MUM Julie Peet called the council because her gate post needed fixing - only to be told that they could not afford to do it until the next financial year. Julie, who lives on Barber Street, Hoyland, said she could not believe that the council’s budget would not extend to a small wooden post. “They told me that due to budget constraints, I’m going to have to wait until the next financial year. “To be...

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...

A LOCAL supermarket has donated the equivalent of more than 1,400 meals to charities and community groups in its neighbouring villages through a partnership with a food charity. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Asda’s Royston store on Midland Road store has been donating food directly to FareShare via its ‘back of store’ food donation scheme, giving away the equivalent of 1,485 meals to help those in need. Food such as non-chilled fruit, vegetables and eggs, dented...

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...