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Swimming Dangers Highlighted By Kids' Posters
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SCHOOLCHILDREN across Barnsley are designing posters highlighting the dangers of swimming during the summer months. More than ten schools took…
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Dugher Pays Tribute To Late Former MP
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Residents Confused After Council's Decision
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Man Named By Police After Shafton Crash
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THE second man who died in a collision in Shafton has been named. The 25-year-old,…
Police To Monitor Speeding Hotspot
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POLICE have vowed to monitor a speeding hotspot after 14 vehicles were caught exceeding the…
Magistrate Retires To Focus Time On Education And Healthcare
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A DARFIELD magistrate has retired from the bench to spend more time improving education and…
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Woman Bailed After Admitting Burglary
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A WOMAN was caught knelt by a grate at the side of the road apparently trying to push a purse…
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Caring Little Girl Donates Hair To Sick Children
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Barnsley Gets £80,000 Funding To Improve Visitors' Experiences
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A DEVOTED dad has set himself an all-day challenge to raise money for medical research.…
Second Man Dies After Shafton Collision
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A SECOND man has died after a collision near Shafton. Two men from Grimethorpe were…
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THE daily running costs of Yorkshire Air Ambulance have soared to almost £10,000 - a…
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Man Has Sentence Cut
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A WORSBROUGH man jailed for helping his friends carry flatscreen TVs stolen from a ransacked house had his sentence cut…
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Little Girl To Make Most Of Summer
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Couple Devastated By Council's Handling Of Upcoming Wedding
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Pensioner 'Crippled' After Motorist's 'Lapse In Concentration'
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AN elderly man was 'crippled' after being hit by a car on the road he…
Fundraising Evening Is Big Success
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PEOPLE queued and crammed into a church for a 10-year-old boy's fundraising evening. The evening…
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Wednesday May 22 2013
ABOUT £200,000 of drugs have been seized in a series of raids on cannabis growers in Barnsley. Police have said that their month-long operation to tackle cannabis cultivation began on May 1, as a direct response to concerns from the…
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Hospital In Danger Of Falling Into 'Special Measures'
well said all of you. Barnsley hospital is fabulous. ive always been treated very well there after a few ops.…
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Pensioner 'Crippled' After Motorist's 'Lapse In Concentration'
The man passed two pedestrian refuges on the way from his allotment every day which would have allowed him to…
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Mysterious Figures Spotted In Woods
Some people really need to educate themselves. Why not let people just get on with what they are doing, instead…
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each to their own and if they believe they are doing good an no one is getting hurt then good…
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Good on them - they're doing no harm. It makes a change to see someone doing something peaceful in woods…
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Woman Bailed After Admitting Burglary
am sorry but a no leanne and even now her poor mum has died she trying to blame it on…
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Mysterious Figures Spotted In Woods
Aren't these the ones who were praying and chanting on the fleets in Honeywell a few years ago
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Caring Little Girl Donates Hair To Sick Children
Well done Alisha,!!! xx
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Police To Monitor Speeding Hotspot
Statistics prove that fixed speed cameras do nothing to cut accident rates.
Bobbies in their vans - well we all…
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Shafton ALC Gets Damning Report From Ofsted
My daughter has been at Shafton ALC since the demise of Willowgarth. Since day one there has been a marked…
Soldier Stole Thousands From His Brother's Bank Account
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Wednesday May 22 2013
A SOLDIER took thousands of pounds from the bank account of his brother whom he impersonated after coming back from seven months on the front line in Afghanistan. Ricky Clark, 21, took £6,010 from his brother Ben and squandered it…
Seven-Year-Old Raises Hundreds For Marie Curie
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Wednesday May 22 2013
A YOUNG swimmer made a splash with his fundraising efforts - and ended up covering 2.5km. Hayden Dodd, seven, dug deep and swam the distance - the equivalent of 100 lengths - at Royston Leisure Centre last month in aid…
Tankersley Firm Increases Turnover After Acquisition
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Tuesday May 21 2013
A TANKERSLEY firm has increased its turnover to £29million and set on 20 people after buying a rival company. Distinction Doors has brought its workforce to 50 after the purchase of Evergreen Doors. Managing director Darren Wright said the composite…
Karting Ace Backs Town's Junior Drivers
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Tuesday May 21 2013
A DRIVER who beat Lewis Hamilton's lap record at one of country's most prestigious karting circuits is helping encourage the stars of the future with the launch of a new junior drivers' club in Barnsley. The former F1 World Champion…
Green Shoots Spotted By Successful Barnsley Company
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Tuesday May 21 2013
THE director of an electronics firm which is taking on more staff says the industry is showing signs of green shoots. Pat Cummins is managing director of Goldthorpe-based VC Electronics which makes circuit boards for anything from cars and boats…
Youngsters To Get Behind Wheel
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Tuesday May 21 2013
CHILDREN as young as 11 will be given the opportunity to get behind the wheel as part of a driving scheme at their school. Young Driver gives youngsters at Penistone Grammar School the chance to learn how to drive before they…
MP Vows To Battle Hard For Concerned Residents
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Tuesday May 21 2013
MP MICHAEL Dugher met with the transport secretary to discuss the proposals for HS2 and raise the concerns of his constituents. Michael raised specific concerns to Patrick McLoughlin, on behalf of residents in places such as Swaithe Hamlet, Wombwell Woods, Ardsley…
New Mayor Formally Elected
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Tuesday May 21 2013
COUNCILLOR Ken Richardson has been formally elected as the Mayor of Barnsley. Cllr Richardson and his wife Nadia take over from retiring Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Dorothy Higginbottom and her daughter Dorothy Parkin-Coates. During their year of office, the Richardsons…
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