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CAMPAIGNERS were urged to ‘have their voices heard’ as the last of Barnsley’s fiercely-contested masterplan sites was officially opened to public scrutiny....

THE BRAMPTON Branch of the Royal British Legion have marked the 100th anniversary of the organisations founding with a wreath laying ceremony.

DICKIE Bird, Kes, Oakwell and Albert Hirst black pudding - theres only one Barnsley. Promoted by Barnsley Museums Saturday, 15th May 2021, 6:25 pm Experience Barnsley Museum and Visitor Centre will re-open its doors after Covid19 lockdown to in person visits from Monday, May 17 Now Its famous folk, along with its unsung heroes, places, objects, defining coal and glass industries, plus so much more, is being celebrated with a free virtual walk-through tour of the towns acclaimed new look Experie...

× BARNSLEY beauty spots rich in biodiversity have been officially recognised as sites of special scientific interest by Natural England - an honour which is the ‘icing on the cake’ after decades of conservation work following pit closures. The River Dearne and its Dove tributary make up the Dearne Valley Wetlands - an area deemed to be nationally important for its bird species including the willow tit, bittern, garganey, lapwing, redshank and avocet. T...

Date Time Yorkshire wetlands designated Site of Special Scientific Interest Natural England has today officially notified that the Dearne Valley Wetlands is a SSSI for its nationally important bird species, including the willow tit, as well as wetland birds such as bittern, garganey, lapwing, redshank and avocet. The SSSI links different pockets of valuable habitat in the Dearne Valley area between Pool Ings near Royston in the north, a large area between Worsbrough in the west, and Adwick Wash...

× PROPOSALS to build a pedestrian bridge costing up to £1.5m in order to connect a park which will be at the centre of a new one-way road system with nearby recreation grounds are set to be approved. Sheffield City Region awarded funding for the ‘active travel’ structure for pedestrians and cyclists over railway lines between Penny Pie Park and Pogmoor Recreation Ground. The contentious wider scheme, which resulted in Penny Pie Park being closed to th...

× ENVIRONMENTAL activists’ pleas for work to stop on a delivery giant’s £60m parcel hub after thousands of tons of coal was removed have been dismissed by Barnsley Council. Work has already started on delivery giant Hermes’ £60m project off Tankersley Lane in Hoyland, which is set to become Europe’s largest parcel distribution hub. Planning reports revealed the 46-hectare site had been the location of extensive opencast mining - which started in ...

× WATERLOGGED sites which have been formally adopted for future development by Barnsley Council must be revised after being hit by more flooding in recent weeks, campaigners have urged. Two sites on Darton Lane, Darton and Lee Lane, Royston have been swamped following prolonged spells of heavy rain and sub-zero temperatures, despite both being included in the council’s local plan development blueprint for future housing. The Darton Lane site, which is ne...

THE restoration of a historic Barnsley street identified as a key gateway into the town centre’s £200m Glass Works regeneration will be shaped...

× 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...