Patient care at Barnsley Hospice has been given a boost thanks to an £800 donation from TSB Barnsley. The bank, based on Market Hill in the town centre, has been raising money through raffles, collection tins and personal challenges after selecting the hospice as its charity of the year. Last week it handed over a… Read more »
Barnsley FC Mascot Toby Tyke joined Active Response Security in their #Bee_Kind Campaign in support of Barnsley Council and South Yorkshire Police. A packed Event at Barnsley Town Hall encouraged everyone to sign a Promise Card to #Bee_Kind as part of Hate Crime Awareness Week. Dignitaries joined children from local Schools to support the Initiative…. Read more »
A successful Football Academy, established in Hemsworth, has benefited from sponsorship provided by Active Response Security, based in Barnsley. Costa Unida UK offers elite coaching to youngsters between the ages of six and ten at a top of the range facility. Costa Unida has over ten years experience of delivering quality football packages in Marbella,… Read more »
Charities and community organisations across Barnsley can now move forward in the digital age, thanks to funding and support provided by Berneslai Homes Device Doctors. The Online and Technology Funding Pot, launched in July, has now been allocated to 11 charities across the borough, helping them in different ways, from funding, donating equipment and providing… Read more »
Berneslai Homes’ apprentice Jacob Fox was delighted to win the ‘Source Academy Apprentice of the Year’ award at Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce business awards. IT apprentice Jacob won the award for his digital work, including working on a guide to using Facebook safely, which was co-produced with the learning disability advocacy group ‘Wednesday’s… Read more »
MP Angela Smith is to open a new radio engineering facility in South Yorkshire on Friday. Gaddon Ltd, a radio frequency (RF) engineering and test solution consultancy, has moved into new offices in Penistone, near Barnsley. The workshop at Hoyle Mill allows Gaddon to carry out general RF and electronic repairs and can be hired… Read more »
Business people in Barnsley are being urged to back a charity fund-raising dinner to help safeguard the town’s heritage. Singer-songwriter Kate Rusby (pictured) Barnsley’s own poet laureate, Ian McMillan, and Egyptologist Joann Fletcher will entertain guests at the ‘Night at the Museum’ dinner on Thursday 15 March at The Ironworks, Elsecar Heritage Centre. The event… Read more »
A South Yorkshire height safety firm has officially opened for business near Penistone. ESAT Safety Systems Ltd invited schoolchildren from Springvale Primary School in Penistone to try out a climbing wall to celebrate the opening. The company also offered advice for tradespeople working at height. The company designs, installs and distributes a wide range of… Read more »
A South Yorkshire height safety specialist is on course to exceed its projected target turnover after just 12 weeks of trading. ESAT Safety Systems Ltd, founded by entrepreneurs Neil Chippindale and James Bodell, is predicting a turnover of around £750,000 in year one and has secured major contracts with UK airports and a high street… Read more »
Business people in Barnsley are being urged to back a charity fund-raising dinner to help safeguard the town’s heritage. Singer-songwriter Kate Rusby, poet laureate Ian McMillan, and author Joanne Harris will entertain guests at the ‘Night at the Museum’ dinner on Thursday 9 November at The Ironworks, Elsecar Heritage Centre. The event has been organised… Read more »
