RESURFACING WORKS MEAN OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES ON AND AROUND M1 JUNCTION 37 Essential works to Junction 37 of the M1 and adjacent roads will result in overnight road closures this month. Barnsley Council will install traffic [...]

Penistone East had three candidates vying for a seat. The results of the election were as follows: Paul Francis Hand-Davis*, Conservatives, 3,647 Kate Helen Raynor, Green Party, 949 Dave Webster, Labour, 1,952 CONSERVATIVE HOLD. Penistone West [...]

Labour hold Labour have held on to Penistone and Stocksbridge in the General Election. The full results are below. Name: GORDAN Rosalyn Jane Party: Liberal Democrats Votes: 2957 Name: JACKSON Steven Party: The Conservative Party Candidate [...]

Hannah Hunt aged 14, and a Scout at Penistone Scout group, has become the first scout in the UK to complete every badge in the scout section. Hannah has completed 82 activity badges and 9 [...]

Carol Bradbury reports from the March meeting of Penistone Town Council Penistone councillors claimed the town was just seen as a cash cow for Barnsley, with affordable homes being located in other areas, even though [...]

A shortage of land is the main reason Penistone is short of affordable housing – to rent or to buy – area manager Elaine Slater told Penistone Area Council. She said that Barnsley Council and [...]

Carol Bradbury reports from the February meeting of Penistone Town Council Parking in the Penistone area concerned members of the public. The Green Road/Mortimer Road area and Thurlstone and Millhouse  were particular concerns. But members [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]