UNWANTED bicycles destined for the scrapheap have been given a new lease of life for a new hire service at a park that could be repeated at other locations across Barnsley.

From today visitors to the award-winning Elsecar park will be able to hire bikes for children aged up to seven to cycle around the park grounds for either an hour or 30 minutes.

The scheme has been launched with bicycles which had been taken to the council's recycling sites and offers a new option for visitors to the park.

Donations are still welcome and unwanted bikes can be taken to any of Barnsley’s four waste recycling centres, or residents can email hwrcpermits@barnsley.gov.uk to arrange collection.

Read more in this weeks Barnsley Chronicle