HERE’S a selection of stories from the Barnsley Chronicle as they were reported in March 1978.
A DEVOTED father decided Barnsley Hospital’s treatment of his 13-month-old daughter should not go un-rewarded.
And this week, staff at the hospital accepted ten portable black and white televisions, along with three colour sets, from the Barnsley businessman - who wishes to remain anonymous.
The little girl was on holiday in Spain with her parents when she became ill.
It was thought she had contracted cholera and was rushed home to Barnsley, where she was placed in an isolation ward.
Although she had lost 7lbs, it was later found to be gastro-enteritis and she is now fit and well.
“I cannot speak too highly of the nursing staff at the hospital,” said the businessman.
“My wife and I felt that their efforts were well worth rewarding. They could have had anything at all, but asked for televisions.”
A sum of £1,000 was given to buy the sets but, when television manufacturer Philips heard of the gesture, they doubled the money, enabling more televisions to be bought.
PUPILS AND TEACHERS clashed this week when rebellious children, angry at the effects of national sanctions imposed by teaching unions, came out in protest against staff.
At Worsbrough High School, senior pupils led a demonstration of about 50 children against teachers.
The pupils said they were angry because the school closed at lunchtime, no meals had been available all week and many had to walk long distances to get home for the midday meal.
They said they were against the teachers’ sanctions which resulted in a ban on supervision in school at lunchtime, no administration of lunch money, no voluntary out-of-school activities and no use of private cars on school business.
Headmaster Stan Hughes told the Chronicle that, although meals had not been available, he had been supervising children in school during the lunch break with the help of dining assistants.
Other teachers had left the premises but help had been offered by parents and senior pupils.
A NEW housing complex for the elderly was officially opened by Deputy Mayor of Barnsley Coun Frank Kaye.
The new development at King Street and Waltham Street, Barnsley, has 32 grouped flats including two units designed especially for physically handicapped persons.
An intercommunication system gives speech contact from each dwelling to the resident warden’s home and a pocket-paging indicator ensures immediate on-call assistance from the warden while on duty at any part of the complex.
COUNCIL tenants living in appalling conditions are threatening to withhold their rents until repairs are carried out.
Coun Geoff Steer told the council that a number of tenants had told him they were prepared to withhold rents in an attempt to get some action.
Coun Chris Wales said that before any more new council houses were built, the present ones should be made habitable. He claimed that many of the houses were in a ‘deplorable state’.
