A recycling plant in Tinsley is set to double capacity after getting plannig permission from Rotherham. The smell from the premises of Sterecycle is acrid when the wind blows in the direction of the town and can be smelt a mile away.

Local plans to build a school on Ferrars Road could be in jeopardy.

On the 5th of December at the Methodist Church on Ingfield Avenue the routine area panel met to discuss local issues.

The major point of the evening was to discuss concerns over the Waverley development.

Other contributers were Roger White from DAT SNT (Darnall, Attercliffe & Tinsley Safer Neighbourhood Team) who told the panel and residents about the quietest November for a number of years concerning fireworks. He did however state that Burglaries had increased over the last reporting period.

Residents are all entitled to a FREE Pear or Apple tree for their back gardens with regular planting events scheduled around Tinsley.

In the early hours of Sunday 24th of August the Tinsley Cooling Towers will be demolished E-on has announced. This will cause major disruption to the road network and could add over half an hour travelling time.

From Sheffield Forum a member has posted that the Towers Demolition has been postponed. I've not been on top of things over the last week or so due to a connection problem.

The M1 motorway junction 33 to 35 will be closed from 10pm, Friday 10th of September for demolition works over the weekend.
Around midnight on the 21st August several loud explosions could be heard across the Don Valley as test explosions were carried out on the Eon Powergen site, next to the motorway which was closed. Reports came in from across Sheffield about the explosions on the Sheffield Forum

Police pledged to put on extra patrols during Pakistani wedding celebrations after hired Ferraris, Bentleys and Porsches were used like rally cars around the streets of Tinsley. Inspector Fox's concern is that someone could suffer serious injuries as a result of the mindless nature of this driving.

Inspector Fox urged members of the community with any information about the cars and the drivers to contact crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or contact the Tinsley & Darnall Safer Neighbourhood team on 0114 252 3995.