Positive things about Rotherham [Archive]

kittykat

31-07-2003, 23:49

hmmmm a little bird told me you were all having a dig at rotherham. Well im not having that! I for one am happy living here. How many times have i or my family been robbed? Once! and that was when we left the car parked in york city centre.

My house is very nice and the neighbours are nice too. The only downside is because it is so cheap to live you get some people who have obviously saved up a bit of money and move in to the nice streets like mine and bring it down a bit. Mentioning no names but *edited incase they have the internet and realise who i am, although i doubt they would be computer users somehow* Before that though it was fine and i wouldnt mind living here once i get a full time job (the only thing stopping me is the fact the person i intend living with is a sheffield snob and its ecclesall/fullwood or nothing)

The town centre however is quite crap with very few shops. It has a good market, but obviously not everyone likes markets. I dont go there very often at all, but then again compared to other city centres ive been to sheffield centre is very poor.

The hospital is very nice set in woodland so has lots of trees and squirrels and the staff are very nice, i wouldnt mind working there once ive done the degree, its as good as any in sheffield as far as medical photography is concerned.

Schools are OK but not brilliant. I went to one in rotherham and did OK for myself (or so i will find out on 14th aug)

There are a lot of scrubbers, losers, drug users and teenage mums here but to even it out there are a lot of decent folk too - just like any other town really - and i certainly dont view sheffield as superior in anything other than its size (and its shopping.)

Sorry to bore you all but i do get quite defensive about my little town. You cant slag off any town that has me for a resident and get away with it.

DaBouncer

01-08-2003, 09:22

Some of my family are from Treeton (outskirts of Rotherham) and I would love to live there. Nice friendly ex-coal miners village. Nice housing, low crime and great scenery.

Nowt wrong with Rotherham IMHO.
There are worse holes in Sheffield than Rotherham.

Originally posted by Kittykat
The hospital is very nice set in woodland so has lots of trees and squirrels and the staff are very nice, i wouldnt mind working there once ive done the degree, its as good as any in sheffield as far as medical photography is concerned.
I have a problem with Rotherham General, they have a bad rep as far as patient care is concerned and a high mortality rate. Gimme the Hallamshire any day of the week!

Don_Kiddick

07-01-2005, 19:14

Just thought I'd bring this one out of the archives for all those Rotherham folk on the Sheffield Forum.

edited

Susie

07-01-2005, 21:14

Not much of a fan of Rotherham, born there, In Doncaster Gate Hospital, lived there all my life, went to college at RCAT which isnt a good college in my opinion.

Although I adore rother valley country park, every sunday in the summer I walk there and spend a good few hours, its a fantastic place, I was considering moving near to Clifton Park but then changed my mind and looking for somewhere in Sheffield

Susie
xx

pj66

08-01-2005, 06:12

ROTHERHAM = corner of sheffield where the rubbish is stored
:hihi:
but then again my wife is from rotherham and i lived there for a bit
rotherham forum have you had a look ?? :huh:
true sheffielders always come back home

Don_Kiddick

08-01-2005, 06:51

Driven out more like :hihi:

Rotherham :headbang: Rocks

(translation)
de da dee da da deeda dededaaa :hihi: :hihi: :D

1Man&hisBMW

08-01-2005, 11:06

Originally posted by t020
Most of Rotherham is a bit of a 'hole. The "good" area, Moorgate, is supposedly a nice place to live but if you ask me its just an overpriced area as its nearish to the town centre and has no good areas surrounding it. Rotherham is a good place to go to look at litter, big electric pylons, graffiti, a run down town centre, and factories on every corner with chimneys giving off god knows what. On the plus side, theres rarely any bad traffic, and if you dare live there, its a very cheap place to live. Worst part of Rotherham? From what I've seen I'd probably say Dalton.

Clearly you don't know much about Moorgate and its surrounding little areas such as Whiston, and Broom

It has lovely houses, clean roads ans footpaths, and has always been a very nice area, not because its close to the centre, but simply because its well established and has invididual homes of great character there. The prices are high because there is a demand, and the supply is low. The downside to moorgate is the road is way too busy, especially at the Bawtry road end.

Scott76

09-01-2005, 12:04

ROTHERHAM=SHEFFIELDS DOORMAT

DamoJK

09-01-2005, 14:21

Not sure about living there but Rotherham nightlife is pretty good. Their are some good pubs and bars there and what night on the tiles is complete without a trip to the Tivoli lol

sheffbag

10-01-2005, 08:14

Originally posted by max

2. Dennis McShane.

You are having a laugh arent you. The man is a muppet, he is trying to turn Rotherham into his own personal Euro zone so he can suck up to Tony in the vain hope of getting a cabinet job.

Rotherham - where a monkey could stand for Labour and win (oops sorry already has)

I'm a rotherham lad myself (brinny) and to say it is going downhill would be an understatement, shops in town centre are

bank, pound shop, shoe shop, bank, pub, pound shop, pound shop, chairty shop, bank, phone shop, (you get the idea)

Sad to say it but town centre is dying on its arse when Marks and spencer is replaced by Hitchens!

True a lot of the outlaying region of Rotherham is nice (ulley, Wentworth area) would agree about Rother Valley NOT being in Rotherham.

scottf

10-01-2005, 09:05

1) Wickersley where im from, really nice village with nice pubs and shops

2) whiston

3) moorgate

4) roach abby and the surrounding countryside

5) Oldcoates car boot sale- amazing place on a sunday morning

6) Rothervalley country park

7) The police (they are twenty times nicer than sheffield coppers)

8) There is also some really good restaurants in rotherham

Yes it does have alot of drug users and young pregnency but so does sheffield!!!!

joyphil

10-01-2005, 09:13

Say what you like about Rotherham, but it has one thing going for it that shall forever seal it as the cradle of civilisation as we know it. The Rotherham Advertiser was the crucible in which the UK's leading literary light, Jeremy Clarkson, was smelted.

Alternatively, that fact alone could render it a candidate for instant liquidation. Hmm...

Mind you, would love to read some of the early South Yorkshire output of Doncaster-born Clarko, in those dim and distant days before he discovered sniffy powder. "If Rotherham was a woman, it would be mature, experienced, sophisticated... a rumbustious, randy postmistress of a town. Rotherham... is the best town I have ever worked in. Today..." And so on, ad nauseum.

sheffbag

11-01-2005, 07:45

Originally posted by Scottandandy

5) Oldcoates car boot sale- amazing place on a sunday morning

6) Rothervalley country park

Yes it does have alot of drug users and young pregnency but so does sheffield!!!!

Oldcotes is in Nottinghamshire (you pass the sign just before the King William pub going from Roche Abbey

Rothervalley is in Sheffield (the address for it is Wales Bar Sheffield) - YET it is run by Rotherham borough council so we can claim it i suppose.

viking

11-01-2005, 07:52

Rothervalley is in Sheffield (the address for it is Wales Bar Sheffield) - YET it is run by Rotherham borough council so we can claim it i suppose.

Where am I?

I have a Sheffield address
I pay council tax to Rotherham
I have a worksop telephone number. :confused:

sheffbag

11-01-2005, 08:44

North anston????

sheffbag

11-01-2005, 08:45

or probably Dinnington

viking

11-01-2005, 08:47

No.
it says on my profile where i am, it is just silly lol

Goon

12-01-2005, 09:20

Originally posted by pj66
ROTHERHAM = corner of sheffield where the rubbish is stored
:hihi:
but then again my wife is from rotherham and i lived there for a bit
rotherham forum have you had a look ?? :huh:
true sheffielders always come back home

Do true Sheffielders support MANCHESTER United? (Your avatar)

bunches2002

12-01-2005, 10:52

I moved from Crookes to Catcliffe just before Christmas from a small terrace to a much bigger new house which cost me exactly the same money! I'm really pleased with the move as the area isn't bad at all and everyone seems very friendly.

Other thing I've been impressed with is the borough council compared with Sheffield city council - council tax all set up with no problems, bins collected on time throughout christmas and everything!

sheffbag

12-01-2005, 11:03

Ah bunches you are new - but you will learn

AndrewC

12-01-2005, 13:04

Jeremy Clarkson once called rotherham the fashion capital of this part of south yorkshire.

Sounds fair to me.

Mickyboy

12-01-2005, 13:10

The best things about Rotherham are the roads leading out of it.

sheffbag

12-01-2005, 13:13

Originally posted by AndrewC
Jeremy Clarkson once called rotherham the fashion capital of this part of south yorkshire.

