× LEADERS in Barnsley joined their northern counterparts to launch a fresh campaign to force the government’s hand into ‘levelling up’ the north amid claims of ‘deep-seated inequality’ impacting the borough’s communities. A report - dubbed Plan for the North - has been backed by more than 40 council leaders and mayors and sets out the scale of the challenge required to deliver on the government’s commitment to boost deprived communities. Dan Jarvis, South Yorkshire Mayor and Barnsley Central MP, attended Wednesday’s launch. He told the Chronicle: “If you live in Barnsley, you’re much more likely to be hungrier, poorer and sicker than someone living in Belgravia.