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71-474: Wilko.com Limited (trading as Wilko ) is a British homeware and household retail chain owned by Norton Group Holdings (parent company of The Range and Homebase ) since 2023, prior to which it was owned by Wilko Limited , founded in the United Kingdom in 1930. The company who owned Wilko, Wilko Limited (formerly Wilkinson Cash Stores Limited, Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited, and Wilko Retail Limited)

142-402: A 'fresh start'. The National Crime Agency was called in to investigate whether Rotherham councillors were complicit in hiding the depth and scale of the child abuse due to a "fear of losing their jobs and pensions" following a concern that they might be considered "racist" if they spoke out. According to the new report, the councillors were driven by " political correctness ". Jayne Senior ,

213-607: A Mr Lete and Mr Bayley, were paid for guarding her. The Rotherham area had been used for iron production since the Roman occupation of Britain. Toward the end of the 18th century, coal seams near the town made Rotherham an important settlement in the Industrial Revolution . Coal was exported from the town by river, and this led to infrastructure improvements in the River Don's navigability. The River Don eventually became an artery of

284-511: A branch to the Greasbrough canal and coal-field; it was opened [in] 1838, and the distance is about six miles....The market is on Monday, for corn, cattle, and provisions: on alternate Mondays is a celebrated market for fat-cattle, sheep, and hogs, numerously attended by grazers from distant parts of the country; and fairs take place on Whit-Monday and December 1st, for cattle. A court leet is held annually, at which constables and other officers for

355-658: A cosmetics company, signed a deal with Wilko to sell their products in UK shops. In January 2022, Wilko announced the closure of 15 stores with costly long leases. Wilko paid its owners, led by the Wilkinson family, a £3 million dividend again. In January 2023, Wilko confirmed it had borrowed £40 million from the restructuring firm Hilco Capital . It followed this in February with plans to cut up to 400 jobs. On 3 August 2023, Wilko announced its intention to appoint administrators as it

426-414: A designated enterprise zone with benefits and incentives given to attract new industry and development in the area. Within the first year, ten new companies were established within the zone. The former chemical works at Barbot Hall, which had been derelict, was developed into a new industrial estate and named 'Brookside', after Mangham Brook, which runs alongside it. Rotherham was affected by flooding in

497-498: A falling-out of the family. In August 2017, Wilko began negotiations with the GMB trade union over the company's plan to cut 4,000 jobs. The board paid the family owners a £3 million dividend. In March 2018, Wilko began to sell 285 of its own brand products in Dubai through Ace Hardware , marking the first time that Wilko had sold through another retailer. In June 2020, Warpaint London,

568-462: A former youth town worker, was reported to have worked for more than a decade to expose rampant child sexual abuse in Rotherham, but had been met with "indifference and scorn". Senior was awarded an MBE in the 2016 Birthday Honours . All Saints Minster , on a square of the same name, was built using neat-cut pieces made of a unique sandstone, Rotherham Red, with a low-pitched lead roofing. It

639-453: A full election in 2016, declaring that the authority was not currently fit for purpose, and its powers would not revert until the dis-empowered councillors could prove their fitness to carry out all of the council's duties without intervention. One of the commissioners was appointed to specialise in child protection. The Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham covers the constituencies of Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) which has been held by

710-473: A local nature reserve. The site is home to the massive sculpture Steel Henge, a Stonehenge replica which is in fact made from iron ingots. Following a 2012 article published in The Times newspaper alleging the cover-up of large-scale sexual abuse of young children by gangs of people of Pakistani origin in Rotherham, Rotherham Council commissioned Professor Alexis Jay , a former chief social work adviser to

781-665: A month earlier. In October 2023, Norton Group Holdings said that the company would open 5 new stand-alone Wilko stores “before Christmas". This came just under 3 weeks after the collapsed retailer ceased operations. This would include a store in both Plymouth and Exeter , two in the southeast , and one in the north . By 29 March 2024, Wilko stores had opened in Plymouth, Exeter, Luton , St Albans , and Rotherham , with an additional store planned to open in Poole in August 2024. In July 2024, it

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852-489: A retail store on Sugar Mill Business Park in 1989. Initially trading as Chris Dawson Superstores (CDS), the name would later change to The Range in the early 1990s. The Range would then later grow into a major retailer across the United Kingdom, with Norton Group Holdings becoming the ultimate owning company. In September 2023, the company acquired the brand and digital assets of discount retailer Wilko for £5,000,000 after Wilko's parent company collapsed into administration

