Barnsley Photographic Society in the picture for 100 years
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Barnsley Photographic Society, with an exhibition at Barnsley Civic set to capture the centenary celebrations. When a group of artists first got together at Mr Roberts’ studio on Shambles Street, on 21st May 1924, the 35mm camera hadn’t yet been launched and photographs...
Make a scheduled stop at South Yorkshire Transport Museum
This summer, explore our region’s transport heritage with a visit to South Yorkshire Transport Museum in Rotherham. Running since 1995, the volunteer-owned museum has amassed over 15,000 transport-related artefacts, including 50 major vehicle exhibits on display at their Aldwarke unit. While they may be known for their collection of heritage...
Sheffield sixth former makes his British F4 debut
It’s been an exhilarating journey for Sheffield’s racing superstar Rowan Campbell-Pilling. The Birkdale Sixth Form student made his British Formula 4 debut at the end of April following a successful 12-year karting career. South Yorkshire’s only F4 racer, Rowan signed with Argenti Motorsport in November – a month before he...
Rotherham Minster launches £3 million redevelopment campaign
Rotherham Minster has towered over the town for more than 500 years. But to ensure the town’s oldest and most significant building remains for the next thousand years, its vicar took a leap of faith to launch an ambitious £3 million fundraising campaign. In April, Rev Canon Phil Batchford, together...
You and Your Health: Travel Vaccines
With Good Measure Pharmacy, Rotherham As summer arrives, holiday season kicks in and some of us will be jetting off abroad. But if you’re bound for a tropical destination, protect yourself against any unwanted souvenirs – tropical diseases. Tropical diseases are those found in countries around the equator where the...
The Miners’ Strike 1984-1985
To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, we look at the impact the year-long struggle had on people in South Yorkshire.
Days of Laughter, Days of Pain
The 1984/85 Miners’ Strike was a year like no other. A dispute that ripped the industrial heart out of Rotherham and the wider Yorkshire region. To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the strike, a new exhibition at Clifton Park Museum explores the year of the strike across the Rotherham...
What led to the Miners’ Strike?
What led to the Miners’ Strike? There are few areas in our region that have not been blighted by coal extraction at one time or another. Coal had been worked in South Yorkshire since the 13th century, initially in Silkstone and Masbrough. By the 16th century, improved transportation and engineering,...
Diary of a Flying Picket
Silverwood miner Bruce Wilson kept a diary of his time as a flying picket that was turned into a book in 2004 for the strike’s 20th anniversary. He spent the year picketing collieries up and down the country, flying about with a band of brothers in his trusty ‘battlebus’ a...
Legal Talk: Making a personal injury claim
With Elmhirst Parker Solicitors If you suffer an injury and someone else is to blame, then you may be able to receive compensation by making a personal injury claim. What are personal injury claims? Personal injury claims cover various incidents such as road traffic accidents, accidents at work, or trips...