and every corner of the borough got its flag back 🏴
You’re right.
In summary.
I mean look, a Labour government *cannot* cut welfare spending to increase defence spending. It’s just silly to pretend it can.
And more generally: “cut social spending to rearm” is just awful advice across the EU. Is Europe more or less secure if populists win elections?
Had chance to take a sneak peek at the new council homes we’ve been building at Canklow today, adjacent to the new Adults day centre at Castle View. Not an exaggeration to say for some people these will be life changing.
Rotherham Theatres awarded £200,000 government arts funding
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This morning’s Swinton Rockingham street surgery. Thanks to the team as always, and to those residents who took the time to speak.
✅ And releasing another £1m to reduce the council’s carbon emissions
✅ Formally endorsing our involvement in the Don Valley Corridor Mayoral Development Zone
✅ And checking in on progress with our Street Safe and roadside cleaning investments
Busy agenda at Cabinet this morning:
✅ Launching a consultation on insourcing some Adult Social Care services
✅ Endorsing a partnership approach to tackle domestic abuse
✅ Agreeing our Year Ahead Plan for the next 12 months
✅ A new £1m fund to support residents facing financial crisis
Orban had conceded.
It’s a bad day for populism.
Farage, Goodwin and Orr were all knee deep.
Our new play equipment in Rosehill Park looking lovely in the sunshine - and damp in the rain!
“And who lost the most? The Iranian people, who have not only suffered the destruction of homes, workplaces, hospitals… but remain under the heel of theocratic rule, their struggle for freedom cynically exploited, then abandoned.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Thanks Stephen.
Think you might like this @sundersays.bsky.social ⬆️
In a world that’s increasingly uncertain, when it’s easy to feel lost, and when some people are intent on driving us apart - let’s come together instead. 🏴
Next Saturday. You’re invited.
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And this is all that matters.
My four year old said it was “the best movie ever”!
Rotherham Council’s Cabinet is set to agree how government funding worth £5.2 million will be used to support some of the borough’s most vulnerable residents and those facing financial hardship when it meets on Monday 13 April.
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This is a great Don Valley Corridor story - an £85m government investment, creating 250 jobs in clean energy technologies: itm-power.com/news/pound86...
Something wrong here.
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This is of course a problem that has now infected much of our media coverage too. The usual norms just don’t adequately inform. Meanwhile attention is filled with rage bait and slop.
A reminder that this is the same "unhinged" war and President the Daily Mail has spent weeks berating Keir Starmer for not joining and following
NIGEL FARAGE PROUD TO CALL DONALD TRUMP 'A FRIEND
"A whole civilization will die tonight."
Amen.
