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June 2019

Safeguarding workshop will help spot and stop fraud - the secret crime
Fraud is a growing crime which impacts on adults who are often without family or friends and embarrassment often stops adults speaking out. Locally, adults have lost between £8,000 and £40,000...
Barnsley picks up the baton for the Schools Yorkshire Tour
Today, Monday 24 June has seen Meadstead Primary School start Barnsley’s leg of the Schools Yorkshire Tour. The event is a large scale cycle baton relay aimed at schools across...
Underfloor insulation scheme going borough-wide
Barnsley Council will roll out a scheme providing underfloor insulation to homes across the borough following the success of a trial in Worsborough earlier this year. The council will be working...
Barnsley unveils new Children and Young People’s Plan
The latest Children and Young People’s Plan for the borough has been approved by Barnsley Council’s Cabinet members today (Monday, 24 June). The plan has been put together on behalf of...
Three South Yorkshire boroughs collaborate to tackle child criminal exploitation
Barnsley Council’s Cabinet members have approved Barnsley Council’s participation in a multi-agency, sub-regional initiative aimed at addressing child criminal exploitation in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. At their meeting today (Monday, 24...
End of year performance report shows business is booming in Barnsley
Another year has passed and another year’s worth of progress, achievements and improvements have been highlighted in Barnsley Council’s year end (April 2018 to March 2019) performance report, which has...
Repeat offender dealt deterring punishment.
A Worsbrough man has received a strong punishment after pleading guilty to two offences of fly tipping under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Liam Watkinson, of Stoneleigh Croft, Worsbrough Common, received...
Safeguarding week event on understanding and supporting refugee integration
An event aimed at providing an insight into the challenges facing new refugees and how to respond, as well as providing people with more knowledge on migration issues, will form...
Celebrating our Armed Forces community on Saturday 29 June
Come one, come all and celebrate our Armed Forces community including currently serving troops, service families, veterans and cadets on Saturday 29 June. There’s plenty of family-friendly fun to be had...
Barnsley in Bloom competition winners' leaf-ing judges impressed
The Barnsley in Bloom committee has had another challenging year judging posters sent in from children for this year’s competition. The entries were sent from a budding bunch of children from...
Rose Vouchers for Fruit and Veg celebrated in Barnsley
Over 50 parents and children from Dearne, Darfield and Wombwell, and Central Family Centres attended an event at the forest school in Silkstone Woods as part of a Rose Voucher...
Sleep tips for summer nights
It might not seem like it at the moment but we are currently in the summer season! While most people are wishing for sunny days and warmer weather, which is a...
Barnsley Council and partners are doing their bit to improve air quality on Clear Air Day
On Thursday 20 June, Clean Air Day will see Barnsley Council, Barnsley Hospital, Summer Lane primary school and St Mary’s CE primary school come together to inspire people to improve...
Flying into the Cooper Gallery is the latest superhero themed exhibition - escape from reality
They have gone comic book crazy at the Cooper Gallery with the arrival of their second super hero themed exhibition. Escape from Reality by talented local artist Matthew Shutt, is a...
Closure order granted against problem property
Barnsley Council and South Yorkshire Police's Safer Neighbourhood Service have been successful in bringing a closure order against a property. The house, in Park Grove, Barnsley, is now temporarily 'closed' for...
Barnsley Council lends support to Cervical Screening Awareness Week
This week (10-16 June) is Cervical Screening Awareness Week and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is reminding women how important it is to go for a smear test to help to...
Warm Homes funding secured
Barnsley Council has been successful in a bid for more than a quarter of a million pounds from the National Grid's Warm Homes Fund. This means that the council can continue...
Carers Week – Connecting people on and offline
Barnsley Council continues to support carers across the borough with the launch of a new online resource as part of carers' week 2019. Carers Week takes place from Monday 10 June...
Everyone invited to welcome the new Mayor of Barnsley at Civic Service
The new Mayor of Barnsley, Cllr Pauline Markham, is inviting residents across the borough to a special Civic Service on Thursday, 13 June, to mark the beginning of her mayoral...
Avoiding dodgy deals on wheels
Officers from Barnsley Council are joining Trading Standards Services across the Yorkshire and the Humber Region in warning consumers about the importance of doing essential research before buying a used...
Survey will help find out how we can respond to suicide as a community
Barnsley Council is supporting a call by South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Integrated Care System (ICS), which would like to hear from anyone who has been bereaved from or affected by...
National Highways and Transport Survey returns to Barnsley
Local people are being asked for their views on Barnsley’s highways and transport services – from the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities. Their answers...
Interchange event will keep safeguarding week travelling in the right direction
Barnsley residents will be able to find out about how they can play their part in keeping the borough’s children and adults free from harm at a special event at...
Beat the Street Barnsley launches this week
Beat the Street, backed by Sport England, arrives in Yorkshire tomorrow, Wednesday 5 June. The campaign to encourage locals to get more active will be launched at Barnsley Town Hall...

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