20180913-barnsley-school-ne.jpg #wathupondearne Latest news in Yorkshire: September 13, 2018 11:03:25 AM Barnsley Council is pleased to announce that the borough’s provisional results in Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths at the expected standard are now at the England average and are the highest out of the four South Yorkshire local authorities. The provisional results »more
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Political activist kicks off a Twitter spat with Rotherham Council
#wathupondearne Latest news in Yorkshire: October 20, 2018 11:07:25 AM A political activist has kicked off a Twitter spat with Rotherham Council after the authority highlighted some private businesses among suggested entertainment venues. The authority used a corporate Twitter feed to highlight some of the town centre’s attractions and focused on Rotherham College’s Wharncliffe restaurant, »more
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Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board has changed its name
Latest news in Yorkshire: April 04, 2019 12:55:56 PM #wathupondearne Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board is now known as the Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership. This is in response to the changes set out in the latest version of the ‘Working Together’ guidance document published in July 2018 which sets out the new national arrangements for partnership »more
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Sheffield fraudster jailed for seven years
Latest news in Yorkshire: April 04, 2019 12:46:52 PM #wathupondearne A woman who conned vulnerable adults out of almost £1 million is now serving seven years behind bars. Former care worker Diana Turner used the money she siphoned from her ten victims, who required daily care, to buy houses and numerous high performance cars over »more
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Barnsley officers take action against ‘cuckooing’
#wathupondearne Latest news in Yorkshire: February 17, 2019 11:37:37 AM Officers have last night (12 February) executed a warrant in the Barugh Green area of Barnsley to identify and expose offenders of ‘cuckooing’ and drug dealing as part of a county lines operation. Cuckooing is the exploitation of vulnerable people by organised crime groups. Offenders »more
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Plans to turn Wickersley bank into restaurant passed
Latest news in Yorkshire: October 12, 2018 09:55:41 AM PLANS for a new restaurant — and the expansion of another — have been passed as developers’ appetites grow for more food and drink outlets in Wickersley. Bisichi Properties has won permission to convert the former Royal Bank of Scotland premises on the Tanyard precinct, after »more
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Second modern day slavery arrest after Barnsley car wash raids
Latest news in Yorkshire: October 12, 2018 09:48:44 AM A second man has been arrested on suspicion of modern day slavery offences following raids at car washes. Two Romanian men with burns on their hands and arms were rescued after two sites were raided in Barnsley on 4 October. A 30-year-old Albanian man is being »more
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Teen jailed for death of Samuel Baker, Sheffield
Latest news in Yorkshire: October 12, 2018 09:45:38 AM A teenager who stabbed a young boy in the Lowedges area of Sheffield has been jailed for manslaughter. The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was due to stand trial for the murder of Samuel Baker at the beginning of the month but »more
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Renewed appeal one week on from death of Barnsley man
20180909-BARNSLEY-MURDER.jpg #wathupondearne Latest news in Yorkshire: September 13, 2018 11:29:00 AM The senior detective leading the investigation into the murder of Barnsley man Gary Dean is appealing for information one week on from his death. Mr Dean, 48, was found with significant injuries in a wooded area behind Moorend Lane, Silkstone Common, close to the »more
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Unauthorised term time holidays
Latest news in Yorkshire: April 04, 2019 12:31:44 PM #wathupondearne Barnsley Magistrates Court has ordered a number of parents to pay out thousands of pounds in fines, costs, and surcharges for taking their children out of school for unauthorised holidays during term time. Eight parents were convicted of failing to ensure their children regularly attended »more
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Apprentice Katie wins national award
Latest news in Yorkshire: April 04, 2019 12:26:16 PM #wathupondearne Barnsley College apprentice Katie Claydon, who is employed as a Communications Apprentice at Barnsley Hospital, is celebrating being named Apprentice of the Year in the 2019 Unsung Hero Awards. The Unsung Hero Awards, held on Friday 1 March at the Hilton Hotel, Manchester, are the »more
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Officers put the brakes on Barnsley criminals
Latest news in Yorkshire: April 04, 2019 12:17:37 PM #wathupondearne Community Support Teams have been out and about in Barnsley to clamp down on drug offences and criminal activity on our roads. Operation Voyager is back in Goldthorpe where officers, along with partner agencies, have been carrying out checks and stopping vehicles of interest. Police »more
