Welcome to Barnsley Council online Top tasks Road closures The following roads are closed and there are 129 planned roadworks. REFERENCE: Lancaster GateROAD: Lancaster Gate, BarnsleySTARTDATE: 28-03-2011ENDDATE: 28-09-2012NOTES: Extent of Closure: Full length. Reason for Closure: Refurbishment of Barnsley Town Hall More road closures Planning applications As part of our consultation process, you can view and comment on all of our planning applications and supporting information using our Planning Explorer pages. View all applications Open Door - Issue 15 out nowOpen Door - Issue 15 out now Fostering FortnightFostering fortnight - could fostering be for you Bin days Tell us your postcode and we will tell you when your grey waste, green garden, brown glass, or blue paper recycling bins will be emptied. If we've missed your bin, do tell us. Check my bin days What do you want from your library? Tell us even if youve never used a library before.png TelecareTelecare - Supporting independent living for you and your carer Pay parking fine Payment details * Required field * Reference * Amount (£) Job vacancies We have the following job vacancies available at the moment: General Kitchen Assistants - £6.29 per hour - Darton CollegeRelief Cook 1 As and When (School Meals Service) - £7.1010 per hour - CYP/COOKEarly Years Foundation Stage Leader - MPS/UPS plus TLR2b - St John the Baptist CE (VA) Primary School More job vacancies Pay council tax Payment details * Required field * Reference * Amount (£) Recent bereavement If you've recently suffered bereavement, it's important that you contact us within five days. Please arrange an appointment with your nearest registrar. Renew library books A wide range of items may be borrowed from the library service. You can find out details about the service, including how to renew your library book here. Help at home You can find our help at home services here, including infomation on: Home care services Incontinence support Meals services School term dates Our school holiday patterns are: Holiday dates 2011-12 Holiday dates 2012-13 There are some exceptions though, so please check. Swimming pools All of our sport and leisure facilities are managed by Barnsley Premier Leisure. You can find out about our pools and their opening times by visiting their website. Got a food business? If you have a business that manufactures, stores, supplies, prepares or offers food for sale in Barnsley, then you must register it with us, by law. You can find out more about the registration process here. Latest News Bank holiday bin collections It will be business as usual for the waste and recycling team over the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee bank holiday. Blue Plaque honour for Hudson Taylor A blue plaque is unveiled in Barnsley town centre in honour of a 19th century Christian missionary. Grimethorpe Besson Youth Band Young brass and percussion players are being offered the chance to become founder members of a youth band in collaboration with Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Market traders vote to celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee Markets across Barnsley will be closed on Tuesday 5 June, shoppers are advised, after traders voted strongly in favour of taking the day off to join in the celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. More news View all of our latest news items in the latest news section.