Sounds fair to me.

this was also when he filmed the scene outside "the crown" in rawmarsh (my old local) proclaiming "Rotherham - its a bit rough" followed by shot of chair going through window

Idunno

29-03-2006, 22:21

Hi does anybody know what flanderwell is like to live in.

sugarnspice

29-03-2006, 22:25

the_rudeboy lives there! What more do you need? :D

the_rudeboy

29-03-2006, 22:29

the_rudeboy lives there! What more do you need? :D

I'm filling up.

*big hug* ;)

Ms Macbeth

30-03-2006, 06:19

Hi does anybody know what flanderwell is like to live in.

I moved from Bramley/Sunnyside last year - just down the road from Flanderwell. Some of the council bit there looks a bit rundown, but there are some nice streets. Minimal bus service unless you're near Bawtry Rd and can pick up the Maltby buses. Nice shops at Wickersley and Morrisons and Asda both about 10 mins drive.

garryn

30-03-2006, 07:12

Everyones missed one thing that came out of Rotherham......

Jivebunny.

Make your own mind up!

Agent Orange

30-03-2006, 09:44

Rother Valley Country Park is in the Borough of Rotherham, not Sheffield, according to Rotherham Council's Borough map:

http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/Visiting/Getting+to+Rotherham/_RotherhamBoroughMap.htm

As said before, I have to agree that Rotherham Council are far more efficient and seem to get things done unlike Sheffield Council. I have lived both in Sheffield and Rotherham and noticed a big difference between both councils.

Rotherham may have it's areas that are run down and the town centre may be a dump, but Rotherham also has some really nice areas and great countryside and I feel the positives by far outstrip the negatives.

Don_Kiddick

30-03-2006, 09:49

I'm filling up.

You should eat more fruit mate :hihi:

YF2006

02-08-2006, 21:13

positive things about rotherham are: its the safest town in south yorkshire, cheapest area, good roads (no potholes) quite safe aprt from CANKLOW, EASTWOOD, DALTON also though rotherham is 70% rural so it as lovely villages like kilnhurst, wentworth, thorpe hesley, aston, harthill etc oh and it also runs rother valley park which to correct people on this forum is in rotherham so is run by rotherham council but as a sheffield postcode as its closer to sheffield and as a worksop phone number as it is really close to the border with the midlands (derbyshire, nottinghamshire) ad with the north (south yorkshire)

bad points: town centre is a dive and as a run down urban area,

simondjuk

03-08-2006, 09:36

I always thought that Rother Valley was part of Sheffield but maybe the word 'Rother' gives it away?

merlin_7799

03-08-2006, 09:39

hmm +ve things about Rotherham -

a) the road out
b) cheap shops
c) Magna

Can't think of any more lol

sazk23

03-08-2006, 09:42

some positive things about Rotherham,

Yeah

I was born there :clap: :hihi:

Agent Orange

03-08-2006, 09:48

I always thought that Rother Valley was part of Sheffield but maybe the word 'Rother' gives it away?

I think it's name derives more from the nearby river rother tbh.

GazB

03-08-2006, 09:48

Agent Orange

03-08-2006, 09:54

Dearne Valley in the next 10 years will be a huge area for business. They've built the road with mini-roundabouts next to huge vacant areas ready to be built on and already there's huge buildings up (or going up).

The whole area is VERY clean, roads are really good and a lot of money is being pumped into it.

It must be good, I work here :thumbsup:

Rotherham also has Liquid, and many many fine females :D

Where do you work? I live in Wath so I'm local to your place of work. I have to agree with you that the place is on the up and it will be fantastic to see when all the land is occupied with new factories/businesses.

YF2006

03-08-2006, 09:55

oh yes i forgot about waverly and manvers which are all new areas for the new advanced manufacturing industries which will bring new jos to the town and then there is the new apartments scheme which as started now to make the riverside area look like west street and then opening up the town centre more and making new shops move in so things are on the up again for rotherham it was better than sheffield before but now doncaster as to be the best for shopping etc, sheffield as allways being crap

GazB

03-08-2006, 10:00

it was better than sheffield before but now doncaster as to be the best for shopping etc, sheffield as allways being crap

Can't quite agree with you there, sorry! I did say it's improving.. but it has a long way to go.

Doncaster doesn't come close to Sheffield for anything, especially shopping!

YF2006

03-08-2006, 10:04

GazB

03-08-2006, 10:12

Still, as much as people complain about it, Meadowhall is very hard to beat considering the amount of shops, the oasis and all the food options, the free parking and the fact it's extremely easy to get to.

I've been past Frenchgate on my way to Marshgate (not a shopping centre :) ) but never been in.

But back on topic.. This whole Manvers/Dearne Valley area will be a massive thing in the next decade.. With all the businesses going up, apartments, 5 - 10 minutes from the M1, 15 mins from the A1. Mark my words :thumbsup:

Agent Orange

03-08-2006, 10:20

doncaster is a lot better than sheffield now, have you being? the new frenchgate which as the same shops as meadowhall as opened in the town centre above the new interchange and then theres the market and the town centre, shops in the frenchgate include, dorothy perkins, hmv, starbucks coffee, primark, republic, next, debenhams etc some are still vacant but most are open now its 3/4 the size of meadowhall now much better than crystal peaks

There is no way Frechgate is as big as you claim it to be, even with its recent extension. The only problem with Frenchgate is that it is in a small town centre and as far as I remember there is sod all parking there so given the choice people will continue along the M18/M1 and head to Meadowhall because it is more accessible.

FriarTuck

04-08-2006, 10:32

There is no way Frechgate is as big as you claim it to be, even with its recent extension. The only problem with Frenchgate is that it is in a small town centre and as far as I remember there is sod all parking there so given the choice people will continue along the M18/M1 and head to Meadowhall because it is more accessible.

LMFAO........ Frenchgate is big, officially just under two thirds the size of Meadowhall, which makes it the 17th largest shopping centre in the UK, and the 4th largest city/town centre shopping centre in the UK. It currently operates approx 125 stores compared to approx 270 at Meadowhall. Full operation will see about 150 or so stores at Frenchgate. Since the opening of the new extension over 1.25 million customers have passed through its doors, which equals about 55% of Meadowhall's intake of customers. The difference between Frenchgate and Meadowhall though, is Frenchgate is located in the town centre. As for parking...there is a huge car park on the interchange.
How you can say Doncaster is a small town centre is beyond me when it stretches as far as the markets, to the new developments where the new college is being built, to the police station and old bus station.....you call this small?
I would have to say for city/town centre shopping, as things stand now, it is a close run thing between Sheffield and Doncaster, but I do think Doncaster may edge it. Out of town shopping, then Sheffield heads it with Meadowhall, but then Meadowhall is the best there is and there's only a handful of places what would come close to Sheffield in that respect (including Leeds, Liverpool), so it's hardly detrimental to Doncaster.

Town centre shopping in Rotherham is chronically poor, but as out-of-town investments go, Rotherham are top of the tree. Parkgate (already the country's 4th largest retail park is due for huge expansion, the YES, project, Magna, and as already mention the Manvers developments.

Sheffield is the fastest growing city in the UK. Doncaster has seen a 70% rise in its first 2006 quarter for business location/re-location. Both of these, Sheffield and Doncaster, are undoubtedly on their way up, and Rotherham is sitting comfortably between them on the M18 and A630 corridor. Rotherham will benefit hugely because of this, and in 5 years time I reckon we'll begin to see evidence of this filtering its way through to Rotherham town centre, much in the same way as is happening in Sheffield and Doncaster.

GazB

04-08-2006, 10:41

As for parking...there is a huge car park on the interchange.

But getting to it, through the city centre traffic, will be a nightmare.

princessL83

04-08-2006, 10:50

Ms Macbeth

04-08-2006, 11:25

I live in Whiston. I love it! Its 10 minutes away from Sheffield centre, is right in the middle of beautiful fields and a country park and I can walk to 3 fantastic village pubs in literally 5 minutes. Its a lovely place to live, low crime levels, lovely community and clean. The only bad thing is that house prices are going through the roof around these areas.

My family moved to Moorgate from Sheffield when I was about 5 and since I was born in Shef, all the rest of my family live in Shef, I went to uni in Shef and work in Shef so I definitely consider myself a Sheffielder! I also lived in Sheffield whilst I was at uni- I don't think anyone who has walked through the moor at 10pm should/could really say anything about Rotherham town centre.

What I'm trying to say is surely there are bad and good parts to every town and city.