923-608: A year. The operation closed down in 1993. The first railway stations, Holmes and Rotherham Westgate both on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway opened on 31 October 1838. Holmes station was located close to the works of Isaac Dodds and Son , pioneers in the development of railway technology. Later railway stations included Parkgate and Aldwarke railway station on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway , which opened in July 1873,

994-462: Is Yorkshire , and Rotherham was once part of the West Riding of Yorkshire . In 1974, this administrative county was abolished during a reorganisation of local government. Subsequently, Rotherham became part of the county of South Yorkshire , where it makes up one of four metropolitan boroughs. Rotherham had a population of 109,691 in the 2011 census . The borough had a 2022 population of 268,354,

1065-608: Is a Grade I listed building . A Belfry was added to the church in 1501 and today the Minster houses 13 bells. A church has stood on the site since before the Norman Conquest and the current building dates from the 15th century and includes parts from earlier Saxon and Norman structures. Clayton and Bell working to George Gilbert Scott 's designs constructed the east window. Stained glass makers and designers A. Gibbs, Camm Brothers, Heaton, Butler and Bayne and James Bell are known makers of

1136-636: Is named after Boston, Massachusetts , the scene of the Boston Tea Party . Built in the 18th century, Clifton House houses Clifton Park Museum . On the outskirts of Rotherham, a brick-built glass making furnace, the Catcliffe Glass Cone , is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of four remaining in the United Kingdom – the others being the Red House Cone in

1207-461: Is unusual. Most others abbey ruins of this age are no more than foundations or a single storey, following the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s. Rotherham has three Further Education institutions and colleges. These are Thomas Rotherham College , Dearne Valley College and the Rotherham College of Arts and Technology . The Rotherham College of Arts and Technology has a campus in

1278-642: The 64th most populous district in England. Evidence of Iron Age and Roman settlements has been found in Rotherham area. This includes a small Roman fort to the south-west in the upper flood meadow of the Don at Templeborough . Rotherham was founded in the early Middle Ages . Its name is from Old English hām 'homestead, estate', meaning 'homestead on the Rother'. The river name is of Brittonic origin for 'main river', ro- 'over, chief' and duβr 'water'. Another river called

1349-579: The Kiveton Park Rural District and Rotherham Rural District . The Labour Party have controlled the authority since the 1974 incorporation of the Metropolitan Borough. Following the 2016 child sexual exploitation scandal, the way in which local councillors are elected in Rotherham changed, replacing annual rolling elections, with whole council elections every four years. This change coincided with notable boundary changes, which changed

1420-639: The Parkgate and Rawmarsh railway station on the North Midland Railway and the Rotherham Masborough railway station also on the North Midland Railway. Rotherham Forge and Rolling Mill occupied an island in the river known as Forge Island. Its managing director was Francis Charles Moss of Wickersley, until his death in 1942. The site was later occupied by a Tesco superstore, and by 2024 was

1491-667: The Rother flows through East Sussex . An Anglo-Saxon settlement, with an ecclesiastical parish , was established near the Roman ford across the River Don. The 1086 Domesday Book records a manor previously held by lord Hakon in 1066 tenanted by William the Conqueror 's half-brother, Robert de Mortain . The 1086 record shows an absentee lord who held the most inhabited manor , Nigel Fossard . The town area today includes eight outlying Domesday estates. Eight adult male householders were counted as villagers, three were smallholders and one

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1562-736: The SS Great Eastern . In 1864, the ironworks was taken over by the Parkgate Iron Co. Ltd, becoming the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in 1888. The company was purchased by Tube Investments Ltd in 1956 and closed in 1974. Steel, Peech and Tozer 's massive Templeborough steelworks (now the Magna Science Adventure Centre ) was, at its peak, over a mile (1.6 km) long, employing 10,000 workers, and housing six electric arc furnaces producing 1.8 million tonnes of steel

1633-450: The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government , commissioned Louise Casey to conduct a best value investigation of Rotherham Council. She issued a report of her findings in February 2015. Both reports stated that a majority of the known perpetrators were of Pakistani heritage. Casey noted that the severity of the issue had not been addressed, and to a large extent this was

1704-433: The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation system of navigable inland waterways. During the early Industrial Revolution iron, and later steel, became the principal industries in Rotherham, surviving into the 20th century. The Walker family built an iron empire in the 18th century, their foundries producing high quality cannons, including the majority of guns for the ship HMS Victory , and cast iron bridges, one of which

