Paul Whitehouse
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@DeborahMeaden
What's half a million, to boost an ego, when many people rely on food banks....look, just let them eat cake. Oh, hang on, give me a moment to think....
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Reminds me of the tale of the golden goose, this. The Leadmill is the spirit which inhabits the building. The landlord may have the building in future, but they won't have the Leadmill, or the cultural golden eggs it produces.....
Sheffield Leadmill will remain a music venue, landlord pledges
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@JolyonMaugham
Well, it would be too late to do so after the next GE, so why not now? So many skeletons, so many cupboards. if enough come tumbling out, it may speed up the process of democracy?
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The Johnson Variant line was a classic from Starmer (or his team) which will live as long as the Delta variant. The most effective humour just reflects the truth.....
🏴☠️
@BorisJohnson
had a hissy fit in his Parliament office over
@Keir_Starmer
calling the
#DeltaVariant
“
#JohnsonVariant
,” so please don't RT; it will upset
#BentBoris
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#JohnsonVariant
#JohnsonVariant
#JohnsonVariant
#JohnsonVariant
#JohnsonVariant
#JohnsonVariant
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This thought had crossed my mind.....One galvanised the nation, one looked after his pals.
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@PollyRippon
@ByDonkeys
In fairness to him, he didn't want the job. Surprisingly (?) rather more astute than Sir G or Mr K.....
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@mikeysmith
The Government wrote to everyone last year over Covid, didn't they? Every household....
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My new herb jars. I say new, but they're '77, courtesy of Barnsley Hospice charity shop. What a colour! What a typeface!! And when I lift the lid on paprika, I can hear Marc Bolan singing Ride a White Swan. Honest.
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Been a stranger in the
@SheffieldStar
office in my 2 yr LDRS stint due to being home based. But that didn't stop kind colleagues sorting a card and wine when I called to ditch the laptop. Thanks everyone! I've had some fun.
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@JolyonMaugham
They've managed it alright. I'd like to say it will burn bright and fast, but really it'll just be fast. They're doing us a favour because this beckons a GE. She's more incompetent than BJ without the charisma that was his saviour. Just hang on for a bit...
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Barnsley chop with feta? Here's a man who clearly never ate at Brooklands restaurant - the home of the BC - in its 70s heyday.
I’m minded to have Barnsley chops for supper, two nights in a row, only tonight with rosemary and garlic, rather than feta and oregano. I might do chips and a green salad too. Or peas?
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Yes! I'm just hours away from a new job....and for the first time in a decade, 'news editor' appears in my job title. Gulp! Thought I'd moved on.... but at least, I know what we'll be looking at for the
@rotherhamtiser
this week, and the impact on affected communities.
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Look what's happened at Goldthorpe railway embankment! From fly tippers' paradise to this...
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@JayMitchinson
@BorisJohnson
@wizbates
@helenpidd
@labourwhips
@bbclaurak
@adamboultonSKY
@RachelReevesMP
@mrjamesob
@maitlis
@HuffPost
@Conservatives
@10DowningStreet
But in many ways, isn't his decision more potent news than anything he could have actually said in an interview? True colours and all that....
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My association with this story goes back to the mid 80s when I was the local reporter. a mere 35 years later, I get to write it properly...and what a delight of a job!
The beautiful love story of a cross-dressing miner in a pit village
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@andyksheffield
@MikeRob66
@Tweet2Yorkshire
Here it is, with sculptor Graham Ibbeson....currently at Barnsley Library. I supported the project by buying a small resin version - no! I bought it because I wanted it. Supporting the project was a happy by-product!
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Tomorrow's the day I depart
@SouthYorksLive
and pangs of sadness are kicking in. Time to clear my desk with a bin liner in the morning....hang on, though. I work from home. I'm going to end up putting it all back. Life was never meant to be this complex, was it?
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Always happy to see my stories make the grade for the BBC. But I have to confess, this was a joy to do - local councillors I've dealt with for years/public health staff doing a great job/all in my fave park..... Well deserved publicity and happy to have played a part in it.
Stub it out: Elsecar Park becomes first in Barnsley to go smoke-free:
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Who said today's newspapers are tomorrow's chip wrappers? I wrote this
@yorkshirepost
p3 years ago and it is still proudly displayed at
@DiscoverElsecar
where the business is based!
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Just had a call from
@BarnsleyCouncil
asking if we need help during the Covid-19 crisis. We don't, happily, but very reassuring to see the local authority looking after people that way. Now, must press on with a story about BMBC staff doing different jobs during the crisis....
