× BARNSLEY’S growing Liberal Democrat contingent ‘demonstrates quite clearly that people are fed up’, according to the party’s local leader.
Penistone West Coun Hannah Kitching told the Chronicle she understood the seven councillors now seated on the local authority is the largest representation the party has ever had in the Labour-dominated borough.
It now also has three councillors in one ward, for what’s thought to be the first time in history.
Barnsley s local elections were postponed last year, owing to the pandemic, but parties fielded bumper numbers of candidates this year - including the Lib Dems who, for the first time, contested every available seat.
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A WOMAN whose pup was killed by an ‘out-of-control’ Rottweiler in a savage attack has pleaded for more to be done to curb antisocial dog ownership.
Julie Foster’s 20-month-old Shih Tsu Buddy Jay was attacked by the dog, which was let off its lead, when her partner John Mann had taken him for a walk at around 5.15am on Saturday morning on Three Nooks Lane, Cudworth.
John tried to get in the way - while the aggressive dog’s owner reportedly stood by and watched, calling him a ‘grass’ for attempting to phone the police.
He took Buddy to the vet, but the dog had already died when they arrived.
× A PROBE into Barnsley Council’s decision to award planning permission for a new roundabout a stone’s throw away from residents’ homes found no maladministration had occurred during a livestreamed meeting - despite claims an online vote was ‘miscounted’.
The scheme, on Higham Common Road, had ten votes for and ten against, leaving planning board chairman Coun Ken Richardson - who gave his support - with the final say last month.
However, confusion arose immediately after the deciding vote was cast as residents claimed a miscount had occurred with nine for and ten against, with four other councillors not responding when their names were called during the vote.