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 »
Barnsley FC – 2013-2014 season preview: New signings: Christian Dibble (Bury, free), Jean-Yves M’voto (Oldham, free), Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City, free), Dale Jennings (Bayern Munich, undisclosed), John Cofie (Manchester United, free), Chris O’Grady (Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed). Christian Dibble: Son of Andy Dibble, the teenager has been signed as a back-up keeper, third in line behind… Read more »
The court case against former iSoft chairman Patrick Cryne, owner of Barnsley FC, has been dropped. Mr Cryne was charged with fiddling the books to mislead investors, but did not stand trial due to ill health. Three other former directors of the healthcare software company, financial director John Whelan, from Cheadle Hulme, chief operating officer… Read more »
The 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington’s), accompanied by a military band of 30 musicians and a nine-strong colour party, held a Freedom Parade through a sun-kissed Barnsley town centre this morning. They were hailed by a good-sized crowd. Here are a selection of pictures from the event (courtesy of Claire Schofield):
With the new football season almost upon us, a group of Barnsley fans are set to launch a new fanzine, ‘West Stand Bogs‘. There has been plenty of interest in the venture, and issue 1 of the fanzine, which will be priced £2, will be ready and on sale on the 17th August, when the… Read more »
A South Yorkshire finance firm that has doubled in size in four years to a turnover of more than £3m is planning to help the next generation. Alternative financial management company Lifetime, based at Dodworth near Barnsley, is setting up a pilot project taking business people into schools to inspire young people. Together with Barnsley’s… Read more »
Local photographer – and big Barnsley FC supporter – Ian Parker has kindly sent Barnsley News and Sport his iconic, eye-catching portfolio of Oakwell pictures. Ian has particularly focussed on the Reds’ old West Stand area of the ground – and his photos will undoubtedly bring back memories for those supporters and season ticket holders… Read more »
Michael Dugher, MP for Barnsley East, has hailed the success of the Live in Barnsley festival and paid tribute to its organisers. Live in Barnsley took place across the town last weekend and was a great success. The festival was free and saw almost 100 bands, many of them local, play across numerous Barnsley town centre venues…. Read more »
A Barnsley timber construction company which created the frame for the London Olympics’ cycling track has expanded into bigger premises. Constructional Timber designs, manufactures and installs engineered timber frames, beams and other fixtures for prestigious projects across the UK and abroad. The 84,000 square feet facility, at Carlton Industrial Estate, will mean an increase in… Read more »
The young people of Barnsley were hailed for their ‘magnificent’ entrepreneurial spirit at the IKIC gala awards night at The Fairway, Dodworth on Thursday evening. Around 150 teams from 19 schools – and hundreds of pupils from the Barnsley borough – had taken part in the competition. It came down to a handful of youthful… Read more »
