New Nicholson cookbook offers a taste of Cannon Hall Farm
Anyone who loves to cook will have that one well-thumbed, food splattered and dog-eared recipe book that they keep coming back to. And now, Barnsley’s best loved farming family, the Nicholsons from Cannon Hall Farm hope the recipes that have long brought their own family together will find a place...
Get your festive fitness fix with the Barnsley Hospice Elf Run
Dust off your jingle bells, pull on those pointy eared hats, and lace up your curly-toed shoes – it’s time for Barnsley Hospice’s annual Elf Run! This family-friendly festive event is a magical way to support your local hospice and spread joy where it’s needed most while encouraging you to...
Support older people in Barnsley with Age UK Barnsley’s £1 raffle
Winter can be particularly challenging for older people, with colder temperatures, darker nights and the risk of loneliness and isolation making an already difficult time of year even harder. To help fund the crucial support they offer for people over 50, Age UK Barnsley is bringing back its Win Christmas...
Charlotte’s Cards celebrates 5 years of kindness
While most children spend the lead up to Christmas writing their wish lists, one local teenager spends hers thinking about someone else’s. Since she was ten years old, Charlotte Oram has been designing and making Christmas cards to raise money for the Rotherham Toy Appeal. What started in 2021 with...
Spread some joy, donate a toy to the Rotherham Toy Appeal
For many children, Christmas morning means the excitement of waking up early, racing downstairs and discovering presents waiting beneath the tree. But for families experiencing financial hardship, making Christmas feel magical can be an enormous challenge. The Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal has been helping to change that for local families...
Make Christmas Day special for Barnsley care leavers
For many of us, Christmas is wrapped up in traditions — family meals, decorations and the comforting feeling of knowing where we belong. For young people who have left the care system, however, Christmas can be a very different experience. The transition to independent living can bring challenges and, without...
More Famous Than Fergie: The Norman Rimmington Story
Some lives leave behind more than a list of achievements. They leave stories that continue to be told. That’s certainly true of the late Norman Rimmington who dedicated more than 65 years of his life to Barnsley Football Club. When we sat down with him at Oakwell for an interview...
The Day the Oaks Fired: 160th Anniversary of England’s Worst Mining Disaster
There are some dates that become part of a town’s DNA. For Barnsley, 12th December 1866 is one of them. Just after one o’clock on that Wednesday afternoon, a deep rumble shook the winter air around Hoyle Mill. Seconds later came the words no mining community ever wants to hear:...
South Yorkshire’s Santa Sleigh Runs 2026
Find out if Santa and his sleigh are coming to your neighbourhood this Christmas thanks to three South Yorkshire organisations.
Aroundtown Meets John Kelly
There is a story John Kelly tells about himself that is probably as good an introduction to the man as any. “Somebody said to me I wasn’t born – I was knitted at the age of 15,” he laughs. It is typical John: self-deprecating, slightly mischievous and delivered with the...
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