The UK government has named Barnsley as the nation’s first ‘tech town’, with initiatives to boost education, health and local businesses.

DSIT has unveiled a new initiative to offer support intended to ensure ‘communities left behind by the economic changes of ...

Follow text updates and watch a South Yorkshire transfer deadline day special, examining the business done by the clubs covered by BBC Radio Sheffield.

Other than having a named that's a bit of a mouthful, Ingbirchworth is well known for the reservoir immediately to its west ...

Football League clubs need to complete a 'deal sheet' in order to complete a transfer in the last two hours of a transfer ...

The South Yorkshire town is being used for testing AI across public services, education, and local businesses over the next ...

"We are the friendliest people on earth. God's own country." So says retired South Yorkshire miner Ralph Chaplin when asked why coach loads of day trippers visit Barnsley town centre from across the ...

"We are the friendliest people on earth. God's own country." That's the bold claim from retired South Yorkshire miner Ralph Chaplin when asked why coachloads of day trippers flock to Barnsley town ...

12:01, Wed, Jan 14, 2026 Updated: 12:01, Wed, Jan 14, 2026 "We are the friendliest people on earth. God's own country." That's the verdict of retired South Yorkshire miner Ralph Chaplin when ...

Emergency services are on the scene of a fire at a block of flats in Barnsley. Multiple reports of a blaze at the Skyline Flats on Heelis Street in the town centre, were made from 9am this morning, ...

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