You are here: Home News News March 2021 Mayor’s raffle raises over £2,000 for local charities A raffle run by the Mayor of Barnsley has raised more than £2,000 for a pair of Barnsley-based charities. Following the news that TADS Wellbeing Hub and Beacon South Yorkshire -... Almost 97% per cent of Barnsley children get their first choice of secondary school this year It’s National Offer Day and parents have been informed which secondary school their children will start in September. A staggering 96.9 per cent of children have been offered their first choice of secondary school - the largest percentage of first choice offers achieved in recent years. The council has...