You are here: Home News News October 2020 Keeping Barnsley Moving with additional resources for COVID Response Barnsley Council is recruiting additional resources as part of their work to keep Barnsley moving, by reducing the transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across the borough and continuing to deliver critical... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 30 October 2020 Our most recent rate of positive COVID-19 tests is 548.9 per 100,000 people in the population (using data for the seven days ending on 24 October). This is a very... A winning night at the LGC Awards Barnsley Council is proud to announce a win and a commendation in the national Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards for 2020. The awards are one of the most prestigious in the... Healthy Holidays programme to support families over the half-term holidays Good Food Barnsley, working in partnership with Feeding Britain, have allocated funding for the Healthy Holidays programme to enable Barnsley Council’s Area Teams to support families over the October half-term... New local testing site opened in Barnsley A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for those with COVID-19 symptoms to book appointments at Dorothy Hyman Sports Centre Car Park, Snydale Rd, Cudworth, Barnsley S72 8LH. This is in... Barnsley’s Public Health team gives Test and Trace a boost Members of Barnsley Council’s Public Health team will be contacting residents who have been identified as testing positive for Covid-19 to offer support and guidance. This work complements and enhances the... Town Centre parking strategy recommended for approval Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals which will see £1.2m invested to offer a great customer parking experience to people visiting by car, supporting the council’s ambitions to make Barnsley a more popular visitor destination. The Town Centre Parking Strategy... Overview and Scrutiny decision on the A628 Dodworth Road/Broadway Junction road improvement scheme Cabinet's decision for the award of the main works contract for the A628 Dodworth Road/Broadway improvement scheme, and revised costs for the project, has now been approved. This was following further... Barnsley Council asks what ‘A day in the life of’ its residents is like Barnsley Council is launching an engagement campaign to find out how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the daily lives of its residents. Titled ‘A day in the life of our... Financial support grants for businesses affected by Tier 3 restrictions As a result of Barnsley moving into Tier 3 restrictions, financial support grants for businesses affected by new regulations will be made available. Since the pandemic began, Barnsley Council has... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 23 October 2020 Preparing to enter Tier Three (Very High category) Barnsley, along with the three other South Yorkshire Councils will enter in the highest level of Government measures tomorrow (Saturday 24 October) –... Barnsley children to receive financial support for food over the half term holidays Thousands of Barnsley children will benefit from new financial support for food during half term week funded by Barnsley Council, as it backs Marcus Rashford’s campaign to provide free school... The Cooper Gallery’s ‘Wow Wednesdays’ named families’ favourite lockdown activity The Cooper Gallery, one of Barnsley Museums five free fantastic attractions, has been recognised for its fun family activities during lockdown in the Family Friendly Museum Award From Home. The museum... Barnsley welcomes Cllr Caroline Makinson as the new Mayor for 2020/21 Cllr Caroline Makinson was officially welcomed into her new role as Mayor of Barnsley at this year’s Annual Council meeting. This would have usually taken place back in May but was postponed due to the ongoing... Hoyland West Masterplan – relocation of Rockingham Sports Ground Barnsley Council Cabinet has approved the planned relocation of Rockingham Sports Ground. As part of the wider Hoyland West Masterplan proposals, this scheme means an option agreement with Fitzwilliam Trust Corporation... Barnsley placed under the toughest measures in the government's COVID alert level system Barnsley is to move into the Very High category under the government's new Coronavirus (COVID-19) tier system. The restrictions will come into force from 00:01 on Saturday 24 October and... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 20 October 2020 Rising Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Barnsley In Barnsley, the current seven-day rate of COVID-19 per 100,000 people is 355 and climbing. This means that around 875 people are becoming infected with... An unmissable exhibition for 80’s fans Experience Barnsley’s latest exhibition ‘I Grew Up in the 80’s’ celebrates one of the most memorable decades of music, movies and interesting fashion choices. Opening in the Gallery’s temporary exhibition space... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 16 October 2020 Coronavirus is now spreading fast throughout the community and to vulnerable members of the community which is very worrying. The number of people being infected with Coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to rise... World famous Barnsley Youth Choir expands the Barnsley Music Hub family One of the most respected and highest-ranked youth choirs in the world has officially become a partner in the Barnsley Music Education Hub which works to bring music-making opportunities to... Two prestigious Green Flag awards come to Barnsley Barnsley’s amazing parks and green spaces have won yet more national acclaim with two prestigious Green Flag awards handed to the borough this week. Cannon Hall, Park and Gardens is raising... "Call in notice” received for next stages of the A628 Dodworth Road/Broadway Junction road improvement scheme Barnsley Council has received a “Call in” notice regarding the Cabinet’s decision to approve the main works contract, and revised costs, for