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Dream Tree Bookshop is launching a new initiative to encourage more children to get outdoors and discover the joy of reading this summer. The project, devised by owner Lynsey Butcher, [...]

Back in February, I launched a survey to hear from residents in Conisbrough and Denaby about their concerns with off-road biking. This led to a walkabout with South Yorkshire Police [...]

Families across Rawmarsh, Wath and Swinton will see the cost of going to school slashed even further from September, as Labour confirms caps on branded uniforms and more free breakfast [...]

In recent weeks, we have once again seen the tragic consequences of open water swimming. Sadly, this includes the deaths of Muhammed Secka and Mackenzie Swift. The loss of these [...]

Whitestone Solar Farm has submitted its final application to the Planning Inspectorate. The application is currently under review, and a decision is pending on whether it will be accepted for [...]

John Healey MP welcomed Rotherham Military Community veterans (MCVC) to Parliament earlier this week. The group supports military personnel, both past and present, with help and advice on a range [...]

Adults balancing responsibilities such as work and childcare will now have a new route into university and college thanks to radical reforms by the Labour government to create a new, [...]

More than 3.5 million unmarried couples across the UK could soon benefit from stronger legal and financial protections, as the Government launches a major consultation to modernise family law. The [...]

John Healey MP is supporting an Edlington primary school with their campaign to improve road safety. The student leadership team at St Mary’s Primary School met with their local MP [...]

A raft of new measures introduced by the Labour government will see wages go up, bills come down, and more support for those who need it most in Rotherham and [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey recently joined South Yorkshire Police’s Off-Road Biking Team, alongside officers from the Doncaster South Neighbourhood Policing Team and Doncaster Council neighbourhood officers, for a [...]

John Healey, MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, has today welcomed the news that Dearne Valley College and Rotherham College, part of RNN Group is to be awarded Technical Excellence College [...]

After fighting for stronger protections for workers across Rotherham and Doncaster, John Healey celebrates new measures delivered by this Labour Government coming into force, that will provide better rights and [...]

John Healey has welcomed a new funding pot delivered by the Government in Doncaster. Edlington is set to benefit from a £500,000 boost through Labour’s Pride in Place Impact Fund, [...]

The government has launched the Orgreave Inquiry to uncover the truth of what happened on 18th June 1984. For over 40 years, miners and families, including in Rotherham and Doncaster, [...]

Conisbrough’s MP John Healey has welcomed today’s announcement which means an upgrade to The Stone Castle Centre to become a new Neighbourhood Health Centre. The investment means Conisbrough is at [...]

The Government has launched its new Waste Crime Action Plan - the toughest ever crackdown on illegal waste - backed by an additional £45 million for the Environment Agency to [...]

John Healey has welcomed the news that Castle Academy has been included in Labour’s next phase of school-based nurseries. Announced today, the Conisbrough primary school will see classrooms converted into [...]

Today is a landmark day for our steel industry, which has only been made possible because we have a Labour government. Steel is vital for our infrastructure, defence sector, our [...]

Last week, Edlington’s local MP, John Healey, visited Edlington Victoria Academy to see first-hand how the school’s breakfast club is benefiting pupils. The academy joined the first phase of Labour’s [...]

Parents across Rawmarsh and Conisbrough worry about what social media is doing to their children's sleep, concentration and mental health. Many feel they are fighting a losing battle against platforms [...]

In September, we had the fantastic news that Conisbrough and Denaby had been awarded £20 million of long-term funding over the next ten years through Labour’s Pride in Place programme. [...]

I’ve written a letter of support to the Assessment Panel for the UK Town of Culture 2028, backing Conisbrough’s bid for the title. Conisbrough has played a remarkable role in [...]

Back in 2024, John visited Newman School, which specialises in SEND support for children aged 2-19 Thousands of children with SEND across Rotherham and Doncaster will benefit from [...]

John Healey, MP for Wath, visited the site of the brand-new Banking Hub located at Tesco last week, ahead of its official opening next month. The new facility, sited on [...]

Rotherham Council has extended their Baby Packs initiative following a successful pilot scheme. The scheme was originally funded until 2027, but after an overwhelmingly positive response, with 99% of parents [...]

I am pleased to see the regeneration of Wath Library progressing, with demolition works now underway to remove the old library building. During the works, there will be temporary changes [...]

Labour’s Minister for Care, Stephen Kinnock has confirmed an extra £25 million in funding for children and adult hospices across the United Kingdom. Rotherham Hospice is one of 158 adult [...]

More families and children in West Melton and Conisbrough will soon benefit from free, daily breakfast clubs as the Labour government confirms the next 500 schools to offer the scheme [...]

I am pleased that Cash Access UK have partnered with Tesco in Wath to continue face‑to‑face banking services in our town. This is a big step forward in protecting and [...]

Sir Thomas Wharton welcomed John Healey, Member of Parliament for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough and Secretary of State for Defence, to the Academy on Friday to speak with the school’s student [...]

I am pleased to share my backing for Conisbrough’s bid to be the UK’s first Town of Culture. Conisbrough has played a remarkable role in our national story for generations. [...]

Rotherham’s children and young people with SEND will benefit from a major upgrade to staff training, as Labour sets out the most comprehensive SEND training offer ever introduced in England. [...]

The government has announced its plans for a major new rail network across the North that will deliver faster, more frequent services. Included is funding to develop a Full Business [...]

John Healey MP has today welcomed news that, in the first ever release of such data, Rotherham has been given a ‘green’ rating, the highest possible, for its pothole performance. [...]

Road users across Rawmarsh and Conisbrough are set to benefit from the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy, the first plan in over a decade to make our roads safer for [...]

My office will be closed until Monday 5th January 2026. During this time emergency contact information for various services can be found below. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas [...]

