Hannah Pedley and her horse Kilbrickens Princess with competition judge Kate Nicholson. Picture Jenny Viner.

Horse of the Year date for Barnsley solicitor

AN amateur horse rider is reaching the next level as she has qualified to take part in the Horse of the Year competition. Solicitor Hannah Pedley, took her bay horse, Kilbrickens Princess - who is also known as Mabel - down to Arena UK in Grantham at the beginning of the month for the ‘Search for a Star’ qualifier competition, which is run by SEIB Insurance Brokers. The pair competed in and won the Riding...

Updated library hopes to inspire local children

A SPECIAL event for the official reopening of Wombwell Library took place recently. Refurbishment of the children’s area at Wombwell Library was funded by a £65,570 grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Libraries Improvement Fund, administered by Arts Council England. The updated space features a sensory story wall, cosy hideaways, bespoke furniture, tiered soft seating and new shelving. All the new additions have been installed whilst preserving the histo

Order passed by council to ban cars on route

AN order has been made by Barnsley Council to stop motor vehicles driving on a road in a bid to improve active travel routes across Barnsley. At Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, members signed off the plan to stop cars, vans and lorries driving along a section of Fitzwilliam Road as part of its plan to support cyclists and people walking in the town. It’s a part of the A635 ‘Active Travel Scheme’ which was signed off...

Barnsley A&E has busiest ever summer

BARNSLEY Hospital staff working in A and E departments are in the middle of their busiest ever summer with almost 20,000 arrivals over the last two months, latest figures have revealed. Recent NHS England figures show there were 9,190 visits to A and E in July. Of them, 6,558 were seen within four hours - accounting for 71 per cent of arrivals. The NHS standard is for 95 per cent of patients to be seen...

Party people nominated for support of hospital

A PARTY company has volunteered countless hours to give children memories they’ll never forget while supporting Barnsley Hospital in the process. For the past two years staff at The Copycat Party Company in Hoyland have selflessly donated their support and services to enable the annual Grand Ball event at Barnsley Hospital which allows children to dress up and act like royalty for one night a year while raising funds for the hospital. Owner Laura Hawkins...

Talking points from win at Lincoln

Analysis of Barnsley’s 2-1 win at Lincoln City on Saturday. The Reds went 2-0 up through Sam Cosgrove and Marc Roberts but the hosts replied and missed a series of chances. EXCELLENT RESULT GETS FIRST POINTS ON BOARD BARNSLEY got their first points on the board this season with this victory and that, in some ways, is all that matters. The Reds were second best for large portions of the game and rode their...

Women to start season against Fylde

THERE were two Barnsley head coaches at the training camp at Loughborough University last month. Jess Horsley, coach of the women’s team, spent a day observing how Darrell Clarke and his staff operate with the men’s team. Jess said: “It was really good to watch how they do things and talk to Darrell in-depth. “I watch them in matches but to go to a training session was really good. When he first arrived, he said...

'Nowhere near good enough' despite win

Darrell Clarke said his Barnsley side were ‘nowhere near good enough’ despite registering his first win as head coach with a 2-1 success at Lincoln City. Sam Cosgrove and Marc Roberts scored the Reds’ only shots on target then Lincoln replied and created numerous chances. Clarke said: “Nowhere near good enough. I don’t paper over the cracks, the performance was poor. We were sloppy. We had one or two good moments and I...

Reds put first points on board with win at Lincoln

Barnsley collected their first league points of the season with a 2-1 success at Lincoln City on Saturday. Sam Cosgrove’s early opener was followed by a Marc Roberts header just after the interval. Lincoln pulled one back and missed chances as Barnsley scored from their only shots on target to beat the Imps in the league for the first time since 1973. It was Barnsley's first league win in eight attempts including last season....

Barnsley look for first points of season against recent bogey team Lincoln

BARNSLEY will look to collect their first points of the new League One season when they visit Lincoln City for a 3pm kick-off. The Reds began their season with a 2-1 home loss to newly-promoted Mansfield Town on Friday then won on penalties at Wigan Athletic in the EFL Cup on Tuesday. They have not won in their last seven league games, including the end of last season in which they lost their final four...

Pledge to tackle homeless kids issue ‘at root’

THE number of homeless children in Barnsley being housed in temporary accommodation is on the rise, new figures have revealed. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government statistics show 42 households were living in temporary accommodation as of the end of March. Of these, 24 households had 56 children - up from 53 a year earlier. Nationally, a record 120,000 households were living in temporary accommodation. Meanwhile, the number of children rose by 15 per...

