In a dramatic and historic night last Tuesday, local offal magnate Norman Fettle swept to an unexpected victory in the Rotherham mayoral election, defeating favourite Irene Baker in the process. Regular readers will recall that it has been a hard and bitter campaign, with allegations and counter allegations flying back and forth, but when the

A 27 year old woman from Thrybergh with breathing problems was left fuming after being asked to leave the Ho Fat Chinese restaurant on Effingham Street last Thursday. Mum of five Tracey Large, who walks with the aid of a stick,  had gone to the popular restaurant with friends to celebrate a maintenance award against

A Herringthorpe plumber has stunned friends and colleagues by refusing to reveal whether he keeps any tools in his van overnight. Ted Rogers from Chaucer Road says that his tool storage arrangements are nobody else’s business, and he has absolutely no intention of putting any kind of  signage on his 2007 Renault van, informing the

Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US presidential election has given fresh hope and inspiration to a group of Rotherham residents who felt that their life chances were for ever limited by circumstances. They are people who are often overlooked and shunned by society, but have now been handed a new lease on life. Until

A Brecks man has stunned friends and neighbours by putting his car in his garage. BMW driving Keith Parker, 64 of Bawtry Rd hit on the novel idea of storing his £25,000 car in the brick built garage after realising that it was worth about a thousand  times what was already in there. “I know

The publisher of the world renowned Rotherham Bugle has had a right hissy fit this week after learning that the journals social media standing is more than a little bit crap. The Big Enchilada, as he likes to be known, for reasons nobody has been able to figure out because he’s not big, not American

A furious row has broken out between a local tattoo artist and his client after what started out as a routine inking session, left both of them requiring emergency hospital treatment. Vintage film fan and part time plus size model Tracey Munter (23), had visited the Ink It Good Tattoo Emporium on Wellgate last week

A Rawmarsh woman is appealing for help finding her husband who hasn’t been seen for over 12 months after leaving home to start work on a new job with the highways agency. Raymond Collins left his home on Ingshead Avenue on 16th August 2016 to start work on the M1 improvement scheme running through South

With less than a week to go before the Rotherham mayoral election, campaigning on both sides has turned personal, with accusation and counter accusation flying back and forth. Last month, we reported on alleged sexual improprieties perpetrated by leading candidate  and offal magnate, Norman Fettle. Immediately after publication we received a call  from Maureen Bolster

There was further controversy surrounding Ryanair this week as officials at Doncaster/Sheffield  Robin Hood Airport announced that it will be a test site for the airlines latest initiative to make flight pricing run more closely in parallel with resource usage. As from next Thursday,  alongside the rack for checking the size of  hand luggage, passengers