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Plans to refurbish square Star 5 February 1998
Council to reconsider provision of public toilets Rotherham Advertiser 6 February 1998
Building Regulations
Confusion over difference between planning consent
and building regulations Rotherham Advertiser 23 August 1996
Closed Circuit Television
Closed circuit TV system to be in operation by May Rotherham Advertiser 5 April 1996
Star 16 May 1996
Article and photos Star 24 May 1996
Official launch of CCTV scheme Star 1 June 1996
Star 7 June 1996
Drop in crime figures for town centre Rotherham Advertiser 19 July 1996
Reduction in crime and vandalism Star 9 January 1997
CCTV to be installed eight village shopping areas Rotherham Advertiser 29 August 1997
Council to bid for funding for extra cameras Rotherham Advertiser 30 July 1999
College Walk Development
A number of stores interested in taking units Rotherham Advertiser 12 July 1996
Dearne Valley
Three Korean electrical engineering companies to
Build factories South Yorkshire Times 8 March 1996
£3million European funding for former mining communities Rotherham Advertiser 13 December 1996
Dearne Valley Partnership awarded funding of £3million Star 17 December 1996
Development Plan
Model constructed to show proposed development of town Rotherham Advertiser 30 June 1951
Eastwood
Government grant of £12.2 million for regeneration Yorkshire Post 2 January 1996
Star 8th January 1996
Households to be surveyed over improvement project Star 27 February 1996
Residents opinions sought on development of area Rotherham Advertiser 23 August 1996
Lord Henley signs agreement for project funding Rotherham Advertiser 8 November 1996
Replica of Oakhill flats complex to be used as blueprint
For redevelopment project Star 29th November 1996
Economic Development Plan
Draft plan detailing economic expansion for next 12 months Rotherham Advertiser 30 may 1997
Ten Year programme of community development Rotherham Advertiser 29 may 1998
Emporium
Plans for retail/residential development, Market Street Rotherham Advertiser 16 April 1999
Environment Agency - see Templeborough
High Street
Plans to convert former Muntus store into public house Rotherham Advertiser 30 October 1998
Imperial Buildings
Refurbishment wins Civic Trust Award Rotherham Advertiser 2 February 1996
Industrial Development Land
Council may have to sell land for housing developments Yorkshire Post 9 December 1998
Masbrough Street
Plans to build supermarket Rotherham Advertiser 30 October 1998
Decision deferred on planned supermarket Rotherham Advertiser 5 November 1999
Meadowbank Road
Plans for nightclub / casino and shops for site next to M1 Rotherham Advertiser 26 September 1997
Sheffield City Council object to development Rotherham Advertiser 3 July 1998
Moorgate Conservation Area
Application to form car park at Thomas Rotherham College Rotherham Advertiser 16 August 1996
New York Riverside Scheme - See- Regeneration - Single Regeneration Budget
Regeneration - Coalfields
Government investment to revitalise former pit sites Rotherham Advertiser 8 November 1996
Coalfield Partnership Bid formed Rotherham Advertiser30 October 1998
(3 items
Regeneration - Objective 1
Rotherham in line to bid for European funding Yorkshire Post 18 November 1998
Objective one status granted Star 3 July 1999
New bid for extra funding Star 18 October 1999
Regeneration - Objective 2
European funding of £4.7million to encourage job creation Rotherham Advertiser 31 October 1997
Funding awarded to eight projects Rotherham Advertiser 3 September 1999
Regeneration - RESIDER II
EU funding of £20million for former industrial areas Rotherham Advertiser 2 August 1996
Government ban on councillors sitting on committees Rotherham Advertiser 18 October 1996
Regeneration - Rotherham Area Action
Scheme is extended for further year Rotherham Advertiser 29 November 1996
Regeneration - Single Regeneration Budget
£7million funding for project to help young people Star 17 December 1996
Funding will provide training scheme for 16-24year olds Rotherham Advertiser 20 December 1996
Bid for funding to improve Catcliffe,Canklow and Aldwarke Rotherham Advertiser 18 April 1997
Funding towards New York Riverside Scheme Rotherham Advertiser 26 march 1999
£16.5million funding for coalfield communities Rotherham Advertiser 16 July 1999
