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Project to celebrate mill’s anniversary
COLLEGE students are working with historians to celebrate the birthday of one of the country’s oldest fully-functioning mills that was recently saved from permanent closure.
Worsbrough Mill dates back to 1625 and despite a recent scare over its future following a failure in the main shaft, the unique landmark has received funding to ensure it continues to function for years to come.
Now, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, staff at the...
Donations gathered from pupils
BARNSLEY College students visited a local primary school recently as part of an ongoing scheme to raise youngsters’ aspirations.
Students from catering and hospitality, and hair and beauty, visited Tankersley Primary School.
As part of the initiative, the school pupils have been working hard to collect food and toiletries to donate to a homeless charity.
Kayleigh Bell, a college staff member and governor at both Barnsley College and the school, said: “I am committed to...
LimbBo Foundation ‘will be able to break down barriers’
A LOCAL MP has vowed to ‘break down the barriers’ for limb difference in Parliament and has thrown her weight behind a local scheme which supports people with similar issues.
Marie Tidball, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, is an ambassador for The LimbBo Foundation - a national charity, based in Barnsley, that supports children with a limb difference and their families.
Marie spoke to members of the foundation, and children with limb difference at its...
Ewan gets in the ring for charity fundraiser
A GRIMETHORPE roofer who was inspired to take part in a charity boxing tournament having heard about a cancer-stricken youngster helped raise more than £1,000.
Ewan Wright, 25, was keen to give it a go when Wakefield-based promoter Nathan Dixon and his wife Jenna staged a charity boxing event at Lightwaves - dubbed Mission to Remission - to raise funds for young Reggie Davison.
Reggie was just four years old when he started being randomly...
Nursery holding out for ‘Christmas miracle’
A ‘LIFELINE’ nursery which cares for almost 100 children has until the end of today to ensure it will be able to remain open - but its manager admits they’re now holding out for a Christmas miracle.
Shining Stars Day Care and Nursery has been based in the grounds of St Helen’s Primary School in Monk Bretton since the pandemic.
It is run by Katie Harris and owner Amanda Goodier, who were told that they...
Licensing bosses voice concerns over out-of-town taxis
LICENSING bosses who uphold the standards of Barnsley’s taxi drivers have voiced their concerns over cars registered elsewhere encroaching onto local roads - and admitted that they are effectively unable to rule against them.
Barnsley-based drivers have previously bemoaned rivals - some registered more than 100 miles away - for moving in on their long-held patches despite having little or no knowledge of the area.
Coun Steve Green, who chairs Barnsley Council’s licensing board, sai
Labour slump to third in by-election
THE Dodworth ward remained a Liberal Democrat stronghold following last week’s by-election but Labour’s candidate finished in third behind Reform UK and the party’s leader in the town says it shows the face of politics in Barnsley is changing at a rapid rate.
The election, which took place on Thursday, was held after former Lib Dem Coun Sam Christmas stood down from his role.
A total of 2,073 votes were cast, with three rejected ballot...
College students do their bit...
COLLEGE students looking to help those in need during the holiday season are raising funds for those who will be spending Christmas Day alone.
Supporting the annual Christmas dinner for care leavers, Barnsley College’s learning for living and work students have organised a number of fundraising activities, such as a ‘name the elf’ raffle with a chocolate hamper prize, a Temple Spa luxury raffle and has contributed other donations.
Meanwhile, catering students have been crafti
Highest point of Trans Pennine Trail recognised
A NEW stone marking the highest point on the Trans Pennine Trail has officially been unveiled.
The marker, located above Woodhead Tunnel on Windle Edge in Barnsley, is the latest addition to the trail to celebrate its 35th anniversary.
It is 433 metres - or 1,420 feet - above sea level.
A spokesperson for the Trans Pennine Trail said: “Make sure to look out for the marker when you’re next on the Dunford Bridge to...
Thousands join in bus franchising debate
YOUNG people across Barnsley are being urged to have their say on how buses are run across the region following an in-person consultation event in the town centre on Wednesday.
A major consultation into plans to take buses in South Yorkshire back under public control has now officially hit the halfway point.
So far more than 4,000 people have responded to the consultation but the town’s young people are being urged to make their voices...
