Barnsley Council

Crowds expected: Event weekends are being re-started at Elsecar

Parking restrictions on residential streets for 'event' days in Elsecar

Successful: Last year's Glowthorpe event

Arts festival and lantern parade dates announced

Campaign: Speed cushions will go from Great Houghton in September

Speed cushions to be replaced - but campaigners want cameras instead

Changes: Universal allowances will end

Changes to cost of living allowances will affect Dearne Valley communities

Decomissioned: Elsecar Heritage railway stopped operating years ago

New group's plans to bring steam trains back to Elsecar

Cuts: Changes to school uniform grants could save more than £2m

Council plans to strip school uniform grant from most families

Shuttered: Earl's Kitchen is at the centre of a trading row

Food outlet saved at visitor attraction after council u-turn

Decisions: Communities including Goldthorpe will be affected by Dearne Area Council choices

Future of Dearne area services to be decided

Roundabout decision: The sculpture designed by Dan and Ailish will now go at the roadside

Go-ahead for new sculpture in Goldthorpe

Artists at work: Dan and Ailish at the sculpture location (Image: BMBC)

Plans for Dearne Valley Green Belt Sculpture set for approval

Proposed development: Great Houghton could get a new children's home

Children's home planned for youngsters with behaviour issues

Development proposal: This site may take a new house

Housing plan at former garage site

Talks: New councillors will consult with tenants at Elsecar Heritage Centre

Talks planned over trader concerns at heritage centre

Complaints: Tingle Bridge Lane

Speeding complaints in Dearne area village

Fresh plans: The former filling station in Brampton Road

Redevelopment planned for former filling station site

Stubbed out: Illegal tobacco sales have been stopped

Another shop closed over illegal cigarette sales

Upheld: An inspector has confirmed Barnsley Council's decision

Planning appeal rejected over partially constructed garden room

Health benefits: Stop smoking work is credited with extending good health

People living longer before health problems kick-in

Boost: Barnsley Council want more market traders at Hoyland and Wombwell

Trader recruitment for two Dearne area markets - but another misses out

Investment: Dearne North Councillors at the theatre

Community theatre improved under council scheme

Controversy: One of the Thurnscoe strays

Charity calls for council rethink in Thurnscoe cat-feeding controversy

Duplicate: The Fitzwilliam Arms building is subject to detailed planning conditions

Demolished pub to be replaced with exact copy in conservation zone

Warning: Collette and Rebecca with council letters

Thurnscoe animal lover threatened with prosecution for feeding cats

Closed: Goldthorpe 26

Shop hit with closure notice after illegal tobacco investigation

Green fingers: Pupils at work with tree planting

Green-fingered Dearne pupils plant hundreds of trees

Rotating markets: Hoyland is among three communities to get themed sessions

Details of new markets for three Dearne communities revealed

Support: CAMRA wants political support for clubs as well as pubs

Politicians urged to support Barnsley's clubs and breweries

Lifesavers: Dearne Area Team with the Samaritans wrappers

Takeaway meals now come with lifesaving information

Clearnace: Old houses could make way for new homes

More housing could go under Goldthorpe modernisation plan

New rules: Wombwell could see empty shops re-occupied

Bid to fill empty shops in Wombwell and Goldthorpe

Planning approval: This site will give way to a housing development

Lack of new housing down to 'global matters' planners insist

Lone trader: Just one stallholder at Goldthorpe market

Three Dearne area markets could be in for long-term boost

Closed: But Thurnscoe Tap will re-open

Thurnscoe Tap's temporary closure as director steps down

Modernisation: Changes are planned at Thurnscoe Library

Library upgrade plan latest in a series of Dearne improvements
THURNSCOE Library could be in line fore a makeover, with the council proposing a new roof for the building in addition to internal refurbishments.

Change of use: A house in Barnsley Road will have a new function

Plans for assisted living scheme in Goldthorpe authorised

Safeguarded: But planners recommend development

decision due on controversial Wombwell housing plan

Focal point: Investment has already brought the Horse and Groom Square to Goldthorpe

Major regeneration plan for Dearne communities

Closed: Mr Blue cannot trade for three months

Thurnscoe shop closed down over illicit cigarette sales

Cllr Mick Stowe in Hoyland, one of many communities to benefit

Big investment for youth work in many communities

Changes: Woodlands Lodge is to become a children's home

Dozens of jobs planned at specialist Hoyland children's home

Footfall: A markets boost could help increase trade across Hoyland town centre

Specialist markets plan to boost Hoyland town centre trade

Thurnscoe Tap has customers' backing

Customers' support for village pub facing unexpected license review

Brighter outlook: Barnsley Council's new budget includes securing Golthorpe's future

Cash for Goldthorpe's future in new Barnsley Council budget

Proud moment: The first Mark Jones memorial, seen herw with fund raiser Jack Swift, Mark's daughter Lynn Hargreaves and daughter in law Susan Jones at the 2020 unveiling.

Second memorial to footballing legend to be unveiled in Wombwell

Pupil places: More space is needed at Gooseacre school as new houses emerge in Thurnscoe

Village school expansion needed to cope with housing sprawl

Floored: Cllr Wendy Cain, centre manager Carol Howard, Cllr Martin Morell and Cllr Sue Bellamy in the new kitchen

New kitchen for Thurnscoe community centre

Last orders: Hoyland Nether WMC could be taken over for assisted living

Plans to invest more than £1m in Hoyland club closed for years

Ready for Spring: New planters at Middlecliffe

Fresh look for village as new planters installed

Mick Warburton hand-delivered the beer for John's pint, and stayed for a few after

Chancellor John Healey spotted downing local beer after budget

Poundland is in trouble

Jobs at risk for workers at Poundland as bosses seek administrators

Outline planning permission was granted in September 2025 to demolish two blocks of housing, known locally as the derelicts.

Council responds to migrant housing rumours on Maltby’s Little London

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