Josh Timlin

Barnsley

Deputy Editor at Barnsley Chronicle

Deputy editor at the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper. Contact me by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01226 734208.

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Campaigner Claire ‘heartened’ by Westminster support

1 week ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

A BARNSLEY MP hosted an event in Parliament to bring together a group to campaign to remove presumption of contact from law and put children at the centre of the family courts. The legal principle currently allows known domestic abusive parents to have unsupervised contact with their children and has led to 48 child deaths.
Drivers need to take more caution - campaigning horse riders

1 week ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

HORSE riders who have been campaigning for safer conditions whilst using Barnsley’s roads have condemned local leaders for failing to address spiralling cases of near-misses with vehicles. Julie Fields - who has owned horses for 30 years - embarked on an awareness campaign after official figures revealed more than 30 accidents have occurred on popular routes used by riders around Shafton, Felkirk, Royston and Grimethorpe in the last five years.
College secures £2m to inspire next generation

1 week ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

BARNSLEY College will be receiving more than £2m as part of a government scheme to help inspire the next generation of skilled workers. Colleges are being given the power to spend their funding pot as needed, on things such as building repairs and upkeep, enabling them to attract and retain learners and in turn boost the local economy.
Number could be up for QR code scammers

1 week ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

SCAMMERS who are exploiting a rise in QR code usage to steal cash from unsuspecting Barnsley victims have been told their criminality is being treated as a priority by officers. The Chronicle can reveal a huge surge in people being scammed in the town having accessed a QR code to pay for a service. Last year, a total of 35 people fell foul and lost cash to so-called ‘quishing’ - more than treble the ten people who lost out just two years before.
Mike keeps his dad’s promise to return for show

1 week ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

By Jack EvansA BARNSLEY legend - and indeed a national one - will be honoured by his son later this month with Mike Parkinson set to pay tribute to his father at the Civic. Mike, youngest son of the late Sir Michael Parkinson, is back in Barnsley for a ‘Parky on Parky’ tribute show, ten years on from the last time they shared the town centre venue’s stage together.
Millions in compensation paid over hospital misdiagnoses

2 weeks ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

MILLIONS of pounds in compensation had to be paid out to Barnsley Hospital patients who lodged official complaints having been misdiagnosed. According to a Freedom of Information request, a total of £7.22m has had to be dished out to complainants since 2019/20. The most claimed-for issue was unnecessary pain - which saw a total of 15 people submit compensation cases - and more than £900,000 was paid as a result.
Pensioner in court after selling illegal tobacco in town centre pub

2 weeks ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

A BARNSLEY resident who admitted selling illegal tobacco products in a town centre pub has been prosecuted following a council investigation. Kevin Denton Fisher, of Day Street, Barnsley was found to be selling illegal tobacco products from Chennells, on Wellington Street, in May last year. His activities initially came to the attention of South Yorkshire Police, who seized the illegal goods and passed them onto the council’s Trading Standards team.
Huge fine given to firm over toxic dust exposure

2 weeks ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

A BUSINESSMAN whose company received a significant fine for failing to protect its workers from inhaling toxic dust has appeared in court again. Warmsworth Stone Limited’s Thurnscoe site, at Knabbs Hill Farm, came under scrutiny from Health and Safety Executive inspectors who issued a prohibition notice after they found exposure to a hazardous substance - respirable crystalline silica - had occurred with no effective control measures in place.
Compulsory taxi cam roll-out to get underway

2 weeks ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

MANDATORY recording cameras to improve safety for drivers and passengers will begin to be rolled out in Barnsley taxis this month. Licensing bosses are set to provide an update to councillors on the move, which will see a six-figure sum spent on installing CCTV in all Barnsley-registered Hackney carriages.
‘Major step forward’ in flood fight

2 weeks ago | barnsleychronicle.com | Josh Timlin

VITAL flood alleviation work which is set to provide reassurance to in-fear communities whose homes have been ravaged by burst rivers multiple times in the last decade will continue at pace thanks to more government cash. Marie Tidball, who represents Penistone and Stocksbridge, spoke out after meeting with Environment Secretary Steve Reed to press the case for more investment in local flood prevention.