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@JustLawtom
Trouble is
@Bumpkincountry1
the seatbelt is clearly visible across his chest and lap. Plus, can you tell if this vehicle is in motion? If not, why like this tweet? Unless you're desperate....
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@JolyonMaugham
I take your point on the 2015 break-point, but the Lib-Dem thirst for power left the country in a mess. Let's not run away from their role in where we are today.... (coalition with Cam that led to the dodgy ref) Meanwhile, their big players seem to be doing ok...very ok, really!
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First week for
@rotherhamtiser
and I've been busy...on sale in Hoyland, too! I really have come home.
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@LabourRotherham
@orgreavejustice
Here's my take on Orgreave, via
@SouthYorksLive
I was learning to do my job at Richmond College that day, just around the corner. The disbelief on the day is a very clear memory.
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In 38 years of working, I've never written anything as personal as this....
'You may worry about Christmas - I'm scared I'll never see my mum again'
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So, after almost three years in the wilderness (ending with a very bruising experience) I am about to return to work in the sunlit uplands of South Yorks! And don't it feel good.... (to plagiarise Katrina and the Waves)
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A while since I've visited Cannon Hall...I think it's getting better with age.
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Is this the most significant Penistone story I've written in the last 5 years? Debatable, but its certainly in the top handful:
Three screen Penistone expected to attract film enthusiasts as council pumps cash into revamping the town
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All things must pass, to pinch a George Harrison quote, and soon I'll be slipping away from
@SouthYorksLive
But what a fantastic news service it has developed into - and with more developments on the way it will get better, so stay tuned! In the meantime, I won't be far away...
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@MayorRos
@DSA_Airport
@MyDoncaster
@save_dsa
@SouthYorksMayor
@SouthYorksMCA
A calm, professional and sensible approach over in Donny.... We all know this approach should win out; life isn't always straight-forwards, but I'd put my eggs in this basket!
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99.9% of readers will regard this story as fantastic. The other 0.1% will be worried. Or at least should be....
Moment red-faced fly-tipper is forced to put rubbish back in his van
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Oh Gawd! Another series of Gone Fishing, eh? So buckets of pointless comments heading my way. Can I claim compensation for some sort of online harassment? No, thought not....
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End of a career period today so nostalgia's inevitable. My last
@ChronOnline
was published on Jan 31, my last
@SheffieldStar
on Feb 5 (though I did file the story on Jan 28 - oh well). As for others, I can't keep track. But do keep watching, I'll be pumping out news soon enough!
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Assistant chief executive at Rotherham Council to take senior job at Barnsley Council
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This is what happens when we let rich kids play at being politicians. Sadly with Brexit, one or two emotive issues will have swayed many voters. Guess which bit of society will get rich(er) on the back of it, though?
Vote Leave campaign chief Dominic Cummings says the referendum was a “dumb idea”. Suck it up hobbits, we ALL lost
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Some stories almost write themselves. Here's a prime example:
Tenant with 92 years in one house helps celebrate centenary of council homes
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This really is an issue; maybe a large chunk of the population don't see or worry about the political hypocrisy, but when Cummings gets to do what they can't, why should they follow the rules? That was a danger overlooked at the time and one which will now come back to bite.
Know who else faced choices?
Boris Johnson (lies all the time, no consequences).
Prit Patel (lied about Israel meetings, no consequences).
The Government (illegally prorogued parliament, no consequences).
Dominic Cummings (broke lockdown rules then lied, no consequences)
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@Tim_Burgess
@Clarice007
So my MP Miriam is on the list. No surprise. She's bright, but maybe not that astute. Still, we're not far from a GE, are we? Particularly with Truss looming large. I bet Penistone farmers will love the Truss trade deals, just as fishing folk have! Watch out Miriam, watch out!
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This is a superb memorial, fine detail helped along by a careful setting. Covid memorials are not a contest, for obvious reasons, but this sits alongside Barnsley's as wonderful sculptures.
Sheffield’s new Covid memorial at Balm Green next to the City Hall
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Slightly surreal to see my job advertised.....I'm still around in LDR terms for a short while and will remain on the scene after that. Intriguing, eh? More details as appropriate!
The Sheffield Star is looking for a talented journalist to hold two of South Yorkshire’s local authorities to account, as part of the Local Democracy Reporting scheme. Details of how to apply here 👇
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I was very impressed by this space. Is it really where I drank lacklustre coffee in Littlewoods, back in the 80s? But here's the important bit - we can get a day bus ticket for five people for £5 (Sat), so can go into town with mates, have great drinks in No7 + eat here. Lovely.