1775-518: The Wilko name, and by 2014, most stores had been rebranded. Prior to the rebranding, the abbreviation Wilko had been commonly used as an informal reference to the brand. In 2014, Karin Swann sold her 50% holding in the business to Lisa, leaving Tony, his wife Christine and Lisa the sole owners of the company, and Lisa the chairman. Swann wanted to pursue other business interests and the decision did not represent

1846-684: The pharmaceutical , food and drinks industries. In the 19th century, other successful industries included pottery , brass making and the manufacture of cast iron fireplaces. Precision manufacturing companies in the town include AESSEAL, Nikken Kosakusho Europe, MTL Advanced, MGB Plastics and Macalloy . Rotherham is the location of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP), which is home to a number of world-class companies including Rolls-Royce and McLaren Automotive. The district abounds in mineral wealth; coal and iron ore are found in great profusion, and have been wrought from [long ago]. The town

1917-479: The 1480s the Rotherham-born Archbishop of York , Thomas Rotherham , instigated the building of a College of Jesus in Rotherham to rival the colleges of Cambridge and Oxford . It was the first brick building in what is now South Yorkshire and taught theology, religious chant and hymns, grammar and writing. The college and new parish of All Saints Church made Rotherham an enviable and modern town at

1988-452: The Bridge"), beside Chantry Bridge (a road bridge opened in the 1930s). It is one of four surviving bridge chapels in the country. The chapel was restored in 1923, having been used as the town jail and a tobacconist 's shop. The town was once home to Jesus College, founded by Thomas Rotherham in the fifteenth century. The remains of the college's buildings are in the town centre, where some of

2059-652: The Ferham Works. G & WG Gummer Ltd exported brass products across the world, supplying fittings for hotels, hospitals, Turkish baths and the RMS Mauretania. Their fittings could also be found on battleships used in the Second World War and HMS Ark Royal . The Parkgate Ironworks was established in 1823 by Sanderson and Watson, and changed ownership several times. In 1854, Samuel Beal & Co produced wrought iron plates for Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's famous steamship

2130-475: The Inspection Report on 4 February 2015. Following its conclusion that the council was not fit for purpose the minister directed that the powers of the council (RMBC) be transferred to his department and the cabinet would need to resign unless RMBC made sufficient representations within 14 days to contradict the report. The Secretary of State empowered a team of five Commissioners to replace councillors before

2201-527: The Labour Party since 1933; Wentworth and Dearne (UK Parliament constituency) , held by Labour since the creation of the seat in 1983; and Rother Valley (UK Parliament constituency) . When Rother Valley was won by the Conservatives in the 2019 General Election, this marked the first time the borough of Rotherham had returned anyone other than Labour MPs to Parliament since 1931. Like most of South Yorkshire,

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2272-467: The Rotherham constituencies are considered to be ' safe ', having enjoyed 'substantial' majorities over a 'long' period of time; a typecast which heightens the incumbency factor present in first past the post elections. The constituency of Rotherham has been held by Labour MPs since a by-election in 1933. After the resignation and subsequent jailing of Denis MacShane in November 2012 due to expenses abuse,

2343-706: The Rotherham town centre and a second site in Dinnington , as well as a nearby, smaller campus for construction-based subjects, such as bricklaying. There is one main tier of local government covering Rotherham, at metropolitan borough level: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council . The borough council is also a member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority , led by the directly elected Mayor of South Yorkshire . Some outer parts of Rotherham are included in civil parishes , which form an additional tier of local government in these areas, but

2414-484: The Scottish government, to lead an independent inquiry about the handling of the cases and a suspected child exploitation network. She issued a report on the child sexual exploitation scandal that extended beyond the cases investigated by the police. Her report of August 2014 revealed an unprecedented scale of reported child sexual abuse within an urban area of this size over a 16-year period. Subsequently, Eric Pickles ,

2485-676: The Wordsley centre of the Dudley Glassworks in the West Midlands, Lemington Glass Works west of Newcastle upon Tyne and Alloa in Scotland. Threatened with demolition in the 1960s, it has been preserved as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and stands as a focal point in a sheltered housing complex and close to the path leading up the Rother valley. The ruins of Roche Abbey , south of Maltby and half-way to Worksop , have multi-storey walls, which

2556-411: The abbey collected tithes from the town and gained rights to an extra market day on Monday and to extend the annual fair from two to three days. The townsmen of Rotherham formed the "Greaves of Our Lady's Light," an organisation which worked with the town's three guilds . It was suppressed in 1547 but revived in 1584 as the feoffees of the common lands of Rotherham, and remains in existence. In

