UPGRADING of Barnsley Town Centre's streets and pavements is gathering pace with Eastgate the first street to be completed.

The Urban Centre Infrastructure scheme includes resurfacing work, improving pedestrian crossings, new paving in natural Yorkstone with granite kerbs, new street lighting and street furniture.

Work began in June last year and Eastgate is the first of the eight streets that North Midland Construction PLC has completed.

** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper, dated April 3. **