NINE council employees in Barnsley raked in more than £100,000 last year, according to a ‘town hall rich list’ published this week.

The data was revealed by the TaxPayers’ Alliance as part of its tenth Town Hall Rich List, a comprehensive guide giving a council-by-council breakdown of the full remuneration packages for top earners.

For Barnsley, it shows nine council officers were paid in excess of £100k in the 2015/16 financial year, the same as the previous financial year.

The total remuneration received includes salary, expenses, bonuses, election duty fees, redundancy payments and pension contributions.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle