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BARNSLEY is well represented at an awards ceremony to recognise the region's best business directors. A trio of successful companies from the borough have reached the judging stages of this year's director of the year awards with the Institute of ...

MAYOR Brian Mathers will be in fine voice to help launch a new community choir. It is being developed by Darton resident Debbie Angel, who runs Angels Voices Performing Arts Academy, and will be launched on May 16 at 7pm in Darton Church Hall, ...

BARNSLEY Council raked in more than £200,000 in littering, dog fouling and parking fines over the course of a year, the Chronicle has learned. Five area councils entered into a contract with private enforcer Kingdom Security to bring in officers to ...

A FINAL decision is expected on a review into the ditching the traditional six week summer holidays following claims many headteachers knew nothing of the plan. Council bosses gave the go-ahead in March to abandon the six week break for ...

A SCULPTURE outside Barnsley Town Hall dubbed 'the nit comb' is here to stay a little longer. Barnsley Council has signed an extension with Yorkshire Sculpture Park to keep the rusting steel sculpture - proper name Crossing (Vertical) - by Nigel Hall.

A WEEKLY social club is proving so successful membership has rocketed by 700 per cent. Katia Harston paid a visit. AS I pull into the car park at Gilroyd Social Club, the first thing I notice is the lively beat of music coming from the club - and ...