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March 2024

Explore skills and employability in the Dearne
Are you looking for a new direction, a fresh start, or to develop your skills? Do you want to learn something new, find a job, or get involved in your...
Further funding secured from Sport England's Swimming Pool Support Fund for Dearneside Leisure Centre
We have been successful in a joint bid with Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) for £201,000 for Dearneside Leisure Centre from phase two of Sport England's Swimming Pool Support Fund. The government's...
Cabinet members to discuss the Vehicle Replacement Programme
Next week, Cabinet members will discuss the Vehicle Replacement programme. The Vehicle Replacement Programme for 2024/25 will include procuring up to 63 vehicles, items of plant or equipment. 36 are to...
Barnsley Libraries successfully secures over £60,000 from Libraries Improvement Fund to invest in new-look Wombwell Children's Library
We’re delighted to announce that we have successfully secured funding from Round 3 of the government’s Libraries Improvement Fund, helping us to continue improving our library spaces. Barnsley Libraries has received...
Barnsley's first-ever Book Festival a resounding success
Barnsley Libraries’ first-ever Barnsley Book Festival has proven to be a huge success, with a host of authors, poets, writers, artists and speakers helping attract over 3,000 visitors to the...
Could you help shape our future plans for supporting people with learning disabilities? Join us at our My Big Voice event in April
In Barnsley, we’re committed to making sure people with learning disabilities can get the right support and advice to help them live happier, healthier, fulfilling lives. That’s why we’re excited to...
Celebrating 50 years of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
On April 1, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council will celebrate its Golden Anniversary – that’s 50 years of public service within our local communities and creating the wonderful borough we live...
Slime company makes growth move in the borough with help from Enterprising Barnsley
A specialist toy slime manufacturer has upsized its operations in South Yorkshire with a move to larger premises in Barnsley, with plans to increase its workforce by two thirds after...
£2M investment to repair roads in local towns and villages
Over the next financial year, we’ll be investing £2M into classified B and C roads that connect towns and villages across the borough. This is alongside the Highways Capital Programme...
Barnsley Museums Announce New Opening Times
Barnsley Museums have announced new opening times for four of their free heritage attractions across the borough. These changes will take effect from Monday, 8 April. The new opening times are...
Micro-pub entrepreneur toasts Council's business start-up grant
Opening a pub was Donna Taylor’s dream – until she made it a reality with a start-up grant from Barnsley Council. Donna, an experienced social club manager, tapped into a business...
Elsecar is part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage
Elsecar a former industrial model village in South Yorkshire is recognised as one of the most significant industrial heritage sites in Europe. It is one of the anchor points of...
Pétanque club bowled over by £6,500 council Pride of Place grant
A SPORTS club bringing the community together will make improvements to its hilltop HQ after winning a £6,500 grant from Barnsley Council. Ingbirchworth Pétanque Club was one of the successful applicants...
Eggciting free family activities in Barnsley town centre this Easter
Barnsley town centre is ready to welcome families this Easter with a range of fun and free activities for all ages. From egg hunts to arts and crafts, there is something...
Barnsley To Introduce New Age-Friendly Project
Barnsley Council is set to launch a new Age-Friendly project, making the town more age-friendly. Like the rest of the UK, Barnsley’s population is ageing, with 40% of people aged 50...
Barnsley Metropolitan Band crowned Yorkshire Champions in the Third Section
Barnsley Metropolitan Band is delighted to have won the Yorkshire Area Final of the British Brass Band Championships. Playing in the Third section, they competed with ten bands from across the...
New station community artwork celebrates the best of Wombwell
AN INSPIRING new artwork has been unveiled at Wombwell station following a collaboration between the Council, South Yorkshire Mayor Combined Authority and the town’s community. Artist Nikki Whiston was commissioned by...
Barnsley reaffirms commitment to tackling fly-tipping across the borough
We take fly-tipping seriously in Barnsley and we are taking proactive steps to tackle environmental crime that blight our borough. Statistics from DEFRA have shown that fly-tipping offences have shown a...
New documentary films bring the magic of The Heart of the Wood to life
Audiences old and new can experience the magic of the joyful musical The Heart of the Wood through a collection of new videos celebrating Barnsley's wealth of talent. Film-makers John Coombes...
