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Police appeal over jewellery stolen in burglary
POLICE have launched an investigation following a reported burglary in Hoyland last month.
It’s reported that at around 10.58pm, on Sunday March 17, a property on Wood Walk had been broken into.
It is alleged that an Audi Q5 had been stolen along with sentimental pieces of distinctive jewellery.
An investigation has since been launched and the vehicle has since been recovered and returned to its owners.
Two men aged 19 and 21 were arrested...
Barnsley farms could fuel thousands of homes
WIND and solar farms in Barnsley could fuel thousands of homes, new research suggests.
Estimates from the National Grid suggest the UK must double the amount of renewable electricity it produces over the next six years to replace energy phased out from fossil fuels.
Climate and energy charity Friends of the Earth has called on all political parties to pledge to lift restrictions on onshore wind farms.
The campaign group said the...
Jake overcomes his unlucky break to help club
A YOUNG rugby league player isn’t letting an unlucky break stop him raising funds for his club.
Twelve-year-old Jake Hallas, who plays for Dodworth Miners’ Welfare, originally planned to take on a half marathon in February to help the rugby league team pay for new equipment.
However, Jake broke his wrist so was unable to complete the challenge.
Dad Paul said: “He originally set the challenge for February 25 but he broke...
Pupils play their part in village history board
LOCAL councillors met with pupils of Gawber Primary School to unveil a new history board the school had made.
Members of the school council, with help from deputy headteacher Rachel Knox, the Gawber History Group and designer David Exley, designed the board that includes information about the school’s past, present and future.
This is the latest in a series of history boards in Gawber produced by the history group with ward alliance support....
Young table tennis players had a weekend they'll never forget
YOUNG Barnsley table tennis players had a weekend they’ll never forget when world-renowned stars from the sport visited the town to help them hone their skills.
Over the course of the weekend, Barnsley Table Tennis Club welcomed Swedish head coach Christian Björklund and Mark Mitchell from premier club St Neots in Cambridge to lead coaching sessions at Hope House Church on Blucher Street.
Both players have had experience at the highest levels...
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Reds women reach final
Double-chasing Barnsley FC women came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Ossett in the League Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
Alayna Millard levelled from distance then Amy Dawson won a penalty which Kim Brown scored.
The Reds had won 2-0 at Sunderland West End on Sunday in the North East Premier while title challengers Wallsend lost.
Barnsley are now level on points with leaders Spennymoor Town, but second on goal difference by one goal. Spennymoor...
COMMENT: Collins pays price for unacceptable slump
A look at some of the key issues after Barnsley part company with head coach Neill Collins with a game left in the season.
SHOCK SACKING MIGHT CHANGE MOOD AND JOLT PLAYERS
Neill Collins was informed on Monday morning that he was relieved of his duties, following 291 days as Barnsley head coach which brought some memorable moments, club records and a place in League One’s top six but also constant issues and ultimately an...
Collins sacked with one league game left
Neill Collins has been sacked as Barnsley head coach with one game remaining in the League One season, and Martin Devaney appointed caretaker coach.
The Reds had taken nine points from their previous 11 games, with the gap between them and the teams outside the play-off places shrinking from ten points to one.
They will qualify for the play-offs if they win at home to Northampton Town on Saturday, with a draw or loss potentially...
Talking points from loss in Blackpool
Analysis of Barnsley's 3-2 defeat at Blackpool. The hosts raced 3-0 up before John McAtee and Adam Phillips replied.
ANOTHER MISERABLE AFTERNOON FOR A TEAM IN FREEFALL
YOU COULD not watch this game and not think that there is something quite badly wrong at Barnsley right now.
The players, for most of the match, looked ‘gone’ - physically and mentally - as they deservedly slumped to another defeat which imperilled their promotion chances further. ...
Reds 'far below the standard' admits Collins
Neill Collins admits Barnsley’s performance in a 3-2 loss at Blackpool was ‘far below the standard’ and they now have to ‘regroup’ ahead of next week’s final league game.
The Reds went 3-0 down, during a very poor first hour, then John McAtee and Adam Phillips replied late on.
Barnsley are still fifth but only a point clear in the play-off places ahead of their last game at home to Northampton Town next Saturday. If...
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New app aims to help youngsters facing surgery
A NEW app will help enhance children’s experiences of having surgery at Barnsley Hospital.
