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John Healey has announced the winner of his Christmas Card Competition for 2024. The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP revealed the winner at a special assembly at Castle Academy in Conisbrough. [...]

John Healey has paid tribute to all those involved in Rotherham’s long running Christmas Toy Appeal. The local MP visited the appeal’s warehouse in Parkgate and helped volunteers put together [...]

John Healey MP joined fellow Doncaster and Bassetlaw MPs and Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones to see the first flight for two years land back at Doncaster Airport. The aviation and [...]

Rawmarsh and Consibrough MP John Healey visited Metalysis’ manufacturing centre in Wath. The company is a global leader in producing solid-state metal and alloy powders which are used in a [...]

As you will know over the last two years, I have put forward the case that our Manvers Holiday Inn Hotel is totally unsuited for use as asylum accommodation. I [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, visited Rotherham’s world leading security fencing manufacturer, ZND, at its factory in Parkgate. The company manufactures temporary fence panels, barriers, hoarding and other associated [...]

John Healey MP with Usdaw representative and Wath-upon-Dearne Tesco worker Janine Bowler Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, says the new government will protect shopworkers with tough new [...]

John Healey says he is “proud” that the Labour government has ended the historic injustice of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme. 2,264 former mineworkers across the Rawmarsh and Conisbrough constituency will [...]

John Healey has officially opened JTL’s brand new training centre on Manvers Industrial estate. The Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP was given a tour of the charity’s newest, and largest training [...]

Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, visited Rotherham and Doncaster Radio’s new studios and heard about the work they’re doing to support the community across the borough. The stations moved [...]

John Healey, with Conisbrough Practice Group Practice and Citizens Advice Doncaster Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, spoke with the Operations Manager and Advisor from Citizens Advice (CA) [...]

Job Title: Head of Constituency Office Working For: Rt Hon John Healey MP (Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) Location: Rotherham Salary: IPSA Band 3 - £31,967 to £52,793 (Office Manager) Length of [...]

The violence at the Manvers Holiday Inn was truly shocking to see. Our thoughts are with the injured police officers, who showed real bravery in dealing with the disorder. Our [...]

We are all keen to get Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopened as soon as possible. We know how much it means to our residents, businesses and the wider South Yorkshire region. [...]

It was the honour of my life today to stand at the despatch box in the House of Commons as the government’s Defence Secretary. Accountability is a central tenet to [...]

A new mental health support programme has launched for young people at Unity Boxing Centre in Parkgate. Box to Beat It is a 12-week programme run in association with England [...]

I’m very concerned to see the Post Office have published their unplanned branch closure letter on their website announcing our Brampton Post Office is set to close on Saturday [...]

People across the country voted for change. Thank you to all those who have given me their backing. The hard work starts now, both locally and in government. I never [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, says it’s vital that the next generation remember those we have lost to war during War Graves Week. War Graves Week is the annual [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, invited Head of Operations at England Boxing, Avoen Perryman, to see how Unity Boxing in Parkgate is linking up with the community and providing [...]

New figures from the House of Commons Library show that the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust last hit its target - to treat patients within 18 weeks – in November 2019. [...]

England is in the grips of a deadly crisis in youth mental health while the government continues to deny the problem, says Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey. It comes [...]

John Healey MP was invited to see the brand-new home of local disability charity Social Eyes. The group has moved from the Drop-In Centre in Rawmarsh to a new facility [...]

John Healey MP with Usdaw representative and Wath-upon-Dearne Tesco worker Janine Bowler Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, says the government U-turn on making assaulting a shopworker a [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, is set to host a virtual funding workshop for local charities with the People’s Postcode Lottery. The session gives local charities, volunteer organisations, and [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, has said the introduction of the Football Governance Bill is welcome but has been “held back by government time wasting”. The legislation, introduced in [...]

A group of Astrea Academy Dearne students have started a petition calling on the school to rethink its decision to close the Combined Cadet Force. Local cadet, Bradley Saint, contacted [...]

John Healey MP has written to the Transport Secretary calling on him to end the taxi sub-contracting loophole enabling drivers to avoid Rotherham’s high standards. There’s an increasing problem of [...]

John Healey MP has revealed shocking figures that show Police Community Support Officer (PCSOs) numbers have fallen by 66% across South Yorkshire under the Conservatives since 2010. Latest figures from [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, has challenged the Conservatives to slash the number of children stuck on mental health waiting lists through access to mental health professionals in every [...]

John Healey has set out Labour’s plan to boost skills and drive economic growth across Rotherham and Barnsley, as data reveals years of decline in apprenticeships and training. Over the [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey has called on the Government to end its 'bad deal for steel'. It’s after the Government and Tata steel announced plans for Port Talbot [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, has written to the Transport Secretary to ask why Rotherham is still waiting for HS2 blight restrictions to be lifted. It’s after the Government [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, is encouraging people to start a conversation over a brew as part of Samaritans Brew Monday campaign. The third Monday of January is often [...]

Local MP John Healey has backed bold plans that would see a new Rotherham mainline train station in Parkgate. This new station would see the reintroduction of mainline train services [...]

Rotherham’s World Cup Final referee is showing the red card to VAT on defibrillators. Howard Webb has joined Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, in campaigning to get the government [...]

John Healey MP’s office is closed until Wednesday 3rd January. During this time, the following information may be helpful: Citizens Advice Rotherham Tel: 0800 1448848 Rotherham Foodbank - IMPORTANT: Food parcels [...]

John Healey helped get proceedings underway for this year’s Santa Dash around Manvers Lake.  The Wentworth and Dearne MP set runners on their way at the weekend (Saturday 16th December) as [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, attended the rededication of Thrybergh War Memorial - 100 years to the day that it was originally dedicated to the community. The memorial was [...]

