ALMOST a third of ambulance patients arriving at Barnsley Hospital were delayed by over 30 minutes, new figures show. New NHS England figures show 32 per cent of ambulances arriving at the Gawber Road site took more than half an hour to hand over patients in the week to January 5. It was up from 27 per cent the week before, and a rise from 30 per cent across the same period last year. Meanwhile,...

Barnsley boss Darrell Clarke admitted there was a ‘very low changing room’ after a 3-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers but added that large elements of the performance were ‘exactly what I want.’ The Reds dominated much of the game but missed a series of big chances, conceded either side of the break then, after Josh Earl pulled one back, they let in another late on. Clarke told the Chronicle: “It’s a very low changing room....

A ‘LIFELINE’ nursery which cares for almost 100 children have had their dreams of a miracle dashed after planning bosses recommended councillors to refuse their application to move premises. Shining Stars Day Care and Nursery has been based in the grounds of St Helen’s Primary School in Monk Bretton since the pandemic. It is run by Katie Harris and owner Amanda Goodier, who were told that they would have to leave their current premises last...

WITH the festive period behind us, I thought this would be a good opportunity to reflect on what has been a positive few weeks for Barnsley Football Club. On the field there is no doubt that the end of 2024 and the start of 2025 on the pitch has been encouraging, the away wins against Bolton and Peterborough were impressive but the change in fortunes at home with the wins against Wrexham and Crawley have...