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Monday February 19 2018
MOBILE speed cameras will operate on the following roads this week: A61 Park Road, Worsbrough Bridge A61 Wakefield Road A628 Pontefract Road A633 Rotherham Road, Athersley B6411 Houghton Road, Thurnscoe
Wednesday September 23 2015
A TEMPORARY closure will be in place on Furlong Road in Bolton-on-Dearne. The road will be closed for 20 metres either side of the railway bridge from 10pm on Sunday, October 4 to 5.30am on Monday, October 5. This is…
Thursday December 4 2014
DELAYS are expected the M1 due to a crash. The accident has happened northbound at junction 37. One lane has been closed between the Dodworth and Haigh turn offs. Drivers have been warned to expect delays of up to 15…
Mobile Speed Camera Locations
Monday October 27 2014
MOBILE speed cameras will operate on the following roads this week. A61 Park Road, Barnsley A628 Cundy Cross to Shafton Two Gates A633 Rotherham Road, Athersley South A633 Rotherham Road, Monk Bretton A635 Doncaster Road, Barnsley A635 Saltersbrook Road, Barnsley…
Thursday January 30 2014
LANE closures will be coming to the M1 from Saturday with lower speed limits in place. From Saturday, lane three will be closed on each carriageway and a 50mph speed limit will be in place - drivers will be diverted…
Tuesday January 21 2014
SOME bus services in Barnsley will change this weekend. Bus services with timetable changes include Stagecoach services 12, X19, 22X, 32, 44, 66, 218 and 226. For more information about times, click here.
Wednesday November 20 2013
THE day has finally arrived! After weeks of waiting, Barnsley's Christmas lights will be switched on tonight. Don't forget about these road closures. The event will call for road closures to be in place from 10am to 10pm and vehicle…
Thursday November 14 2013
AROUND 12 cars have been involved in an accident, causing huge delays between Woolley (J38) and Dodworth (J37). Three lanes are closed and there's queueing traffic on M1 southbound. We'll keep an eye on it and inform you of the…
Friday February 22 2013
The Willows to New Street on Snape Hill Road is to be closed on Sunday to enable water main renewal works. For all your road works updates, visit here.
Friday November 23 2012
THE busy road that runs through Barnsley is closed following an accident. Old Mill Lane is closed with slow traffic Southbound at the Harborough Hill Road junction because of an accident. Police are on the scene.
Thursday November 22 2012
MOTORISTS have been warned of delays and problems on the M1 due to timber on the road. There's slow traffic on the M1 Southbound at Junction 37 (Dodworth) on the entry slip road as there's timber on the road. Meanwhile,…
Wednesday October 24 2012
A HANDFUL of motorists have had to be hosed off and sent to hospital after coming in contact with chemicals that spilled on the M1. The motorway has been closed for hours following the spillage which occured this morning at…
Fatality In Serious M1 Accident
Friday October 12 2012
A STRETCH of the M1 is closed after an accident earlier involving a lorry and a pedestrian in which someone has died. It is closed northbound between Juction 37 (Dodworth) and Junction 38 at Woolley. The Highways Agency has issued…
Wednesday October 10 2012
A NEW central reservation is to be fitted to a stretch of the M1 which will see a temporary speed limit of 50 MPH in place. The work will be between junctions 37 and 38 and will see the Highways…
Thursday September 20 2012
FIRE crews used cutting gear to remove the door off one vehicle and the roof of another to free the motorists trapped inside. The crews rushed to the M1 earlier today after a serious accident at Junction 35a - which…
Wednesday January 18 2012
A RAFT of road closures has been put in place for Prince Charles' Royal Visit to Barnsley next week. On Tuesday (January 24) HRH will be visiting the Barnsley Chronicle, We Are Barnsley, the Dickie Bird statue by St Mary's…
Saturday December 17 2011
THE free park and ride service offered for Saturday shopping in the run up to Christmas has been abolished. The service used to run from the Peel Centre but the council - which runs it - says passenger use has…
Wednesday December 7 2011
MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid the M1 after a serious accident has lead to the closure of two lanes. The accident - which is Northbound between junctions 37 and 38 - are causing delays of ten minutes and is…
Tuesday December 6 2011
MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid the busiest routes into town after an accident that is thought to involve a bus and two cars. Motorists are warning of delays of up to 30 minutes - the bottom of Summer Lane…
Tuesday November 29 2011
MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid the M1 this morning as the Highways Agency issue delay warnings of up to an hour between Junctions 37 and 33. The M1 is closed in both directions between J33 and J32 due to…
Wednesday November 23 2011
AN EMERGENCY lane closure has been put in place on Huddersfield Road due to a gas leak. The lane, near Mills, Kemp and Brown solicitors, has been closed by National Grid Gas to excavate the carriageway in the left hand lane (left…
Tuesday October 18 2011
Bruce Avenue in Worsborough common will close between numbers 130 to 96 from 31st October in order to resurface the road. An alternative route will be available from Mount Vernon Avenue and Vernon Close.
Thursday September 15 2011
AN EXPANSION plan for Stagecoach which could have brought 100 new jobs to Barnsley has been knocked back by the council. The company wanted to expand the Yorkshire Traction site on Wakefield Road, Barnsley, to use neighbouring land owned by…
Tuesday September 6 2011
THE speed limits on three local roads are to be changed in the coming weeks as a new road traffic order is put in place. Highways Officers won permission from the decision-making cabinet to approve plans to alter the limits…