Rotherham Economic Partnership
Meeting to discuss Challenge Fund 3 bid for funding Rotherham 23 February 1996
Report on 1998/1999 business plan Rotherham Advertiser 7 August 1998
Rotherham Industrial Development Office
To promote town to business people Rotherham Advertiser 10 May 1996
Director Peter Fairholm to visit Companies in Korea Star 19 June 1996
Article about Director and staff Star 26 June 1996
Promoting town in terms of business and tourism Rotherham Advertiser 18 October 1996
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Members of public will be allowed into planning meetings Star 2 October 1996
Object to planned petrol station Sheffield/Rotherham border Rotherham Advertiser 9 October 1998
Object to development near borough boundary at Ecclesfield Rotherham Advertiser 30 April 1999
Call for public inquiry into proposed retail site, Meadowhall Rotherham Advertiser 6 August 1999
St. Ann's
Plan of re-development Rotherham Advertiser 6 February 1965
Templeborough
European funding of £4.8million for regeneration project Rotherham Record 14 August 1996
Environment Agency regional HQ to be based on site Rotherham Advertiser 3 October 1997
Tourism
Special tourism panel formed Star 4 January 1997
Tourism panel meeting Rotherham Advertiser 23 May 1997
Rotherham Shop" opened to sell tourist items Rotherham Advertiser 30 may 1997
Town wins two prestigious tourism awards Rotherham Advertiser 30 May 1997
Town Centre
Designated as conservation area RMBC Minutes 4th October 1995
Fresh ideas needed to combat effect of Meadowhall. Rotherham Advertiser 19 January 1996
Report by town centre manager Rotherham Advertiser 21 June 1996
First meeting of town centre initiative Rotherham Advertiser 26 January 1996
Councillors reject plans for parking schemes Rotherham Advertiser 26 January 1996
Friends of Rotherham group is launched Rotherham Advertiser 2 February 1996
Friends of group appeal for members Rotherham Advertiser 22 March 1996
Frederick street multi-storey car park renovated Star 29 March 1996
Wheelchair user claims town inaccessible to disabled shoppers Rotherham Advertiser 19 July 1996
Free car parking scheme to be extended Rotherham Advertiser 4 October 1996
Shoppers say free parking scheme too expensive Rotherham Advertiser 18 October 1996
Team formed to clean up town centre Rotherham Advertiser 15 November 1996
Second meeting of town centre initiative Rotherham Advertiser 7 February 1997
Friends of Rotherham action group to help clean up town centre Star 12 March
Late night leisure quarter may be created Rotherham Advertiser 1997
Wellgate residents concerned about street cleaning Rotherham Advertiser 6 June 1997
Survey indicates Rotherham is recognised as most affluent
business town in north Rotherham Advertiser 27 June 1997
Christmas Illuminations to cost £40,000 to £50,000 Rotherham Advertiser 31 October 1997
Stores competing for trade against Meadowhall complex Rotherham Advertiser 5 December 1997
Stores admit slow start to Christmas shopping Rotherham Advertiser 19 December 1997
Annual meeting of town centre initiative Rotherham Advertiser 6 February 1998
Town Centre manager, Valerie Catterall, leaving Rotherham Advertiser 13 November 1998
Towntalk project aims to get all businesses on-line Rotherham Advertiser 12 March 1999
Town Centre Initiative report Rotherham Advertiser 26 March 1999
New town centre manager to be appointed Rotherham Advertiser 22 October 1999
Major campaign to attract shoppers to town Star 18 December 1999
Unitary Development Plan
Second public inquiry to be held Star 2 October 1996
Inquiry may last five months Rotherham Advertiser 4 October 1996
Large areas of land designated for housing Rotherham Advertiser 10 January 1997
In final stages of preparation Rotherham Record 13 January 1999
Notice of intent to adopt plans Rotherham Advertiser 14 May 1999
Copies of adopted plans available for inspection Rotherham Advertiser 2 July 1999
Members of public invited to give opinions on plan Rotherham Advertiser 23 July 1999
Vat Registration
17.3% increase in registered businesses Rotherham Record 20 March 1996
Rotherham Advertiser 22 March 1996
Yorkshire and Humberside Development Agency
To hold meetings with business people in the area Rotherham Advertiser 20 September 1996
campaign to attract overseas businesses to Rotherham Rotherham Advertiser 29 November 1996 |