You are here: Home News News April 2023 We’re supporting No Mow May This year, we’re supporting No Mow May and allowing natural grassland to grow at two plots across Barnsley.We’ll be leaving the grass uncut at plots in Locke Park and Cannon... Tuck in at Barnsley's Flavours Food Festival in May The Flavours Food Festival returns to Barnsley town centre on Thursday 18 - Sunday 21 May and promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a packed line-up of... Going green: new-look Dodworth Library reopens next week, powered by more sustainable facilities We’re excited to welcome people back to Dodworth Library next week (Tuesday 2 May), giving the local community their first chance to explore our fully refurbished library space for themselves. We’ve... Barnsley Music Hub confirm tour to Paris! For the first time in 15 years, 45 young musicians from the Barnsley Town Concert Band are going on tour. After a successful online audition, the band have been invited... Barnsley leads on experimental new cultural project The history of Kendray, in Barnsley South Yorkshire, is being explored through an experimental new cultural project focusing on the local Swanee Pond and its importance to the local community. Lead... Are you election ready? With Barnsley residents set to go to the polls next Thursday, 4 May, we're encouraging voters to make sure they're ready for the upcoming elections. Voters should have received a polling... New Reyt Royal Tours for Elsecar New ‘Reyt Royal Elsecar!’ guided tours launched for the King’s Coronation! Taking place at 2pm every Saturday and Sunday, visitors will be guided around the village to discover amazing secrets and... 1960's Eldon Street brought back to life through cutting-edge digital reconstruction A remarkable digital reconstruction depicting Eldon Street in the swinging ’60s will be launched exclusively on Barnsley Museum digital channels on Friday, 28 April at 4pm. It has been created as... Read all about it - news from the South Area Team. Barnsley Council South Area Team is pleased to announce the launch of their South Area newsletter. The newsletter is a vital tool to keep residents informed about the work the... Over £5,000 in fines and costs for illegal tobacco trader Our Regulatory Services team has brought another successful case to court, following sales of illegal and illicit tobacco at a Barnsley shop. Parwaiz Noori, 31, of Albert Street, Rotherham, appeared at... Barnsley Catering Service shines at Public Sector Awards Barnsley Schools Catering was delighted to be recently named winners of the Marketing Award at the Public Sector Catering Awards. Judges recognised the innovative borough wide, multi-media marketing campaign, to encourage... The Barnsley Business Education Alliance helps to inspire local students Barnsley Council’s Employment and Skills service works with schools and colleges across the borough to inspire students to the world of work with help from local businesses. The Business Education Alliance... Barnsley party shop owner prosecuted for selling vape to underage child The owner of a shop in Barnsley has been prosecuted after the premises failed an underage test purchase carried out by our Trading Standards team. Barnsley Magistrates Court heard that on... Additional road closures in place for Barnsley v Ipswich Town Following discussions with South Yorkshire Police, additional road closures will be needed for Barnsley FC’s home game against Ipswich Town on Tuesday 25 April 2023. They will be in place from... Bolton-on-Dearne business owner in court as work continues to tackle illegal tobacco trade A man has appeared at Barnsley Magistrates Court today (20 April 2023) to face eight charges in relation to the possession and sale of illegal tobacco products (cigarettes and hand-rolling... Barnsley Council brings big screen to town to live stream King’s Coronation With less than three weeks to go until the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort, we’re busy putting together the finishing touches to our... Executive Director of Public Health and Communities Julia Burrows to retire in October Our Executive Director of Public Health and Communities Julia Burrows has announced that she will retire on 1 October this year. Since joining Barnsley Council in 2015 as the Director of... 99 per cent of Barnsley children get a place at one of their preferred primary schools It’s National Offer Day and families across Barnsley are finding out which primary school their children will be starting at in September. We’ve been able to offer 2,451 children (93.9 per... Calling all Barnsley children to enter The King’s Coronation Poster Competition With less than five weeks to go until we join the nation to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King, we’re cordially inviting all children across the borough, aged... Roundhouse Library officially reopened with special celebration event We’ve welcomed local people back to Roundhouse Library at a special opening event, allowing the community to explore our newly refurbished facilities for themselves. We were joined on Tuesday by the... Director of Public Health report 2022 - Tackling the cost-of-living crisis Barnsley’s Director of Public Health 2022 Annual Report was presented to Cabinet members at their meeting today (Wednesday 5 April). The report is an important way to provide advice and recommendations... New game celebrating Barnsley’s history launched A new game which celebrates the fascinating history of Eldon Street in Barnsley will be launched in the town Centre on Saturday, 8 April. BeastEL has been specifically created to retell... Gain the skills you need for a future in Barnsley's thriving hospitality sector Our Skills and Employability service have a new Sector Routeways programme to help you develop the skills needed for a job in hospitality and unlock the benefits of learning and... Barnsley Council proud to be presented with two prestigious International Safety Awards We’re extremely proud to announce that we have been presented with two prestigious Health and Safety Awards - an International Safety Award at Merit standard from the British Safety Council... Barnsley Council announce jam-packed 2023 events programme We're excited to announce our 2023 events programme, featuring a packed schedule of free, fun activities for all. This programme sees the return of beloved events such as Flavours Food... Voters urged to check they’re election ready before it’s too late With only two weeks to go until the voter registration deadline for local elections on Thursday 4 May, anyone wanting to vote must make sure they are election ready. The deadline...