Road safety push leads to long-awaited changes
A ‘TIRELESS’ campaign to reduce the speed limit near a school where drivers have been clocked at almost 80mph has finally reached a successful conclusion - after Barnsley Council’s highways bosses gave the nod following an investigation.
Members of the ‘30 For A Reason’ group - which centres around Millhouse Primary School on Lee Lane in Millhouse Green - have been urging action to be taken for years, backed by MPs and local councillors.
Currently...
Quad vandals strike at rugby club
VANDALS have caused ‘significant damage’ at Wortley Rugby Club after ripping up the field last weekend.
The club were forced to cancel their junior games on Sunday following the damage, which took place during Storm Darragh on Saturday.
Martin Wright, the chair of the junior section, told the Chronicle the vandalism doesn’t just affect the club but the wider community as well.
He said: “It appears that a quad bike was driven on the pitches...
Traders to be reimbursed after Storm Darragh market cancellation
THE council has promised to reimburse traders after they were forced to suddenly and unceremoniously cancel the Christmas market at the last minute due to dangerous weather.
Storm Darragh battered the nation last weekend, bringing blistering colds and winds of up to 43mph to Barnsley.
The scheduled Christmas market in Barnsley was cancelled on both Saturday and Sunday due to safety concerns.
It’s the second year a Christmas market has been held in the town...
Opposition rallying against large housing development
PLANS to build almost 300 homes in Thurnscoe have been met with a strong letter of objection from local residents.
Avant Homes submitted plans to the council to build a total of 296 new properties to the west of Thurnscoe Bridge Lane.
Bosses behind the scheme say ten per cent of the houses will be classed as ‘affordable’, while a new play area and new jobs will be created during the construction phase of the...
Arrests made after Cudworth crash
AN ALLEGED ‘erratic driver’ led police on an extensive chase that only came to an end after they collided with other vehicles - though residents believe an incident like this was inevitable.
On Wednesday afternoon, at 4.17pm, officers responded to reports of suspicious circumstances on Brierley Road, heading towards the Red Rum pub in Grimethorpe, where a white Vauxhall Corsa was said to have been driven erratically.
The vehicle failed to stop for police, who...
Reegan’s dramatic air ambulance rescue featured on TV
A GRIMETHORPE boy whose leg was saved by Yorkshire Air Ambulance medics who rushed to the scene after a bike crash in the summer appeared on television to tell his story.
Reegan Dickinson, 12, featured in Yorkshire Air 999 which aired on Quest last week.
The episode showcased the rapid response of Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s critical care team after Reegan was involved in a serious accident.
He had been riding with friends on a wet...
Hospital bosses in plea to help ease pressure on NHS
BARNSLEY Hospital bosses are asking people to use its life-saving emergency services ‘appropriately’ as it faces high demand due to winter pressures.
These pressures - including higher numbers of serious respiratory cases and falls - mean A and E departments have been extremely busy during recent weeks.
People with long-term conditions are also more likely to be admitted to hospital during winter and some people will face long waits in A and E, it has...
New construction campus focuses on building for the future
BARNSLEY College officially opened a first-of-its-kind training facility to create a highly-skilled workforce in the heart of the town.
Laing O’Rourke is the UK’s largest privately-owned engineering and construction company and delivers state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK.
The firm, working alongside the college and T3 Training and Development, opened the UK’s first dedicated modern methods of construction (MMC) training facility at Ho
Actor Shaun leaps into mystical world of Tolkien
BARNSLEY actor Shaun Dooley will be leaping into the mythical world of Tolkien with his latest outing that is set to release next week.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is the latest film in J.R.R Tolkien’s legendary saga, starring Brian Cox as the hot-headed King Helm Hammerhand and Barnsley’s own Shaun Dooley as Freca, a lord with high aspirations.
Dooley’s character plays a pivotal role in the war the film...
Bench tribute to ‘much-missed’ councillor Charlie
A MUCH-LOVED councillor who clocked up half a century’s service before he died last year has had a bench dedicated to his life.
Charles Wraith MBE, known to most as Charlie, was elected in 1974 and served for the Cudworth ward.
He became the first councillor to in Barnsley to receive a distinguished service award when he stepped down from his role due to his battle against oesophagus cancer.
He died aged 80 and, having...
