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Old Mill Lane widening costs rise another £2m

Barnsley Town Hall

Restriction plans set for approval

Barnsley Town Hall

Lib Dem appeal for roads budget boost is dismissed

Barnsley Town Hall

Village plagued by pothole problems

SPEED REDUCTION: Couns Pauline Markham and Kevin Osborne.

Speed limit set to be lowered on busy road

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‘Transformative’ plan to help traffic flow on most congested road

FRUSTRATED: Coun Jake Lodge. Picture: Scott Firth.

Much-maligned road will not be repaired

CRACKDOWN: Speed watches across Barnsley have been hailed as a success.

Speed watches to continue following successes

ACTION, NOT WORDS: Coun Hannah Kitching at Bridge End, which will become much busier with the proposed park-and-ride. Picture: Scott Firth.

Call for improvements ahead of park-and-ride scheme

ACTION NEEDED: Fed-up parents have urged the council to act at St John’s Primary in Penistone.

Parents call for parking chaos to end

Council leader Sir Steve Houghton

Over half a million MiCard trips made

RESTRICTIONS: Coun Nicola Sumner. Picture: Scott Firth.

Selfish parking could bring rule change near Oakwell

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Contractors ‘sorry’ over sign blunder

ROAD SAFETY: Coun James Higginbottom. Picture: Scott Firth.

Young male drivers ‘most to blame for road accidents’

REPAIR REQUIRED: Mick Drewry and Paul Birch-Garth on the pothole-strewn road. Picture: Scott Firth.

Road still ‘a patchwork quilt’ of potholes

BACKING: MP Marie Tidball whose backed parents’ pleas for better safety outside St John’s.

Support growing for road safety campaign

ACTION TAKEN: Couns Caroline Makinson, Pauline McCarthy and Dave Webster on Lee Lane. Picture: Scott Firth.

New roundabout safety moves to protect homes

Coun Leyla Nayeri

Councillor: Data shows need for pedestrian crossing

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Parents hit with fines over school parking

SPEEDING ISSUE: Eric Richardson, Graeme Fitt and Sue Reed. PD094626

Action needed at roundabout ‘before it’s too late’

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Plans could see waiting restrictions lifted

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Drivers fined for blue badge abuse

CAMPAIGN’S END: George and Coun Hannah Kitching.

Road safety campaign pays off

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‘Significant damage’ from burst water main explosion

The council announced the free travel for youngsters scheme in the summer.

Demand for free MiCard bus passes continues

MP Marie Tidball

Safety a concern over active travel

Coun Jake Lodge with one of the functioning speed awareness indicators on Genn Lane. Picture Shaun Colborn PD094557

Road safety pleas pay off

Councillor James Higginbottom

Council announces speed cushion plan after safety concerns

Traffic levels hit an all-time high

DOUBLE PARKING: Residents on Assembly way Broadway are upset at parents parking outside there homes at end of school hours. Picture Shaun Colborn PD094536

Parking issues escalating at school

Coun Steve Hunt

Concerns over rise in collisions

ACTION NEEDED: The residents who are fed up of their village’s speed bumps. Picture: Scott Firth.

Villagers calling for urgent change over speed bumps

Restrictions proposed to tackle inconsiderate drivers

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Double yellow lines to be introduced following complaints to council

FRUSTRATED: Les Pierrepoint. Picture: Scott Firth.

Wait goes on for changes on ‘dangerous’ road

Councillor James Higginbottom

Roundabout collisions ‘down to driver error’

PROPOSALS: Coun Kevin Osborne. Picture: Andrew Copley.

‘No waiting’ proposals put forward

Campaigner Mick Drewry.

Danger road will benefit from ‘buffer zones’

ACTION NEEDED: Coun Andy Wray’s bid to upgrade a busy crossing in Birdwell has received backing. Picture: Shaun Colborn.

Safety study to be carried out after crossing pressure

VITAL: Coun Steve Hunt.

Town has far fewer speed indicators than neighbours

BOTTLENECK: Coun James Higginbottom.

Cundy Cross improvements to tackle traffic jams

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‘Traumatised’ mum-to-be had to leave flight over allergies

PRAISE: Couns Janine Moyes, Martin O’Donoghue and Nicola Sumner.

Community pulls together to tackle parking problems

Coun James Higginbottom

Villagers call for urgent action on speed humps

Marie Tidball MP

Opportunity to make road safer ‘should be taken’

Over 50 complaints over safety of traffic calming measures

Coun James Higginbottom

Multi-million pound plans to tackle Cundy Cross queues

Sir Steve Houghton at the MICard launch.

Free travel plan ‘at right time’