Grimethorpe10 Feb 2026Drug den rigged with 'Home Alone-style' booby trapsIan Claughton told officers the Macaulay Culkin film gave him inspiration for the booby traps and messages, which told intruders to "say goodbye to loved ones".10 Feb 202610 Feb 2026Man rigged house with traps to protect drug denIan Claughton, 60, fortified his home with tripwires, home-made pipe bombs and a flamethrower.10 Feb 202620 Jan 2026Four arrested after woman stabbed in streetPolice say they were called to Grimethorpe after the woman was found unresponsive in St Luke's Road.20 Jan 202620 Dec 2025The miners who still meet up every Christmas for 'pit talk'Former Grimethorpe Colliery miners gather to share their memories of pit life at working men's club.20 Dec 20257 Nov 2025Man guilty of 'Home Alone-style' traps at drug denIan Claughton and ex-wife Lesley, from Grimethorpe, are convicted of drugs and firearms offences.7 Nov 20255 Nov 2025Cash found at drug den from car boot sales - courtIan Claughton says £27,000 found stitched into a sofa had come from inheritance and car boot sales.5 Nov 202523 Oct 2025House 'rigged with explosives Home Alone-style'Ian and Lesley Claughton are accused of producing drugs at their properties in Brierley Road.23 Oct 202516 May 2025Woman, 57, dies at scene of crashPolice say a car and a van were involved in a collision in Grimethorpe, near Barnsley, on Thursday.16 May 20253 Mar 2025Miners mark 40th anniversary of year-long strikeAfter a lengthy dispute, the miners' strike ended on 3 March 1985 with a vote to return to work. 3 Mar 2025...
