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× ALMOST 70 per cent of adults in Barnsley are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. Since the start of the vaccination programme in December, more than 313,000 vaccinations have been administered in Barnsley. A total of 143,027 of adults are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus - a 69.9 per cent uptake. More than 170,000 residents have had at least one dose of their vaccine - an 83.2 per cent uptake. Julia Burrows, the town’s director of public ...

× HEALTH bosses in Barnsley are encouraging the residents to ‘consider the risks’ as the country moves into the fourth - and final - stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Monday will be the first time in more than a year that face coverings will not be mandatory whilst in indoor public spaces and on transport. Most legal restrictions that have been in place during the pandemic will be lifted on July 19, but the government has issues a li...

× EVERY secondary school in Barnsley has been affected by coronavirus cases this month - with almost 40 schools across the borough being forced to close a bubble. Coronavirus cases in Barnsley are rapidly rising, due to both the Delta variant and the recent relaxation in restrictions, but the rise in cases in youngsters across the borough is becoming increasingly concerning. Less than two months ago, on May 17, the rate for 15 to 19 year olds in Barnsley w...

× THERE has been an increase in the number of students testing positive for coronavirus at Penistone Grammar School. Pupils in years seven, nine and ten have been affected by additional confirmed cases of the virus, and those who have been in prolonged contact with those confirmed cases are isolating at home for ten days. Public health bosses in the town say they are happy with the school’s protocol measures, and principal Paul Crook told the Chronicle y...

× HEALTH bosses in the town have praised residents after a vaccination spike saw 6,000 people receiving their second dose in a day last weekend. The surge in demand, on Saturday, means more than half of the town’s adults - just over 112,000 - are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. More than three-quarters of people in Barnsley have also received their first vaccine injection - with a total of 155,549 and a 76.1 per cent uptake among the adult populat...

× BARNSLEY youngsters have been advised to wear face coverings while in school classrooms or communal areas - despite national guidance no longer recommending them to do so. Following Monday’s relaxation of the coroanvirus restrictions, the country’s position on the use of face coverings in school and college changed in line with the move into step three of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown. Although this change means that face coverings are n...

× BARNSLEY is not one of the areas currently battling rising cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus, health bosses in the town have confirmed. The latest rate of infection is 31.6 per 100,000 people - a dwindling figure which is ‘welcome’ news for the town’s director of public health, Julia Burrows. Ms Burrows also confirmed that the town is not one of 86 councils to have five or more confirmed cases of the virus’ so-called Indian variant - tho...

ENFORCEMENT action will be taken against pub landlords if they fail to adhere to strict Covid guidelines in their beer gardens.Council bosses confirmed som...

× BARNSLEY Council’s nine highest-earning employees cost more than £1.1m in wages and pensions, new figures released this week have revealed. The Taxpayers’ Alliance’s ‘Town Hall Rich List’ identified Barnsley Council as having nine staff members breaching the £100,000-a-year bracket in 2019/20. Top earner was the now-retired executive director for people, Rachel Dickinson, whose total package of £164,000 included a salary of £143,000 and a �...

THE possibility of the new Covid strain already being present in Barnsley cannot be ruled out, health bosses have warned.A government update showed the det...