The Little Journey smart phone app will give local children a tour of the waiting room to the operating room - to help ease youngsters’ fears and concerns before they head to the Gawber Road site.
Dr Andy Leeson, who was a key driver in creating the app, said: “Children coming in to hospital for a procedure is a big deal...
Steelers’ star helps family’s fundraising journey for Oliver
THE family of a Gawber youngster who died of terminal cancer last year have received a match-worn Sheffield Steelers’ jersey to continue their fundraising journey in his memory.
Oliver Howe, eight, was first diagnosed with cancer in September 2020 and, despite everything, always had a smile on his face.
After ringing the cancer treatment bell in 2021, the disease devastatingly returned later that year and he died on February 1, 2023.
His parents, David and...
Residents ‘went into a chaotic and frightening scene’
FOUR selfless residents who fought to save the life of a young dad have been thanked by his brother.
The four members of the public have been commended by South Yorkshire Police for their bravery and compassion after desperately trying to help the 28-year-old who had been stabbed in a Barnsley street.
On August 9 2023, Daniel Micska was stabbed to death by cowardly Daniel Balazs who plunged a 12cm knife into his...
Liver disease figures at all-time high
THE number of people admitted to Barnsley Hospital for liver disease has almost doubled in the last year, new figures have revealed.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities figures show there were 435 hospital admissions for liver disease in 2022/23, up from 330 the year before.
It was also an increase from 265 hospital admissions in 2012/13.
All figures are rounded to the nearest five.
Excessive alcohol consumption is one of the main drivers of...
Town marks workers’ memorial day
BARNSLEY Trades Union Council will be marking Workers’ Memorial Day on Friday - with the town’s MPs on hand to deliver speeches on the day.
There will be a short memorial rally on the town hall steps at 12noon.
The event will be opened by Mayor of Barnsley Coun Mick Stowe, with local MPs Stephanie Peacock and Dan Jarvis attending making short speeches along with local trade unionists.
The speeches will be followed by the...
Sport
Trebles for Dawson and Neesam lead Pogmoor under 13s to 7-2 victory
JACK Dawson and Max Neesam scored hat-tricks in Pogmoor under 13s’ 7-2 home win over Porter.
Hassan Gulzar got the other goal.
Dodworth under 13s won 3-0 at Redfearns. Kody Bettley, Filip Obara and Jack Stead scored.
Penistone Church under 13s beat Westfield 8-0. The scorers were Joshua Foulkes, twice, Kiran Trepiana, Owen Moxon, Harry Siddall, Riley Town, twice, and Finn Pepper.
Staincross under 13s won 3-1 over Brampton. Aaron Brown scored once and Jack...
Dearne 4 points from title
DEARNE and District need four points from their last two games to guarantee the Central Midlands League title.
Dearne won 3-0 at third-placed Dinnington Town on Saturday.
Bayley Lowe, Shay Evans-Booth and Brandon Burke scored.
They then won 4-0 at home to Woodhouse Colts on Tuesday.
Curtis Wilkinson, Lowe, Burke and Lance Friedrich scored.
That left them nine points clear at the with two games to play.
Second-placed Doncaster City have four games left.
Elite...
Dearne win opening game 32-22
DEARNE Valley Bulldogs won 32-22 at home to Farnley Falcons in Division Five of the Yorkshire League.
The tries were scored by L Walters, J Duggan, J Williams, E Burrows, twice, and S Holt.
S. Shaw kicked four conversions.
They now host Lindley St Joseph’s on Saturday.
Dodworth lost 31-12 at home to Bramley Buffalos in Yorkshire Division Three.
They are now due to host York Acorn on Friday.
Rycroft Hammers are due to start...
Liana and Nieve hat-tricks in 9-1 final win
BARNSLEY under 15s beat Penistone Church Black 9-1 in the Shield final.
Liana Stenson and Nieve Cropper hit hat-tricks with Madison Woollands adding two and Ava-Rose McMahon one.
Penistone Church under 15s Whites won 7-1 at Sheffield United Community.
Libby Silverwood and Olivia-Rose Walker bagged braces with Erin Allott, Hattie Tomlinson and Megan Watt also on target.
Pogmoor under 13s won 8-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday.
