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× DEVELOPERS behind a multi-million pound youth zone in the town centre have been urged to listen to local young people before forging ahead with the plans. The site, to be built on the former electricity depot land alongside Schwabisch Gmund Way, is estimated to cost £7.4m - with the council paying £3.45m. The authority will donate the money to a newly-established Barnsley Youth Zone charity and act as landlord to the site, developed and funded by chari...

× 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...

× A BUSINESSMAN whose firm’s profits have been cut by £1m due to the closure of the entertainment industry has blasted the amount of support offered by Barnsley Council throughout the pandemic. David Hirst, 55, of Birdwell, is a 30-year veteran in the sector and set up the Ocean Leisure Entertainment Agency back in 2006 - a firm that was successful supplying self-employed acts to an array of venues. At the start of the pandemic, while David was still ba...

× WORSBROUGH Mill’s historic pond is set to be dredged for the first time since the 1970s to remove huge volumes of weeds and silt. The volume of silt that’s built up meant that the mill was unable to operate at full capacity, but the removal will have a ‘huge impact’ on flour production while enhancing the water quality for aquatic wildlife. Coun Tim Cheetham, cabinet spokesperson for place, said: “Worsbrough Mill is home to a vast array of wild...