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Complaints, consultations, council departments, councillors, democracy and elections, customer services, data protection and freedom of information, elected representatives, performance, statistics and census information, websites.

Complaints

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Information, advice and guidance on how to make a comment, complaint or compliment about Council services

Consultations

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Information on how the Council engages with local people and how you can get involved and help to improve local services.

Council departments

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Information on the Council structure and senior management team

Councillors, democracy and elections

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Information and advice about public accountability and Council decision making processes

Customer services

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Details of the Council's customer service standards

Data protection and freedom of information

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Information and advice on Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Copyright laws as they affect the Council.

Elected representatives

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Details of local councillors, MPs, MEPs and parish and town councils in the area.

Performance

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Information on how the Council is performing

Statistics and census information

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Local population statistics and census data

Websites

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Information about the functionality and accessibility of the Council's website.

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Consultations

  • Adaptation Survey 2012 to 2013Closing 31st May 2013, opened 22nd May 2012
  • Heating Survey 2012 to 2013Closing 31st May 2013, opened 22nd May 2012
  • Repairs and Maintenance Survey 2012 to 2013Closing 30th April 2013, opened 22nd May 2012

You can view more consultations by visiting our consultation system.

Events

  • Journeys28th January 2012 to 18th August 2012
  • Barnsley's Cultural Olympiad 201228th March 2012 to 9th September 2012
  • South Yorkshire Open Art 201222nd March 2012 to 25th May 2012

You can view more events here.

Meetings

  • Full council meetings
  • Cabinet meetings
  • Scrutiny commissions
  • Area partnerships
  • Regulatory boards and committees

You can find out more about our meetings by visiting the eDemocracy area of our site.

Visiting Barnsley

Explore...

Barnsley has a lot to offer everyone who lives, works and visits. We've a vibrant town centre, with a cosmopolitan mix of cafes, theatres, museums, art galleries and hotels.

Or, if shopping's more your thing, then you'll find plenty of high street stores and of course, our famous seven hundred year old market, open five days a week.

Travel...

Access is from junctions 36, 37 and 38 of the M1 with J37 just 1 mile from the Town Hall (S70 2TA).

We have frequent rail services to mainline stations at Sheffield, Wakefield and Leeds. There are also five airports within one hour of the town centre, namely Manchester, Doncaster, Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Nottingham East Midlands and Humberside.

Current journey times from...

  • DESCRIPTION: A61 Sheffield Rd - Barnsley Town Centre
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 0 Mins, 19 Secs
  • DESCRIPTION: A628 Dodworth Rd / M1 J37 - Shambles St
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 0 Mins, 0 Secs
  • DESCRIPTION: A633 Wombwell Ln - A635 Doncaster Rd
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 0 Mins, 30 Secs
  • DESCRIPTION: A635 Doncaster Rd (Ardsley Hill) - Cemetery Rd
  • JOURNEY_TIME: 0 Mins, 30 Secs

Barnsley Council offices

Town Centre office

CIVIC HALL
ELDON STREET
BARNSLEY
S70 2JL

Open: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Telephone: 01226 770770
Email: online@barnsley.gov.uk

District offices

Athersley at the Laithes Lane Shopping Centre
Cudworth at the Cudworth Centre
Dearne at the Dearne Service Centre
Hoyland at the Hoyland Centre
Mapplewell at the Village Hall
Penistone at the Town Hall
Royston at the Lifelong Learning Centre
Wombwell Town Hall

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