It is a lovely village, but a bit more than 10 mins from Sheffield centre if you're going to work! Some mornings and evenings Parkway/M1 is more like a car park! Whiston is really close to the motorway and Parkway links, but if you're relying on public transport to get to Sheffield, there's normally only 1 bus an hour. We moved from Bramley last year for precisely that reason. We've got rid of one car (it just sat in a car park all day when I was at work), and have a good choice of public transport on our doorstep now to Sheffield and Meadowhall. As you say, good and bad in most places.

princessL83

04-08-2006, 12:04

I work near where the wholesale market used to be- just a cheeky left down on to the slip road before the traffic starts queing up for Park Sq! :hihi:

TwoFour

04-08-2006, 12:10

bank, pound shop, shoe shop, bank, pub, pound shop, pound shop, chairty shop, bank, phone shop, (you get the idea)

Sad to say it but town centre is dying on its arse when Marks and spencer is replaced by Hitchens!

Poundworld is the best shop in the centre (perhaps wilkos runs close)

princessL83

04-08-2006, 12:28

The town centre is poor. I usually go to Parkgate since all the shops have moved there + free parking.

TwoFour

04-08-2006, 12:33

The town centre is poor. I usually go to Parkgate since all the shops have moved there + free parking.

i know but i get a funny feeling when I go there...as if its a parellel world. i know it looks like marks and spencers but it just doesn't feel like one....same with boots and next.

princessL83

04-08-2006, 12:36

I always think that!!!! I concluded it was because the ceilings were so high in comparrision with the floor space :)

Agent Orange

04-08-2006, 12:41

Parkgate is an odd place.. it always reminds me of a scene out of Dawn of the Dead.

syko1979

04-08-2006, 12:47

It's just far enough away from where I live that makes me "not be asred" to bother going.

princessL83

04-08-2006, 12:52

To be fair Syko unless you have friends there or you need to be there, then why would you be arsed to go? I like Chesterfield town centre its really nice

BrainThrust

04-08-2006, 12:54

I like the big news screen in the centre of Rotherham, I saw it yesterday and was impressed, plus the staniforths made a good ham salad sandwich.

Wilf

angle20

06-08-2006, 14:09

Erm, I live at Sothall (very much Sheffield) and Rother Valley Country Park is at the end of my Road.
I think Rotherham took over the running of it in its entirety when Sheffield (and the Derbyshire authorities) couldn't afford it / couldn't be bothered.

angle20

06-08-2006, 14:20

Rotherham council does a very creditable job with its roadside floral displays throughout the borough. :thumbsup:

StarSparkle

06-08-2006, 14:21

Erm, positive things about Rotherham.....

well, it got a mention in an Arctic Monkeys song..... :hihi:

ok, I'll get me coat, as Melthebell says :D

StarSparkle :)

hmr44

06-08-2006, 16:41

I don't like Rotherham.

I had a job interview on Friday and it smelt of wee :hihi:

I'msure there are nice places somewhere in "Rov'rum" though :hihi:

jack101

28-10-2006, 15:16

Rotherham has a pretty good market and the town center is a lot nicer than it was a few years ago now its been done up. I also, personally, feel a lot safer walking through Rotherham at night than Sheffield but maybe thats because I know the area a lot better.

Chris Wolstenholme, the bassist out of Muse is from Rotherham originally as well.

Ms Macbeth

28-10-2006, 15:44

Good things about Rotherham:

the Anti Poverty Forum HQ, oh sorry the money was spent on having a good time by a certain Rotherham councillor and his mates.
The demise of Marks & Spencer in the town centre-a good thing for people who don't like M&S but prefer ex catalogue shops.
The political balance that makes for a healthy council (about 58-5)
The traffic towards Parkgate - means the shops are doing good business and people don't mind it taking ages to get there
The lack of any department stores in the town except Primark - so people don't spend as much
The lack of ambition of many young Rotherham people - they already think they've got it all just by living there (question to one of my kids a few years ago in a pub in Bramley - 'but why did you want to leave Rovvrem?' Answer - 'education, travel, work, fun - pick any one!')
Sorry if this sounds a bit negative, just my experience as a recent resident. It may seem quite different to others

nokia3250

28-10-2006, 16:01

It's got parkgate :) and it's own very good radio station rother fm on 96.1fm

Oh and it's roads are all in good condition and NO POTHOLES!!! even though everything is cheaper to pay for in rotherham so this might see me moving there soon!

Rich

28-10-2006, 16:02

I did my first ever work experience placement in Rotherham from School in 1990, worked at Krisalis Software Ltd in Teque House on Moorgate.

It did take me most of the previous Saturday to get back to Walkley in Sheffield though cos none of the ruddy buses would stop for me :rant:

And then I got charged full fare by some numpty bus driver on the 95 from Commercial St on the way home, in those days I was only 14 so I was paying 10p fares.

nokia3250

28-10-2006, 16:05

jack101

28-10-2006, 16:17

it is a lot cheaper than sheffield, especially for a night out which is why, if i go out there i always do a fair bit of my drinkin in roth first. you cant beat bluecoats

Ms Macbeth

29-10-2006, 11:20

I like rotherham and as people have said it's a lot safer than sheffield, i would love to live in rotherham so i might move there as everything is cheaper and it's only 6 miles from rotherham town centre to sheffiled city centre 10 minutes max on rotherham- sheffiled parkway or 20 minutes on bus on x78.

Travelled from Bramley to central Sheff to work for 5 years. The bus services got worse and worse, parking at Meadowhall Park and Ride became virtually impossible, the Parkway should be renamed the CarPark at rush hours, etc. Its only 10 minutes from centre to centre when there's no traffic, and when you get to Sheffield centre it costs an arm and a leg to park if you're working there all day. I now have the pleasure of using the tram, hassle free and reliable.

Trishtee

29-10-2006, 12:07

I moved from Walkley to Whiston and then to Bramley, as I moved jobs to Rotherham Hospital. Very happy in Rotherham as it is a small town with clearly defined villages/areas which are run by Parish Councils. I find this makes for better controlled and cleaner environments and if you have any problems you get them sorted out quickly. Of course it has its problem areas just like any other place in South Yorkshire today. The town centre itself is mostly original & dominated by the fabulous Parish Church. It is very compact and totally pedestrianised (and with CCTV). It has branches of the usual chains, e.g. Boots, GT News, New Look, Argos, Wilkos, Tesco etc. plus card shops, shoe shops, banks, the market and some charity shops so you can get all the necessaries. It doesn't have the large stores that Sheffield City has but it is only a very small town and only about 10 minutes from Meadowhall anyway. To top it all is the lovely countryside which makes up 70% of the town - you're never stuck for a good walk if you don't want to go out to the Peak District.

coretext

29-10-2006, 12:27

It's amazing how many people have such a low opinion of Rotherham and Sheffield. Then again lookin' around It's not really that amazing to see why people don't like desolate Rotherham and Red Light Sheffield. I was born in Rotherham General Hospital, lived in Herringthorpe, moved to Ferham, went to Ferham School, moved to Wincobank (Sheffield) went to Brightside and Limpsfield. Moved again went to Birley Community College (just a secondary school then!) Moved back to Herringthorpe. Went to Clifton school and went to Thomas Rotherham College, now I'm at Sheffield University. I'm a mix of Sheffielder and a Rotherham person (very pc), I sometimes find it hard to distinguish between either. Perhaps I'm both. I love (perhaps too strong a word) and hate both just like the rest of us!! Keep moaning.

Grandad.Malky

29-10-2006, 13:27

I live in Whiston. I love it! Its 10 minutes away from Sheffield centre, is right in the middle of beautiful fields and a country park and I can walk to 3 fantastic village pubs in literally 5 minutes.

What I'm trying to say is surely there are bad and good parts to every town and city.

When’s that at 5am in a morning, it can take 10 mins to get through Whiston crossroads, then there’s the Parkway and Park Square roundabout.

On the way back the queue goes from the Rotherway all the way up to the lights a situation which is going to get worse when they start with the roadwork’s to change it to a roundabout.

Grandad.Malky

29-10-2006, 13:49

Everyones missed one thing that came out of Rotherham......

Jivebunny.

Make your own mind up!

Don’t forget the chuckle brothers. Me to you, you to me.

:hihi:

Gadgetgirl

29-10-2006, 13:52

The only good thing about Rotherham is the road out of it,thats if you can drive out or drive into rotherham its so run down its depressing,and once it was booming the market area the town,now its full of asylum seekers,and charity shops.

