# ‘Some of Britain’s best innovation happens in Rotherham’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/some-of-britains-best-innovation-happens-in-rotherham/
- Published: 2026-11-07T09:20:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T10:24:03+00:00
- Original publisher: feeds.bbci.co.uk (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq398mvrpp03o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sheffield, UK, World

## Key points

- Healey praised Rotherham’s manufacturing innovation.
- Rotherham has 46 entry-level vacancies per 1,000 young people.
- A local service will match young people with apprenticeships and placements.

## Summary

Chancellor John Healey praised Rotherham’s innovation and said its advanced manufacturing sector can create skilled jobs for local young people. His comments come amid concerns that the town has fewer entry-level vacancies for young people than anywhere else in Britain.

A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research found 46 online vacancies per 1,000 young people in Rotherham, compared with 288 in the Cotswolds. Healey said South Yorkshire would be the first area to develop a local apprenticeship service matching young people with employers and work placements. The Advanced Manufacturing Park, established on the former Orgreave Colliery site, hosts companies including Rolls-Royce and Boeing; apprentice Sean Delaney said it gave him secure work and a degree without student debt.

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