You are here: Home News News April 2019 Unlawful eviction costs a Barnsley landlord over £10,000 and a prison sentence A Barnsley man received a fine and costs totaling £10,009 for unlawful eviction and harassment, following a hearing at Barnsley Magistrates Court on Thursday 18 April 2019. The prosecution was... House reported for antisocial behaviour now shut for three months Barnsley Council and South Yorkshire Police’s Safer Neighbourhood Service have had a house temporarily ‘closed’ for three months. The house, in Bank Street, Worsbrough, is now subject to a closure order,... More parents pay the price for unauthorised term time holidays Barnsley Magistrates Court has ordered more Barnsley parents to pay fines, costs, and surcharges for taking their children out of school for unauthorised holidays during term time. Five parents were convicted... Barnsley residents with sight loss reminded give their views in survey Barnsley’s Vision Strategy group is issuing a reminder that it wants to hear about the experiences of Barnsley residents who have sight loss, from the point of diagnosis to on-going... The Men in Sheds to create bespoke furniture for the Library @ The Lightbox Age UK Barnsley's Men in Sheds project have joined in partnership with Barnsley Council to design bespoke furniture for the Events Room and Roof Terrace at the Library @ the... Jumble Lane crossing to reopen on Barnsley FC home match days until end of the season The Jumble Lane crossing will temporarily reopen on Barnsley FC home match days until the end of the current season. The crossing – which was closed late last month by Network... 90 per cent of Barnsley children get first choice of primary school this year Some 2,653 Barnsley children and their families have been told about their primary school choice, following offer letters sent out by Barnsley Council. Of those, 90 per cent of children were... Experience Barnsley is lifting the lid on the famous ‘Tin Oyle’! Experience Barnsley is proud to be hosting a unique exhibition which celebrates 100 years of the ‘Greatest Tin Factory in the World’ and takes a look at one of the... Record Numbers Visit Barnsley Museums It has been a record breaking year for Barnsley Museums as they have welcomed over 1.2M visitors to their five fantastic sites across the borough. The increase in visitors has been... Plans in place to reduce congestion on Barnsley roads A report requesting to extend the current street works and road works permit scheme in Barnsley will be presented to Cabinet members on Wednesday, 17 April. Street works and road works... Barnsley gets a Great British Spring Clean Barnsley played its part in Keep Britain Tidy's Great British Spring Clean campaign with another town centre clean-up event on Wednesday 3 April. A team of 20 volunteers from Barnsley Council,... Henry Boot Construction wins prestigious national award for work on Barnsley Market Glass Works contractor scoops gong for Collaboration of the Year at National Federation of Builders Awards Henry Boot Construction – the contractor working on The Glass Works – is celebrating after... Young adults urged: don’t lose your voice this May! Barnsley College students are helping Barnsley Council encourage people who are 18 on or before Thursday, 2 May to register to vote in order to be able to take part... Persons nominated in Barnsley Local Elections 2019 Notice has been given of the persons that have been, and stand validly nominated for the election of local councillors in Barnsley. Candidates for each ward can be found here: (local... Everybody Think crushing it in 2019 Barnsley Council continues the push to crack down on fly tipping in the borough by celebrating the first crushing of 2019. On Thursday 4 April, the council scrapped a Ford Transit... Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board has changed its name Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board is now known as the Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership. This is in response to the changes set out in the latest version of the ‘Working Together’ guidance... Pharmacist counts the cost after breaching food laws A pharmacist and the food supplement company he was running face fines and costs totalling almost £33,000, following sentencing at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, 2 April. Pharmacist Zulfkar Ahmad (also... Hefty fines and costs issued to those taking children on unauthorised term time holidays Barnsley Magistrates Court has ordered a number of parents to pay out thousands of pounds in fines, costs, and surcharges for taking their children out of school for unauthorised holidays... Full Tour de Yorkshire race timings confirmed. With one month to go until the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire, organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and Amaury Sport Organisation have unveiled the highly anticipated race timings. Millions of spectators are expected... Learn something new with Adult Skills and Community Learning Adult Skills and Community Learning service are hosting an open day for new learners on Wednesday 10 April. Everyone is welcome to come along to Wellington House from 10 am... Investment success - units at Barnsley's Capitol Park now fully let Leading Yorkshire developers CDP Marshall have let the final speculative building at the successful Capitol Park Barnsley at Junction 37 of the M1. Unit C, which comprises 15,000 sq ft of... BDR Waste Partnership launches composting campaign A major campaign is being launched to encourage more people in South Yorkshire to help the environment by composting their kitchen and garden waste. The Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham (BDR) Waste...
