Darfield30 Aug 2025Blue plaque for gay couple who 'defied convention'Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday met during World War Two and opened a store in Darfield, Barnsley.30 Aug 20258 Jul 2025Cemetery chapel demolition put on holdA community reaction, prompted by social media posts, forces a rethink by the local authority.8 Jul 202528 May 2025Plans to convert home into care facility rejectedThe proposed facility on a residential street in Barnsley would have been staffed 24 hours a day.28 May 202516 Sep 2024Bored teen ran into smashed asylum hotel in riotAshley Lowe was taking part in violent disorder at the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers on 4 August.16 Sep 202415 Sep 2024Libraries to close for refurbishment schemeDarfield and Goldthorpe libraries will be turned into modern, flexible spaces, the council says.15 Sep 20245 Apr 2024Dog destroyed after biting girl in family homeThe Staffordshire bull terrier bit the girl on the leg at home in Barnsley, police say.5 Apr 20245 Oct 2022Takeaway plans refused to protect waistlinesBarnsley councillors refuse to allow a former school in Darfield to be turned into a takeaway.5 Oct 20222 Jun 2022Coronation Day musician's 'exhilarating' memoriesRoy Green, from Barnsley, was 19 when he got the call-up to play at the Queen's Coronation in 1953.2 Jun 20228 Nov 2021No swearing at school gates, parents urgedAll Saints Academy in Darfield tells parents to mind their language during drop-off after complaints.8 Nov 2021...