Could be anyone of many towns and cities in the north of England

Trishtee

29-10-2006, 14:01

Gadgetgirl

29-10-2006, 14:03

which wouldn't be all bad if they kept 1960's prices...

jack101

29-10-2006, 21:04

Fred Trueman was from Rotherham aswell (Stainton, went Maltby grammar school which is now Maltby comp).

And David Seaman

princessL83

29-10-2006, 21:09

Whiston crossroads - nightmare, especially those clever so-and-so's who get in the right turn lane as if to go up Moorgate and then cut you up to get back in to go straight on! The people of Rotherham have said a big NO to Supertram up Bawtry Road - the fools - how shortsighted they are. I generally find that Rotherham people have a fear of progress and prefer to live in the timewarp that is 1960.

Oh my god Trishtee this is my pet hate too!! I have to come out of Flat Lane in the morning and if a car lets me out some twit in the right hand lane cuts right into me- EVERYDAY WITHOUT FAIL! :rant:

It was funny last week there was a police car stood in the queue- suprise suprise no-one did it that day!!!!!

Fareast

29-10-2006, 22:40

Positive things about Rotherham ? That's like asking to list Noel Edmond's good points or to make a list of all the sexy things about Janet Street-Porter or Anne Widdicombe.

Greybeard

29-10-2006, 23:53

The climate - I believe Rotherham has only half the annual rainfall of north and west Sheffield, wish I lived there :)

Superlative

30-10-2006, 00:00

[QUOTE=t020]Most of Rotherham is a bit of a 'hole. The "good" area, Moorgate, is supposedly a nice place to live but if you ask me its just an overpriced area as its nearish to the town centre and has no good areas surrounding it. Rotherham is a good place to go to look at litter, big electric pylons, graffiti, a run down town centre, and factories on every corner with chimneys giving off god knows what. On the plus side, theres rarely any bad traffic, and if you dare live there, its a very cheap place to live. Worst part of Rotherham? From what I've seen I'd probably say Dalton.[/QUO

Superlative

30-10-2006, 00:22

There are good and bad areas in every town/city. I do feel that the worst areas of Sheffield however are far worse than the worst areas of Rotherham.Rotherham does not have Sheffields gun culture,problems with prostitution nor drug problems.Well.......not anywhere near to the same extent as some of the areas of sheffield anyhow.
Take a look at Manor Estate.....the worst car crime statistics in EUROPE.

Trishtee

30-10-2006, 11:06

seeyoujimmy

30-10-2006, 11:40

We recently bought our first house in Rotherham, a lovely three bed terrace all renovated and ready to move into for £90k. We looked at a couple of house around Hackenthorpe/Halfway/ Waterthorpe and for that price you can get a 1 bed flat or a house with no doubel glazing, we got a bargin and i like where i stay, it's not as bad as everyone makes out.

Superlative

30-10-2006, 12:42

nick2

30-10-2006, 12:45

Clifton Park & Museum is nice.

CockneyMafia

30-10-2006, 12:55

Good things about Rotherham?

The cult hero who is "The Rotherham Ratman"

Superlative

30-10-2006, 19:10

You like the Golden ball, Sitwell, Hind or Chequers best?

Superlative

30-10-2006, 19:20

princessL83

30-10-2006, 20:25

The Golden Ball is lovely + The Hind is fab now they have rennovated it - its really beautiful but the Chequers do the best food because its all home made!!!! Some people say they're all cliquey but I can't say I've ever noticed! I don't really go into the Sitwell much though. Which one do you prefer Superlative?

Superlative

30-10-2006, 21:03

Whiston crossroads - nightmare, especially those clever so-and-so's who get in the right turn lane as if to go up Moorgate and then cut you up to get back in to go straight on! The people of Rotherham have said a big NO to Supertram up Bawtry Road - the fools - how shortsighted they are. I generally find that Rotherham people have a fear of progress and prefer to live in the timewarp that is 1960.
We certainly do not want supertram in Whiston....it would connect us to areas like Manor.......all the idiots would come for a night out....then TWOK a car to travel home in......no thanks we dont want Sheffields car crime statistics!

Superlative

30-10-2006, 21:05

pinklady

30-10-2006, 21:17

I live in rotherham and love it, its a village ... thorpe hesley, rural, quiet, friendly, conservative and pretty.
At the bottom of my road is horse stables, surrounded by farmland, beyond that.... open countryside, sheep, cows, horses ect, 10 minutes from rotherham town centre (easier access and cheaper parking than sheff town centre) 15 mins the other way ... barnsley town centre, 2 mins from M1, 1 junction from meadowhall.
what more could i want?

thecyclist

30-10-2006, 22:03

Well, I was born in rotherham and lived there for 40 years, i now live in sheffield, so here are my views.
Its a S*** hole. The council have single handed managed to destroy a once vibrant community. Yes Maggie played her part but the councils response has been to fill the town with people in shell suits, smoking cigs, and pushing double pushchairs with 2 scuffy kids in. None of them work and the town has become a centre for benefit scroungers and parasites. The town centre, once beautiful and leafy, with restaurants, delicatessen shops, tailors, department stores, gents outfitters, hardware shops and jewellers is now full of plywood covered windows, what everyone wants and pounlands, charity shops, amusement arcades for the scroungers and parasites and shops squatted by people selling crap toys to a population too thick to know any difference. The council have spent millions doing nothing but destroy the infrastructure and have adetermined strategy of keeping anyone not in a shell suit out of the town. Parking is whoaful, although there is nothing to go to the place for. What could you buy in rotherham that you could not get in any suburb of sheffield. The new council offices are a waste of taxpayers money, serving only to provide nighttime parking for boy racers. There is no single employer within the town boundarys of any note save the ones offering low paid employment to the few that can read and right, in call centres.
I am so glad I left, I've never wanted to go back, see no reason to go back, and think that all the thickies , parasites and scroungers have got exactly what they deserve.

garryn

31-10-2006, 07:12

Newly built and opened, Maltbys got one of the best concrete skateparks in SY

Superlative

31-10-2006, 21:52

nick2

01-11-2006, 08:20

We certainly do not want supertram in Whiston....it would connect us to areas like Manor.......all the idiots would come for a night out....then TWOK a car to travel home in......no thanks we dont want Sheffields car crime statistics!

No-one in their right mind would go for a night out in Whiston, unless they were a pretentious 10-bob-millionaire wannabe.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 09:22

it is a lot cheaper than sheffield, especially for a night out which is why, if i go out there i always do a fair bit of my drinkin in roth first. you cant beat bluecoats
Bluecoats....now were talking.....CAMRAS pub of the year.....Landlord Bitter £1-59p.....I must admit to having partaken of a few pints there myself!

Superlative

01-11-2006, 09:23

No-one in their right mind would go for a night out in Whiston, unless they were a pretentious 10-bob-millionaire wannabe.
If its that sort of attitude that keeps certain individuals away.....all well and good!

Superlative

01-11-2006, 09:43

Mr Goose

01-11-2006, 10:20

"Well, I was born in rotherham and lived there for 40 years, i now live in sheffield, so here are my views.
Its a S*** hole. The council have single handed managed to destroy a once vibrant community. Yes Maggie played her part but the councils response has been to fill the town with people in shell suits, smoking cigs, and pushing double pushchairs with 2 scuffy kids in. None of them work and the town has become a centre for benefit scroungers and parasites. The town centre, once beautiful and leafy, with restaurants, delicatessen shops, tailors, department stores, gents outfitters, hardware shops and jewellers is now full of plywood covered windows, what everyone wants and pounlands, charity shops, amusement arcades for the scroungers and parasites and shops squatted by people selling crap toys to a population too thick to know any difference. The council have spent millions doing nothing but destroy the infrastructure and have adetermined strategy of keeping anyone not in a shell suit out of the town. Parking is whoaful, although there is nothing to go to the place for. What could you buy in rotherham that you could not get in any suburb of sheffield. The new council offices are a waste of taxpayers money, serving only to provide nighttime parking for boy racers. There is no single employer within the town boundarys of any note save the ones offering low paid employment to the few that can read and right, in call centres.
I am so glad I left, I've never wanted to go back, see no reason to go back, and think that all the thickies , parasites and scroungers have got exactly what they deserve."

Come on, dont hold back :)

nick2

01-11-2006, 10:33

If its that sort of attitude that keeps certain individuals away.....all well and good!

The ten-bob-millionaire attitude will always keep people away.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 10:58

The ten-bob-millionaire attitude will always keep people away.
Well thats fine.....it gets too crowded at times anyhow with bloody tourists!

nick2

01-11-2006, 10:59

Well thats fine.....it gets too crowded at times anyhow with bloody tourists!