2627-424: The administration process, it was reported that its owners had taken £77 million out of the company in the preceding decade. In September 2023, B&M bought 51 Wilko stores for £13 million. An attempt by Canadian businessman Doug Putman to acquire 100 Wilko stores, slimmed down from a deal to acquire 300 stores, collapsed in the same month. Poundland acquired 71 Wilko stores and stated it would prioritise

2698-744: The background of a scene in the film Brief Encounter (1945). By the end of the 1980s, the chain had 78 stores, increasing to over 152 by the end of the 1990s. The founder's son, Tony Wilkinson , joined the company as a branch manager in 1960 and succeeded his father as chairman in 1972, retiring in June 2005. Tony was succeeded by his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson, and his niece, Karin Swann. Wilkinson opened its first Scottish outlet in Castle Douglas in January 2009. In 2012, Wilkinson began rebranding its stores as Wilko, after its own brand products already marketed under

2769-399: The central part of the built-up area is an unparished area . Rotherham was an ancient parish . The parish was divided into eight townships : Brinsworth , Catcliffe , Dalton , Greasbrough , Kimberworth , Orgreave , Tinsley , and a Rotherham township covering the central part of the parish including the town. These townships were made civil parishes in 1866. Until 1801 the parish

2840-473: The college's dissolution Rotherham was described by a wealthy visitor as falling from a fashionable college town to a place of gambling and vice. The history of Thomas Rotherham and education in the town are remembered in the name of Thomas Rotherham College . Mary, Queen of Scots stayed in Rotherham for two nights at the end of January 1569. It has been suggested that she stayed in the College building. Two men,

2911-695: The confluence of the River Rother , from which the town gets its name, and the River Don . It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham . Rotherham has been a market town since the 13th century, when King John granted market charter status in 1207. Before the Industrial Revolution , traditional industries included farming, glass making and flour milling. In the late 18th and 19th centuries, Rotherham became known for its coal mining and, later, steel industries. The town's historic county

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2982-478: The criminals responsible for the atrocious crimes committed against them." The former Chief Constable, Meredydd Hughes , who served from 2004 to 2011 and who had unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Party nomination in the Police Crime Commissioner elections, was told by Labour MP Keith Vaz that he had 'failed' abuse victims. The inspector, Louise Casey, aided by seven assistant inspectors produced

3053-526: The departure of Wilko, Canute Haulage Group entered administration in 2018 and was liquidated in 2019. Turnover for the year ending February 2022 was in excess of £1.2 billion. Norton Group Holdings Where Norton Group Holdings is the ultimate parent company, CDS Superstores International is its trading subsidiary, responsible for its day-to-day retail operations. In 1980, Chris Dawson began as an open-air market trader in Plymouth , later opening

3124-458: The earliest examples of a brick-built structure remain although not accessible to the public. The gate to the College of Jesus can be found in nearby Boston Park. Boston Castle, in the grounds of Boston Park, was built as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham between 1773 and 1774 to mark his opposition to British attempts to crush the Americans in their war for independence . It

3195-548: The internal regulation of the town are appointed Milling grain into flour was a traditional industry in Rotherham, formerly in the Millmoor area, hence Rotherham United F.C. 's nickname "The Millers". Flour milling continued at the Rank Hovis town mill site on Canklow Road until September 2008. The site of the mill is now a warehousing and distribution facility for local logistics company 4S Distribution. In 1983 Rotherham became

3266-449: The location of a new leisure development with an 8-screen cinema, food and drink outlets and a hotel. Completion was initially scheduled for October 2021, but the project was delayed, with most facilities are opening during 2024. Joseph Foljambe established a factory to produce his Rotherham plough, the first commercially successful iron plough . A glass works was set up in Rotherham in 1751, and became Beatson Clark & Co, one of

3337-459: The most appropriate person to hold this office at this current time." He resigned from the Labour Party on 27 August 2014, after an ultimatum by the party to either resign or face suspension. Wright stood down as PCC on 16 September, saying that the prominence given to his role distracted from "the important issue, which should be everybody's focus – the 1,400 victims outlined in the report – and in providing support to victims and bringing to justice

3408-439: The original proprietors, and let out to small capitalists. The spinning of flax affords employment to about 200 persons; there are manufactories for rope and for starch, a large malting establishment, two large ale and porter breweries, several oil and chemical works, and a glass-[making] house. Some other manufactories and works are noticed in the article on Masbrough . The Don, which is navigable to Sheffield, communicates with

