The author who penned A Kestrel for a Knave - on which the film Kes was based - has died, aged 76.
The news of Barry Hines' death was announced on Twitter by the poet Ian McMillan.
Mr Hines was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease several years ago.
See Friday's Barnsley Chronicle for more.
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