Wednesday, September 20, 2006


Swoop for porn films
A MAN and woman from Barnsley have been arrested in a dawn raid which saw specialist police officers from London seize more than 1,500 pornographic films from their home. (08/09/2006 09:55:53)

Man arrested in preacher murder probe
A SUSPECT has been arrested by detectives hunting the killer of an elderly South Yorkshire church preacher. (08/09/2006 09:56:58)

Sheffield's sprint finish
IT was a nail-biting finale as some of the world's top cyclists battled their way through bad weather to Sheffield in the Tour of Britain. (01/09/2006 08:20:21)

Celebrities stalk wards in TV's look at nursing
THREE new members of staff are getting ready to join Barnsley Hospital - and the patients couldn't be more delighted. (01/09/2006 09:25:48)

Wife tells of last take off before air crash
A GRIEVING wife told how she saw her flying-enthusiast husband and friend take off in a small aircraft just minutes before it smashed into the ground near a South Yorkshire motorway. (01/09/2006 08:30:57)

Town's fat map shame
BARNSLEY has today been named and shamed as one of the nation's obesity blackspots. (01/09/2006 09:25:48)

facing justice after 31 years
A FUGITIVE family man who went on the run from a crown court trial in 1975 has finally been brought to justice - 31 years later. (25/08/2006 10:24:18)

Event puts Cannon Hall in the top 10
A WEEKEND that attracted almost 2,500 visitors to Cannon Hall Museum near Cawthorne has won national recognition. (08/09/2006 10:04:07)

Radio group gets cash aid
A BARNSLEY community radio group will be on air this autumn thanks to a 10,000 grant which could pave the way for it to broadcast full-time. (15/09/2006 09:47:53)

School has own police
A BARNSLEY school has become the first in the borough to have a police officer permanently stationed on campus under pioneering plans to cut crime and bullying. (15/09/2006 09:49:14)

Renewed calls to find death van driver
A CORONER has made an urgent appeal for help in tracking down a van involved in the tragic death of a South Yorkshire schoolboy in a hit-and-run crash. (15/09/2006 09:47:53)

Village is all geared up for bike race
ROYSTON is gearing up for a celebration next Thursday - when the country's biggest and most famous bike race passes through the Barnsley borough. (25/08/2006 11:21:54)

Tree planting to root out bad behaviour
Can trees hold the key to cutting anti-social behaviour, improving health and boosting our quality of life? Lucy Ashton talks to one Sheffield woman who has hit on an innovative way of transforming communities - with a little help from a few saplings. (25/08/2006 10:37:47)

Gran raises cash to help find a cure for sick Louis
THIS cute Sheffield youngster has an incurable liver disease which will need monitoring for the rest of his life. (01/09/2006 07:10:29)

Bleak future for factory workers
UNION officials attempting to save jobs in Barnsley's beleaguered glass industry admitted today the future at the moment looks "bleak". (25/08/2006 11:21:54)

Cabbies targeted by drunken yobs
TAXI drivers are demanding more police protection at a rank in Barnsley town centre after suffering a spate of attacks from revellers. (15/09/2006 09:47:53)

Putting cards on table over supercasino
THE people who will decide whether Sheffield should have a regional casino arrive in town next week. Pro- and anti-casino groups will be able to put forward their case to the Casino Advisory Panel and argue why the city should, or shouldn't, have one. But, as Political Editor Lucy Ashton found out, the issue has already divided the city. (01/09/2006 08:38:04)

Costs spiral as hall falls behind time
REFURBISHMENT costs for Barnsley's Civic Hall have soared 1million over budget and the scheme is three months behind schedule. (01/09/2006 09:25:48)

Sam makes his Mark
THEY'RE best mates on screen and off - and now they're set to prove it! (15/09/2006 09:47:57)

Heart attack fan says thanks to life-savers
NORMAN Midgley didn't have much luck at the start of the day when Barnsley fans travelled to Cardiff to tackle Swansea in the play-off finals. (01/09/2006 08:45:53)

Chief's drug campaign moves forward
MOTORISTS driving under the influence of drugs may no longer be able to escape justice thanks to a campaign by South Yorkshire Police's chief constable. (01/09/2006 08:29:21)

Make your pub more of a local
VILLAGE and country pubs across South Yorkshire have been warned they will have to offer more community services if they are to avoid going out of business. (08/09/2006 10:03:13)

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