New mental health campaign launched to support pregnant women and new parents

A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Barnsley to help expectant parents spot the signs of deteriorating perinatal mental health - after it was revealed more than a quarter of new mums experience the illness. Research shows that 27 per cent of new and expectant mums and up to 20 per cent of dads will experience a perinatal mental illness. The council say that if this is left untreated, the issues can have ‘significant’ and ‘long-lasting’...

Freddie braves shave to show solidarity with mum

A TEENAGER who had to see how cancer treatment affected his mother’s health decided to show his solidarity by shaving his hair for her and raised more than £2,500 in the process. Freddie Davies, 14, made contact with Barnsley Hospital Charity earlier in the year asking for help to raise money for the chemotherapy ward as his mother, Kelsie, went through her second round of treatment. He braved the shave, cutting off all his hair...

Bakers who’ve gone international in running for top award

A BAKERY that began life in Barnsley Market is now trading across the globe and fighting for the title of best bakery in the country. Haywood and Padgett has seen massive changes over the past 35 years, moving from a market-based stall where staff hand-rolled around 100 scones a day, to employing 210 people who produce millions a day. Now the Carlton-based company has made the final of the Bakery Manufacturer of the Year award...

Hopes that local salmon population could leap

RENEWED hope that salmon could finally return to Barnsley’s rivers has been given thanks to the success of a fish pass programme. The reconnection of the River Don by bypassing manmade obstacles such as weirs has led to the return of salmon downstream for the first time in 200 years. It’s seen as a huge step forward by conservationists, who now hope stocks will continue their ascent upstream to the Don’s stretch at Penistone. Poor...

Races hits 47 boundaries in club record 258 not out

MATTHEW Race smashed a club record 258 not out with 47 boundaries for West Bretton as they beat Scholes and Harley in Division Two of the Barnsley Cricket League. Race hit 19 sixes and 28 fours from 117 balls while David Hoyle added 52 in Bretton’s 375. Chris Williams took four wickets and Jack Hubery three to dismiss the visitors for 91. Hoylandswaine dismissed Doncaster Town for 89 in a six-wicket win. William Clegg took...

Church top after fourth straight league win

Penistone Church recorded a fourth successive NCEL Premier Division win with a 2-1 victory at Parkgate on Saturday. Leon Hurles-Brook netted twice either side of a penalty equaliser. Church are top with 12 points from five games. Co-manager John Whitehead said: “We managed to turn out another very good performance when we had seven or eight bodies missing and the lads once again have proved the squad that we have here at Penistone currently is...

Wombwell Town make it five from five

Wombwell Town made it five wins from five NCEL Division One games on Saturday. Town won 5-3 at Glasshoughton Welfare on Saturday. They fell behind then were pegged back after going 2-1 up before leading 5-2 until a late consolation. Gavin Allott hit a hat-trick with Daniel Patterson and Jordan Kershaw also netting. Dearne and District drew 2-2 at home to Appleby Frodingham. Shay Evans-Booth and Justin Circuit put Dearne 2-0 up but the visitors fought back. ...

Cawthorne beat Barnsley but lose semi-final

Cawthorne registered a third win of the season over Barnsley Woolley Miners. The Shaw Laners were skittled for 100 chasing the hosts’ 204. Cawthorne’s Tom Jones took five wickets and Danish Aziz three, after Liam Wiles top-scored. Adam Copley and Liam Johnson took three wickets for Barnsley. The Shaw Laners are one place and 17 points clear of the relegation zone with five games left. Cawthorne - who have done the double over Barnsley in...

Barnsley club hoping to produce more Olympians after Cunningham’s silver

THE COACH of a Barnsley taekwondo club who produced one of the Paris Olympic medalists believes there will be many more to come in the future. Caden Cunningham from Huddersfield, who took the silver medal in the +80kg category in Paris over the weekend, spent five years training three or four times a week at Barnsley club Quest Taekwondo. Mike McKenzie, who runs the Oxspring-based club and went to Paris to watch, said: “Caden was...

Inspectorate upholds traveller’s appeal over pitch

A TRAVELLER who has been in a two-decade-long battle to stay on his pitch in Carlton has finally been successful - after a government department overruled Barnsley Council. Gerald Ayres has lived at the Shaw Lane site in Carlton since 2004 but has had temporary permission in the past and has long sought permanent residency on the land. However, to and fros with the council resulted in multiple showdowns with the Planning Inspectorate over the...

