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Glancing Back to the news of May 1983
Chronicle chief reporter Jack Tolson takes a look through the archives.
IN FROM CANADA FOR 90TH BIRTHDAY
MRS Florence May James had some long distance visitors for her 90th birthday on Sunday.
Her son Leslie and his family travelled from Pickering, near Toronto, Canada, to celebrate the event and enjoy a short holiday.
Leslie, a foreman fitter for a central heating unit manufacturer, left Britain for Canada about 30 years ago with his Wombwell-born wife...
Barnsley FC
15 released with Humphrys offered deal
Barnsley have released 15 players including Aiden Marsh, Conor McCarthy and Josh Benson after publishing their annual retained list.
The Reds’ statement says they have offered a new contract to forward Stephen Humphrys.
Also offered new deals are youngsters Luke Alker, Aaron Atkinson, Kieran Graham, Ziggy Kozluk, Bayley McCann and Tom Senior, as well as goalkeeper Kieren Flavell who broke into the first team late this season. They have activated their option to keep young...
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Huge sum accumulated in annual hospice challenge
BARNSLEY Hospice’s innovative ‘Accumulator Challenge’ saw 23 local businesses raise more than £16,000 in just a month.
Every year the hospice’s Simon Atkinson adopts the alias of Lord Sweetener and pays local businesses £30 to raise as much money throughout March.
From work-placed raffles, fancy dress, themed baked goods, duck racing and many more inventive and whacky fundraising ideas, staff members went above and beyond to raise vital funds for Barnsley Ho
Sport
PONTEFRACT LEAGUE: Two tons for Notton clubs
SELWYN Barnsley hit 106 off 108 balls in Notton’s win over Garforth in Division Four.
Notton made 237 – with Barnsley firing 16 fours and three sixes – then dismissed Garforth for 188 with Joe Ashley taking four for 23.
Ryhill and Havercroft defended 153 in a 39-run win at Old Sharlston in Division Three.
Nicholas Hague took three wickets.
West Bretton were out for 167 chasing 306 at Oulton in the Premier Division.
Darton...
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24-hour gym session weighs in with hefty donations
DOZENS of gymgoers exercised through the night as part of a 24-hour fundraiser for two charities close to their hearts last weekend and they managed to raise more than £5,000 in the process.
The Box a gym on Carlton Industrial Estate is described as a close-knit family with community spirit in abundance.
They’ve already completed an array of fundraisers true to the statement in recent months and it again came to the fore during last...
Barnsley FC
Hourihane praises 'brilliant' final day win
Conor Hourihane praised his Barnsley team’s ‘brilliant’ performance after a 4-2 win at Reading on the final day of the season.
The Royals – after an announcement that a sale of the club has been approved – could have finished in the play-off places if they bettered Leyton Orient’s result but the London club won at Huddersfield. But the Reds went 2-0 up just after the interval then, after the hosts replied, added another two. ...
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Pageant queen Swayze wants to be an inspiration
A BARNSLEY pageant girl is using her platform to raise funds for charitable causes - and she’s hoping to inspire other people like herself to express themselves openly.
Swayze Best, 21, from Honeywell, only started her pageant journey last year but she already has a number of wins under her belt.
She competed in the Miss Petite Global UK competition in Birmingham and the winner had the chance to jet off to Malaysia to take...
Sport
Cawthorne beat Barnsley again
CAWTHORNE recorded a fifth straight win over Barnsley Woolley Miners in league games.
Cawthorne have won two of their three games this season and Barnsley one.
Stevie Walters top-scored with 71 in Barnsley’s 228.
Rizwan Sadiq took three wickets for Cawthorne who were then 22 for three and 127 for six.
Harry Allinson scored 74 off 59 balls then captain Archie Greaves came in at number eight and hit seven sixes in his 63 off...