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6 days ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
NEW proposals put forward to change break times for Barnsley Hospital staff - which would effectively mean some staff are working an extra day each month - are an ‘insult’ according to a union which represents its nurses. Hospital bosses recently started a formal consultation on the proposed organisational changes of break times to make them ‘standardised’ for both clinical and non-clinical areas.
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6 days ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
YOUNG Joshua Kavanagh has wowed more than 1,500 theatre-goers following his performance as Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Wakefield Theatre Royal.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
LOCAL councillor Hannah Kitching has been chosen to represent Penistone as the new town mayor. Hannah, who represents the Penistone West ward and is the leader of the Lib Dems in Barnsley, chosen to represent the town as mayor by colleagues on Penistone Town Council at its recent annual meeting. She said: “It is a huge honour to announce that I am Mayor of Penistone for the municipal year 2025/2026.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
WORK to improve the former Royston Youth Club site is set to kick off on Monday. The site on Midland Road had been damaged following a road traffic collision but work is set to take place to enhance the area. Coun Caroline Makinson, who represents the Royston ward, told the Chronicle the work will be a boost for residents.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
BARNSLEY Hospital’s children’s and young people’s services have scored positively in a national survey. The Care Quality Commission’s Children and Young People’s Survey 2024 asked patients receiving care during March, April and May 2024, and their parents or carers, about their experience. There were a number of key areas at the Barnsley trust where patients and carers reported experience was the best.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
FOUR performing arts students at Barnsley College have secured places with the National Youth Theatre. Madison Couldwell, Lucia Harrison, Tom Hughes and Kaydie Knapton impressed judges through a rigourous two-stage application process, showcasing their acting and creative skills to earn membership in this highly competitive national programme. More than 6,000 people apply every year, but only 500 are successful.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
A COUPLE of Tottenham Hotspur fans from Barnsley drove 24 hours straight to Spain last week to watch their side win their first trophy in over a decade. Shannon Miller, 27, and her partner 29-year-old Levi Ripley, both from Worsbrough, told the Chronicle they wouldn’t have missed their team play in the Europa League final against Manchester United for the world.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
A RUGBY legend in Dodworth who continued playing into his fifties died surrounded by his teammates and friends in hospital earlier this month. Dave Roberts is a name synonymous with Dodworth rugby having originally started playing for the club in the late 1980s all the way through to 2013. He ten played his final farewell season in the 2019/20 campaign with the newly-revived Dodworth Miners’ ARLFC and even had the opportunity to share the field with his eldest son, Henry.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
DOROTHY Foulstone celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday surrounded by her friends and family. She was born in Wilthorpe on May 25, 1925 and has seen 25 Prime Ministers come and go in that time. She’s also seen five monarchs at the helm, and received a birthday card from King Charles on Sunday. She said she was very proud to receive that card. The centenarian celebrated her 100th birthday at Park House Residential Home in Worsbrough.
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1 week ago | 
barnsleychronicle.com | Jack Tolson
FIVE social clubs which were once at the heart of communities across Barnsley are set to go up for auction - at a combined guide price of almost £700,000. Residents across the borough will hold fond memories of Cudworth Industrial Club, Snydale Road Sports and Social, Brierley Village Club, The Bullet Sports and Social Club and Royston’s Alexandra Working Men’s Club.
