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HISTORY:Peter Roberts,Allen Parks,Tony Wiles and CharlieAtkinson.Picture:CharleyAtkins.

Blue plaque honours to town’s rich history

OPENING: Mayor of Barnsley John Clarke and mayoress Doreen.

Warm welcome for new family hub

Main image for Rising tenants’ complaints prompts council action

Rising tenants’ complaints prompts council action

LONG GRASS: Dissapointed and frustrated at the councils plans not to cut grass has led coun Jake Lodge and football manager Mark Booth to demonstrate just how bad the problem is. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093270

‘Lazy’ workers slammed over grass-cutting stance

AWARD WINNERS: Barnsley Council’s supported employment team.

Council team picks up development award

FINAL NIGHT: Owner Alessandro Vergine with Cucina’s staff on their final night last weekend.

Council hits back at ‘hypocrisy and greed’ accusations over bar

TOUGH ON TIPPERS: Barnsley council neighbourhood cctv vans are out on patrol aiming to catch fly tippers Mark Greasley,Sarah Blunkett, Kevin Jenkins and Liam Waker

£1,000 fines in tough fly-tipping crackdown

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Popular bar’s closure prompts council row

WIN: Members of the council’s public health team with their award.

How’s Thi Ticker campaign’s a winner in national awards

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Council performance outlined in latest report

Coppard ‘more 101 than 999’ says angry councillor

Main image for £70m paid off council debts but more borrowing may be ahead

£70m paid off council debts but more borrowing may be ahead

Councillor Ashley Peace

Plans to rename hall dropped after uproar

MELT DOWN: Les and Sarah Green with Sue

School ice cream van ban thaws out

RESPECT: Barnsley residents paid their respect on D-Day. Picture: Finn Smith.

Barnsley remembers D-Day heroes

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Residents invited to have their say on town plans

REOPENING: Mayor of Barnsley Coun Mick Stowe opens the site.

Library reopens after renovation

£300k investment to ‘stamp out town centre crime’

TOUGH STANCE: Coun Jake Lodge who has got funding for wardens to patrol illegsl psrking outside schools in Worsboro. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093165

Councillor welcomes move to tackle school parking problems

Talks underway for town to host big cycling stage

FIRE: Richard Woodruff whose own house nearly succumbed to the same fate as his neighbours house fire caused by possible electical overload in the attic. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093156

Quick-thinking dad saves son from blaze

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Push to fill empty town centre units

NEW MAYOR: Councillor John Clarke, who represents the Worsbrough ward, will be officially sworn in as Barnsley’s new mayor today. He will take over from Coun Mick Stowe following this morning’s full council meeting.

New Mayor ‘honoured and humbled’ to be appointed

Coun Mick Stowe

Outgoing Mayor has enjoyed every minute

Main image for Call for PM to scrap ‘cruel and harmful’ policy

Call for PM to scrap ‘cruel and harmful’ policy

CAMPAIGN: Sharon Cooper, Brigitta Hibbert, Jennifer Hulme, Maggie Wood, Keith Pollard, Coun Nicola Summer, Coun Martin O’Donoghue and Coun Janine Moyes.

Increasing calls for ‘rat run’ to be made safer

Main image for Boundary change views ‘will be heard’

Boundary change views ‘will be heard’

FOUNTAIN OF GLASS: 11 years old Nertil Meci who cut his foot on Glass discarded at the Town Hall fountains. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093083

Discarded glass at fountains leaves youngster at A&E

Work has started at Baurgh Green where a large roundabout is set to take shape over the coming months. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093078

Work begins on controversial MU1 scheme

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Council puts brake on taxi numbers despite ‘unmet demand’

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‘Going Dutch’ no longer an option at Town End

Main image for Council officers ‘not at fault’ in landlord wrangle

Council officers ‘not at fault’ in landlord wrangle

Main image for Resurfacing key routes set to be council priority

Resurfacing key routes set to be council priority

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New-look plans inspired by Singapore gardens

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Town hall ‘rich list’ is revealed

Youngsters gathered in the council chamber for their big meeting with the mayor.

Young voices heard at meeting with mayor

Tony Nuttall and George Arthur with deputy leader of Barnsley Council Caroline Makinson.

Letter demands vote on ceasefire

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New measures for safety hotspot

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Full list of local election candidates

RETIRING: Jeff Ennis. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093006

Jeff reflects on four decades in politics

FIFTY YEARS: Archivists Katy Best and David Blunden have celebrated the Metropolitan records for the last 50 years. Picture Shaun Colborn PD093046

Council marks fifty years with new exhibition

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Council reassures public over ‘substandard’ bridges

RETIREMENT: Coun John Wilson (centre) alongside his fellow Penistone East councillors Alex Burnett and Robert Barnard.

Councillor John retiring after two decades

MONEY WELL SPENT: Coun James Higginbottom, who’s praised the council’s £20m to boost roads’ surfaces. Picture: Shaun Colborn. PD092982

£20m investment has ‘fixed’ pothole problems, says council

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Barnsley’s council fleet could be veggie powered

Mayor Mick Stowe with Nigel Palmer, managing director for SCC Air Compressors UK.

German manufacturer opens UK base in Barnsley

Coun Trevor Cave

Recovery plan amid £16m overspend on kids in care

AGE FRIENDLY: The new scheme is set to support elderly residents.

Council aiming to make town ‘more age friendly’