Barnsley Football Club’s chief executive Ben Mansford is used to pressure, having been a high profile sports lawyer and football agent, not to mention currently running a football club that, before Saturday at least, finds itself bottom of the league! So he had absolutely no problem in taking on the challenge of being our very… Read more »
Barnsley FC chief executive Ben Mansford today released a club statement, aimed at giving supporters an update not only on the current managerial situation at Oakwell ahead of this weekend’s match against fellow Championship strugglers Yeovil Town but also on the Reds’ search for a new club crest. Mansford said: “Nobody expected the start to… Read more »
The new I Know I Can Barnsley Big Challenge, for young entrepreneurs aged 11 to 19, is now underway. The competition challenges teams of up to eight young people, aged 11 to 19 and living or learning in Barnsley, to establish their own business, with an investment of £25 and mentoring support from a local… Read more »
Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Angela Smith has called for local schoolchildren to start to learning about money. The Labour MP, who has also offered support to a ‘Barnsley Businesses Inspiring Students’ venture organised by local financial management company Lifetime , is backing a charity’s new campaign to help improve the financial capability of young people…. Read more »
Grassroots sport in Barnsley is in rude health following the opening of a new third generation (3G) artificial grass pitch. The pitch (AGP) is funded by the Premier League Community Facility Fund (PLCFF). Following a £165,883 grant from the PLCFF, the new £260,883 3G AGP, which is situated at Oakwell, the home of Barnsley FC,… Read more »
The Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual Christmas Lunch at The Holiday Inn, Barnsley on December 5. This year’s event, sponsored by Yorkshire Bank, will take on a sporting theme and all proceeds will be donated to Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. The sporting personalities already confirmed are: Sheffield United’s… Read more »
A Barnsley-based business is leading the way in supporting people to build their own homes with one of the most successful self-build projects in the country. ‘Site 4 Self Build’ has gained planning approval for 23 homes, where people will effectively be building their own three and four bedroom properties. The self-builders will be fully… Read more »
Police are appealing for information after a Chalice was stolen from a church in Barnsley. The Chalice, valued at around £250, was last used at Sunday Mass on Sunday, 11 August, at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam Church in Worsbrough. It is reported that the Chalice was returned to its usual place within the… Read more »
Do you know a young person in the Barnsley area with a bright idea for a business? Could they do with some help to get it up and running? A new programme, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), aims to do just that for anyone aged between 14 and 24. Five ‘Enterprise Champions’ are… Read more »
A 13-year-old Barnsley lad has taken part in an inspirational sailing trip with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. Jack (pictured) joined 27 other young people between the age of nine and 17 , all in recovery from cancer. He joined the crew of one of five yachts to sail around the Solent last week, in… Read more »
