Council leader welcomes £2m government steel funding

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2016

Almost £2m of government funding will be made available to support those affected by the restructure and job losses at Tata Steel in Rotherham, ministers have confirmed.

Rotherham MBC leader Cllr Chris Read welcomed up to £1.5m from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to support specific training and accreditation for affected steel workers through local further education colleges.

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