TRADERS left their stalls at lunchtime on Wednesday to protest against changes to rents in the new Glass Works market hall under which charges to upstairs traders were slashed by half. The changes, introduced this month following a consultation with traders, are in response to complaints from the upper floor of slower trade in the […]

Members of the Barnsley community are encouraging participation across all ages as they continue their eco-friendly campaign. Written by Meriel Killeen Happy mum Carrie has become Barnsley’s Beat the Street one millionth participant! Carrie and her family were awarded special prizes after the mum of five tapped in her card on the Beat Box outside […]

Barnsley Women’s Football Club have submitted plans to the council for a £4-5million development which they believe would create the first football facility in the country dedicated solely to women’s and girls’ football.  The club is hoping to move from its current base at Oakwell to a 7.5-acre site off Broadway, which was formerly the […]

PLANS to build a new supermarket on the edge of the town centre resurfaced this week. Retailer Aldi received permission to build a store next to Wickes on Old Mill Lane – on the former National Grid site – more than two years ago. A planning document is now seeking to alter the proposed building’s […]

AN unlicensed waste carrier who was convicted of fly-tipping has been handed a suspended prison sentence – prompting Barnsley Council to issue a further warning to others responsible for blighting the borough. Liam Watkinson, of Stoneleigh Croft, Worsbrough Common, received a 20-week prison term, which was suspended for 18 months, and fined £1,500 having pleaded […]

Aapo Halme has become Barnsley’s second centre-back signing in as many days. The 21-year-old from Finland has joined on a three-year contract, with the Reds having an option for a further year. Halme joins for an undisclosed fee from Barnsley’s Yorkshire rivals Leeds United, for whom he made one Championship start and came off the […]

A BARNSLEY teacher who taught geography for more than 30 years is being remembered by family and friends after his death last week.  Tom Matson began his career in 1962 at Oaks School. After a spell in Sheffield, he returned to Barnsley and became the head of the upper school at Wombwell High School from […]

WITH this week having been Cervical Screening Awareness Week, Barnsley council is backing a cervical cancer trust’s reminder of how important it is for women to go for a smear test. Jo’s Trust has released the findings of a new report which looks at the experiences of women diagnosed with cervical cell changes (abnormal cells). […]

A YOUNG WOMAN who took over a dance school at 20 years old has been commended for her teaching.  Emma Ledger, 21, of Pogmoor, Barnsley, was asked to take over Lisa Jones school of Dance, based in Darton, which she was a member of from being three years old. Eager to ensure the dancers at […]