You are here: Home News News September 2021 Celebrating Age Friendly Barnsley with a week of activities and events The Age Friendly Barnsley Festival is taking place between Monday 27 September and Friday 1 October. Leading up to International Older People’s Day on 1 October, the festival is a... Recycle Week – stepping up to the climate change challenge! South Yorkshire is proud to ‘Step it up’ this Recycle Week in the biggest and best Recycle Week ever. Residents are being asked to take action to protect our environment... New market cookbook to celebrate the best of Barnsley’s burgeoning food scene A new cookbook packed with recipes from Barnsley’s market traders and restauranteurs has been launched to coincide with the culmination of The Glass Works redevelopment and British Food Fortnight. ‘Barnsley Larder’... Arts Council England announces commitment to Barnsley as one of 54 priority places nationally Today, Arts Council England has announced that Barnsley will be one of 15 priority places in the North where they want to develop new opportunities for investment, as part of... High street cleaning and maintenance improvements due for approval Extra investment in the upkeep of high streets in Barnsley Town Centre and Principal Towns is due to be approved by Cabinet next week. A range of street furniture improvements including... Improvements to grass cutting schedules to boost biodiversity Plans to make further improvements to our grass cutting service while also boosting biodiversity are being considered by Cabinet next week. Our grass cutting team currently cut about 6.5 million square... Latest performance report reveals positive start towards our ambitions for Barnsley – the place of possibilities Attendance across Barnsley’s primary schools has seen an impressive increase over the last 12 months, with latest figures revealing a 96.6% attendance rate. Not only does this exceed our own target, but it also... Cabinet members to receive the latest Care4Us Council annual report At their next meeting on Wednesday 22 September, cabinet members will discuss the latest annual report of the Care4Us Council. The annual report sets out their achievements throughout the last... New Tiny Tots scheme helps young first-time parents with practical support and advice Together with not-for-profit organisation Affinity 2020 CIC, we’re launching the Tiny Tots scheme. It launches on Thursday 16 September and is for new parents up to 25 years. The scheme... Ask someone if they're #AlrightPal? this World Suicide Prevention Day Friday 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day, and we're continuing the conversation around mental health and wellbeing by speaking with former Barnsley FC favourites Bruce Dyer and Bobby Hassell. The pair... Message from Julia Burrows, Barnsley Director of Public Health – 10 September 2021 Getting together with friends and family is an important part of life, whether it’s a wedding, which starts off the lives of two people together, a christening or naming ceremony... Free Town Centre parking extended Free parking in Town Centre car parks is now extended to weekday evenings from 5pm, as well as three hours at weekends. The changes are designed to support local businesses and... Cabinet approve Digital Campus plans thanks to Future High Street Funding Exciting news as Barnsley Council’s Cabinet has approved the £15.6m of Future High Street Funding to support the development of The Seam, Barnsley’s Digital Campus, as well as a range... Share your views on crime and anti-social behaviour in Barnsley Barnsley residents can give their views on crime and anti-social behaviour in the borough, in a survey created by The Safer Barnsley Partnership Board (SBPB). The survey will help to... New Town Square Unveiled as The Glass Works Prepares to Open Civic leaders, traders and shoppers will gather in Barnsley’s newest public space next week as The Glass Works Square is officially unveiled. The £200m development will be launched in phases over... Message from members of the Barnsley Outbreak Control Board Back in June 2020, when we first launched our Outbreak Control Plan and Board, we committed to preventing, detecting, responding to, and reducing the impact of COVID-19 among our communities. We... Applications now open for primary and secondary school places for September 2022 Parents and carers can now apply for their child's preferred primary and secondary school places on our online portal, used by 98% of those applying last year. Applying online for your... Customer feedback performance during pandemic detailed in annual report Next week (8 September), cabinet members will be asked to approve our annual review of the compliments, complaints and comments we received in the past year. The 2020-21 Annual Customer Feedback...
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