OUTRAGED residents have joined forces to fight against proposals to convert a Cudworth property into a children's home.
Kirsten Gaskell, who has lived on Barnsley Road for 12 years, has applied to the council to change the use of her house - but the plans have been met with anger by neighbours.
The application shows three full-time and six part-time staff will be present, providing 24-hour supervision if the home is given the go ahead.
A letter sent by Miss Gaskell to residents read: "It is our wish that these children should be and will be living a normal life within a normal environment within our community. Our home will not be a secure unit or a half-way house and will not pose any concern to our neighbours."
However, Miss Gaskell's plans have not been met with open arms by nearby households and a 40-strong petition, along with 30 letters of objection, have been collected over the last two weeks.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated May 1. **
