Description | Badsley Moor Lane Johnson Court housing for elderly to open Star 8 November 1988
Blackburn Site proposed for flats RA 19 August 1950
Broom Valley Public invited to inspect new flats RA 19 August 1950
Buying of Council Homes Miners & steel workers using redundancy pay to buy homes Star 16 February 1989 Council to review policy of selling certain types of housing RA 4 May 1990 Tenants who bought homes facing financial problems Star 2 December 1994
Canklow £1.9 million scheme for renovations to estate RA 4 December 1987 Community Refurbishment Scheme hailed a success Star 22 November 1989
Clifton Lane Many applications to live in new Beeversleigh development RA 13 November 1970 Beeversleigh residents declared happiest flat dwellers Star 27 September 1990
Doncaster Road Site proposed for flats RA 19 August 1950 Dispute over keeping pets in Oakhill Flats RA 15 September 1989 RA 6 February 1990 Eldon Road Flat development nearing completion Star 3 September 1987
East Herringthorpe Construction in progress of first prefabricated houses RA 19 May 1945 First prefabricated houses completed in Mowbray Street RA 4 August 1945 First local authority permanent housing scheme starts RA 1 September 1945 First 100 houses aiming to be ready by end of year RA 22 September 1945 First houses to be opened RA 15 December 1945 Council hope to demolish temporary housing within 5 years RA 6 October 1962 Report reveals decline of standards of living on estate RA 29 May 1987 Rent collector killed Star 4 June 1992
Gardens Annual Council House Gardens Competition cancelled RA 1 July 1994
Herringthorpe Photograph of the tenants of the Durham Estate RA 14 May 1932 Photograph of the recreation room on the Swinburne Estate RA 23 January 1937 Overview of housing for older people in Herringthorpe RA 15 May 1937
Homelessness Homeless population doubled in five years RA 18 March 1988 Councillors to look at changes to housing policy Star 9 November 1988 Council to receive report on plight facing homeless Yorks Post 11 November 1988 Young people sleeping rough under Wath library S Y Times 2 March 1990 Family spend night at police station in Attercliffe Star 30 July 1991 List drawn up of number of homeless people Star 21 January 1992 Government cuts in housing blamed for rise of homeless RA 31 July 1992 Churchgoers to sleep rough to highlight plight of homeless Yorks Post 1 June 1994 Star 7 June 1995
Housing Conditions Family protests over condition of flat RA 19 February 1988 Tenant wins compensation for delays to house repairs Star 5 August 1993 RA 6 August 1993 RA 13 August 1993
Housing Policy Councillor explains housing policy R Express 1 March 1919 First council in the North to build permanent housing RA 1 September 1945 Overview of Central Housing Advisory Committee report RA 19 May 1951 Housing statistics for Rotherham area RA 13 August 1960 Council plan to build 2,500 new homes Star 27 May 1965 Facelift planned for over 1,200 pre-war council dwellings RA 5 November 1971 Firm wins contract to refurbish existing council homes Star 6 September 1988 Request to Minister not impose further cuts on RMBC RA 23 December 1988 Cash crisis for housing investment programme RA 23 June 1989 Bungalows upgraded with uPVC windows RA 15 September 1989 Search for land to occupy 12,000 new homes by 2000 Star 9 January 1990 Council to consider cat and dog tenancy rules Star 6 February 1990 Council invited to submit 3 year housing strategy RA 24 July 1992 Council unable to spend £34m raised from house sales Record 13 January 1993 RA 22 January 1993 New clause in contracts for good behaviour to staff Yorks Post 26 January 1993 RA 29 January 1993 Council to build no new homes S Y Times 23 July 1993 Report describes housing situation as appalling Record 29 September 1993 Cuts in Housing Associations' development programme RA 17 December 1993 Foreign housing associations may bid for council contract Star 30 March 1994 Partnership created in order to build low cost housing RA 27 May 1994 Council to ask tenants to move into smaller houses Star 17 November 1994 RA 18 November 1994 Council to continue managing council housing stock RA 1 December 1995 Rotherham awarded £12 million of SRB funding RA 15 December 1995 Kimberworth Park Outline of initial estate development RA 23 September 1950
Meadowbank Road New development opened by Bishop of Sheffield Star 24 January 1991
Rent Council house rents frozen Star 10 March 1987 Rent arrears still top £1,103,000 RA 12 June 1987 Rents to remain frozen for sixth year running RA 26 February 1988 Problems with collection of rent from Reema homes tenants RA 6 May 1988 Rent arrears figure now at £1.8 million RA 12 August 1988 Rents frozen for seventh year running RA 10 March 1989 Rent arrears figure now at almost £2 million RA 23 June 1989 Star 6 July 1989 Rents frozen for eighth successive year RA 9 March 1990 Rents lower than almost all other metropolitan authorities Messenger 25 April 1990 Rent arrears figure now past £2 million mark RA 8 June 1990 Rents to rise by 92p per week RA 8 February 1991 Tenants warned of possible massive rent increase Star 22 November 1991 Council one of worst 50 in country for rent arrears Star 6 February 1992 RA 14 February 1992 Rent collector killed Star 4 June 1992 Rent collectors concerned about safety Star 8 June 1992 Star 9 June 1992 Rent arrears reduced but still at high level RA 12 June 1992 Door-to-door rent collection to continue RA 9 October 1992 New clause in contracts for good behaviour to staff Yorks Post 26 January 1993 RA 29 January 1993 Rents to rise by £3.00 per week RA 5 February 1993 Radios for rent collectors to cost £50,000 Star 8 July 1993 Comparison of rent arrears in South Yorkshire Star 21 July 1993 Rents to rise by 68p per week Star 4 February 1994 Rents to rise by £3.98 per week Star 15 February 1995 Star 17 February 1995 Rents to now rise to £4.31 per week RA 17 February 1995 St Ann's Flats Demolition RA 7 November 1986 Study to see if new site can heat nearby council buildings Star 3 November 1988 Planning officials studying the future of site Star 28 November 1986 Councillors to meet to discuss site Star 8 August 1988 Redevelopment work expected to start in early 1989 Star 11 August 1989 Application for sheltered housing plan on site RA 20 January 1989 Further development plans for site RA 12 January 1990 Star 19 January 1990 Work set to start on £4 million sheltered housing complex Star 23 July 1990 RA 27 July 1990 New housing development officially launched Star 29 April 1992 RA 1 May 1992 St John's Road New flats officially opened Star 2 March 1990 Tenancy Applications Waiting list for housing soars RA 30 March 1990 Waiting list for housing increases by 80% RA 9 August 1991 Waiting list stands at 22,000 RA 7 May 1993 Waiting list for council housing at 23,000 Star 22 September 1993 RA 24 September 1993 Report describes situation as appalling Record 29 September 1993
Wellgate Council plan for 36 flat complex Star 3 September 1987 |