Dearne and District under 13s beat Charnock Ridgeway
Barnsley one, two in Barnsley race
THERE was a Barnsley one, two at the latest race in the Proper Northern Road Race Series in Oakenclough.
Damien Clayton, from Cawthorne, continued his excellent form with another win.
The runner-up was Jenson Young from Hemingfield.
Meanwhile, Imogen Wolff from Silkstone Common was fourth at the Gent-Wevelgem One Day Race in Belgium.
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New homeless figures revealed
MORE than 360 young people contacted Barnsley Council last year after becoming homeless, new figures have revealed.
Councils are obligated to assess anyone who seeks homelessness support.
This means issuing a prevention duty, stopping them from becoming homeless if they are deemed to be at risk, or a relief duty, where the authority must help an already homeless applicant secure accommodation for at least six months.
Research from the charity Centrepoint and WPI Economics shows...
Review reveals slowdown in house-building in Barnsley
A SLOWDOWN in the house-building sector has been identified in Barnsley - despite council bosses insisting the blueprint for future development in the town is ‘still achieving its objectives’ following a review earlier into its effectiveness this year.
A total of 7,099 homes were built in the borough between April 2014 and April 2023, but ambitions to treble that figure by 2033 could fall short.
Figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
Hannah to celebrate graduation headlining at Tramlines
A BARNSLEY musician will be celebrating her graduation in an unusual way - by headlining Tramlines.
Hannah Rowe, from Penistone, is currently in her final year studying music at Leeds Conservatoire, and is set to graduate in just a few months’ time.
But while most of her classmates will be at the pub enjoying a well-earned pint, Hannah will be travelling to Sheffield to perform at the massive Tramlines festival on Friday July 26.
“I...
Charity has 10,000 more reasons to thank supermarket
ELDERLY patients at Barnsley Hospital will have their ward experiences improved thanks to a five-figure grant from a local supermarket.
The £10,000 donation, from the Morrisons Foundation, was celebrated by the Barnsley Hospital Charity this week as it will pay for new televisions, furniture, games and soft furnishings - all helping to create a family room for visitors.
Jane Mills, from the hospital, said: “We’re so pleased to have received such a generous grant from...
Josh has sights set on being Barnsley’s first F1 driver
A CUDWORTH karting prodigy has said he won’t let having autism hold him back - and he’s determined to become the first Formula One driver from Barnsley.
Josh Whittaker, 13, has always been into his cars - but his first time behind the wheel was only began two years ago.
But that hasn’t stopped him rising to the top, and he’s currently competing in the National Championships for the Global Karting Outdoor League.
His mum...
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Top six goes to last day after another loss
Barnsley’s fight to stay in the League One play-off places will go to the final day after a very disappointing performance for the first hour in a 3-2 loss at fellow promotion hopefuls Blackpool.
The hosts led 2-0 at the break then added another just after half-time. John McAtee pulled one back midway through the second half then Adam Phillips netted in injury-time.
Barnsley remain fifth but they are now just a point clear...
Scorer Jalo grateful to Barnsley academy
FABIO Jalo had stopped playing football as a teenager before joining the Oakwell academy and believes Barnsley is the right place for him to develop.
The 18-year-old forward began his career in the youth system of Portuguese giants Benfica but left aged 13 and his family relocated to Leeds.
He has been with the Reds for four years, making his first team debut aged 16 and appearing 27 times.
Jalo, who plays for Portugal under...
Reds trust hits out at FA Cup replay change
Barnsley Football Club Supporters’ Trust has launched a passionate attack against the ‘disrespectful’ decision to scrap FA Cup replays.
The change was announced yesterday and has prompted an angry response by clubs and fans.
The trust said: “Barnsley Football Club Supporters’ Trust was bitterly disappointed with yesterday’s announcement that FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards.
“We find this decision to be disrespectfu
O’Keeffe: get behind us and we’ll bring it home
COREY O’Keeffe says Barnsley will ‘regroup’ once they secure a place in League One’s top six while his message to the fans is: ‘get behind us and we’ll bring it home.’
The Reds were in top two contention last month but are now fifth, four points clear in the top six with two games left.
O’Keeffe told the Chronicle: “Last month we were in a very good position and we haven’t had the best results. ...
