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RBL members stop off at school
ORIGINAL plans to hold a Remembrance Day event with the Royal British Legion at a Barnsley high school have been put on hold - but that didn’t stop members making a scaled-down visit. Two members of the RBL - which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year - attended Horizon Community College on Tuesday to rekindle their partnership after pandemic restrictions have meant no large-scale events have been held there for almost two years. RBL members...
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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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OCGs ‘significantly disrupted’ during crackdown
ORGANISED crime groups peddling drugs in Barnsley’s worst-off communities have been ‘significantly disrupted’ in recent months - with six-figure cash hauls and large quantities of illegal substances being seized by police through targeted crackdowns. Over the last three months South Yorkshire Police’s taskforce - Operation Fortify - have executed 19 warrants and prosecuted 11 people linked to OCGs. A tip-off about cannabis plants in the vacant BrightHouse premises on Market Street, Bar
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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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Harry’s son vows to continue his father’s work
THE SON of a Barnsley-born war veteran who became a famous political campaigner in his 90s told the Chronicle he will continue his dad’s work following his death this week. Harry Leslie Smith, 95, became famous after speaking and writing about growing up poor before the age of the NHS, and his fears for the NHS today. He was admitted into hospital last Tuesday in Canada, where he was staying with his son John, 54,...
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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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Textile specialist aims to fuse skills to revive town
MARTIN Hopkins wants to bring back traditional making skills to the borough and create new jobs under the banner ‘Made in Barnsley’. The fabric and textile specialist says he’s had enough of ‘pound shops’ and seeing empty retail units in the town centre and wants to give Barnsley a future by fusing digital and traditional skills to create fabric products that can be sold to the public. Martin, a former illustrator, only uses materials made...
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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...