John Healey made a special visit to Wath Central Primary School recently. The Wentworth and Dearne MP announced the winner of his Christmas Card Competition for 2023 at a special [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, was at Tesco in Wath to encourage customers to put an extra item in their trolley to donate to Rotherham Foodbank this Christmas. It’s [...]

John Healey has said that Labour will stop the decline of the great British high street and bring much needed banking services back to communities. Labour has announced it will [...]

Rawmarsh student, Curtis Yip, had the opportunity of a lifetime as he spoke in the House of Commons during a recent UK Youth Parliament debate. The 18-year-old was at the [...]

John Healey MP with Usdaw representative and Wath-upon-Dearne Tesco worker Janine Bowler Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, says shopworkers across the borough are having to deal with [...]

Local Labour representatives have again called on the government to lift the Planning blight still hanging over our communities – after the government’s decision to scrap the scheme north of [...]

John Healey MP has supported a Rotherham charity’s movement that is helping victims of human trafficking. The Wentworth and Dearne MP was the host sponsor for Churches Against Trafficking, an [...]

John Healey has written to the Immigration Minister asking him to end the Home Office’s contract with the Holiday Inn Express at Manvers for housing asylum seekers as one of [...]

Rotherham’s Start a Heart 24:7 is backing John Healey’s campaign to put a stop to VAT being charged on the sale of defibrillators. The Wentworth and Dearne MP launched the [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey called in to Unity Gym in Rawmarsh to look at the work the boxing club is doing to support young people’s mental health. Today [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP, John Healey, arranged for two Wath schools to be visited by a senior member from the Department for Education to look at the work they do [...]

LINK, the UK’s Cash Access and ATM network, has announced that locals and businesses in Wath will soon find it easier to access banking services thanks to the addition of [...]

Station House Community Association in Thurnscoe has been awarded £20,000 from the People’s Postcode Lottery after attending John Healey’s funding workshop. The childcare centre, which is run by the Community [...]

489 people died in Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust last year while waiting for care on the NHS, as patients face record waiting times.    Freedom of information requests have revealed [...]

John Healey MP has unveiled a new blue plaque to honour a steel pioneer, Charles James Stoddart, and celebrate 200 years of Parkgate. Charles was a former office boy at [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey says there needs to be a “reset” in the relationship between parents and schools when it comes to uniform costs. It’s as the Labour [...]

John Healey has accused Rishi Sunak of leaving ‘families across Rotherham and Barnsley worse off’ as new analysis shows that monthly bills for the average household have soared by £350 [...]

John Healey MP has hit out at Government plans to “move the goalposts” on cancer waiting times as the wait for treatment goes on for patients across the borough. Data [...]

John with Fabrice Muamba John Healey MP met with ex-footballer Fabrice Muamba and TOBE-Heartsafe as they launched a new mission to provide cardiac screening, CPR training and defibrillators [...]

As young people across the borough break up for the summer John Healey MP has released data showing over ten thousand local children are stuck on mental health waiting lists. [...]

A new improved bus service is set to start in Ravenfield next week thanks to a campaign by John Healey MP. The no 3 bus route through Ravenfield to Bramley [...]

John Healey MP has written to both the Transport Secretary and the Managing Director of Northern Trains setting out his major concerns at plans to close local railway ticket offices.  [...]

Wentworth village will have a full time bus timetable from this month (July) after MP John Healey led a successful community campaign to restore a daytime service between Monday to [...]

John Healey MP has welcomed much needed improvements to a well-used footpath into Cortonwood retail park. It tops off the MP’s two-year campaign to get the path upgraded. The local [...]

John Healey MP and local head teachers took the Schools Minister to task over the mental health problems affecting schools across the borough. The Wentworth and Dearne MP arranged the [...]

John with Harley Mission Rooms Trust Chair Cynthia Shaw Work has started on a new car park to help ease traffic in Harley.  It’s after John Healey worked [...]

John Healey MP with shopworkers (from left to right) Sharron Wheat and Sundari Balakrishnan Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey cut the ribbon to officially open the new [...]

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and John Healey has announced he’s set to take local headteachers to Westminster to meet the Schools Minister over the anxiety epidemic facing [...]

John Healey MP (right) with David Stockdale, British Healthcare Trades Association Chief Executive (left) and Martek Lifecare’s Rob Higgie (Centre) John Healey MP has launched a national campaign [...]

Wentworth and Dearne MP John Healey recently called in to Broad Horizons Day Care Centre in Wath as they prepared to celebrate the Coronation this weekend. He was there to [...]

John Healey MP has officially opened the brand new Sid Bailey care home in Brampton with Sid Bailey’s son and daughter, Brendan Bailey and Adele Riles. The 66 bed care [...]

John Healey MP has arranged for Rotherham’s own Chantry Brewery to supply a guest ale for visitors and MPs in Parliament. The brewery is supplying its Parkgate 200 beer to [...]

Over 25 thousand people locally are waiting over two weeks to see a GP. Latest NHS figures show 13,648 people across Rotherham and 12,051  in Barnsley have had to wait [...]

John Healey MP met with local small business owners recently to discuss how they are coping with the cost of living crisis. The visit was organised and attended by Paula [...]

John Healey MP has helped a Rawmarsh community centre after it faced a hefty gas bill which could have forced it to close. The Drop-In Centre’s bill went up from [...]

A Rawmarsh post office is set to re-open in a new location after it was closed in January. John Healey has been working with the Post Office to find a [...]