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Met Office blamed for gritting delays
INACCURATE Met Office snow predictions caused a delayed response by Barnsley’s gritters, said Barnsley Council’s ruling cabinet.
The government agency was ‘about four hours out’ in its prediction for the snowfall which hit Barnsley in the early hours of Saturday morning, cabinet spokesperson for environment and transport Coun Chris Lamb told Wednesday’s meeting.
“Regrettably the Met Office - who’ve accepted this - were about four hours out,” he s
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Nottingham Forest extend Barnsley's winless run to eight
BARNSLEY may have scored a rare goal, but it was their deficiencies in defence that were on full display as they collapsed to a 3-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.
Head coach Markus Schopp spoke pre-match of his side needing to be more decisive up front, and there certainly were signs the message had been heard in the first 45 minutes.
But Forest, under new boss Steve Cooper – whose Swansea City side denied...
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HS2 decision ‘bad news for the north’
BARNSLEY leaders have hit out at the government’s decision to axe the north-eastern leg of a new high-speed railway - with one defining the U-turn as a ‘package of broken promises’.
HS2 - which was set to connect Leeds to the West Midlands with a track skirting through Brierley - will be scrapped according to a government announcement last week, which gave a ‘scaled-back’ plan compared to what was originally promised.
South Yorkshire Mayor and...
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Asbaghi confident of keeping Reds up despite 'challenging situation'
New Barnsley head coach Poya Asbaghi admits he arrives in a 'challenging situation' but is confident he will achieve his main aim of keeping the Reds in the Championship this season.
The 36-year-old Iranian-born Swede was appointed last Wednesday, having worked his way up from the fifth tier of Swedish football to manage IFK Gothenburg then the Swedish under 21s.
He and assistant Ferran Sibila watched the Reds’ 4-1 loss at Championship leaders...
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Church close to unbeaten year in away league games
Penistone Church could complete a full year without an away defeat in the league and gain revenge for last season's play-off loss tomorrow in their top-of-the-table clash at AFC Emley.
Since a 3-0 beating at Shirebrook Town on January 9 last year, Church have not lost in any of their 19 away league games – winning 13 and drawing six.
They can complete a full 12 months without defeat on the road tomorrow at leaders...
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Reds' international break focused on improving 'transition moments'
BARNSLEY’S work on the training ground during the international break will be centred on ‘transition moments’ in attack and defence.
The Reds have struggled to create chances, with an average of ten shots per game, and are the league’s joint-lowest scorers with just seven goals.
Their expected goals per game is around 0.9 based on chances created, while they have taken 15 shots for every goal.
Head coach Markus Schopp has attempted to implement a...
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Reds come from behind for derby point but stay 8 adrift
Dozens of bus shelters smashed in a six-month period
Asbaghi confident of keeping Reds up despite 'challenging situation'
Shock figures reveal addicts ‘needlessly died’
All-electric XC40 is an immediate class leader
Group’s members return to meet
Barnsley’s tragic boxing past
CEO understands fan dismay but does not expect relegation fight
Hairdresser shows he can cut it...
Personal experience helps Beth supporting children in care
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New restaurant and bar will pay homage to Kes movie
A NEW restaurant and bar - with a nod to the Barnsley-based story of Kes - will open at the end of May.
Falco Lounge will be the first site to open at The Glass Works since the opening of the new market, and will create 30 jobs for local people. The name is dedicated to the story of Kes, with Falco being the Latin genus for the falcon family.
The West Country based Lounges...
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Reds close to worst 1st half of season since 1900 but Poya wants ‘winning machine’
BARNSLEY will post their lowest points total at the first half of the season since 1900 if they lose tonight but Poya Asbaghi believes they can become ‘a winning machine’ in the second half of the campaign.
The Reds are second-bottom, eight points off safety with 13 points, and two wins, from 22 of their 46 games. They have scored 15 goals which is the fewest in the division, and the fewest they...
