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FED UP: Coun Jake Lodge outside a long-term empty ‘void’ home in his ward. Picture: Charley Atkins.

Urgent need to make empty houses available

ANNOYED: Coun Andy Waters is pictured where the houses once stood. Picture: Charley Atkins.

Fury over loss of council properties

Councillor Wendy Cain

£1m cost of temporary housing

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Tenants locked in dispute over disrepair rows

Majorie Sanderson is paying for house repairs she is not getting

Fed-up residents demand spruce up for area

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Families trapped in ‘cycle of poverty’

MP Stephanie Peacock

Hiked-up mortgages led to home repossessions

Coun Robin Franklin

Housing waiting list ‘significantly reduced’

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Affordable housing ‘suitable’ in the town

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Cash freed up for home upgrades

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More cash needed to fund council houses

Coun Robin Franklin

Berneslai tenants set for rent hike amid repair plans

Main image for Houses left empty for more than a decade

Houses left empty for more than a decade

Coun Steve Hunt

Tenants wanting more from Berneslai Homes

Coun Robin Franklin

Millions pledged to tackle housing repair backlog

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Opposition rallying against large housing development

Coun Wendy Cain

Unregistered HMOs targeted in operation

Main image for Eviction notices still rise despite new legislation to protect tenants

Eviction notices still rise despite new legislation to protect tenants

Main image for Construction materials up for debate following devastating blaze

Construction materials up for debate following devastating blaze

Main image for Just 57 houses added to council stock in four years

Just 57 houses added to council stock in four years

Main image for Private rented homes failing to meet energy efficiency targets

Private rented homes failing to meet energy efficiency targets

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Berneslai Homes criticised over repair backlog

Main image for Private renters see 30 per cent hike in cost

Private renters see 30 per cent hike in cost

Main image for Legislation will leave renters better protected

Legislation will leave renters better protected

Main image for £10m in the pot from housing developments

£10m in the pot from housing developments

IMMINENT SALE: Veterans Chris Lloyd and Susan Speight who are fighting the sale of their bungalows in Hoyland. Picture: Charley Atkins.

Veterans’ homes being sold from under them

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Berneslai bosses welcome Grenfell Tower report

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Council spends millions on buying back houses

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Ombudsman orders council to pay resident compensation

Main image for £20k legal bill for three involved in illegal HMO

£20k legal bill for three involved in illegal HMO

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Demolition plans back on the agenda

PLANS: Coun Steve Hunt at the site.

Plans for over 300 houses at former school site

Main image for Rising tenants’ complaints prompts council action

Rising tenants’ complaints prompts council action

Main image for Tenants promised multi-million pound improvement package

Tenants promised multi-million pound improvement package

Housing Issue: Councillors Mick Stowe and Robin Franklin with the land that could soon be built over with up to 200 houses. Picture Shaun Colborn PD092951

Councillors oppose new estate plan

DAVE”S TRAFFIC CONCERN: Coun David White on one of the last remaining plots of land, at Birdwell which he fears could be over developed. Picture Shaun Colborn PD092908

Controversial planning application’s fate set to be decided

PILOT: The Berneslai Homes residents.

Tenants trained to tackle damp

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Controversial ex-mining site signed off as ‘safe’

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Planning Inspectorate wades into church row

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MU1 campaigners call for public consultation extension

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Tenants’ thoughts sought on rent increase plan

CURRENT STATE: MU1, which separates Pogmoor, Higham and Barugh Green.

Fresh fury at giant development site

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Gypsy pitch rejection backed by government

GROUNDWORKS BEGIN: Heavy-duty machinery pictured on the MU1 site.

Renowned developer to ‘personally oversee’ giant housing site’s creation

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Long-awaited estate plan is blocked

Barnsley Town Hall

Town’s house prices increase again