Overview and Scrutiny reflects on the great work happening to tackle vaping in Barnsley
We’re committed to making smoking and vaping invisible in Barnsley, working with our partners to make sure everyone in our communities can get the right support to go smoke-free. Our Overview...
Year of Active Travel: South Yorkshire’s Mayor joins school pupils for cycling and scooting session
South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard and Active Travel Commissioner Ed Clancy OBE visited Goldthorpe Primary Academy in Barnsley on Friday 15 March to hear from pupils about how they’re creating...
Fantastic work delivered last year through the accelerated Highways Capital Programme
Our Highways department have carried out extensive work on Barnsley’s roads over the last financial year through the accelerated Highways Capital Programme. The £20 million investment has made significant improvements to...
Residents in Mapplewell and Staincross to benefit from an updated local library
Mapplewell and Staincross Library is set to become the seventh branch in the borough to benefit from our Libraries Refurbishment Programme. The library will close from Wednesday 27 March and...
Forging futures in the welding industry
We’re celebrating the Barnsley people who have benefitted from local welding apprenticeships. As they welcome their new recruits to the course, Betterweld Training are supporting more people, with no experience in...
Have your say on the name of our new town centre bridge
We’re inviting residents to submit suggestions for a fitting permanent name for the new pedestrian bridge in the town centre. The structure opened to the public in December 2023, and we...
Our Local Offer – supporting families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), we are reminding families about our Local Offer. The Local Offer website provides...
Mayor given tour of new premises for thriving Barnsley-based business
The Mayor of Barnsley, Councillor James Michael Stowe, was shown around the new head office of SCC Air Compressors UK in Oxspring earlier today following support from Enterprising Barnsley to...
Childcare Choices – reminder to parents with two-year-olds
Working parents with children aged two years old are reminded that more childcare support is on the way from April and to apply by 31 March if you are eligible. The...
Supporting Food Waste Action Week 2024
Residents in Barnsley and across South Yorkshire are being urged to discover the benefits of buying loose fruit and vegetables as part of the UK’s biggest annual food waste reduction...
Winners of competition to design the side of our bin lorries announced
Winners of a competition to design the side of Barnsley’s bin lorries have been announced. School children from across Barnsley were tasked with designing drawings encouraging residents to recycle and raise...
Library @ the Lightbox becomes a spectacular backdrop for a nationwide celebration of Shakespeare
This morning, Barnsley Libraries have taken part in a nationwide celebration of Shakespeare Week - the annual celebration of Shakespeare in primary schools, which is marking 10-year anniversary. State-of-the-art Library @...
Barnsley Libraries continue to bring art and cultural activities to our communities
The final creative commission, Bee Kind, has started its tour across Barnsley Libraries’ branches today. Bee Kind is a visual and performance art collaboration for early years children and their...
The Cooper Gallery launches new online tour
The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley South Yorkshire, has launched a new interactive digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Connects app, available for download...
Work to begin on Dearne Playhouse renovation
Work to transform the historic Dearne Playhouse Theatre and create new opportunities for the community is due to begin next month. The project is part of the Goldthorpe Town Deal, which...
Winners of Pride of Place grants announced
Barnsley Council is thrilled to announce that almost £100,000 worth of funding from Pride of Place grants, under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, will be used to support community groups...
Easter Half-Term Extravaganza at Barnsley Museums
It’s shaping up to be an egg-cellent Easter break at Barnsley Museums with an exciting range of free family activities taking place over two weeks. From Saturday, 23 March, until Sunday,...
Barnsley fish and chip shop owner future-proofs the nation’s favourite dish
A forward-thinking fish and chip shop owner from Barnsley is leading the way in making the nation’s favourite dish as eco-friendly as possible. Craig Butcher, who owns Two Gates Fisheries in...
Council and volunteers unite for Great British Spring Clean
The Great British Spring Clean is back for its ninth year with our neighbourhoods team and volunteers taking part in events across the borough as part of the initiative. Taking place...
Celebrating the great work happening locally to help our communities go smoke-free this No Smoking Day
Quitting smoking is not only one of the best things you can do for your health and the health of those around you, but it can also help boost your...