John Healey MP invited students from Edlington Victoria Academy to design the front cover of his annual Christmas card competition, which is now in its twentieth year. Each Christmas, John [...]

John Healey MP has today backed the Labour Government’s new investment to provide training and work to young people who are neither earning nor learning in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough. Labour [...]

John Healey cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Wath Road Post Office, which restores Post Office services back to Brampton. This new service replaces the previous [...]

John Healey MP once again joined Rotherham Families First at Parkgate Shopping for the launch of their annual Christmas Toy Appeal. The locally run charity, headed up by Ann Levick, [...]

The Budget, delivered yesterday, has taken fair choices to deliver on the public’s priorities and the change Labour promised. Economic growth has been upgraded to 1.5%, and wages are rising [...]

John Healey welcomes the launch of Labour’s bold plan to tackle physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys in Rawmarsh and Constituency, and reduce inequalities. Men and [...]

John Healey has welcomed the news that Great British Energy will be funding solar panels for De Warenne Academy in Conisbrough. The Labour government has today announced details of the [...]

John Healey recently visited Brookfield Junior Academy in Swinton to help officially open their new library space, alongside Principal Miss Dunning, English Lead Mrs Pounder, the dedicated junior librarians, and [...]

John Healey has welcomed the news that the Government will be investing an additional £2 million to protect and maintain war memorials across the country - ensuring that the service [...]

John Healey MP is urging South Yorkshire businesses to follow the example of one of the region’s most innovative manufacturers and embrace rooftop solar to cut costs and go green. [...]

Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust have received the prestigious Europa Nostra Award for the restoration of the Camellia House, which transformed the historic Lady Rockingham’s Tea Room into a vibrant visitor [...]

John Healey MP has welcomed the introduction of new measures, coming into force today, that will require social landlords to urgently repair dangerous homes. Starting today, Awaab’s Law introduces new [...]

I have submitted a formal objection to the developers of Whitestone Solar Farm. While I am fully supportive of Britain’s broader ambition to transition toward clean, sustainable, and domestically produced [...]

John Healey MP has welcomed formal confirmation from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson MP that Swinton Academy will be rebuilt, after years of campaigning for the school’s inclusion in the national [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey has written to the Education Secretray asking her to clarify plans to rebuild Swinton Academy. The school was originally earmarked for a new build [...]

John Healey, MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, has welcomed the Government’s landmark expansion of 30 hours’ funded childcare, calling it “a game-changer” for working families locally with the new offer [...]

In the summer of 2023, a new day time bus service was introduced for Wentworth after a successful campaign led by MP John Healey and Wentworth Parish Council. This new [...]

Homebuyers are £1,000 better off on their mortgage thanks to the new Government, analysis has found. Since the election, interest rates have been cut five times, showing stability has returned [...]

After advocating on behalf of local hospices Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, has welcomed the announcement that families will see further improvements in end-of-life care as the government releases [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey saw first hand how the government’s Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme is helping to improve sporting opportunities locally. Parkgate Astro, run by Rotherham United Community [...]

A leading Wath based printing company invited Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, to view their new rooftop solar panels which are set to help the firm provide over a [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey has welcomed the news that plans for the new Rotherham Gateway railway station have taken a major step forward. It’s after South Yorkshire Mayoral [...]

Almost three million more households, including 210,000 more families across Yorkshire and the Humber, will get support to pay their energy bills next winter, as the government confirms additional cost [...]

Almost £500,000 has been awarded to groups across the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough constituency as part of the government’s latest funding through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme. Four groups have been [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, raised a glass of Chantry’s latest beer to celebrate Beer Day Britian. The Parkgate based brewery has brewed Bailey Bridge Pale Ale to commemorate [...]

Yorkshire Water has been banned, with immediate effect, from handing out unfair bonuses to senior bosses. The move comes after the government brought in tough new legislation as part of [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, has today (05.06.2025) come out in support of the government’s plans to deliver a free nutritious meal every school day for over five thousand [...]

Job Title: Caseworker Closing Date: 6 June 2025 Working For: John Healey MP (Rawmarsh and Consibrough) Location: Rawmarsh and Conisbrough Salary: £23,000 to £35,000 Length of Contract: Permanent Job Details: [...]

John Healey MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it has spearheaded the largest increase in criminal action against water companies in history. A record 81 criminal investigations into water [...]

John Healey got to see first-hand how government funding for new school-based nurseries is set to help families in Denaby. The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP visited St Albans Catholic Primary [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey has welcomed news that patients in Rawmarsh are set to benefit from the Government’s plans to upgrade and refurbish GP surgeries across the country. [...]

John Healey MP joined the official opening of “The Hub”, a new community centre in Rotherham, alongside Rotherham Titans’ players, trustees and volunteers. John was given a tour of the [...]

John Healey has written to the Sports Minister, Lisa Nandy MP, outlining his support for an Independent Football Regulator. The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP has met with Rotherham United COO, [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP John Healey visited a pioneering drone technology provider based at Dearne Valley College to see first-hand how they are advancing drone solutions and inspiring the next [...]

Millions of pounds of investment has been announced today by the South Yorkshire Mayor (Wednesday 9 April) to support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), with plans forecasted to [...]

Families in Denaby will soon benefit from new nursery places. It’s as St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has been announced as part of the government’s new scheme to [...]

John Healey MP joined Persimmon Homes and local councillors to officially open the new show home at the Brampton Vale development in Rotherham. The visit included a tour of the [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, has paid tribute to the ‘truly remarkable’ Women of Wentworth Woodhouse. During a visit to the Grade I listed country house John heard about [...]

Government plans to fortify UK steelmaking were welcomed by John Healey as a crucial step to protect the proud industrial heritage in communities like Rotherham and grow the economy. The [...]