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Community Clean Up Day – Saturday 21st March

Community Clear Up Day! Get together, roll up your sleeves and spring clean your neighbourhood. Saturday 21st March is the official start of spring and whether you’re a group of friends and neighbours, a litter clean-up group, a local business, a school or on your own, what better way to kick off the season than [...]

By |2015-03-01T01:05:56+00:00February 13th, 2015|Categories: Love Where You Live|Tags: , , |0 Comments

SYF&R Funding for Projects – Round 2 2015

SY Fire & Rescue Authority has set aside a reserve budget to provide funding to partner organisations for projects which support South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s community safety objectives. In round one in 2014, the Authority awarded a total of over £500,000 to 19 different bidding organisations. Applications for round 2 of this fund will [...]

By |2015-03-01T01:02:03+00:00February 10th, 2015|Categories: Love Where You Live|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Long Term Health Condition ? Do you need help to be more active ?

Do you have a long term health condition? Did you know that being more active could improve your health and wellbeing?  The physical activity care pathway is a FREE 12 Week Programme that will provide you with information and support to find suitable activities, and help you improve and manage your long term health condition. [...]

By |2016-11-04T10:11:47+00:00February 10th, 2015|Categories: Love Where You Live|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

We will hit affordable homes target, council told

Developers of new housing estates in Penistone and other parts of Barnsley are ready to ensure more of the homes are affordable, the Cabinet member responsible for development told Barnsley Council. Coun Roy Miller was replying to claims that insufficient low-cost homes were developed in the Penistone area. He said current council policy was for [...]

By |2016-11-04T10:11:49+00:00February 6th, 2015|Categories: Penistone FM News|0 Comments

Penistone holds spending rise to 1.5pc

Penistone’s share of council tax is going up by 1.5pc in April, to £153,850, councillors decided at their annual budget meeting. They also heard that the Paramount Cinema can pay for a new screen and other improvements from bumper earnings this year, without asking the council for further help. But £27,500 has been earmarked in [...]

By |2015-02-04T08:54:18+00:00February 4th, 2015|Categories: Penistone FM News|0 Comments

Door 2 Door & Shopper Bus services

Do you find public transport difficult to use?  Do you want to go somewhere specific or to go shopping? If so, you might find the "Door 2 Door" or the "Shopper Bus" services useful.  The services run from all local areas into Barnsley Town Centre and to Asda / Morrisons Supermarkets. The shopper bus is [...]

By |2016-11-04T10:11:50+00:00January 28th, 2015|Categories: Love Where You Live|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

New protest over housing plans

Carol Bradbury reports from the January Penistone Town Council. A large delegation were at the meeting to protest about house building in the area, although councillors stressed that Penistone Town Council had no powers to stop this, despite their efforts. One of the group, former councillor and mayor Mick Boaler, asked whether there was any [...]

By |2016-11-04T10:11:53+00:00January 20th, 2015|Categories: Penistone FM News|0 Comments

Penistone police station to stay

Penistone Police Station is to remain open, Dr Alan Billings, the new South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, told members of Penistone Town Council. But all officers will be briefed in Barnsley as part of a cost-saving exercise. Dr Billings said there would be two teams, for the East and West areas. Each would have [...]

By |2016-11-04T10:11:59+00:00January 20th, 2015|Categories: Penistone FM News|0 Comments

Council presses for answers on development cash

Carol Bradbury reports from Penistone Town Council meeting on December 15 2014. Penistone Councillors came face to face with managers from Barnsley Council as they continued to press for answers to what had happened to £850,000 paid by developers for industrial units and a transport interchange in the town. They had heard at an earlier meeting [...]

By |2014-12-18T09:31:54+00:00December 18th, 2014|Categories: Penistone FM News|0 Comments
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