MORE than four tonnes of food - equivalent to almost 10,000 meals - was donated to Barnsley Foodbank Partnership during a Tesco donation event. The supermarket’s Christmas collection scheme saw Hoyland, Penistone and Stairfoot Tesco stores take part to donate ‘trolleys upon trolleys’ of food for emergency parcels. The equivalent to 9,595 meals were donated by Barnsley residents. A spokesperson for Barnsley Foodbank Partnership, said: “Within the first hour, the donatio

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 RECOMMENDATION for Barnsley Council to press ahead with its bid to purchase a town centre building to entice more businesses into the central location has been agreed. The council’s ruling cabinet members discussed the acquisition of The Core, on County Way, at a meeting at the town hall on Wednesday. Built in 2008, it is is currently home to Voluntary Action Barnsley - a group which is moving to Priory Campus, Lundwood - as...

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...