Netherlands operation underway to recover Thurnscoe airman’s remains

PREPARATORY work to recover the remains of a local Second World War hero has begun in the Netherlands. Thurnscoe man, Sgt Alfred Mortimer, 31, was part of a five-man crew shot down on June 26, 1943. The Wellington Bomber, upon which he was the navigator, has laid underwater for more than eight decades since. But an expensive and pioneering operation is now in the early stages as the Dutch bid to pay ‘a debt of...

‘Busby Babe Mark Jones always overlooked’ - daughter

THE daughter of one of the most talented footballers to come out of Barnsley has blasted council bosses for ‘continually overlooking him’ - after a decision was made to use a different name on the town centre’s £13m bridge. Mark Jones, who was born on June 15, 1933, lived with his family in Wombwell before signing for Manchester United as an apprentice upon leaving scheme. ‘Busby Babe’ Mark had played for United in a European...

Pioneering scheme for cancer patients launched

A PIONEERING scheme to support cancer patients has officially been launched in Barnsley. The service, known as Active Together, has been designed by experts at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) with funding from Yorkshire Cancer Research and has been helping people in Sheffield since 2022. The scheme’s helped more than 1,000 people since it began, and the first session in Barnsley recently took place thanks to an additional £4m worth of f

Alarms essential amid ‘silent killer’ warning

A ‘SILENT killer’ - said to be on the rise and placing vulnerable residents’ lives in danger - will see more being done in Barnsley to reduce incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning due to growing worries. It claims the lives of about 110 people on average a year but can only be detected by an alarm as it cannot be seen. Stephanie Peacock, MP for Barnsley South, has raised awareness of the dangers of carbon...

HOURIHANE COLUMN: Privilege to be part of such a dedicated team

Hello Reds, Returning to Oakwell has been an emotional experience for me. I’d like to thank every supporter who sang my name last week when I entered the field. It was of course not the result we all wanted, but I was genuinely touched by the warm reception. Hearing my name mentioned once again in the stands was something special, a moment I will carry with me for a long time. It was special for...

Slonina looks to build on debut

GABRIEL Slonina is hoping to build on a perfect start to his Barnsley career this week. The 20-year-old’s season-long loan from Chelsea was announced minutes before Friday’s defeat to Mansfield which he watched before playing in the EFL Cup win at Wigan on Tuesday – saving two penalties in the shoot-out. The one-cap US international joined Chelsea for $10million from Chicago Fire in 2022 and spent last season on loan at Eupen, playing 33 games...

Marsh hoping for breakthrough

AIDEN Marsh knows he has achieved more than most by being a homegrown player in the Barnsley first team squad but admits this is a ‘big season’ in his attempts to become a regular. The 21-year-old striker from Monk Bretton came through the Oakwell academy and has played 25 first team games, with three goals. With the Reds low on strikers, and looking to recruit more, he came off the bench in the opening game...

Jon could play 50th game amid fight for place

JON RUSSELL’S next appearance will be his 50th for Barnsley but he knows they are ‘spoilt for choice’ in his position of midfield. The Reds have real depth with summer signings Conor Hourihane, Matty Craig and Kelechi Nwakali joining star men Adam Phillips and Luca Connell while Josh Benson is currently recovering from injury. Russell makes it eight midfielders vying to play in either a central three or a four-man diamond. The 23-year-old Jamaica international...

Barnsley target up to 3 strikers with Styles closer to exit

BARNSLEY want to sign up to three strikers in the final fortnight of the transfer window while Callum Styles looks very likely to leave the club. Styles could be set for a permanent move to a Championship club with negotiations thought to have reached an advanced stage earlier this week. But it is a complicated situation with, potentially, a striker joining the Reds in the opposite direction. The 24-year-old Hungary international played in the...

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BERNESLAI Homes marked Yorkshire Day by celebrating the tenants and residents who make a positive impact across Barnsley. Chief executive Amanda Garrard was joined by members of the community engagement team to surprise those who go above and beyond in their community. Some of the recipients came from the Great Houghton Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (TARA). This dedicated group works hard to bring projects and community spirit to their area. The group organises an annual...