Grant pleased with full debut after ‘frustrating’ Reds spell
CONOR Grant was delighted to make his full debut for Barnsley at Portsmouth in midweek, after a ‘frustrating’ start to his Reds career.
The Irish midfielder, 22, signed on loan from League Two MK Dons in the summer and has come off the bench ten times, scoring in the win at Wycombe last month.
But he has only had two minutes of action in the month leading up to Tuesday’s match, sometimes being left out...
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Enterprising kids work hard for school trip
PRIMARY school pupils have been raising money to fund an end-of-year trip to Whitby.
The year sixes at Gawber Primary School split into three groups where they created their own business names, logos and plans to raise money for the trip.
Over five weeks they worked hard in the school’s enterprise club, during playtimes and in their own time to make sure they had products ready to sell.
On March 19, parents and families were...
Children’s home gets go-ahead
PLANS to create a children’s home in Hoyland have been approved by Barnsley Council’s planning board - less than a year after the local authority originally rejected the plans.
A bid to turn a property on Primrose Way into a new children’s care home for two kids was submitted to the council last year.
They would be living in the proposed premises need additional support to live within the community due to a variety of...
Life by the river Dearne: Fashion and leisure in Barnsley
If you enjoy leisurely strolls along river embankments and listening to nature in all its hustle and bustle as you walk with the sun beaming down on you then making the most of those moments means spending as much time there as possible. This also hints that you may well be doing a lot of walking and certainly clocking in those desired miles and steps, so the proper footwear is a must.
Too often...
Toddler Elsie is mum’s ‘little miracle’
A MIRACLE toddler who was born at just 23 weeks - and weighed the same as a tin of beans - returned to Barnsley Hospital this week almost two years to the day since she was discharged.
Amy Dutton, 35, who lives off Summer Lane in the town centre, found out in 2021 that she was expecting identical twin girls.
Her first few appointments at the hospital went well but she admits that at the...
Knife-point robbery victim Pat won’t let the criminals win
THE elderly owner of a fish and chip shop who has given 44 years’ service to her community has vowed to not let criminals win the day - despite being held at knifepoint during a robbery last week.
Stoic Pat Hubery, who runs and lives above Dearne Road Fisheries in Bolton-upon-Dearne, was watching television on Friday night when she heard a noise.
Having gone to investigate, a robber burst through the door, brandishing a knife...
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Medal haul for Barnsley karate stars
BARNSLEY athletes won a host of medals at the English Karate Championships in Sheffield.
Gold went to Bobby Perry who is the Para kata English champion.
Shoany Hudson took silver in the blind and visually impaired kata while her daughter Steph Hudson claimed bronze in the same section.
Silver also went to William Creswell from Paul Barradell in the sparring section.
Jonny Burden also won gold and Jake Li bronze.
They train with coach John...
Rec win and Town miss out
Athersley Rec won 2-1 at home to Brigg Town.
Harrison Landon and Nathan Perks scored.
Wombwell Town’s Friday night match was called off as Nostell could not field a team then their Division One play-off hopes ended when Wakefield won on Saturday.
Worsbrough Bridge lost 2-1 at Selby Town. Juninho Blake netted.
Penistone Church finished their Premier Division season with a 3-2 loss at Barton Town.
Antony Brown netted twice.
Wath win again in cup
Wath RUFC moved closer to a Twickenham final with another win in the Papa John’s Cup.
They won 22-17 at Horden and Peterlee in the second round.
Barnsley’s game with Bury was called off.
‘Begging bowl’ Barnsley clubs fight to complete seasons
THE COUNTY Senior League season will go on for ‘as long as it takes’ with several Barnsley clubs still trying to fit in up to ten games due to major problems with their pitches.
Premier League clubs North Gawber, Wombwell Main and Houghton Main have been unable to play on their waterlogged home pitches for almost all of the season.
They each have huge backlogs of fixtures to fit in in the final weeks of...
Leaders Dearne to visit third-placed Dinnington
DEARNE and District are set to visit third-placed Dinnington Town on Saturday in a crucial match in their title race.
They won 2-0 at home to Chesterfield Youth with goals by Bayley Lowe and Shay Evans-Booth.
That left them 12 points clear of Doncaster City who were due to play one of their three games in hand last night.
Doncaster City beat Cudworth-based Elite AFC 5-1 on Saturday.