the next stages of the A628 Dodworth Road/Broadway... Proposed new primary school to be presented to cabinet At their next meeting on Wednesday 21 October, cabinet members will be asked to give their approval to begin the process of establishing a new primary school in the Barugh... Barnsley blazes a trail with opening of new digital business hub A trailblazing new digital business hub has opened its doors in Barnsley offering premium office space and state-of-the-art facilities. The DMC 02 building provides eight new offices covering a total of... The South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit The South Yorkshire Violence Reduction report will be presented for Cabinet's consideration at their next meeting on Wednesday 21 October. This report will provide information about the Violence Reduction Unit... Barnsley Council announces its updated local action plan to reduce Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rates Message from Cllr Sir Steve Houghton CBE, Leader of Barnsley Council and Chair of the Barnsley Outbreak Control Engagement Board This message is not one that I ever wanted to share,... A message from Mel John-Ross, Executive Director of Children’s services - preparing for your child to be sent home to self-isolate as part of a school/bubble closure Barnsley, like many other places across the country, is seeing an increase in rates of positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Inevitably, this is leading to schools having to close classes/bubbles for 14... Worsbrough Mill and Country Park receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund Almost 450 heritage organisations in England, including Worsbrough Mill and Country Park have been awarded cash from the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage Grants of up to... Make your home more energy efficient this winter Barnsley’s homeowners and landlords can now apply for funding to make their homes warmer and bills cheaper. The Green Homes Grant scheme will see the government fund the cost of... Highway repair works to begin in Mapplewell Highway repair work needs to be carried out in Mapplewell to address some defects which have been identified in work first completed two years ago, by the developer who undertook... #YouCanAdopt this National Adoption Week Barnsley Council are calling on people from all backgrounds to come forward and become an adoptive parent as part of National Adoption Week, which begins on Monday 12 October. #YouCanAdopt is... Hoyland is proud to become the first smoke-free high street in Barnsley this Clean Air Day In 2019 some research was carried out to look at the impact of smoking on the high street in Hoyland. This research revealed that 96 per cent of people choose... Coronavirus (COVID-19) update - Thursday 8 October 2020 We're sharing this data as we want to be as open and transparent as possible and know that many of you are concerned about the recent rise in the number... Test and trace support payment scheme open for residents From Monday 28 September, people in England are required by law to self-isolate if they test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace service. To support... Cabinet approve main works contract for the A628 Dodworth Road improvement scheme Barnsley Council’s Cabinet has approved the award of the main works contract for the A628 Dodworth Road/Broadway improvement scheme. Cabinet members were presented with an update on a number of additional... A South Yorkshire regional adoption agency is agreed by Cabinet Cabinet members have approved a report on the regionalisation of adoption in South Yorkshire at their meeting today, Wednesday 7 October. The Barnsley Adoption Service will join with adoption services in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster to create ‘Adopt South Yorkshire’,... New measures to protect Barnsley’s trees approved A new Tree Risk Management Framework which will help continue to ensure the safety of the public whilst also safeguarding the future of Barnsley’s growing tree canopy has been approved... Customer feedback performance detailed in annual report Cabinet members have received and acknowledged the 2019-20 Annual Customer Feedback report. The document provides an overview and analysis of customer feedback received and any learning which has been identified... Ground-breaking ceremony welcomes next phases of Gateway 36 development A ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of work on the next phases of Harworth Group’s Gateway 36 development was held on Friday 2 October. Following the success of the scheme’s... A message from Barnsley Director of Public Health Julia Burrows – “Don’t be a contact” As you will have seen in the media, a national reporting issue has led to under reporting of cases between 25 September and 2 October. This means that following the update... Message from Julia Burrows, Director of Public Health, Barnsley – 2 October 2020 Barnsley update Barnsley’s weekly rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population tested is 47.3 (as of 2 Oct). See how this compares with the past couple of weeks below: Date Number of COVID-19... Celebrating history and heritage of black communities in Barnsley Barnsley Council is celebrating the culture, history and achievement of black communities in Barnsley throughout Black History Month. The month will be celebrated virtually on the Council's Facebook and Council's... Celebrate Halloween in Barnsley town centre with spooktacular Glass Works monster hunt Get out your broomstick and put on your witch’s hat – we’ve got a spooktacular Halloween lined up in Barnsley town centre. To celebrate the most haunted time of year, The... Barnsley Council launches free online parenting courses From today, Thursday 1 October, Barnsley Council’s Family Centres are offering a series of free online parenting courses for anyone interested in learning more about becoming a parent or supporting a child through their early...
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