Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council8 days agoCouncil scraps charge to replace recycling binsThe move is part of a wider £2.3m investment into modernising waste and recycling services.8 days agoSouth Yorkshire23 May 2025£1.8m bins boost to cut delays and improve safetyAbout 100,000 bin collections were missed in Barnsley earlier this year, while others were delayed.23 May 2025South Yorkshire23 May 2025'All-out' council elections get go-ahead Barnsley Council will switch to four-yearly elections after councillors approved the move.23 May 2025South Yorkshire23 May 2025Teaching support for SEND pupils gets £600k boostThe extra funding will pay for more specialist staff for SEND children, Barnsley Council says.23 May 2025South Yorkshire11 May 2025Fines double in a year in school absence capitalAlmost 6,000 fines were issued during the school year 2023/24 - a 105% increase on the year before.11 May 2025South Yorkshire11 May 2025Council to consider £4m household support fund The authority said the money would be used to help people struggling with the cost of living.11 May 2025South Yorkshire8 May 2025Vote planned for all council seats for first timeBarnsley residents will vote in every council ward on the same day in May 2026.8 May 2025South Yorkshire19 Apr 2025Work starts on shopping centre's health hub revampEye specialists from Barnsley Hospital are expected to move into the centre later this year.19 Apr 2025South Yorkshire4 Apr 2025'I had a 50% chance of survival - now I've retrained to work in schools'New scheme builds on programme to help jobseekers with medical conditions retrain and study.4 Apr 2025South Yorkshire...
