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Westminster day for school’s youngsters
A LOCAL MP welcomed children from a Barnsley primary school to Westminster last week.
Marie Tidball, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, invited children from Thurlstone Primary School and gave them a tour around Parliament.
She is encouraging any other schools who would like a similar visit to get in touch.
She said: “I grew up near this beautiful village and loved welcoming pupils from Thurlstone Primary School to Westminster.
“Thank you to the Palace of...
Barnsley FC
McCarthy says Oakwell record ‘scandalous’ and ‘errors cost us every week’
CONOR McCarthy says Barnsley’s home record this season is ‘scandalous’ and that: ‘individual errors cost us every week.’
The 11th-placed Reds have won just five of 20 home league games and have conceded the most goals on their own turf in the third tier.
Defender McCarthy told the Chronicle: “It’s nowhere near good enough, for the demands and expectations we set ourselves playing for Barnsley Football Club.
“Five wins in 20 is scandalous
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Micky’s boxing club going the distance
FOR three decades now a community boxing club has provided a place for youngsters to go.
Micky’s Athletic Boxing Club has had a nomadic existence with bases in Wombwell, Wath, Mexborough and now back in their native Brampton.
Run by the Wale family, their home at the former Cortonwood Miners’ Welfare is now secured and has become a big part of the community.
The main aim is to give youngsters a place to get healthy,...
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Barnsley teams head into final week of season with all to play for
THERE is one week remaining in the NCEL Division One season with three Barnsley clubs still in the promotion race.
Wombwell Town are third, guaranteed a place in the play-offs and still in with a chance of automatic promotion.
Dearne and District will definitely be in the play-offs while Worsbrough Bridge are four points outside the top five going into their final two games.
The league season ends on April 12 with the play-off...
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Glancing Back to March 1995
Chief reporter Jack Tolson takes a look at what was making the news thirty years ago in March 1995.
MUMS AND TOTS’ ARMY IN FIGHT TO SAVE LOVED FARM
A MASSIVE mums-and-tots rebellion has been launched by fears that Wigfield Farm is high on Barnsley Council’s budget-cutting list.
‘Save Our Farm’ petitions are now circling and at least 2,000 names were collected at the weekend.
The petitions were suggested by Barnsley West and Penistone MP,...
Barnsley FC
Reds back at Oakwell for Exeter clash
Exeter City will look for a third successive win at Oakwell when they face Barnsley from 7.45pm on Tuesday.
The Reds are 11th in the table, eight points off the top six. They are winless in five after a 1-1 draw at Wigan on Saturday.
Gary Caldwell’s Exeter are 17th in the table, nine points clear of the drop zone and nine behind the Reds.
They were unbeaten in six before losing 2-0...
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THOUSANDS of pensioners who have faced a shocking ‘heat-or-eat’ dilemma have been admitted to hospital with cold-related illnesses over the last three winters.
Following cuts to winter fuel payments and the rising number of flu cases, Barnsley Hospital logged a total of 3,295 admissions for over-65s over the winter months between 2021 and 2024.
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Schoolboys win title and could make history
BARNSLEY Schoolboys under 15s were crowned league champions for the second successive year without kicking a ball.
They did not play but results elsewhere handed them the league title.
If Duncan Bray’s team go onto win the Yorkshire Cup, they would make Barnsley Schools FA history by becoming the only team to win the double in two consecutive years.
Barnsley Schoolgirls under 13s lost 2-1 in the national semi-final to St Helens.
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