Weston Park Cancer Charity goes the extra mile for Barnsley cancer patients
A free twice-daily travel service has been launched by Weston Park Cancer Charity to transport people from Barnsley’s Oakwell Stadium to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
Learn, laugh, live with u3a
The dawning of a new year offers an exciting opportunity to make changes to your life and a chance to develop a new fulfilling hobby for 2022. Spending time engaged in an enjoyable activity is great for your mental health and starting a new hobby could even help you reach...
E-scooters: what’s the law?
With Elmhirst Parker Solicitors, Barnsley Do you know the law surrounding use of electric scooters, e-bikes, micro bikes and quad bikes? Since last summer, sales of electric-powered scooters and bikes have continued to rise. But if you own an e-scooter, quad bike or similar mode of transportation, it’s important to...
Enjoy the bounty of summer without breaking the law
With Elmhirst Parker Solicitors, Barnsley There’s an old saying that the only things that are truly free in this world are blackberries. Summer is the time for heading out into the countryside and (as long as you know what you’re doing) foraging for free wild goodies like juicy blackberries, wild...
Double Celebrations for The Ethel Trust
The team of volunteers at Sheffield-based charity, The Ethel Trust, are celebrating this summer after receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of the exceptional support they provide for disadvantaged people in South Yorkshire.
Setting the Pace for children with cerebral palsy
For the last 25 years, Paces school and charity in Sheffield has been a lifeline of support for families living with cerebral palsy and other motor or neurological disorders.
Legal talk: What happens to joint property when cohabitation ends?
When cohabitees separate, they are not afforded the same protections in law as married couples who are getting divorced. This can cause issues where property is concerned.
Women who paid ‘married women’s stamp’ could be owed thousands in basic state pension
If you are a married, divorced or widowed woman who was born before 6th April 1953 and paid a reduced rate of national insurance contributions during employment, then you could have been short-changed by a government blunder.
Banking on mum and dad’s help to buy property
Faced with high rental costs and soaring property prices, more parents are dipping into savings, releasing capital from property, or even taking out loans to support their children become homeowners.
No-fault divorce: how have things changed?
Hailed as the biggest shake up in divorce law in fifty years, Barnsley’s Elmhirst Parker Solicitors looks at the new no-fault divorce system.