3479-471: The other windows. Gargoyles flank its clock on each face. It has a "recessed octagonal spire with crocketed arrises and pinnacled shafts rising from corner faces and a gilded weathervane." Architectural critics Nikolaus Pevsner and Simon Jenkins considered it "the best perpendicular [style] church in the country" and "the best work in the county", respectively. Close to the town centre is the 15th-century Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge (or "Chapel on

3550-633: The political landscape of the borough. Rotherham's shadow cabinet local opposition is currently the Conservative Party with 18 seats. Independents hold one seat. In the May 2021 election, Labour retained control of the council, while the Conservatives went from zero to 20 seats. In 2013, Professor Alexis Jay published a report about the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal (1997–2013). Following

3621-549: The previous ownership closed on 8 October 2023. Wilko was relaunched as an online store on 12 October 2023, and as a physical store in December 2023. The first Wilkinson store was opened by James Kemsey Wilkinson and his fiancee Mary Cooper at 151 Charnwood Street, Leicester in 1930, and a second store was opened in Wigston Magna , near Leicester, in 1932. Nine branches were opened by 1939. The Beaconsfield store can be seen in

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3692-556: The priest, three ploughlands were tilled by one lord's plough team and two and a half men's plough teams were active. The manor also had a church, roughly four acres of meadow and seven woodland acres. Rotherham had a mill valued at half a pound sterling. Fossard's successors, the De Vesci family, rarely visited the town, but maintained a Friday market and a fair. In the mid 13th century, John de Vesci and Ralph de Tili gave all their possessions in Rotherham to Rufford Abbey . The monks from

3763-817: The recruitment of former Wilko staff. Norton Group Holdings acquired the Wilko brand, website and intellectual property for £5 million. 36 workers from Wilko's digital team transferred over to The Range's digital team as part of the deal. The final stores under the previous ownership closed on 8 October 2023. The Wilko website was relaunched by Norton Group Holdings on 12 October 2023 and resumed home delivery. The Range started stocking Wilko brand products in its stores from 27 October 2023. Three stores in Plymouth, Exeter, and Luton were re-opened in December 2023. Two stores in Rotherham and St Albans were re-opened in March 2024. Wilko's store in Poole

3834-458: The report's publication, the council leader, Roger Stone of the Labour Party , resigned – an act of contrition the report said should have been made years earlier – saying he would take full responsibility for "the historic failings described so clearly in the report." Labour Councillors Gwendoline Russell, Shaukat Ali and former council leader Roger Stone were suspended from the Labour Party, as

3905-424: The responsibility of Councillors. Casey's report concluded that at the time of her inspection the council was not fit for the purpose , and identified necessary measures for preventing further repetition. On 4 February 2015, after receiving Casey's report, Pickles announced that commissioners would be appointed to run the council pending new elections, and the council leader and cabinet resigned en masse to allow for

3976-556: The river Aire on the north-east, with the Stainforth and Keadby canal on the east, with the Dearne and Dove canal and the Barnsley canal on the north-west, and consequently with the river Calder; by which means Rotherham enjoys [goods trade] with all the principal towns in the great manufacturing districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. In 1836 an act was passed for making a railway to Sheffield, with

4047-509: The suburbs of Treeton , Brinsworth and Canklow as threatening the Junction 33 electrical sub-station. Thousands of homes were evacuated in response. Rother FM evacuated its studios, passing its frequency temporarily to neighbouring station Trax FM . A stretch of the M1 motorway was closed for three days due to the flood risk. Fire service and police officers used multiple high-powered pumps to lower

4118-523: The summer of 2007 . This caused the closure of central roads, schools and transport services and damaged residential and commercial property, including the Parkgate Shopping complex and the Meadowhall Centre , which suffered considerable internal water damage. Ulley Reservoir became a focus of major concern when its dam showed signs of structural damage, threatening to break and release water into

4189-412: The town's largest manufacturers, exporting glass medicine bottles worldwide. Beatson Clark & Co was a family business until 1961, when it became a public company . The glass works operated on the same site, although the family connection ceased and the company is owned by Newship Ltd, a holding company linked to the industrialist John Watson Newman. It continues to the manufacture glass containers for

