Lamproom in the limelight for 25 years

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...

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Aroundtown Meets Tony Batty

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...

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Vindication Swim seeps into cinemas

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,...

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Keep playing the beautiful game with Mature Millers

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...

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50 years of the Barlow Salmons Shield

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...

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Feeding the Brinsworth community BRICS by BRICS

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)...

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Two new Andy’s Man Club groups open in South Yorkshire

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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