Carol Bradbury reports from Penistone Town Council Local opinions are ignored by Barnsley planners, councillors claimed, declaring that localism was dead. The council was reviewing the latest draft Local Plan, which involves building 1400 houses in the town. Members said a large scale plan should be available for the public to scrutinise. They said [...]
An extra 1400 homes will be built in Penistone between now and 2033 if draft plans are approved by Barnsley Council and the government. But there will be no large-scale development in the next 20 years in villages such as Cawthorne, Thurlstone and Millhouse Green, under a Local Plan document due to be opened for [...]
A plan to save money by getting volunteers to take on work in their area has been a great success, Penistone Area Council was told. The scheme, introduced by Barnsley Council last year, encourages organisations to apply for money in return for matching the value of the grant. And that is normally paid for in [...]
Penistone Town Council have, for the short term, revised their Office Opening Hours due to staff sickness. The PTC Offices will now be open between 9.00am and 1.00pm Monday - Friday. They hope to return to normal hours as soon as possible and apologise to all their customers for the inconvenience.
The Heritage Lottery fund is promoting their #YOUNG ROOTS programme across the UK. #YOUNGROOTS is a Heritage Lottery Fund programme giving away up to £50k to youth projects in YOUR area. Money is given to creative projects that explore their heritage. This is quite an opportunity for youth groups. The aim is to try to [...]
As promised, Penistone FM will be having an ‘Open Day’ when we invite you, our listeners, to come along and visit our studios, chat to a member of the Penistone FM team and tell us what you like, what you dislike and what you’d like to listen to in the future. The ‘Open Day’ will [...]
Penistone FM’s very own Martin Sugden and Lynette Webber popped down to Thurlstone on Thursday 25th September where the very active Thurlstone Community Group (TCG) were holding a fund-raising Macmillan Coffee Morning with the Toddlers Group. Some delicious cups of coffee and buns were on offer and, with the help of the school PTA, more buns [...]
Penistone FM is planning an "Open Day" in the not-too-distant future where listeners are invited to come along to visit our premises, see a working studio, chat with some of our team and tell us what you think about the station and our output. This will be your chance to 'see' what we sound like and [...]
Have you always wanted to broadcast on the radio? Well, Penistone FM 95.7 plays great music and is on the look out for new presenters 16 + for some of its morning shows. Our current presenters are aged 16 to 75, so it's never too early, or late, to get involved. No experience is required [...]
Controversial plans for 139 houses on green fields on the edge of Penistone are to go ahead. The Persimmon plans for Hartcliff Road have been approved by Barnsley planners, despite more than 160 public objections, protests from Penistone Town Council, several past and present councillors and concerns from local MP Angela Smith. Before work can [...]
