HOW THE CHRONICLE REPORTED

SOUTH Yorkshire Police checked more than 300 cars to keep Barnsley’s roads safe during an impromptu action day. Barnsley West Neighbourhood Policing Team’s officers took to the streets on Wednesday and completed speed checks throughout the borough as a result of residents’ complaints. Of the cars that were checked, seven drivers were reported on summons for driving over the speed limit.

They were the middleman between authorities and the general public.

We can all remember when then Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the country would be going into lockdown.

I’m sure many of us thought it was only going to last a couple of weeks, in fact I’m sure that some people thought it would be nice to have a few weeks away from the office.

But a few weeks turned into months and thousands of people still haven’t returned to work, with many now choosing to work from home on a regular basis. From the very start of the pandemic I was working within the office, and it gave me the opportunity to hear first-hand how the virus was affecting lives.

The Barnsley Chronicle reported on the first Covid case, the first Covid vaccine and then the thousands more after that.

But we didn’t want to make it all doom and gloom. There were hundreds of good news stories within our pages throughout the pandemic - we made sure of that. Whether that be the inspirational Paul Goose who was according to education bosses concerned the plans could put children at higher risk. A spokesperson for the National Education Union’s Barnsley branch

We are OPEN at all our branches All Normal hours.

Main Barnsley Centre open Saturdays and Sundays and for 24 hour Emergency Care.

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the fantastic way in which our very loyal team of Vets Nurses and Receptionists have worked tirelessly, without any complaints and in amazing good humour to care for the ailing pets in Barnsley despite all the additional burdens of PPE and distancing to protect them and our clients lighting up the lives of thousands of residents, or local community groups and charities who were trying their level best to get vital items to those who needed it most. That’s what was important for us at the Chronicle.

Many thanks also to all our clients who have also been really helpful in following our directions and putting up with our new arrangements to protect everyone.

Tony and Sheila Duffy.

Now in our 45th year of caring for Barnsley’s pets!

One of the very first front pages of the paper after the lockdown period began spoke of how we needed to stick together during the worst times.

Please telephone using your normal branch telephone number.

Thank you to our clients for your support in these very difficult times.

Main centre and night emergency number

01226 242217

Branches:

And we all certainly did that.

Hoyland • Cudworth • Wombwell • Royston • Darton• High Green Deepcar 24 hour cover throughout by our own experienced vets at our Main Barnsley Centre.

You only have to look at the Proud of Barnsley awards ceremony to see just a few of those selfless individuals and groups who made sure they were doing all they could.

That’s when Barnsley is at its best.

When we’re all working together to make sure we can make the best out of a bad situation.

We’re kind and caring people whose spirit and love for everyone is second to none.

If we can take one positive from this pandemic, it’s that when we come together nothing is able to get between us.

And I hope that people were able to feel that through the pages of the Barnsley Chronicle - that’s why local journalism is so incredibly important.

Funding unfairness

By Josh Timlin BARNSLEY Council is set to be ‘short-changed’ to the tune of £1.4m by the government in the latest wave of financial support – despite leaders urging bosses to provide urgent help to the cash-strapped local authority. The town received £8.1m in the first tranche of Covid-19 funding – the lowest in South Yorkshire – and will pocket a further £6.8m in the second round, down 16.7 per cent. It comes despite a fresh warning being given by council leader Sir Steve Houghton, who warned the black hole in its finances will have ‘an immediate impact and for many years ment follows terity that Council’s £100m with employed “Independent that we are ough in the “In the public health memory, is making oughs like vital public “Throughout