Tourists ?

LOL

What tourist attractions does Whiston have ?

Superlative

01-11-2006, 11:11

Tourists ?

LOL

What tourist attractions does Whiston have ?
Believe me, at weekends lots of people travel to Whiston for an evening out. I always get served before them of course because I am local. They do tend to get under our feet a little however!

nick2

01-11-2006, 11:22

Believe me, at weekends lots of people travel to Whiston for an evening out. I always get served before them of course because I am local. They do tend to get under our feet a little however!

Oh, the trials of living in a desirable area (even if it is in Rotherham), you must be tortured :)

Superlative

01-11-2006, 11:42

Oh, the trials of living in a desirable area (even if it is in Rotherham), you must be tortured :)
Yes I agree it is very desirable....thats why house prices tripled in 4 years!

scottf

01-11-2006, 11:46

i bet most of the people who have commented stupid comments such as "the road out of it" havn't even spent much time in rotherham!

i love rotherham and i think its a great place to live in, its a good night out and there are some brilliant pubs scattered around if you have a designated driver!!!

nick2

01-11-2006, 11:53

Yes I agree it is very desirable....thats why house prices tripled in 4 years!

Good for you.

I still wouldn't want to live there when I could live in Sheffield.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 11:54

Good for you.

I still wouldn't want to live there when I could live in Sheffield.
I wouldnt want you to. Isnt Heeley famous for its brothels?

nick2

01-11-2006, 11:58

I wouldnt want you to. Isnt Heeley famous for its brothels?

Is it, realy ?

But least it's famous for something, unlike Whiston, whats that famous for except the prevously mentioned 10-bob-millionaires, and an irrational dislike of trams ?

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:07

Is it, realy ?

But least it's famous for something, unlike Whiston, whats that famous for except the prevously mentioned 10-bob-millionaires, and an irrational dislike of trams ?
I explained my reason for my opposition to the tram earlier. We do not need alien infestations. If you agree to keep out of Whiston, I will agree to keep out of Heeley...no problem. I dont need V.D. anyhow!

Tricky

01-11-2006, 12:13

...Parking is whoaful.....

Whoaful is a great word. Much better than saying "Don't even go there" in a fake American accent.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:22

Whoaful is a great word. Much better than saying "Don't even go there" in a fake American accent.
Hey check out post 106. Its good for a giggle!

nick2

01-11-2006, 12:29

I explained my reason for my opposition to the tram earlier. We do not need alien infestations. If you agree to keep out of Whiston, I will agree to keep out of Heeley...no problem. I dont need V.D. anyhow!

LOL, it's true what they say, little world of your own.

You wait, once I get my scrap metal bussiness up and running, I might end-up being your neighbour, unless I can afford somewhere decent in Sheffield.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:38

LOL, it's true what they say, little world of your own.

You wait, once I get my scrap metal bussiness up and running, I might end-up being your neighbour, unless I can afford somewhere decent in Sheffield.
Somewhere decent in Sheffield.....theres a contradiction in terms! tee hee!.Its lovely in my little world!

nick2

01-11-2006, 12:42

Its lovely in my little world!

But not everyone could cope with the medication.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:44

But not everyone could cope with the medication.
I never need any medication...but then again......I dont live in Heeley!
Come on admit it, Heeley is a dump? You can always tell when yor approaching it. The wheelie bins are up on bricks.

nick2

01-11-2006, 12:48

Come on admit it, Heeley is a dump? You can always tell when yor approaching it. The wheelie bins are up on bricks.

You can tell when you're getting into Whiston, the jokes are crap (see above)

Anyway, don't let me keep you from checking on your scrapyard and going shopping for another sovereign ring or curb chain.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:50

You can tell when you're getting into Whiston, the jokes are crap (see above)

Anyway, don't let me keep you from checking on your scrapyard and going shopping for another sovereign ring or curb chain.
O.K. seriously......do you think Heeley is a good place to live?

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:52

O.K. seriously......do you think Heeley is a good place to live?
I went to a pub in Heeley once......the first prize in the raffle was an alibi!

Superlative

01-11-2006, 12:52

I went to a pub in Heeley once......the first prize in the raffle was an alibi!
What do you call a guy from heeley wearing a suit?......The accused!

nick2

01-11-2006, 13:00

Are you known as "The Russ Abbot of Whiston" when you do your turn in the pub ?

Please, please, get some new material.

Superlative

01-11-2006, 13:14

Are you known as "The Russ Abbot of Whiston" when you do your turn in the pub ?

Please, please, get some new material.
Heeley is a wonderful area with fabulous scenery and wonderful people........Theres a good un....tee hee!

Superlative

01-11-2006, 13:15

Heeley is a wonderful area with fabulous scenery and wonderful people........Theres a good un....tee hee!
You aint heard that one before! Its a cracker!

nick2

01-11-2006, 13:20

Heeley is a wonderful area with fabulous scenery and wonderful people

Quite true, thank you :)

Superlative

01-11-2006, 13:29

Quite true, thank you :)
O.K. Im leaving now......I get no satisfaction from having won such an easy victory....LOL.

SupraSteve

01-11-2006, 13:38

O.K. Im leaving now......I get no satisfaction from having won such an easy victory....LOL.
You are very odd. Talking to yourself = easy victory?? lol

It's funny how petty some people are about where they live, even funnier are the way they try and 'big it up' to be something it quite clearly isn't, even to an outsider like me. 'We don't want that type of person round here ruining things for us locals...' :hihi:

Superlative

01-11-2006, 14:13

You are very odd. Talking to yourself = easy victory?? lol

It's funny how petty some people are about where they live, even funnier are the way they try and 'big it up' to be something it quite clearly isn't, even to an outsider like me. 'We don't want that type of person round here ruining things for us locals...' :hihi:
Its a local pub for local people.....yeah thats true!

LibertyBell

01-11-2006, 14:37

Not a bad town centre in terms of its buildings but the staggering level of poverty in parts of the borough has led to the standard of shop in the centre declining although Parkgate nearby does have several major chain retailers.

The council is in fact one of the best performers in the country according to recent inspections (http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/YourCouncil/Press+Releases/_Best+so+far.htm).

So a place with problems but not the worst place in the country. I think it'll be many years before it can really turn itself round though.

thecyclist

01-11-2006, 16:51

I wouldnt want you to. Isnt Heeley famous for its brothels?
Yes heeley is famous for its brothels. I hear that all the girls working there are from a third world area called rotherham.

Glad to see that superlative is on the ball and spotting the delibarate misteaks, he/she cant be from rotherham.

thecyclist

01-11-2006, 16:57

Oh, the trials of living in a desirable area (even if it is in Rotherham), you must be tortured :)

Err, desirable area and rotherham in the same sentence. How about kimmy park, dalton, maltby, east dene, herringthorpe, canklow, westgate, wellgate, masborough, munsborough, the world centre for juvenile pregnancy. Oh the list goes on and on. Do they still have schools in rotherham or have they all been replaced by benefit offices and citizen advice offices. There you go superlative, bet people in rotherham dont know what a citizen is.

princessL83

01-11-2006, 17:07

Is it just me who thinks this post is getting a little personal???????

sTaGeWaLkEr

01-11-2006, 17:12

Is it just me who thinks this post is getting a little personal???????

I would agree, this thread is getting rather personal. It is also deviating from the original thread title.

How about getting back on thread chaps?

minusten

02-03-2007, 21:03

The only good thing about Rotherham is the road out of it,thats if you can drive out or drive into rotherham its so run down its depressing,and once it was booming the market area the town,now its full of asylum seekers,and charity shops.

You can't have visited Sheffield City Centre in the last few years if you think there are Asylum seekers in Rotherham av a trip round Castle Market.

tifftifco2

15-03-2007, 17:10

thats a tough question whats good about rotherham well from a young persons point of view here goes....

magna science centre (which is pracitcally sheffield anyway!)

ulley country park and rother valley country park

ermm and well thats it in my opinion rotherham is a horrible place to live unless you like walking down the road and being in constant fear of being mugged beaten up or whatever else and knowing that the police will do nothing to help you becuase you're 16! the town centre is well ermm just a place for gangs to meet up and terrorise anyone and everyone and clfton park well you dont go through there unless you are in a big group of friends

to be fair its not rotherham alone where that happens most town and city centres are the same and i dont think that happens in all the areas in rotherham i live in swallownest and that never happens to me or anyone i know to be fair to the rest of rotherham i think you should be a bit more specific on the areas you are stating are very bad

Agent Orange

15-03-2007, 17:26

Wentworth is a positive I'd say.

