You are here: Home News News November 2018 Update - ground investigation works at Penny Pie Park Abbeydale Building Environment Consultants will be carrying out further ground investigation works at Penny Pie Park next week on behalf of Barnsley Council. This is to gain more understanding about the position... Help protect our disabled residents from hate crime and mate crime Monday, 3 December is International Day of People with Disability, which aims to empower them and people who support them to create real opportunities for people with disabilities to be... Barnsley lays the tracks with rail vision Barnsley Council has approved the Barnsley Rail Vision key messages document at today’s cabinet meeting. The vision, endorsed by Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, has been produced in... Music and Memories proud achievements recognised at Barnsley Awards Barnsley Council’s Central Library, Music and Memories service has been recognised in the Proud of Barnsley Awards 2018 for their outstanding work with people who live with dementia. The Proud of... Raising Ambitions for Barnsley's young people The annual Ambition Barnsley event held at the Metrodome on Wednesday 21 November welcomed hundreds of students from across the borough. Colleges, training providers and a whole range of employers including... Barnsley energy tariff is here - make the switch today! Barnsley Council is full of excitement and bursting with energy this week as they officially launch the much anticipated Barnsley energy tariff - an energy tariff dedicated to the residents... Barnsley’s young people give their all in the Takeover Challenge Barnsley has once again taken part in #TakeoverChallenge, which took on Friday, 23 November. The Takeover Challenge was originally launched in 2007 by the Children’s Commissioner’s Office as a fun, imaginative... Donations needed to help Barnsley’s homeless and rough sleepers Members from the Barnsley Homeless Alliance will take to the streets of Barnsley on Tuesday, 27 November to carry out the government's annual rough sleeper count. Since autumn 2010 all local... Keeping Barnsley warm and safe this winter Barnsley Council is set to launch its 2018 Warm Homes Campaign next Wednesday, 5 December. The campaign aims to highlight some of the help available locally, to help people keep you... Rose voucher learners taste success A number of learners will take part in a celebration event at Thurnscoe Family Centre on Tuesday, 27 November, from 1pm to 2pm, to mark their achievement in gaining their... Road closures for Barnsley Bright Nights Road closures for Barnsley Bright Nights Road closures will be in effect to safely allow the Barnsley Bright Nights Christmas event to take place between Wednesday 28 November and Saturday 1... Volunteers make for a brighter, better Barnsley Volunteers in local communities have given a whopping £213,570 worth of their time over the past three months to help make Barnsley a great place to live, work and visit. ... Children in care and care leavers celebrated Young people from across Barnsley will be celebrating their successes at this year’s Children in Care and Care Leavers Celebration Event, on Friday 23 November. Promoting young people’s increased involvement and... Pledge your palm and #SpeakUp about domestic abuse. People in Barnsley are being encouraged to pledge their palm and Speak Up about domestic abuse on Wednesday 28 November. Speak Up is a joint project with IDAS (Independent domestic abuse... Christmas at the Town Hall – you’re all invited! The countdown is on to this years annual Christmas at the Town Hall event where Barnsley Council will be hosting a free extravaganza of festive fun for all the family.... Additional funding for Barnsley’s highways Barnsley Council is set to receive a further £1.68 million from the Department of Transport to support highway maintenance in the borough. The grant comes from the Local Transport Capital Funding... Children’s Services staff who are proud to work in Barnsley welcome “Good” rating from Ofsted The latest Ofsted inspection into Barnsley Council’s Children’s Social Care Services has concluded that services for children in Barnsley are Good, following steady improvement and thanks to effective and principled... Barnsley to dazzle at Christmas with spectacular light projections First ever Barnsley Bright Nights will bring festival of light to town centre Barnsley will officially light up for Christmas next week with a spectacular four day festive extravaganza that will... Barnsley safeguarding service joins forces with South Yorkshire police to help victims of fraud Barnsley Council’s Safeguarding Adults team will be working with South Yorkshire Police to help residents who have been affected by fraud. When South Yorkshire Police receive information from the anti-fraud line,... Clean vehicle campaign’s bid to fuel change A new campaign is being launched across South Yorkshire to encourage drivers to consider ultra-low emission vehicles and alternative fuel cars. Care4Air’s ‘Fuelling Change’ campaign aims to increase awareness of the... Back to the Futurist cinema launches in Elsecar A pop-up community cinema is being launched in Elsecar this month, 33 years after the Futurist cinema closed its doors in the village. A special screening of the cult classic film... Raising ambitions to 'Achieve It' at Barnsley’s annual event for young people The annual I Know I Can Ambition Barnsley event will take place on Wednesday 21 November at Barnsley Metrodome. It's the perfect place for young people, aged 13-19, to explore and... The Barnsley Energy Tariff is on the way! Barnsley Council would like to remind residents that the Barnsley energy tariff, a dedicated energy tariff for Barnsley residents, is coming to town, bringing fairer and more competitive energy deals. The... That’s the Spirit! Barnsley works together on new Town Spirit to really “own it” A brand new way of working together to make Barnsley a great place to live, work, invest and visit was officially launched this week. Town Spirit will bring Barnsley Council, partner... Fly-tippers taught an expensive lesson. Two people pleaded guilty to depositing controlled waste following an appearance at Barnsley Magistrates Court on Thursday 8 November 2018. Constanta Cretu and Ion Gusa from St Johns Road, Barnsley were... Additional paper welcome at all recycling centres All four of Barnsley’s main recycling centres can now accept paper for recycling. This is another positive step to encourage recycling in the borough and follows the phasing out of white... Adult Social Care service rises to the challenge The findings of a recent peer challenge on the use of resources and achieving value for money in Barnsley’s adult social care will be noted by Cabinet Members at their... Barnsley shortlisted for prestigious award Barnsley is one of three finalists in the running for the prestigious “The Great Town Award” as part of The Urbanism Awards 2018. The awards are run by the Academy of... Christmas is coming to the Town Hall 2018 Barnsley Council and Santa’s little helpers are busy making final preparations for this years Christmas at the Town Hall – an extravaganza of festive fun for all the family. This... Remembrance Day 2018 road closures There will be a number of temporary road closures across the borough on Sunday 11 November to allow Remembrance Sunday parades and services to take place safely. The roads affected... GPs encourage people suffering domestic abuse to ‘Speak to me’. People in Barnsley are being encouraged to ‘Speak to me’ by GPs about domestic abuse. Barnsley Council in partnership with IDAS (Independent Domestic Abuse Services) is launching a new campaign with... New Barnsley Market opens its doors Market is back in the heart of Barnsley as part of £180m town centre redevelopment The new and improved Barnsley Market has officially opened its doors -marking a major milestone in... Barnsley unites at Remembrance Sunday Service The Mayor of Barnsley, Cllr Steve Green will be leading Barnsley’s Civic Remembrance Day commemorations on Sunday 11 November outside the town hall. This year’s Remembrance Sunday service marks 100...
