Danielle Andrews
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The three bed bungalow in Cudworth Park has stood empty since 2020, when the last caretaker vacated the home.

Park bungalow to be demolished to save Barnsley Council £50,000 in repair costs

Barnsley Hospital

Barnsley Hospital identified ‘potential RAAC’ in storage outbuilding

Rotherham Road Google

Maltby children’s home plan refused

Barnsley Town Hall

Barnsley social workers see drop in caseloads following inspection

This year, voters will head to the polls on May 4 to elect one councillor in each of the 21 electoral wards.

Local elections 2023: Key seats to watch in Barnsley

The Hackney Carriage Association say the price hike would help towards the ‘significant rise’ in fuel costs,  running costs and insurance.

Hackney Carriage price rise to go to consultation

More than 25,000 patients across Rotherham and Barnsley have waited more than two weeks to see their GP, new figures have revealed.

More than 25,000 Rotherham and Barnsley residents wait two weeks to see GP

Julia Burrows announced this week that she will retire in October.

Barnsley’s public health director to retire

An opposition councillor has criticised the cost of three new staff members hired by Rotherham Council to tackle climate change.

Councillor slams £120,000 annual cost of council's three environmental staff

Illustrations drawn up by Brown Studio show that the client is Louisiana fried chicken chain Popeyes

Chicken chain Popeyes to open new drive through at Barnsley Retail Park

Birkwood Primary School in Cudworth will be extended to the rear to house a larger kitchen

Barnsley school extension unanimously approved

Barratt and David Wilson Homes hope to build the properties on the 11 hectare waterside site adjacent to Highwall Park and Waverley Lake.

Plans for 450 homes on Waverley development met with objections

Belmont Care Home was demolished last August to make way for the homes, after standing empty for eight years and being targeted by vandals

New housing estate on former Barnsley care home site given go-ahead

A scheme to widen Wakefield Road in Barnsley to improve congestion and bus times has been approved, despite a councillor’s concerns over air quality.

Wakefield Road widening scheme approved despite air quality concerns

Applicants hoped to build the centre on open land, surrounded by traditional stone walling off Mortimer Road.

Appeal lodged after plans for new community centre and cafe refused

Works are underway on Wombwell High Street

Bee-keeper ‘appalled’ as council remove trees on Wombwell High Street

Bosses at The Pheasant in Monk Bretton applied to Barnsley Council to vary their license to allow them to play live and recorded music outdoors.

Barnsley pub’s music licence refused

Existing stretches will remain, but be subjected to a safety refit to provide 150 more emergency stopping places across the network.

Rotherham MP calls for hard shoulder to be reinstated on M1

Sugar Club on Pitt Street has had its license revoked by Barnsley Council’s licensing committee

Barnsley bar’s licence revoked after accusations of ‘serious crime’

Voters in Barnsley are being urged to make sure they have the correct ID in place for May’s local elections.

Barnsley voters urged to ensure they have ID for May's election

A row was sparked between Labour and Conservative councillors, after the opposition proposed a Conservative councillor as deputy mayor.

Row over Rotherham Conservative’s deputy mayor nomination

South Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner has welcomed the Government’s decision to scrap new smart motorways, but branded the announcement a ‘half victory’ for the region.

South Yorkshire Police chief brands Smart Motorways ban a ‘half victory’

Barnsley schools are facing a backlog of maintenance works which are forecast to cost £6.6m over the next five years according to a new report.

Backlog of repairs needed in Barnsley schools to cost more than £6m

If approved, Birkwood Primary School in Cudworth will benefit from an extension to the rear, to house a larger kitchen, and a link corridor around the existing hall.

Barnsley primary school extension to be given the go-ahead

If approved, a 400m section of Wakefield Road will be widened by 7.5m, to provide four lanes rather than the existing three.

Main road near Barnsley town centre to be widened to reduce congestion

A report adds that the price of the most commonly requested item – a black wheelie bin – has risen from £15.50 to £19.10.

Barnsley Council to spend £100,000 on new bins

Rotherham Council is set to spend £10.4m repairing 179 roads and pavements this year.

All the roads to be repaired in Rotherham this year

The derelict former Belmont Care Home was demolished last August to make way for the homes, after being targeted by vandals.

More than 70 homes set for green light on demolished former care home site

South Yorkshire Police's budget has set aside around £5.8m this year for claims against the force as a result of the Hillsborough football disaster and child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.

“No reasonable person happy” to pay for police costs in wake of grooming scandal

Councillors hope the government will introduce legislation to ensure that vapes remain available as a smoking cessation tool, but are not marketed to young people and non-smokers.

Rotherham councillors call for vapes to be ‘subject to same rules as cigarettes’

Drivers hope that Barnsley Council will allow them to raise fares from £4.20 to £4.50 for the first mile, then from £1.60 to £1.80 for each mile thereafter.

Barnsley cabbies call for 30p fare increase as drivers ‘don’t make minimum wage’

Objector Peter Clarke told the meeting on April 6 that he was concerned about the light from the floodlights, and disputed the lumens figure in the application.

Floodlights for football pitch refused as objector brings torch to meeting

The six-foot deep sinkhole opened up on the Cloughs estate in Hoyland around ten weeks ago, according to residents

Collapsed mineshaft suspected of causing sinkhole on Barnsley housing estate

A spokesperson for Barnsley Hospital said if patients have not been contacted by the trust, they should attend their appointment as planned.

Urgent care expected to be ‘extremely busy’ as junior doctors strike

A petition signed by 300 residents has called upon Barnsley Council to carry out a study into a park and ride system to combat traffic at Barnsley Hospital.

More than 300 people sign petition for park and ride at Barnsley Hospital

The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for a 35 per cent pay rise for Junior Doctors, to make up for years of below-inflation increases.

"Services will be impacted" in Rotherham as Junior Doctors begin four-day strike

All the candidates running in May's local elections in Barnsley have been revealed as polling day approaches.

Local elections: Full list of candidates standing in Barnsley

South Yorkshire’s fire chief has signed a charter which aims to ‘ensure the pain and suffering of families affected by the Hillsborough tragedy is not repeated in future tragedies’.

Fire chief signs charter to prevent repeat of suffering after Hillsborough

The revamped ‘Air Pavilion’, officially re-opened by Mayor of Rotherham Cllr Tajamal Khan, is one of Magna’s four hands-on exhibition areas where young people can explore the power of the four elements.

Revamped air pavilion opens at Magna featuring play rockets and airships

A Rotherham man who paid for waste to be dumped on the former Millside Centre on Doncaster Road in Dalton, has been fined £1,666 by magistrates.

Rotherham man fined £1,666 for arranging to have waste dumped

The Skate and Art Festival is free to enter, and will feature a pop-up roller rink hosted by the Roller Girl Gang, DJ line-up, and two arenas for skateboarding and BMX.

Rotherham town centre to be transformed into playground for Easter Holidays

Ms Braverman met with CSE survivor Sammy Woodhouse, and Alexander Stafford, Rother Valley’s MP to acknowledge the legislation at Mr Stafford’s Dinnington constituency office.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman visits Rotherham to discuss new grooming law

Tiktok banned from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s corporate devices

Tiktok banned from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s corporate devices

Sugar Club on Pitt Street had its licence revoked in December, after police alleged they found underage teenagers on the premises.

Barnsley bar to face licence review after ‘serious crime’ allegations

Rotherham Council will work with schools to warn students of the “dangers of taking up vaping as a choice rather than as a measure to aid smoking cessation”.

Rotherham Council to investigate vaping adverts and displays aimed at youngsters