2020 Roads Programme

Rotherham Council's road improvement programme is still repairing roads across the borough and councillors have worked to ensure a number of roads across Wingfield Ward are in the programme.

We’re pleased to report there are a number of roads in our ward have been included.

See the list of planned highway repairs in Wingfield here

£5m Greasbrough Junction Improvement

Greasbrough will see road improvement works begin within weeks after almost £5 million of funding was confirmed.

Sheffield City Region’s Mayoral Combined Authority voted in favour of a £2.45 million scheme to transform the mini roundabout at the bottom of Potter Hill into a crossroads.

Earlier designs suggested the roundabout would be enlarged but the approved design shows a signalled crossroads with Coach Road, Main Street and Greenside.

Sue Sykes, Sheffield City Region’s Assistant Director of Programme and Performance, said: “The scheme includes a series of dedicated left and right turn lanes where appropriate to improve junction capacity and control conflicting movements, which currently cause considerable delay on the B6089 at all times of the day."

Libraries 'Order and Collect' service

A new ‘Order and Collect’ service is now available at Greasbrough library.

If you are interested in a particular author or book you can look at the online Library Catalogue to see if the book or books are on the shelf in the library, and then fill out the online form to make a request to order them for collection from that site.

Library staff will then agree a date and time for you to come to the library to pick up the books. This will help manage queues safely and efficiently and in line with social distancing.

Order and collect from Greasbrough Library here

The Order and Collect service is also available at Aston, Brinsworth, Dinnington, Maltby, Riverside House, Rawmarsh, Swinton, Thorpe Hesley, Wath and Wickersley Libraries.

There are also lots of fun activities for all the family on Rotherham Libraries Facebook page. And if you are not a library member it is easy to sign up online. 

New path on Fenton Road

A new path that runs from the car park outside the shops onto Fenton Road is currently under construction.  These works are in conjunction with the cycle path that runs along Fenton Road which was completed earlier this year.

Wentworth Woodhouse Birds Project

A total of 10,000 birds will form The Flock, a huge art installation on the lawns of the stately home in the autumn.

The moving display will mark Covid-19 lockdown and inspire people to engage with local arts, culture and heritage.

Each bird, a symbol of freedom and how communities pulled together, can be decorated with messages and artwork which can also reflect affection for the Rotherham stately home being regenerated by a Preservation Trust.

Find out more information about the Wentworth Woodhouse Birds Project and distribution points 

Listening Ear Bereavement Service

Launched earlier in the year, the Listening Ear South Yorkshire Bereavement Service has been extended until December to help people who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic.

Open to anyone who has lost loved ones during this difficult time, whether from the virus or otherwise, local health and care organisations across South Yorkshire wanted to make sure there were services available to support people whilst they may be physically distant from their families and friends.

Find out more about the Listening Ear Bereavement Service 

Flood alleviation works

Scooby Lane (from Greasbrough to Parkgate) is currently closed to vehicles. This is to allow works to be carried out to repairs to the brooks banking and remove any foreign objects from the brook and banking.  Once complete it will allow the water to flow freely and prevent flooding.

CityFibre

CityFibre is building a new full fibre network in Rotherham and is using a range of build methods across the city to connect each area so that residents can access gigabit-speed broadband. 

Find out more about what the Gigabit City Rotherham project will mean for you at
cityfibre.com/gigabit-cities