THE average Barnsley resident has more than £18,000 in disposable income, according to the latest figures. Disposable income is the amount of money people have available for spending or saving after taxes and social contributions, and is used by economists as a way of comparing the economic welfare of different areas. The Office for National Statistics estimates Barnsley residents each had around £18,427 in disposable income as of 2022. The figures show disposable incomes have...

First team coach Dean Whitehead has left Barnsley after two months at the club. Whitehead, who joined the Reds to work under Darrell Clarke in July, has moved back to Stoke City where he spent much of his playing career. The 41-year-old is expected to work under Narcís Pèlach who looks set to replace Steven Schumacher at the Championship Potters. A Barnsley statement read: "We would like to thank Dean for his hard work over the...

A VETERAN is hoping to bring together an old band of National Service buddies for a get-together. Trevor Currie, 85, served at the Ironside Barracks in Germany between the years of 1959 and 1961 - a place he says became ‘home’. During that time, Trevor - who now lives in Guisborough - built friendships with his fellow servicemen of the of the Seventh Armoured Brigade Group and in his old age is hoping to reconnect....

Darrell Clarke is looking forward to taking on his boyhood club Manchester United tomorrow but wants to make sure his Barnsley team do the town proud. The Reds visit Old Trafford from 8pm in the third round of the EFL Cup, to play the Premier League giants. Clarke said: “A lad from a council estate in Mansfield leading a team out at Old Trafford is a proud moment. “I am realistic. We have to be...