Parent slams new SEND proposals

NEW proposals revealed last week for handling the placements of children with special education needs have been blasted by one parent who thinks it’s not only going to hurt her children but every pupil involved in the Barnsley Council-run service. Becky Parkin has been dealing with special educational provisions for years now, as her two children Cohen, 12, and Brax, 11, have SEND needs. By supporting them through their time at Shafton Primary Academy, she...

Policing ‘should not be a postcode lottery’

COUNCIL taxpayers in Barnsley are facing higher costs than ever to fund local policing, the latest figures have revealed. Home Office figures show council taxpayers will have to shell out £94m to fund South Yorkshire Police in 2024/25 - a real-terms rise of six per cent from the £89m paid the year before. This is equivalent to 26 per cent of the whole funding for policing in South Yorkshire and the highest figure since local...

College results back at pre-Covid levels

THERE were lots of celebrations at Barnsley College on Thursday morning as students received excellent grades with many landing their place at their first-choice universities. This year marks the first year since the pandemic that students have sat both their GCSE and A Level examinations in person, with hopes that outcomes will show a return to the pass rates of 2018/2019. Jack Cunliffe, 18 , achieved an A, C and B grade in biology, Spanish...

Grammar school results ‘a testament’ to dedication

NINETY-THREE per cent of students at Penistone Grammar School secured their first-choice option having achieved excellent A Level results. Out of those receiving their results yesterday, the majority will be heading off to their preferred university, with about 55 per cent of those securing places at top-third universities and 52 per cent going to Russell Group Universities. Principal Paul Crook said: “Our students are amazing and have dedicated an enormous amount of time towards their..

Barnsley look to beat Cawthorne at 3rd attempt after fall down table

BARNSLEY Woolley Miners are looking to make it third time lucky this season against near neighbours Cawthorne tomorrow in a game which could be vital in both clubs’ relegation battless in Yorkshire Premier South. Third-bottom Barnsley, who lost this week, and fifth-bottom Cawthorne, who won, are level on points – both 19 points clear of the bottom two with six games left. Cawthorne dismissed Barnsley for 74 in 42 overs in the league meeting at...

Dearne win 4-0 at Worsbrough

Dearne and District won 4-0 at Worsbrough Bridge on Wednesday. Corey Roper, Shay Evans-Booth, twice, and Justin Circuit got the goals for Dearne. They are now third in the early table with ten points from five games. Bridge have taken a point from three games and are second-bottom. Penistone Church won 3-2 at home to Winterton Rangers in the Premier Division. They were 1-0 and 2-1 down but won through goals by Scrivens again, Nathan...

JUNIOR CRICKET: Idris takes 6 for 5 in victory

IDRIS Hassett took six wickets for five runs as Penistone under 11s beat Monk Bretton in a cup game. Emily Shaw and Stanley Foster top-scored for Penistone Frankie Beachill took two wickets for the Monks then top-scored. Division B champions Darfield under 15s beat Penistone by six wickets. Zach Painten top-scored for Penistone and Ty Jowett for Darfield. There were two wickets each for Darfield’s Joshua Sixsmith and Ole Wilkinson. Eight-a-side league winners Rockingha

Lilley hits 145 in cup final win

ARRON Lilley crashed 145 as Hoylandswaine won the Sykes Cup final on Sunday. Swaine made 385 against Skelmanthorpe with Lilley hitting 18 fours and eight sixes from 70 balls. Ben Kohler-Cadmore (67) and Asif Iqbal (59) contributed then Michael Finan and SP Singh took three wickets in the 160-run win. Swaine had also beaten Shepley by ten wickets in the Huddersfield Premiership the previous day. Umer Yaqoob took four wickets to dismiss Shepley for 133...

Match called off ‘due to sun’ with scores level

WEST Bretton’s game with Nostell St Oswald in the Pontefract League was apparently called off by the umpires for being ‘too sunny’ with the scores level. Nostell had matched Bretton’s 235 with five overs and three wickets left when the Premier Division game was abandoned. West Bretton stated on social media: “Abandoned due to umpire unable to guarantee safety due to low sun.” The Pontefract League are yet to respond to a request to comment. ...

Horse of the Year date for Barnsley solicitor

Updated library hopes to inspire local children

Updated library hopes to inspire local children

Order passed by council to ban cars on route

Order passed by council to ban cars on route

Barnsley A&E has busiest ever summer

Party people nominated for support of hospital

Talking points from win at Lincoln