Rich

15-03-2007, 17:42

Wentworth is a positive I'd say.

Indeed, Wentworth has one of the few Garden Centres I actually don't mind visiting with Mum and Dad now and then.. Most Garden Centres bore me to near tears usually.

katie.oreill

30-07-2007, 19:34

Grandad.Malky

30-07-2007, 19:41

The only good things to come out of rotherham:

Ebuyer
Rotherham Chamber of Commerce
Prestige Travel
Liquid and diva
oh and me he he:love: :loopy:

but to be honest thats about it,

where did we go so wrong?:shakes::huh:

i thought rother vally was classed as sheffield

Hi and welcome to Sheffield forum as you have probably found out there isn’t a Rotherham forum, or not on this scale at least.

Rotherham town centre goes from bad to worse but there are some nice villages as somebody as already mentioned.

Aries22

30-07-2007, 19:43

My Mother-in-law used to tell me that it used to be Sheffield Nr Rotherham. Was this ever true

angle20

30-07-2007, 21:54

i thought rother vally was classed as sheffield

No, all of the park lies within Rotherham borough.

Fudbeer

30-07-2007, 22:37

Parkgate Retail World is a great success and a good example of the positive side of Rotherham (prefer it to meadowhall anyday)

Bloomdido

30-07-2007, 23:06

I work in Rotherham and I like it. An awful lot of the staff commute from Sheffield. I only live a few hundred yards over the border anyway and I'm ten minutes from work. I had an aunty Gladys who lived in Rawmarsh so it has always featured in my life and my mate from Essex is swapping her one bed flat for a two bed house in Kiveton Park soon. It may be a bit of a culture shock but I hope she will enjoy it.

buck

31-07-2007, 03:43

Throughout the US there are names of English cities, towns, and villages scattered from Maine to California. There are Manchesters coming out the wazoo, Londons by the ton. Falmouths, Chathams, and tauntons. But as far as I know, not one Rotherham. Not that it matters, there isn't a Barnsley either.

Agent Orange

31-07-2007, 07:37

Positive things about Rotherham........?

I live there :D

shoegirl

31-07-2007, 13:12

Superlative - When did you last visit Dalton? All the old terraced houses are long gone, now replaced with a smart new estate. Go through Dalton Parva to Woodlaithes & Wickersley and you could be in the middle of Derbyshire if you didn't know otherwise. I get the feeling that a lot of people haven't the faintest idea what Rotherham is like and only know the town centre - just like me really before I moved there!

I agree, most of the threads seem to be from people making sweeping comments. I recently moved to Sheffield but lived in Dalton for years and never had or saw any trouble. My family still live there on a quiet cul de sac and it is a lovely quiet area with fields to the back. As for Rotherham town centre - yes it has gone downhill but that isn't the fault of the council, this began when Meadowhall opened (not due to poverty as someone mentioned) so if the people of Rotherham stopped shopping in Rotherham then how can the shops survive?? As for the sweeping comments about scroungers and under aged pregnancies etc, I went to St Bernards, TRC and then uni as did the rest of my family and friends and all have careers.

I think Rotherham is a lovely little place to live but for now due to other commitments I can't live there

BecksBitter

17-08-2007, 15:17

Not sure how long this discussion has been going on for but I have only just joined and thought I would voice my thoughts.
I have lived in Rotherham all my life (not through want of trying to get out)!! I hate the place, its disgusting!!!! The town centre is awful, full of horrible people, and rubbish shops. The public transport system is also very atrocious. Statutory bodies only seem interested in the dreggs of society. The best thing about Rotherham is the Road out!!!!! Someone said to me recently and it is so true - ROTHERHAM IS THE VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED!!!!!!!
My advice is get out while you can!!!!!!:help:

sTaGeWaLkEr

17-08-2007, 18:01

Like everywhere, Rotherham has it's good parts and it's bad parts. Please don't put them all together as a whole and imply that it's a dump - that's not fair.

Silver

18-08-2007, 11:10

the good thing about rotherham is . You can always turn round and come back home :)

relost

18-08-2007, 12:23

:)Hi there,
Well, I live in Rotherham and I'm not going to blindly stand up for it just because I do.
Rotherham and Sheffield are both in South Yorkshire and therefore practically the same place. Technically I live in Rotherham, 3 minutes drive from Meadowhall, but when I meet people from other places, I just say Sheffield, as lots more people know Sheffield more than they do Rotherham.

There are nice areas in Rotherham
Kimberworth
Wickersley
Whiston
Bramley (parts)
Thrybergh (parts)

Same as there are crap areas
Dalton
Canklow
East Herringthorpe.

People that say Rotherham is full of druggies etc should open their eyes more everywhere they go. I see lots of them when I go to Sheffield town centre, but having said that, probably percentage wise no more than I would see in Rotherham.
Every place has it's bad areas, whether it be a small town, or a city.
I travel around a lot with my job, and I go to places and as would most people form an impression of a place within a few minutes. That impression however doesn't mean it's a true account of the place.
I'm just grateful where I live I have a nice house, and there's not been any crime on this street that I know of for the past few years.

True- there's jack all in Rotherham town centre. But to those that say it's all charity shops, as far as I can remember it more or less always was charity shops etc. So you don't have a huge selection of shops there? There are still some shops where you could buy just about everything you need. Rotherham itself isn't to blame for this, it's the developers that build elsewhere. At least we have Parkgate Retail World and Meadowhall, as well as Sheffield close by do we ever feel the need.

Rotherham never claimed to be great, it's just a town. The fact is that many people living in cities automatically look down on the nearby small towns.
I was down south lately and someone a lot higher than me in my company was talking to me about Sheffield. When I explained that technically I live in Rotherham, but almost Sheffield, he replied "Rotherham's a funny little place isn't it?". I asked him what he meant and he couldn't answer! I found it amusing, as I can't stand London! The hustle and bustle, and there's so many people! I also don't like the attitude of us being "Northern Monkey's" and people taking the **** out of my accent? I don't get upset, just makes me wonder why some think they are superior to others!
I just think myself lucky that us guys up north have lower costs of living than those down South. We are probably not as stressed as them as well.
A good example of why we should be happy in South Yorkshire is this:
An average 2/3 bedroomed house in an avarage areas in Rotherham costs £450-500 per month.
A 1 bedroomed flat above a shop in a decent area in London is £650 a month.

I'm happy where I am, be it Rotherham or Sheffield :P

Blacksheep

18-08-2007, 15:41

Sorry to bore you all but i do get quite defensive about my little town. You cant slag off any town that has me for a resident and get away with it.

I can, Rotherham sucks - enough said without a mega long post :P

DynoDon

18-08-2007, 18:51

Rotherham gets a bad press, yet for the basics of life bar unemployment which is a bit higher, beats Sheffield hands down.

Rotherham has much lower crime per 1,000 people with sexual offences, robbery, motor theft, burgalry, theft from a vehicle much lower. Sheffield only "winning" with slightly less violence against the person.

House prices cost on average £30,000 less in Rotherham.

Rotherham is ahead in the primary and secondary school achievements averages.

Council tax is lower.