Top drinks at Cucina
@MarketKBarnsley
, relaxed atmosphere and live music what an absolutely great night
#amazingtowntransformation
#proud
#loveit
#barnsleyisbrill
#thistownisgoingplaces
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@campbellclaret
They could have put him on iplayer, alongside national treasure, David A. The corporation's new naughty corner....
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@andreajenkyns
Remember that Lou Reed song, from the 1973 Transformer album? Let me remind you, the line you're looking for is "you're gonna reap just what you sow". The moment for reaping's a little more than three weeks away...
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@david_conn
@orgreavejustice
Its not crystal ball material to say that I'll be writing about this for the rest of my career, as I have today
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Not long ago I felt professionally obliged to attend Remembrance services. These days I'm there for the same reason as everyone else. Great turnout at Hoyland.
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@DanJohnsonNews
The Cummings effect started a long time ago. Now people are also bored, so don't worry too much about the impact of their behaviour. Why should they, when the PM's chief advisor didn't and wasn't sanctioned for it? We are in the BJ era....
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@E_Beardmore
Feeling old now....this was, is and forever will be Hanrahans. Where a chicken dish on the menu was named after a (at the time!) popular business figure
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The vans were different when I started here in '87 and the Telegraph was gone, but the presses inside were still spilling out 140,000 copies a day....and there was even a summer 'coast' edition of
@SheffieldStar
for holidaymakers! Happy times.
Delivery vans on the loading bay of Sheffield Telegraph and Star, junction of York Street and Hartshead, 1964
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I remember 'project fear' being touted with disdain much closer to home here in Barnsley by those we know and love! As more struggle as a result of leaving, so the reality of the lines the were spun will surface. Just like fishing communities. And bulb farmers. And those in NI...
Remember when David Davies said "there is no downside to Brexit, only a considerable upside"? Well.....👇
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@ProfPeterDoyle
@sommecourt
@Indiegogo
One cig left, the wound tag and photo were tucked inside. Lucky the dog tag's there as the name on the other is barely readable. I also have the old boy's cloth cap. According to his family, he survived and went into the hotel trade, but died young. Research needed I think!
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This stuff - just like Graham Ibbeson's work - is giving Barnsley town centre new clout. Tied together, with the museums/galleries and (hopefully) live stuff, there's no reason Bsly can't become a new cultural focal point. Just needs determination and vision. Anyone up for it?
Have you been on tonight's neon trail? It's wonderful developing neon text works, see HOPE SHINES
@Barnsley_DMC
walk to Eldon Arcade
@EldonHaz
see my latest neon with words by Simon Armitage then
@BMGlassWorks
@BarnsleyLibs
to see
@IMcMillan
words lit up
#barnsleybrightnights
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Not often this sort of thing comes along in South Yorks......
Today we’re taking our future into our own hands.
We’re using our own money to create an £860m Renewal Fund - a game-changing investment for a stronger, greener, fairer South
#Yorkshire
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@BorisJohnson
@DanJohnsonNews
@ZelenskyyUa
But how does this fit with the Tories' hunger for party donations from Russia? Everything's gone a bit quiet on that front.....
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Everyone will be retweeting this, I do so only because it is so rare to see pix of this quality out of Barnsley. Wonder what tomorrow's nationals will do with 'em?
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@nazirafzal
But I thought he was the victim of a coup, rather than paying the ultimate price for his behaviour? I've not been listening to the wrong Tory faction, have I?
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Barnsley’s new Lightbox will banish the fusty image of traditional libraries to history
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Call for control of South Yorkshire's bus services to be brought back into public control
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While I was voting today, I bumped into one of the brains behind this! Yes, its Goldthorpe railway embankment. Previous flytippers' paradise, now a paradise for normal people. And I've learned its expanding. Easy to forget how much I enjoyed publicising this stuff!!
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If I could find a twitter account for my MP, I'd talk directly. In the absence of that: Miriam, when did DC report the violent mob to police? What did they do? I guess you don't know, because you're being made to look a fool like the rest of the Govt. Happy to be corrected, btw..
Miriam Cates(Tory MP) claims
#DominicCummings
had an angry, violent mob outside his home during lockdown... & that's why he had to hotfoot it to Durham...
#NotTrue
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Final result from Barnsley is Lib Dems taking Penistone West from the Conservatives. Labour lost seven overall. Lib Dems gained three, putting them into official opposition status. Labour's worst night in Barnlsey for 15 yrs, said council leader Sir Steve Houghton
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@rachelhorne
@siobhan7d
I thought it had shades of 1984 meets Hi-de-hi - but they broadcast the clapping for the NHS through the system, too. Overall prognosis? Weird, but comforting and positive!