4260-523: The turn of the 16th century. The college was dissolved in 1547 during the reign of Edward VI , and its assets were stripped by the crown. Very little remains of the original building in College Street. Walls of part of the College of Jesus are encased within number 23 and Nos 2, 2A, 4 (later for a time Old College Inn , a beerhouse), 6 and 8 Effingham Street. A doorway was rescued from demolition and relocated to nearby Boston Park in 1879. Sixty years after

4331-466: The water level in the reservoir and reduce pressure on the dam wall, which was damaged but held. By summer 2008, the reservoir and surrounding country park reopened. A new wetland and flood storage area, Centenary Riverside park, has since been built by Rotherham Council and the Environment Agency to prevent flooding in the future. The Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham manages the site as

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4402-727: Was appointed as Children's Social Care Commissioner in October 2014, and subsequently Ian Thomas was appointed as interim director of children's services. Shaun Wright , the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for South Yorkshire from 2012, was the Labour councillor in charge of child safety at the council from 2005 to 2010. He initially refused demands to resign as PCC from the Home Secretary , Theresa May , as well as members of his own party and local Labour MP Sarah Champion , saying: "I believe I am

4473-644: Was commissioned by Thomas Paine . Rotherham's cast iron industry expanded rapidly in the early 19th century, with the Effingham Ironworks, later Yates, Haywood & Co, opening in 1820. Other major iron founders included William Corbitt and Co; George Wright and Co of Burton Weir; Owen and Co of Wheathill Foundry; Morgan Macauley and Waide of the Baths Foundry; the Masbro' Stove Grate Co belonging to Messrs. Perrot, W. H. Micklethwait and John and Richard Corker of

4544-445: Was former Deputy Council Leader Jahangir Akhtar, who had lost his council seat in 2014. Chief Executive, Martin Kimber, said no council officers would face disciplinary action. Kimber announced on 8 September that he intended to step down in December 2014, and offered his "sincere apology to those who were let down". The council's director of children's services, Joyce Thacker, also left the authority by mutual agreement. Malcolm Newsam

4615-417: Was formerly celebrated for its manufacture of edge tools; and in 1160, there were mines of ironstone , smelting-furnaces, and forges in the neighbourhood. But the most extraordinary establishments of this kind, of late years, were the iron-foundries belonging to Messrs. Walker, in which immense quantities of cannon of the largest calibre were wrought for government during the war, till the works were given up by

4686-429: Was founded in Leicester by James Kemsey Wilkinson in 1930, and remained in the ownership of the founding family before it went into administration . The chain entered administration in August 2023 after being faced with financial and supply issues for some time, which put 12,500 jobs at risk. Norton Group Holdings acquired the Wilko brand, website and intellectual property the following month. The final stores under

4757-543: Was governed by its vestry and manorial courts , in the same way as most rural areas. More urban forms of local government began in 1801 when a body of improvement commissioners was established for Rotherham township, with responsibilities for paving, lighting, and repairing the streets. The commissioners were superseded in 1852 by an elected local board , whose district covered both the Rotherham and Kimberworth townships and had more extensive responsibilities, particularly relating to water supply and sewers. The local board

4828-425: Was re-opened in August 2024. The company awarded a five-year logistics contract to Wincanton plc in March 2017, replacing Canute Haulage Group after 29 years. In September 2019, the GMB union announced that its members would strike over a new weekend working proposal at the distribution centres. The strikes planned for four dates in October 2019 were called off after an improved offer was made by Wilko. Following

4899-439: Was replaced in 1871 when Rotherham was incorporated as a municipal borough . In 1902 it was elevated to become a county borough , taking over county-level functions from West Riding County Council . The county borough was abolished in 1974 and replaced by the larger Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham , which also took in the areas of the abolished urban districts of Maltby , Rawmarsh , Swinton , and Wath upon Dearne , plus

4970-412: Was reported that Norton Group Holdings was exploring a takeover deal of DIY chain Homebase from Hilco Capital . In November 2024, Norton Group Holdings rescued Homebase from administration, safeguarding 1,500 jobs with up to 75 stores saved. Rotherham Rotherham ( / ˈ r ɒ ð ər ə m / RODH -ər-əm ) is a Minster town in South Yorkshire , England. It lies at

5041-422: Was seeking a buyer following a period of difficult trading conditions. The company entered administration on 10 August. CEO Mark Jackson said management would work with administrators PwC to "preserve as many jobs as possible". A deadline for offers to acquire the business was set for 16 August 2023. Wilko collapsed with the loss of over 12,000 jobs, £625 million in debt and a £50 million pension deficit. During

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