You are here: Home News News November 2021 Arts and craft workshops supporting mental wellbeing in Barnsley With the holidays on the way, get creative with Barnsley's Adult Skills and Community Learning team at their free, festive taster sessions. Research shows that learning a new skill can improve... Another successful Operation Duxford On Wednesday 24 November, we joined forces with South Yorkshire Police and other partner agencies to support Operation Duxford. More than 130 officers, came together and took part in the... New sculpture goes on display in the Library @ the Lightbox A stunning new sculpture is on display in the Library at the Lightbox. ‘A Boy with a Dog’ by Joseph Gott (1785 – 1860), is on loan from the Cooper Gallery... Proud to Care launched to highlight how rewarding a career in care can be Ahead of a busy winter for our care sector, we have launched a brand-new campaign designed to encourage residents to consider working in care in Barnsley. Proud to Care will highlight... Year-round town centre events programme to attract even more visitors An exciting calendar of events throughout next year is being planned to help attract even more visitors to Barnsley Town Centre. The number of visitors to the town centre has grown... Proposals to cut heating charges for communal housing tenants Barnsley Council and Berneslai Homes have completed a review into heating charges for tenants living on a district or communal heating scheme, and Cabinet will now be asked to approve... The number of Barnsley care leavers achieving their potential is on the rise Latest figures have revealed that the number of Barnsley care leavers (aged 19-21) engaged in education, employment, or training has increased by 4.7% since last reported in June 2021. 69.4%... We’re consulting on a new Town Centre PSPO We need your views on a new Town Centre Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). Barnsley town centre currently has a Public Space Protection Order in place, which gives the Police, the... Barnsley Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2021 annual review The 2021 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment findings will be presented to cabinet members at their next meeting on Wednesday 1 December. We know that access to high quality early years and childcare... Grant to support households with living costs this winter Cabinet will look to approve the Household Support Grant next Wednesday, which will provide support to vulnerable households this winter. The grant will support eligible households to buy food, pay essential... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley - 19 November 2021 We are currently seeing falling case rates in Barnsley, but they remain uncomfortably high. This is a concern because the whole health and care system is under significant pressure and... Barnsley foster carers win national fostering accolade Paul and Michael Atwal-Brice, who foster for Barnsley Council, have won a prestigious UK fostering award. The couple, who have been foster carers in Barnsley for over a decade, were awarded the President’s... Joint area SEND inspection in Barnsley Message from Mel John-Ross, Executive Director of Children’s Services at Barnsley Council and Jamie Wike, Chief Operating Officer, Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group. I'm pleased that the Ofsted and the Care Quality... One of the UK’s first permanent Covid Memorials set to be unveiled in Barnsley A bronze memorial sculpture will be unveiled in Barnsley next week to commemorate those who have lost their lives or loved ones during the continuing pandemic, as well as serving... Barnsley’s Freedom of the Borough nominations announced We’re extremely excited to finally reveal the five nominees set to be Barnsley’s latest citizens awarded Freedom of The Borough – the highest honour that we as a council are... Leaders from across South Yorkshire come together to celebrate Safeguarding Awareness Week To mark the start of Safeguarding Awareness Week, leaders from across South Yorkshire came together yesterday to discuss how we can keep adults and children in the region safe. Held at... Supporting Alcohol Awareness Week 2021 We're supporting Alcohol Awareness Week, which runs from Monday 15 to Sunday 21 November 2021. This year's theme is alcohol and relationships, so we're encouraging everyone to look at their relationship... Barnsley fights back for Fraud Awareness Week We’re supporting International Fraud Awareness Week this year – a global effort to raise awareness and minimise the impact of fraud. The week of awareness begins on Sunday 14 November and runs until Saturday 20 November. We’ll be supporting the week... There's a Neighbourhood Warden near you Barnsley Councils new Neighbourhood Wardens started their new roles this week. Eight wardens are now in place and will be working across the Barnsley borough. A further six wardens will be... Andy's Man Club is coming to Barnsley The mental health charity Andy's Man Club are bringing their talking group to Barnsley from Monday 15 November. The group offer free peer-to-peer support for men over the age of 18... Have your say on climate action in Barnsley People across Barnsley are