You are here: Home News News May 2022 Leading energy solutions company, SMS, opens distribution hub in Barnsley One of the UK’s leading energy solutions businesses, SMS plc, has opened its main distribution hub in Barnsley following a move to a new 52,000 sqft premises at Ashroyd Business... Organisations across Barnsley come together to celebrate Dementia Action Week To mark Dementia Action Week (16-22 May), organisations across Barnsley are coming together to encourage people to act on dementia. Across the borough, interactive events and activities are planned throughout the... Business growth sees company expanding into new Barnsley warehouse and office premises Minova International Ltd (Minova), a global manufacturer of ground support bolting systems, specialist injection resins and cementitious grouts, have moved to a new location in Barnsley. To support a growing customer... Barnsley set to light Beacon to kickstart Platinum Jubilee celebrations With less than three weeks to go until we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – an unprecedented moment in history, excitement is building across the borough as preparations for the... Cannon Hall’s most sociable family brought to life in new exhibition Cannon Hall was the home of the Spencer Stanhopes from the 17th century until the 1950s. Now, for the very first time, portraits of the family will be on display, offering... Barnsley welcomes twin town officials to celebrate 50th anniversary Back in June 2021, we commemorated the official 50th anniversary of Barnsley’s official twinning partnership with Germany’s Schwabisch Gmund. Sadly, due to the pandemic, we were unable to celebrate the way we had hoped,... New one-stop shop for family information in Barnsley launched Our Families Information Service has launched its redesigned Family Service Directory website, where you can find useful information for families across the borough. The website is the one-stop family information hub... Major £23.1m investment projects for Dearne Valley Five major projects which will help regenerate, renew, and revitalise Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Bolton upon Dearne as part of a £23.1m investment have been submitted to government for approval. Goldthorpe was... Electric waste collection vehicle to be added to fleet Investment in a new fully-electric refuse collection vehicle is one of the recommendations Cabinet members will be asked to approve as part of the continuing vehicle replacement strategy. Our waste... Children’s social care rises to the challenge Our children’s social care team has received fantastic feedback from their latest LGA Peer Review, from 29 February to 4 March. There were no recommendations for improvements, and the review... Find out about getting back into learning at Barnsley’s Adult Skills and Community Learning open day Adult Skills and Community Learning are hosting an open day for anyone thinking about returning to learning on Wednesday 25 May. Everyone is welcome to come along to level 2... Could you be part of Barnsley’s fostering community? From Monday 9 to Sunday 22 May, we’re supporting the Fostering Network's annual Foster Care Fortnight campaign. On Wednesday 11 May, members of our fostering team and foster carers are... Budding young artists show us what matters to them for Director of Public Health report For the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2021, we’ll be hosting an exhibition of artwork created by children and young people from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 May. On... Barnsley Council local government elections 2022 – update on Royston ward count Sarah Norman, Barnsley Council Chief Executive and Returning Officer for the Barnsley Council local government elections 2022, said: “At the Barnsley Council local government elections count on 5 May 2022, we... Barnsley’s local election 2022 results announced The votes have been counted for the local election, which took place across the UK on Thursday, 5 May 2022. The total eligible electorate for Barnsley was 184,857. 47,839 people voted, 25,609... Online recruitment fair to showcase Barnsley's health and care jobs Local NHS organisations and Barnsley Council are hosting a free-to-attend virtual recruitment event to help get Barnsley people into local health and care jobs. Open to people of all ages and... Everything you need to know about voting in person at this year's local elections With only a day left until the elections, here is a useful guide to what you can expect if you're voting in person on Thursday 5 May. Where is my polling... New Service Director for Law and Governance for Core Services announced We're pleased to announce that Sukdave Ghuman will be joining Barnsley Council in mid-July as Service Director for Law and Governance and Chief Monitoring Officer. Sukdave joins us from Oxfordshire County...
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