Rotherham leads in pretty much the main important things people look for when they move.

liquid_pig

18-08-2007, 19:54

I'm also from rotherham and I must say I'm not proud.
Whiston,Wickersley and moorgate are good sought after areas to live,but the the majority of the areas that are left have a lot of scum (sorry to say) and I love the fact that there is a population of asylum seekers who live in some of these areas because it annoys the hell out of these particular "natives".East Herringthorpe for example is nearly FULL of teenage families with about 43 children each.The local pub "davey lamp" entertains a completely different species.My mother-in-law lives there and even though there are no people of different race in the immediate area she does get the BNP loo roll through the letterbox from time to time.
Rotherham overall does have some VERY decent folk but it IS getting spoilt by thuggish behaviour.Its near enough impossible to have a trouble free night out in rotherham town centre on a weekend.
PUBS+POUNDSHOPS=rotherham

Rotherhamer

18-08-2007, 23:02

Treeton Dyke is my favourite Rotherham place, closely followed by Boston Castle. One of the best lake and woodland areas in the area. Spoilt however, by waterskiiers.
Never been water skiing at Boston Castle whats it like?:D

Rotherhamer

18-08-2007, 23:13

briggy1967

19-08-2007, 03:09

best thing is i dont live there lol

relost

19-08-2007, 10:57

You cite Dalton and East Herringthorpe as "crap" areas ,its obvious you havn't been there for a while Dalton is now completley rebuilt and very quiet and East Herringthorpe although the same houses is a different place to what it used to be,I notice you include Thrybergh as a good area yet having lived there I think its a very "clicky" estate ,if you were born there its OK but if you come from the outside its a dreadful place,personally I htink their all inbred up there but thats just my view on the place.Iv lived on EH for over twenty years and its changed considerably,I remember when I was a kid living in Eastwood,it was nice there then,we darent step foot in EH.Like everywhere else ,yes,its got its troublemakers but nothing like the scale it used to be.
Incidentally you mention Bramley as ok but what I consider the roughest street in Rotherham is in Bramley

I guess it just goes to show that evryone sees places differently. I see that Dalton has been rebuilt, but I was otld a lot of the houses are housing association, and the usual people were put back there. I don't like East Herringthorpe, it reminds me of Rawmarsh. They may be some nice houses etc there now, I odn't know. When me and my partner were looking for a house last year we went to look at one near the primary school at kicking out time. There were loads of mums screaming and swearing at kids "to ****in behave or they were gonna get pasted when they got in", etc etc. I was told it is also still rife in drugs around the Bradstone Road area.
We were gonna buy a house in Thrybergh, but pulled out and went elsewhere. I think there is a nice bit in Thrybergh, I've seen it and everyone says it's really posh. I do agree about it being cliquey. My friends mum was living at Bramley and they lived on a noce estate, but I have seen there are some crap streets etc.

Yeah, my gran says eastwood used to be a nice place to live. My partner and I left Eastwood last year as we got beat up by some lovely asian youths. We didn't like the area anyway before that though.

Grim Reaper

19-08-2007, 17:25

Positive things about Rotherham eh??

Me, Im from there.

Plus my dad used to bowl at Boston Castle so I spent loads of time there when I was younger.

xxlauraxx

19-08-2007, 17:27

Rotherham not as bad as people make out there are some really nice areas when ive been to sheffield its sooo busy

xxlauraxx

19-08-2007, 17:35

yes im from rotherham

muddycoffee

19-08-2007, 17:40

Well rotherham has the only professional football team in south yorkshire that has just won a game..

gwmp

07-09-2007, 14:19

iv only been stopin in rotherham a month or so but iv i had to pick from rotherham city center or meadowhall id go to meadowhall every time

ReginaldD

07-09-2007, 14:28

I can't think of anything positive except I've always enjoyed going to a football match there. On the many occasions Wednesday have played Rotherham at Millmoor recently we've had quite a successful record there. The ground too is so different to so many away grounds visited these days, I enjoy going down the gennel to get to the away turnstiles and standing up in the away end. It's how football used to be, and it's nice to get that once in a while.

willman

07-09-2007, 14:41

i prefer to visit Rotherham city centre than Sheffield, i even pay for parking.

Rotherhamer

07-09-2007, 14:50

I live in Whiston. I love it! Its 10 minutes away from Sheffield centre, is right in the middle of beautiful fields and a country park and I can walk to 3 fantastic village pubs in literally 5 minutes. Its a lovely place to live, low crime levels, lovely community and clean. The only bad thing is that house prices are going through the roof around these areas.

My family moved to Moorgate from Sheffield when I was about 5 and since I was born in Shef, all the rest of my family live in Shef, I went to uni in Shef and work in Shef so I definitely consider myself a Sheffielder! I also lived in Sheffield whilst I was at uni- I don't think anyone who has walked through the moor at 10pm should/could really say anything about Rotherham town centre.

What I'm trying to say is surely there are bad and good parts to every town and city.
which are the three fantastic village pubs in Whiston.hope your not including The Chequers and The Sitwell in that comment cos they aint been village pubs for a long time,dont know what The Golden Ball is like now cos I aint been in for years

sc077

28-03-2008, 20:56

positive things about rotherham-they have good cruises

Don_Kiddick

28-03-2008, 21:43

positive things about rotherham-they have good cruises

contradiction in terms mate. :shakes:

Bilbo Baggin

28-03-2008, 23:45

The chippy in Bolton On Dearn, used to be the best place to go for chips.

Rotherhamer

29-03-2008, 00:24

O.k theres been a lot of stick on here from the Dee Dahs about Rotherham when the op was aboutpositive things Iv lived in Rotherham all my life and some of the descriptions about certain places in Rotherham makes me wonder if the posters have ever set foot out of Sheffied.Rotherham is just like any South Yorkshire town/city it has its good points and its bad points and like any other place round here Thatcher ripped the guts out of it when she decimated the coal and steel industry and like the other places Rotherham at first found it hard to readjust hopefully we are all getting back on our feet.To be perfectly honest I think Doncaster is proving to be the town that the other places should take notice of,the council there dont seem to be afraid to pour money back into the well being of the town.I know the town center in Rotherham is not up to scratch but Sheffield ,for a city, is suffering just as bad..blame Meadowhall for that at least over here we are just about hanging on to our outside market and its traditions,the lack of one in Sheffield ,considering its size,is a downright disgrace..again I blame Meadowhall.
Lets have a bit of levity..Rotherham united have got a small football team but we know we have..Sheffield have got two small football teams but sadly their fans havent realised that yet they still insist on living on past glories..we never had any so it doesnt bother us

ken1

29-03-2008, 06:05

1. its next to the motorway & the parkway, there are several quick & easy ways out.

2. er :help:

garryn

29-03-2008, 06:44

Problem with Rotherham is a labour council stranglehold. If they don't get their own way they just make it impossible for their opponents. Last elections they lost Maltby (shock - 5 years ago if they'd put a red rosette on a donkey it'd have won) Since then they've just stopped the new council doing stuff for the sake of it. Guess they reckon they'll get in next time and say "look how little was done when we weren't in power"

waldershelf

31-03-2008, 14:18

nick2

31-03-2008, 14:19

What is a Dee Dah ?

slimsid2000

31-03-2008, 15:00

garryn

31-03-2008, 18:41

I'm positive rotherham is a dump

Tell you what, its got to be getting more popular lately.

'Ashes to Ashes' commissioned for a second series - they could film in Rotherham, its stuck in the 80s :hihi:

jibbs1977

31-03-2008, 18:43

is there anything good about rotherham?, maybe you would have more success on there forum :hihi:.

natalie22

31-03-2008, 18:51

I was born in Rotherham and lived there until I was 17. Like every place there are good parts and bad parts, just for some reason when it comes to rotherham people seem to focus on the bad.
If you want a good laugh at Rotherham's expense take a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwTPPnJJGWE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO945nJ0UDk&feature=related

jibbs1977

31-03-2008, 18:59

Don_Kiddick

31-03-2008, 19:05

natalie22

31-03-2008, 19:12

glad you like it Don Kiddick & Jibbs1977, funny thing is Jeremy Clarkson is from Doncaster so who is he to talk lol

Grandad.Malky

31-03-2008, 19:14

Don_Kiddick

31-03-2008, 19:19

Not bad but it doesn’t come close to Yorshire Airlines, now that is funny.

Have you a link dear heart?

carsupplier

31-03-2008, 19:44

Have you a link dear heart?

Try this Don. >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg

satman2222

31-03-2008, 22:52

That's the first time I've seen that! :hihi: Spot on!

And that fruitstall bloke - brilliant! :hihi::hihi::hihi:

First time - since I last posted it (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=315932&page=2):hihi::hihi:

Rotherhamer

31-03-2008, 23:05

What is a Dee Dah ?
You are for one ..does dah know what a mean ,dee from dat place dahn dere dat dey call Sheffield

Harleyman

01-04-2008, 00:56

Liz White from the TV series "Life on Mars" is from Rotherham and she's beautiful.

__________________________________________

Whiskey for my men and beer for my horses.

Littlepink

01-04-2008, 12:36

nick2

01-04-2008, 12:39

You are for one ..does dah know what a mean ,dee from dat place dahn dere dat dey call Sheffield

Wouldn't that be a "thee thar" ?