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@docrussjackson
@joymorrissey
Who cares where she was born; or BJ? The notion of everyone hanging a portrait in their home seems like something from a regime, not a democracy. I could see it as a joke - don't BJ's chums look fools on TV with their faux patriotic backgrounds? - or I could see it as scary..
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So all those expensive looking letters Miriam Cates sent to 'ar 'ouse, bigging up Tory stuff in our village counted for nought in the end. Because it was nonsense and voters worked that out. Bet she's feeling a bit nervous herself, seeing
@alex4peneast
steam into town....
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@NancyFielder
@SheffieldStar
Forget Roberts Bros, forget McDonalds..... Redgates was only feet away! The centre of the universe when I was a kid. Now, I have a memory it was still open when I was a Star reporter in the late 80s. Am I just dreaming?
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@Bumpkincountry1
@JayMitchinson
For those in financial hardship/unaware of the environmental implications the offer may be too good to miss. Money talks, and they know it!
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The success of a Penistone Area Council funded community bus service gets some publicity in today's Yorkshire Post - more than doubling its passenger target
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To answer Mrs W's fascination with bricks (imperial, not metric) I had a rack made for her birthday, old romantic that I am. "What is it" she said....
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Any new journos out there who could use these? Mc Nae's is 22nd ed, public affairs 4th. Teeline? That's timeless! Free if wanted, get in touch...
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@skinoverbone
@KFC_UKI
I'd be asking KFC HQ to get involved on this one....there must be a way to trace it. Card payment almost a certainty!
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@mrchadburn
@GoodwinMJ
Absolutely correct, Wayne. But if Parliament is representative of the nation, how many MPs would need to be working class? 500? I have no probs with Eton educated toffs ruling us - if they do a good job. But experience proves time and again they don't. And neither would 30p Lee
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Mrs W's Wonder Woman weather vane catching the morning sun. Every home should have one....
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Shadow from the greenhouse looks almost like coalmine headstock to my warped eye....
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Two of the five 'most read' stories showing on the
@ChronOnline
website this morning are my work, from the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Not a bad result, from a starting point of crusty council agendas....
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The end of another working week. The good news for me is that I've just been bunged a fistful of job security, which means an awful lot, for a variety of reasons!
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Tomorrow marks 40 yrs of work for me. Here's my 1st contacts book (only had 2). can't show the pages, contents are dynamite (of course!)
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Crikey, when I was a trainee reporter on block release at Richmond College, we were kicked out and told to go find a story....this is what I came back with! Forty years ago. Gulp. (It's more or less where Cooplands is now, so clearly the campaign failed...)
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And so,the first of several 30th wedding anniversary Sunday lunches begins... V or V, Kelham Island
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And there is hope for common sense.... but why is it that young footballers (Rashford) and the old guard (this lot) have to grab the sword and shield to protect the country from the nasty mob? My MP's among 'em and I feel ashamed by that. We're not that sort of community, really
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@ Kaye Mann Smoke free zones to be extended to new locations across Barnsley following early success
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Really good job on this from my colleague Danielle Hoe. Never been personally, must make the effort!
The Sheffield pub with the best views all from its beer garden
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Staycation! Keeping the Elsecar pound in Elsecar......
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So glad I paid attention to those Captain Birdseye ads....
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@PollyRippon
@PeteOlusoga
The wrapping paper was part of the snake-oil thing....this was just a sugary drink, tasting a bit yucky, dressed up as something medicinal. Fortunately, the wrapping paper could be recycled for all sorts of childhood projects - just as soon as the Luco had worked magic!
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You kinda know yr part of an ace team when the work birthday card is a bespoke job!
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Had cause to dig out my first contacts book (converted from a Barnsley Chron hardback notebook, they looked after us in 82). Contains pager number for former MP Eric Illsley. I really feel old...
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Here's a TV story which started life as some of my LDR work. I put myself through endless cups of tea with the right people to get to the root of such issues! And even after all these years, I still get a buzz when things work out right.
Penistone is bucking the trend by increasing bus journeys for its elderly and leading a renaissance in rural transport for rural areas, funded by Barnsley Council. Thanks
@_davidrhodes
for this piece on
@BBCLookNorth
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Crikey! Ten yrs of austerity has left councils like Barnsley with budgets cut to the bone and many residents are also notoriously disadvantaged. But fly tipping's our fault, according to the Govt. Just when you think it can't get worse...
🥀 New figures show that Labour councils have the worst fly-tipping rates.
It’s Conservative councils and councillors that are focused on getting things done, keeping your streets clean and collecting your bins.
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