Brampton Ellis triumph in debut Karen Walker Shield
The legacy of one of England’s most celebrated female footballers now has a permanent home in South Yorkshire’s school calendar. The Karen Walker Shield, named after the former England captain and Dearne Valley native, debuted this year with eight primary schools in the Don and Dearne area battling for the...
Kimberworth Youth Bowling Club: Striking confidence one frame at a time
In a world where kids are constantly encouraged to find their passion, Kimberworth Youth Bowling Club is helping them discover so much more – confidence, community, and even national recognition. This isn’t just a bowling club. It’s a place where young people grow and thrive, on and off the lanes....
Locke Park seeks new wave of bowlers
Barnsley’s Locke Park Bowling Club is hoping to attract a new generation of bowlers to keep the 90-year-old club thriving in the future. While crown green bowling has long had a reputation as a retiree’s pastime, there’s a new energy stirring. Across the country, clubs are seeing a resurgence in...
You and Your Health: Think pharmacy first for minor ailments
With Goodmeasure Pharmacy, Rotherham Did you know that there are seven minor health conditions that can be treated immediately by local pharmacies without seeing a GP? Last January, the NHS launched the Pharmacy First service which means community pharmacies across the country can now diagnose and treat ailments like sore...
Armed Forces Day events in South Yorkshire
This June, join the biggest celebration of the military community as Armed Forces Day events return to Barnsley and Rotherham.
Barnsley’s latest hub for families
Whether you’re a parent looking for help with infant feeding, developing your child’s early language skills, or mental health support for your child, families in Barnsley can find a range of useful services at Barnsley Market’s new family hub. In April, Barnsley Family Hubs officially launched its town centre branch...
Boxer Callum’s fight against hunger
On Saturday 7th June, Barnsley boxer Callum Simpson will step into the ring at Oakwell Stadium for the biggest and toughest night of his career. But trying to defeat the unbeaten Italian, Ivan Zucco, for the European Super Middleweight title isn’t his only fight this summer. Callum will also be...
Dearne Valley’s champion archers
Artemis, Legolas and Robin Hood might be legends of the bow and arrow, but there’s nothing mythical about the South Yorkshire family that has drawn five champion field archers. When Albert Kiddy first picked up a bow and arrow in the early 1960s, little did he know that he and...
New book uncovers WWI’s underground army
A significant part of the First World War was fought underground. But those who dug the Western Front tunnels critical to the Allied strategy have rarely been recognised in historical literature. Until now. South Yorkshire historian, Brian Elliott, has published a new book titled Miners and the Great War, looking...
Aroundtown Meets James Hill of Milk From The Hills
He’s the Millennial dairy farmer who is shaking up South Yorkshire’s milk supply with a growing number of farm-fresh milkshake vending machines. At the press of a button, you could be enjoying cold, creamy milk that only hours earlier had been robotically milked from a Holstein Friesian cow in Barnsley....
