The general Barnsley news section covers some of the breaking stories from around the borough
Stephanie Peacock, the MP for Barnsley East, has been elected to the Science and Technology Select Committee in Parliament. The move was passed by a Parliamentary motion on Monday and the MP joins the cross-party Select Committee as a permanent member. The Science and Technology Select Committee’s main role is to ensure Government policy and… 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 »
A new play exploring young people’s attitudes to Brexit and inspired by interviews with young people in Barnsley is to show at The Civic this November. What Once Was Ours is an immersive new show about identity and belonging that uses interviews from over 200 teenagers, from two Remain and two Leave areas of Britain,… Read more »
Artwork by pupils in the Dearne Valley will form part of a new art installation designed to reconnect people to the River Dearne. Barnsley-based artist Louise Wright is working with schoolchildren from Wombwell Park Street Primary School to gather ideas for a mixed media textile mural, which will be unveiled to the public in January… Read more »
Sunday saw Wheelers Trevor Mayne and Paul Heggie ride the Chesterfield Coureurs Hill Climb at Beeley in Derbyshire. Mayne finished the 3.7km climb in 10m 35.8s which was good enough to place him 3rd in the 50+ age group while Heggie, the oldest competitor in the event, finished in 14m 17.9s. On the club run… 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 »
BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year 2015 and one of the foremost composers of modern folk and social commentary songs in the British Isle, Nancy Kerr, is performing at The Civic, Barnsley this November. “Quite breathtakingly beautiful.” Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2. A writer of rare style, Kerr’s music has drawn comparisons to… 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 »
Barnsley 2, Middlesbrough 2 (SkyBet Championship) There is always a certain amount of disappointment when a team fails to win at home. It could be argued that was doubly true of Barnsley on this occasion, having twice taken the lead. However, the Reds can be eminently satisfied and justifiably proud that a team very much… Read more »
This season The Civic On Tour presents The Life and Soul, by Chris Connor – a new show exploring mental health, inner demons, loneliness and male suicide. Meet Jim. He’s always been a bit of a character, just like his Dad, and spends most of his life between the bookies, the pub and the football…. Read more »
