Lamproom in the limelight for 25 years
April marks 25 years since Barnsley’s Lamproom Theatre opened its doors to the public. Its opening acted as a resurgence of theatre in the town following a period of closures during the 1990s. Barnsley Theatre Trust, led by theatre stalwarts John Kelly and Roger Walton, couldn’t let the curtains close...
Aroundtown Meets Tony Batty
He might call himself the Sweeny Todd of Barnsley. But barber Tony Batty is anything but demonic. He’s shear saintlike, a breath of fresh hair who’s changing lives one haircut at a time. Over the last few years, 58-year-old Tony has made it his mission to give back to the...
Vindication Swim seeps into cinemas
A film about a woman who swam for 45 hours straight, seeing in the New Year here in Rotherham in the early 1930s, is being released in cinemas this March. Vindication Swim dives into the world of endurance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze who broke many national and international records. In Rotherham,...
Keep playing the beautiful game with Mature Millers
If you’ve still got the game in you, age doesn’t have to be a barrier. The Mature Millers walking football club is there to help you play the game you love for longer. Whether it’s been years since you hung up your boots or football was never your sport in...
50 years of the Barlow Salmons Shield
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Barlow Salmons Shield, a football competition for schools in the Don and Dearne area. It’s named after two footballers from Mexborough, Frank Barlow and Geoff Salmons, who had benefited from the representative team of the Don & Dearne Schools FA and wanted...
You & Your Health: Prescription changes over the years
With Andrew Watson of Goodmeasure Pharmacy, Rotherham If you’d have been given a prescription thirty years ago, chances are it would have been for antibiotics, pain killers, or an inhaler. But over the last ten years, the most commonly prescribed medicines have been those used to treat high cholesterol, blood...
Feeding the Brinsworth community BRICS by BRICS
Lottery funding has enabled the big-hearted volunteers at Brinsworth Community Trust to provide 230 free freshly cooked meals a week to vulnerable residents in the community. In January, the trust was awarded £47,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. The money helped establish the Brinsworth Residents In Crisis Support (BRICS)...
Two new Andy’s Man Club groups open in South Yorkshire
More men across South Yorkshire will be able to access free peer-led support thanks to the launch of two new Andy’s Man Club groups. The men’s suicide prevention charity will now have seven groups across Rotherham and Barnsley. Nationally, there are around 180 groups, having increased significantly in recent years...
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Legal Talk: Employment Law Changes for 2024
With Elmhirst Parker Solicitors, Barnsley The world of work has been through a transformative change over the last few years and that state of flux doesn’t seem to be settling any time soon. Employment law is already a minefield of policies and procedures. Some employers find themselves in hot water...