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Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is set on 500 acres of breathtaking woodland, fields, hills, lakes and formal gardens.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is set on 500 acres of breathtaking woodland, fields, hills, lakes and formal gardens.

× 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. The newly-awarded accreditation links different pockets of valuable habitats between Pool Ings in Roy...

× FED-UP residents of a street blighted by severe flooding believe they’ve found the source of the problem - but say their calls for action are falling on deaf ears. Families living on Lang Avenue, Lundwood have had to endure destructive floods on at least four separate occasions since the shock floods of 2007. Even in situations where rainfall isn’t heavy enough to cause the nearby River Dearne to burst its banks, many can wake up to waterlogged gardens. This, say a group of residents determined to tackle the issue themselves, is due to a nearby dra...

× 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 near the River Dearne, is the subject of a potential 73-home development, while Lee Lane one of the bi...