You are here: Home News News November 2020 Takeover Day is back for 2020: virtual workplace opportunities for Barnsley’s young people Barnsley is once again taking part in #TakeoverChallenge on Friday 27 November. The Takeover Challenge was launched in 2007 by the Children’s Commissioner’s Office as a fun, imaginative and exciting activity... Funding bid of more than £25m for Dearne Valley to be submitted Cabinet members will be asked to approve an exciting and ambitious bid to secure more than £25m investment into the future of Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Bolton upon Dearne at their... Residents invited to put a local stamp on two new artworks for Stairfoot Two permanent artworks will be installed at Stairfoot as part of a project to enhance the identity of the area celebrating its industrial heritage and its future. Arts charity Beam... Enjoy a slice of 80s heaven on Barnsley Museums latest virtual tour Although the doors to Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre may be closed for a little while, visitors can still enjoy a slice of 80s heaven on a live virtual... Christmas isn’t cancelled as Barnsley Bright Nights returns Show your Barnsley Christmas Spirit with online entertainment and craft packs; explore winter windowland and feature in Barnsley’s Christmas card Christmas isn’t cancelled in Barnsley town centre this year as Barnsley... The Civic’s history to be brought to life in virtual walkthrough thanks to Historic England project Heritage Action Zone will also revitalise buildings on Eldon Street The history of Barnsley’s cultural hub The Civic will be brought to life thanks to around £2m in funding from Historic... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 20 November 2020 How targeted rapid testing will help to strengthen our approach to tackling the virus I was pleased to announce earlier this week that Barnsley is to be part of a South... Mayor keeps spirits high on virtual coffee morning with local Church Barnsley's Mayor was keeping spirits high for members of Royston St John's Church last week. Councillor Caroline Makinson joined the Church's weekly virtual coffee morning, which is held after the live... Metrodome cuts carbon emissions by going coal free Barnsley’s flagship leisure complex the Metrodome is now coal free for the first time in its history thanks to a major upgrade to its heating systems which has reduced its... Barnsley to be part of targeted rapid testing pilot - message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health in Barnsley I’m acutely aware that there is a need to break the chain of transmission of the COVID-19 virus in our communities. To meet this need, I’m pleased to tell you... The Glass Works highly commended at RTPI National Awards for Planning Excellence The Glass Works – part of the ongoing regeneration of Barnsley town centre – has been highly commended at a prestigious awards ceremony. The scheme was highly commended in the Planning... Barnsley Council supports Alcohol Awareness Week 2020 Barnsley Council is speaking up about alcohol and mental health as part of Alcohol Awareness Week. Run by Alcohol Change UK, a leading UK alcohol charity, Alcohol Awareness Week aims to... Barnsley to host three events as part of Sheffield Digital Festival The power of innovation to transform lives for the better is the focus of three online events being hosted by Barnsley Digital Media Centre, as part of Sheffield Digital Festival. Keynote... Message from Wendy Lowder, Executive Director, Adults and Communities – 13 November 2020 Advice for the clinically extremely vulnerable We’re following up the letter from the Government to people thought to be clinically extremely vulnerable, asking them to follow the advice and keep safe. If... Cannon Hall Park and Gardens are ‘buzzing’ about their latest award Cannon Hall Park and Gardens are first time winners of the ‘Bees’ Needs Champions Awards for their work in creating a welcoming habitat for bees and insects. The awards are run... Safeguarding Awareness Week 2020 goes virtual A virtual launch event on Monday 16 November will mark the start of South Yorkshire Safeguarding Awareness Week 2020. The event, aimed at professionals and volunteers, will hear messages from Dan Jarvis,... Funding approved for two key employment projects More than £790,000 in grant funding has been secured towards two important projects to provide employment and skills support to unemployed and economically inactive people according to a report to... South Yorkshire’s businesses to share millions in additional grants Thousands of businesses and self-employed traders across South Yorkshire are set to share in additional grants from the region’s local authorities to support them through the COVID pandemic. Sheffield City Region’s... Moving new artwork marks the start of second lockdown A moving new artwork which combines poetry and art was released on Thursday, 5 November to mark the start of the second lockdown. ‘Utterance’ is a collaborative project by Helen Mort... Barnsley's smoking in pregnancy rate at its lowest in a decade The number of women smoking during their pregnancy in Barnsley has dropped, latest figures show. Recent data shows the smoking status at the time of delivery for pregnant women has reduced... 5,204 Barnsley children received financial support for food over the half term holidays 5,204 Barnsley children benefited from new financial support for food during the half term week, meaning that families could buy essential food. Funded by Barnsley Council, it backed Marcus Rashford’s... COVID marshals deployed across the borough Barnsley Council’s team of COVID marshals started their new roles earlier this week. Their job is to advise and support members of the public and businesses by reminding people to follow... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 6 November 2020 A day in the life of... The past eight months have had an enormous impact on us all, how we live, how we work, how we travel, and most of all,... Vote for your favourite park Barnsley has two Green Flag award-winning parks and green spaces and now the public are asked to choose their favourite in the People’s Choice Awards. This year an army of... Barnsley continues the tradition and switches on Diwali lights It’s the 18th year that Barnsley is celebrating the Indian festival of light - Diwali, which is traditionally regarded as the beginning of the Indian New Year. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the current... Barnsley commemorates Remembrance Sunday online Barnsley’s residents are urged to commemorate Remembrance Sunday from home due to the ongoing impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While the commemorations for Remembrance Sunday will be very different this... Proposed Hoyland South Masterplan presented to Cabinet and Full Council Barnsley Council Cabinet members will be presented with the proposed Hoyland South masterplan framework for approval on Wednesday 4 November. If Cabinet supports the recommendations, the masterplan framework will then be... Message from Cllr Sir Steve Houghton CBE, Leader of Barnsley Council, on new national restrictions Following the Prime Minister's announcement, Barnsley, along with the rest of England, will enter new national restrictions tomorrow. I know that it feels that the restrictions on our borough, and wider South... Gritting crews ready to keep Barnsley moving this winter Barnsley Council’s gritters are on standby ready to face another challenging winter. Our gritting crews are ready to keep the 321 miles of gritting routes moving with the borough’s two grit...
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