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'I worked every weekend over the last four years.'

A historic fire appliance has been saved from the scrap heap and could now be restored as a key heritage attraction.

Deaf former SA swimming champion Mark Roach, 25, was not in the mood for hearing anything — his hearing device was on the shore and his mind locked in on keeping a struggling newborn humpback whale calf from dashing itself to death on the rocks at Nahoon Corner on Saturday. In a shocking post on Sunday, the calf was seen dead on the beach, with Roach simply posting: “Didn’t make it.

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HOARDS of travellers who set up camp on a field in Pogmoor have caused ‘chaos’ for local residents who have called for the caravans to be moved on before p...

A TEMPORARY secondary school will not be open in time for pupils to attend in September - despite leaders behind the scheme assuring parents it was on trac...

× ELDERLY people struggling to heat their homes during cold spells of weather are now eligible to receive financial help but more must be done to tackle persistently high rates of deaths attributed to fuel poverty, according to leaders in the town. The government announced help for thousands of affected households between the S70 and S75 postcodes this week, following a prolonged period of sub-zero temperatures brought by Storm Christoph and Storm Darcy. The cold weather paym...

× THOUSANDS of tenants across the borough will pay more rent to Barnsley Council after a hike was agreed yesterday - just days after latest benefit claimant figures revealed another record-breaking spike across the borough. The 1.5 per cent increase affects the almost 20,000 bedsits, flats, bungalows, maisonettes and houses managed on behalf of the local authority by Berneslai Homes. Couns Hannah Kitching, Peter Fielding, Steve Hunt, David Greenhough, Jake Lodge, Andrew Gilli...

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a temporary school near a busy crossroads will ‘cause chaos’ for local residents who are fighting against the proposal.Last ye...

× CONTENTIOUS plans to build a temporary school near a busy crossroad next year have been proposed to residents - just months after neighbours criticised plans to build a permanent 900-place school in the same area. Earlier this year, Barnsley was identified as an area in need of additional school places by government bosses. To tackle this issue, a proposal was drawn up to open a new 900-pupil secondary school, Trinity Academy, on a site off Keresforth Cl...