You are here: Home News Go back Back to Home News December 2025 Festive holiday schedule announced for Barnsley’s district markets Barnsley Council is pleased to share the updated trading schedule for our district markets over the Christmas and New Year period. These changes ensure everyone can enjoy shopping local while... Flavours of Christmas brings Worsbrough together in a festive celebration of food and culture People of all ages and backgrounds came together for a joyful evening of food, music, and Barnsley’s rich heritage at the Flavours of Christmas food and cultural festival. The event was filled with festive cheer and showcased Barnsley’s rich... Love Where You Live lights up Darton to make the community safer Residents in the Darton area are now enjoying safer, brighter streets following the completion of improved lighting along a well-used public footpath funded by Barnsley Council’s Love Where You Live... Innovation grant from Barnsley Council helps church's kitchen garden plans take root An unused plot of land behind a Barnsley church hall has been transformed into a new community garden to grow supplies for a food pantry. The kitchen garden has been developed... First Healthy Life Expectancy Strategy launched to set out our ambitious vision for improving people's health outcomes Last week, our Public Health team launched our first-ever Healthy Life Expectancy Strategy, setting out our ambitions for the next five years to improve health outcomes for Barnsley people. Building on... Yorkshire Heritage Summit 2026 comes to Barnsley Yorkshire’s popular annual gathering of heritage organisations will take place on Wednesday 25 March in the historic South Yorkshire town of Barnsley. The summit is hosted by Barnsley Civic. Over sixty... Local business served closure notice following illegal tobacco investigation and sale of unsafe food products Barnsley Council’s Trading Standards and Legal Services teams have successfully obtained a closure order from the court for a local business for a range of criminal offences, including the sale... Rising entrepreneurs shine at this year’s Barnsley Christmas Market Market Place, operators of the Barnsley Christmas Market, are proud to champion the next generation of market talent through a new initiative in partnership with the National Market Traders Federation... Barnsley Council's Love Where You Live programme funds new bench for Monk Bretton walkers People taking a walk in Monk Bretton can rest their legs in comfort thanks to a new bench funded by Barnsley Council's Love Where You Live programme. The seat near Nelson... Beat the Street helps create a healthier, happier and more active Barnsley Beat the Street is an active community game that was co-ordinated by the Sport and Physical Activity Team in partnership with Intelligent Health, commissioned by Barnsley Council and funded by... Two-day Digital Symposium inspires students and showcases Barnsley’s growing digital ambition Barnsley’s first Digital Symposium has inspired more than 400 Barnsley College students by bringing the world of digital careers to life. As part of our Great Childhoods Ambition, the event... Barnsley Council Celebrates White Ribbon Accreditation with Plaque Unveiling at Town Hall. Barnsley Council is proud to announce that it has been officially awarded White Ribbon Accreditation, a significant recognition of its commitment to ending male violence against women and promoting gender... Cabinet to discuss report that celebrates Barnsley Council’s high performance Next week, Cabinet Members will discuss positive feedback received from the Local Government Association's (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge progress review. On Tuesday 8 October, Barnsley Council welcomed back the LGA’s Corporate... Our latest performance report celebrates a boost in local jobs Last quarter, we celebrated the number of private sector jobs created following support from our award-winning Enterprising Barnsley service. In quarter one, we achieved 44% of our annual target for... Barnsley Council’s Warm Homes team brings warm and well advice into the community this Healthy Homes Week and across the winter Last week, from Monday 24 to Friday 28 November, we marked Healthy Homes Week with our Warm Homes team being out in the community offering advice and information. Healthy Homes Week... Mayor thanks local business for outstanding support to charities Councillor David Leech, Mayor of Barnsley has thanked WPS (part of the Wates group) and the Wates Family Enterprise Trust for their generous support to this year’s mayoral charities. A charity... Join us for Christmas carols at the Mayor’s Civic Carol Service The Mayor of Barnsley, Cllr David Leech, is delighted to invite you and your family to join him and the mayoress, at Barnsley’s annual Civic Carol service on Thursday 18... Are You Mate Enough to speak up and save Christmas? Barnsley Council is proud to be joining South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) in supporting the national campaign to tackle drink and drug driving this festive season, joining forces with... Barnsley to Discuss Advances Flagship Health and Wellbeing Hub at the Heart of the Town Centre Barnsley’s innovative Health on the High Street project moves forward in a major boost for community wellbeing and town centre regeneration. Barnsley Council’s cabinet will be discussing the next phase of... Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust celebrate 10 successful years Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust (BMHT) celebrated its 10th anniversary this November and marked it with a dazzling special celebration event at Barnsley College. A year of celebrations was kick-started with... Barnsley set to host groundbreaking 10th AND Festival, showcasing extraordinary digital art, screenings and performance Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival, the UK’s only nomadic festival of art, technology and digital culture, returns for its landmark 10th edition in Barnsley on Friday 25 to Sunday 27... A - Z of services ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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