DO you know someone who deserves special recognition for going that extra mile to make our town a better place?

Then you must nominate them in the Proud of Barnsley awards 2018.

The awards celebrate those who strive to make our town a better place to live, work and visit.

This includes people who are teachers, volunteers, helpers, carers, and many others.

None of last year's nominees, finalists or winners saw what they do as worthy of winning an award, and don't consider what they do to be anything out of the ordinary.

Those who nominated them disagreed.

And so do we.

If you know someone who fits in to any of the categories below, you must give them the recognition they deserve by nominating them today.

There are 15 categories: Hospital Hero, Children’s Champion, Young Superstar, Community Hero, Sporting Achievement, Start-Up of the Year, Community Group, School of the Year, Triumph Over Adversity, Exceptional Achievement, Carer of the Year, Charity Fundraiser, Volunteer of the Year, Love Where You Live, Charity Fundraising Team.

Entries are now open, and there are a couple of ways to submit nominations.

-CLICK HERE to fill out the online form.

-E-mail your nominations to lynsey.bradford@barnsley-chronicle.co.uk - please include your name, address and phone number.

Please also include the name, address and phone number of the person you are nominating, the category you are nominating them in and tell us why.

-Post your nominations to Proud of Barnsley Awards, Lynsey Bradford, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AS.

Please ask the person/group for permission to nominate them for an award before putting them forward.

Finalists will be invited to a ceremony which will be held on Friday November 16 at the Metrodome.