invited to share their thoughts and ideas about how we move positively into a net zero carbon future. There has been lots of attention on climate change... Conviction for sale of illegal cigarettes sends strong message On 8 November 2021, Hussain Anwari, aged 31, of Honeywell Close Barnsley, pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes. On 11 February 2021, Mr Anwari sold these illicit cigarettes to a test... Tell us your thoughts on our 10,000 Trees project Local people are invited to take part in a survey to help shape our plans to plant thousands of trees across Barnsley over the next two years. As part of Barnsley... Barnsley Schools Catering strategic review At their next meeting on Wednesday 17 November, cabinet members will consider a report on a strategic review of the Barnsley Schools Catering (BSC). Cabinet is being asked to approve... Date set for unveiling of Barnsley’s permanent Covid Memorial A bronze sculpture which commemorates those who have died during the pandemic and pays tribute to key workers and volunteers will be unveiled later this month. “Reverence” depicts ordinary working people... Barnsley Council proud to be celebrating Safeguarding Awareness Week Next week, we will once again be joining partners across the region in supporting South Yorkshire Safeguarding Awareness Week (15-19 November). Our Safeguarding Adults Board and Safeguarding Children's Partnership are working... Cabinet members to discuss an independent review into Section 47 investigations Next week, on Wednesday 17 November, Cabinet members will consider a report about an independent review of Section 47 (S47) investigations. These investigations are about protecting vulnerable children from significant... A new plan to set out Barnsley’s private sector housing ambitions Cabinet will be asked to approve a new Private Sector Housing Plan, setting out our ambitions and commitments to ensuring that Barnsley residents can live in good quality homes that... Community Fridge launches in Darton East to reduce food waste and bring communities together The first community fridge in Barnsley was launched last week, helping to tackle food waste and supporting those who might need extra help to access food. Set up by the council,... #TakeoverDay is back Takeover Day returns on Friday 26 November, giving Barnsley's children and young people the chance to work with local businesses across the region. Since the first Takeover Challenge, hundreds of young people have worked alongside MPs, mayors, TV presenters and... Market Position Statement for Barnsley Next Wednesday, cabinet will look to approve the new Adult Social Care Market Position Statement (MPS). The MPS will outline commissioning plans for adult care services and offer new and... Barnsley Bright Nights to storm into town centre this month Barnsley Bright Nights returns this month with a packed line-up of free entertainment and exhibitions taking place between Thursday 25 and Saturday 27 November. Three nights of illuminating events, art installations... Cabinet approves the draft Carlton Masterplan Cabinet has approved the proposed draft Masterplan Framework for Carlton. Our Local Plan was adopted on 3 January 2019 and allocated land for the development of two mixed-use sites: MU2 - land... Over 4,000 holiday club spots supported children to have a healthy holiday Our Healthy Holidays programme was a real success over the October half term holidays, with over 4,000 places made available for children at holiday clubs in Barnsley. We worked with 16... New shop, visitor space and bakery opens at Worsbrough Mill Exciting changes are happening at Worsbrough Mill with the opening of a new shop, visitor space and micro bakery, amongst other changes. Earlier this year the Mill received a grant from... Successful School Streets project sets the scene for future schemes Since the beginning of summer, our School Streets project has provided safer, healthier and greener journeys to school to as many as 3,000 children and their families. We've hosted a total of ten school road closure... Barnsley unites to honour those that gave their lives for our freedom – we will remember them We’re pleased to announce that this year, we’ll be holding Barnsley’s traditional Civic Remembrance Sunday commemorations outside Barnsley Town Hall on Sunday 14 November in honour of our armed forces... Shop owner pleads guilty to the illegal possession of smuggled cigarettes On 1 November 2021, Dilzar Kadir Ahmad, aged 35, of Blenheim Avenue, Barnsley, pleaded guilty to 7 charges under the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and Standardised Packaging of... National Lottery Funding awarded to get more people Active Through Football in Kendray and Worsbrough Together with Reds in the Community, we have been awarded £436,000 to use football to boost the activity levels of people in Barnsley. An exciting new programme from Sport England, funded... Gritters ready to hit the road again this winter Today marks the beginning of our winter maintenance period, with our gritters ready on standby to treat Barnsley’s 321 miles of primary gritting routes. Our teams are now ready to face...
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