Don_Kiddick

01-04-2008, 19:23

Try this Don. >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg

:hihi::hihi::hihi: Excellent! :hihi::hihi::hihi:

Ms Macbeth

02-04-2008, 07:01

We lived in Bramley for 5 years when we got married and like people have said there are good parts and bad. It was when the neighbours continually had thugs with baseball bats smashing their windows or the police there that we decided to move back to sheffield.I wanted a better home situation for my kids. But there are some beautiful parts to Rotherham like Wickersley woods . Both my kids were born in Rotherham so it will always have a place in my heart :)

I lived there from 1992 til 2005 - just off St Johns Avenue, that estate was pretty peaceful, but parts of Sunnyside and Flanderwell.... weren't. :suspect: Also, Howard Rd had a reputation, I always thought it looked really rundown compared to the other streets near the middle of the village.

southlander

02-04-2008, 08:52

Lived in Rotherham all my life. Went into the navy in 1977. Then moved to NZ 21yrs ago. Rotherham was lovely, when I visited again 8 yrs ago was horrified at the state of the place. Ok, steelworks and coal mine closures nocked the stuffing out of the place. But what got me the most was the overcrowding.
Mind you still have fond memories of rotherham. Norrels Croft and of course the New Broom inn. Lost contact with all Oakwood 1977 leavers :help:

Littlepink

02-04-2008, 09:47

I lived there from 1992 til 2005 - just off St Johns Avenue, that estate was pretty peaceful, but parts of Sunnyside and Flanderwell.... weren't. :suspect: Also, Howard Rd had a reputation, I always thought it looked really rundown compared to the other streets near the middle of the village.

I lived in the middle of Blackthorn Avenue, right on the bend and there was always cars speeding down it. Lived there from 91 to 96 so i may have bumped into you at some time Ms Macbeth ;)

Littlepink

02-04-2008, 09:51

Try this Don. >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLYpKGVBUg

good 'un !!:D

Dilbert

02-04-2008, 09:53

Blackthorn Chippy....used to be the best,regularly walked over there in school lunch break back in the 90's :D

Littlepink

02-04-2008, 13:27

Yep Dilbert i have to agree with you on that one mmmmm they were good !!

trooper

19-05-2008, 23:59

I lived on Blackthorn Avenue across from the shops it had the best chips going at the time , ive lived in bramley all my life 38 years and since they built houses on evey little bit of ground they could have its killed bramley it was a nice quiet village now its a s**t hole.

Has for rotherham it to was a nice place to go do your shopping now its DEAD they spending all the money on it to try make it nice, they could put the council tax down with the money do something usefull with the money.

Longcol

20-05-2008, 00:34

What is a Dee Dah ?

A description of the Sheffield accent by folk from the "laik" district.

Rich-shef

23-12-2009, 15:41

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rbdb11

23-12-2009, 15:57

im from sheffield but i can say rotherham is cleaner than sheffield , sheffield centre is a disgrace for a city i work all over the country in differant citys and they all put sheffield to shame its a disgrace people have no respect i only walked down the moor in sheff and i saw at least 15/20 people chuck rubbish on the floor knowing public bins are within 2/3 yards

Sheff2006

23-12-2009, 18:19

I dont go to Rotherham much these days, usually just pass through on the X78.

However, Rotherham has a better sited bus station unlike Sheffield's which is some way away from the main central shopping areas.

Sh2006.

gino

06-03-2011, 02:06

Rotherham has a great singer song writer called Ivor please check his latest music video out...

Go to Youtube and type in Ivor Missing....this lad will get Rotherham on the map...

anywebsite

06-03-2011, 02:22

Not sure if they've been mentioned yet, but The Chuckle Brothers are from Rotherham.

koikeeper

06-03-2011, 08:22

The Chuckle Brothers are from maltby 7 miles away from rotherham
freddy truman from maltby
rotherham town center is a disgrace and a waste of time doing any shopping there this is down to the place called parkgate shopping area it killed the town dead when that got put up we travel to doncaster now as its a far better place to shop

Mecky

06-03-2011, 08:45

Rotherham is doomed, it's even worse than Barnsley and that's saying something

Mecky

06-03-2011, 08:47

lubylou12

06-03-2011, 09:15

Positive things about Rotherham....

Hard to say but I live in Rotherham but class myself as a Sheffielder - if you were born in Jessops you wil understand...

I was born in rotherham at doncaster gate, moved to sheffield when i was 1 year old, 90% of my family live in rotherham, Im now 29 so lived in sheffield for 28 years apart from going back in my teens to live with my nan for 3 years.

I class myself as a sheffielder, but should I? always wondered :D

And just to add to the thread, some parts of rotherham are really lovely, the park is great in summer and i take my kids up there, they love it, the east herringthorpe crem is beautiful in summer when I go up to visit my son, I even like going on a night out in rotherham, but i do find i prefer sheffield when it all comes down it:)

lubylou12

06-03-2011, 09:20

[QUOTE=Rich-shef;5760067]David Seaman was born in Rotherham as far as I know. Which was good for Nayim and Ronaldinho.

yes he was, he went to kimberworth comp

Lucifer

06-03-2011, 10:53

Good things about Rotherham, Margaret Bramall, WOW.

mike edds

06-03-2011, 10:54

Grandad.Malky

06-03-2011, 11:02

Good things about Rotherham

The fact that it is still mainly made up of a number of “villages” rather than urban sprawl.

wednesday1

06-03-2011, 15:44

The only good thing about Toytown is the road out!

Fogey

06-03-2011, 18:26

You can shop in the town centre for grocery items without having to go into a national chain store.
It is a fairly harmonious Town Centre from an architectural Point of view.
The Minster is the best church of its particular style probably anywhere in the world.
There is incredible potential for growth of smaller scale businesses that can create variety and vibrancy.
It is starting to get on the right road to becoming a really special town centre.

MoZaLaN

18-01-2012, 15:19

I lived in Rotherham for 3 years and escaped with bare foot.. Gypsies everywhere, very ignorant local community and disrespectful youth.. Worst area to me, is Eastwood near the town centre.

Have made few friends over there, whom are all now moved out of Sheffield.. Even though there are new buildings, offices etc... still, wouldn't go back.

Police doesn't care what's happening on the streets, Council workers mostly very ignorant and racist, public services are very poor.. town centre is a nightmare.. what else..

Anyhow, apart from few places that's already been mentioned, there is nothing good to be said about Rotherham, in my opinion.

PeteMorris

18-01-2012, 15:34

Bet you'd all rather live in Rotherham than Barnsley!!!!......And before the insults come my way, I'm not a Barnsley lad!.....I'm not even from Yorkshire!

Rich

18-01-2012, 15:59

Bet you'd all rather live in Rotherham than Barnsley!!!!......And before the insults come my way, I'm not a Barnsley lad!.....I'm not even from Yorkshire!

Why live in Dee Dar Land then? (Barnsley).. Even Doncaster's better IMO (better shopping centre).

guitarsteve

24-02-2012, 16:52

I'm a guitar teacher from Rotherham (based in Bramley)
I think Rotherham has alot of good points, especially RCAT where I recieved a Diploma in Music and then went onto Leeds college of music to get my Degree. The town needs more of a live music scene though cos thats what is really lacking at the moment.

p.s
I am looking for more students in the Rotherham area.
If you are interested in guitar lessons then contact me on 01709 730812

tonywheatley

27-02-2012, 22:00

It has a bus and train link for all the yokuls to access and interbreed :hihi:

Crosser

27-02-2012, 22:12

Positive things about Rotherham

It's near Sheffield.

oh hang on..... scratch that! ;)

Norseman

02-03-2012, 20:33

Rotherham gets a lot of bad press. There was a "phone in" lately on one of the radio stations and they asked people to call in who could list some positive things about Rotherham, but I missed them. Can anyone help me out here?

I went to Parkgate last weekend and was impressed at the quality of the stores there. A big improvement on the previous visit about 8 years previously. Bought a printer from PC world priced at £80 on the stand, got to the till and somehow much to my great satisfaction it had been reduced to £30, very happy....not a keen fan of Rotherham as a whole through.

bigjoker

02-03-2012, 21:41

damien666

02-03-2012, 22:07

Im not really sure why some small minded people on here have such negative comments to make about an entire town. Its very pathetic. There are good and bad housing areas in ALL places. I like Sheffield for some reasons, Rotherham for some reasons and most places ive visited I like for other various reasons. Whiston village is beautiful and puts most places in sheffield to shame, how can you slag that off? There are a few lovely housing areas in Sheffield as well. There is good and bad in all areas. Rotherham is smaller so its all relative. Clifton park is the best park for miles around, and thats not just my opinion people from miles around have been coming for many many years. Parkgate is a lovely outdoor shopping area. The transport links are good. The town centre where the fountain is is very pretty and although cant compare with the peace gardens its a million times better than the moor or castle market area. There really are some narrow minded stupid people on this forum.