A HISTORIC venue has upgraded its premises via a grant scheme which has been ring-fenced for rural businesses. Cubley Hall, in Penistone, has refurbished and enhanced its events space, bar and seating area to attract more weddings, private functions and music events. The cost of its £25,000 refurbishment has been half covered by a rural business grant, secured through the council’s Enterprising Barnsley programme. All the work, carried out by local suppliers wherever possible, is.

Conor Hourihane says the match-changing error in Tuesday’s 2-1 home loss to Exeter City is ‘the story of our season’ and the interim boss is ‘pulling my hair out’ as his wait for his first win goes on. The Reds were behind at half-time but levelled through Stephen Humphrys then Mael de Gevigney lost the ball late on and Exeter won it. Hourihane told the Chronicle: “It was disappointing how it finished in terms of...

A BARNSLEY school pupil is celebrating this week after being crowned the ‘story-telling champion’ at a regional competition. Eve Riches, a pupil at Bank End Primary Academy, won the overall winner’s prize at the annual Northern StorySLAM final. Delivered by United Learning, StorySLAM is a poetry writing and performance competition for pupils in years five and six across the country. Following on from the success of last year’s competition, 20 primary schools participat

Barry Cotter and Josh Earl are the closest of Barnsley’s injured players to being fit with Conor Hourihane hoping they can join in training from the start of next week. Defender Earl has missed the last five games after limping off at Charlton on March 4 while wing-back Cotter has been out since New Year’s Day. Hourihane told the Chronicle: “People like Barry Cotter and Josh Earl are back on the grass. They probably won’t...