Experience Barnsley Museum welcomes you to discover the Chamber of Treasures
A new room has been created in Experience Barnsley Museum featuring a small interactive gallery, displaying stories of the town's people and places through objects and archaeology. The Chamber of Treasures...
New Carbon Literacy Course and dates for 2024 launched by Positive Climate Partnership
Following the success of the Carbon Literacy Courses in 2023, our Positive Climate Partnership has launched new dates for 2024 alongside a new introductory course for businesses across Barnsley. The new...
New Road Safety brand launched
We have launched our new Safer Roads Barnsley branding to promote road safety and reduce casualties and incidents on our roads. In 2022, eight people were killed on Barnsley’s roads while...
Barnsley Council champions health and wellbeing with Adult Weight Management Programme
Barnsley Council's Cabinet members will discuss their contract for the Adult Weight Management Programme, also known as the Barnsley Wellbeing Programme, this week. Since its inception in January 2019, this initiative...
School term times and holiday dates for community and voluntary controlled schools 2025-2026
Our Cabinet members will be asked to approve the term times and holiday dates pattern for the 2025-2026 school year at their next meeting on Wednesday, 20 March. The term dates...
Listening to our communities and putting people's voices at the heart of this year's Local Account
Next week, Cabinet members will be asked to review our Adult Social Care Local Account for 2022/23, highlighting some of the great things our services have achieved over the past...
Latest Gender Pay Gap report reveals council’s ongoing commitment to gender equality
We’re pleased to share our latest Gender Pay Gap report which highlights the positive progress we’ve made over the last 12 months towards closing our gender pay gap and empowering...
New Alternative Provision free school for children aged 8-16 - update
Issued in partnership with Delta Academies Trust Delta Academies Trust, in partnership with Barnsley Council, has received Department for Education (DfE) approval to open a new Alternative Provision free school for...
Recycling centre passes now available online
Passes to visit Household Waste Recycling Centres will be available digitally from today (11 March). Residents can sign-up for their free digital account where they can apply for a vehicle, resident...
Discover what it’s like working for Barnsley Council at our recruitment event
Have you thought about joining our team to help make Barnsley the place of possibilities? Discover the exciting career opportunities available at Barnsley Council by joining us at our recruitment...
Barnsley Museums launch Volunteering Report
Barnsley Museums has released a new report on volunteering, showing its value and effects across the borough. Volunteering is a key part of the Barnsley Museums approach with lots of opportunities...
New alternative provision free school for Barnsley, following spring budget announcement
We’re delighted to announce that Barnsley was one of the twenty successful bids for alternative provision free schools, as announced by the Government in its spring budget. Out of 43 applications,...
Bringing health services to the high street with innovative plans for Barnsley town centre
A partnership with local organisations will transform some parts of the Alhambra Shopping Centre in Barnsley into a health and wellbeing hub for the community. Barnsley Council has revealed its plans...
Royston Glass celebrates health and wellbeing success
Royston Glass has been awarded the Bronze Award for Workplace Wellbeing by Barnsley Council. The award recognises the company's efforts to promote and support the physical and mental health of...
Families dancing, gaming and foam party fun at our two latest Family Hub openings!
Family laughter, children gaming and foam party fun was aplenty as we celebrated the opening of our Family Hubs in Grimethorpe and Athersley last week. Following a ribbon cutting ceremony at...
Barnsley Museums Marks the 40th Anniversary of the Miners’ Strike
Barnsley Museums will mark the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike, one of the most significant episodes in Barnsley and Britain’s history, with a year-long programme of events and activity...
Woman fined and prosecuted after her waste was fly-tipped in Hood Green
A woman was prosecuted and fined for a waste duty of care offence after her waste was found fly-tipped in Hood Green. On 7 August 2023, our neighbourhood wardens found a...
Join the LGBTQ+ Adoption Community in South Yorkshire
LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week returns from Monday 4 to Sunday 10 March, and as part of One Adoption South Yorkshire we are keen for more people to consider if...
Over 95 per cent of Barnsley children offered a place at one of their preferred secondary schools for September
It is National Offer Day, and parents across Barnsley are finding out which secondary school their children will join in September. This year, we have been able to offer 2,645 children...

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