Reading Time: 3 minutes Land owners behind Farnley Country Park had offered to drop 90% of their housing demands to make the park a reality, the Examiner can reveal. A week on from the disappointment that their dream project is over, Farnley Est... Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute A DERELICT pub is to be turned into a new Co-op convenience store by the firm behind the town centre’s Gateway Plaza development, if plans submitted to Barnsley Council are approved. The Brook Group is behind the plan... Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rotherham council is to regain taxi licensing powers, ministers have announced, in the latest indication the Government is prepared to ease back on special measures in the town. The local authority has been under the cont... Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes First West Yorkshire is calling for drivers across the region to apply for one of the 50 jobs currently available  125 drivers have been employed with the business for over 30 years – and so the company is looking to trai... Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kirklees Council Cabinet members have agreed to a four year budget strategy to tackle reduced funding settlements up to 2020.  To qualify for the four year plan, they must now submit an efficiency plan to the government,... Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes As the days draw in and temperatures drop, you may be tempted to hang up your exercise gear and hibernate.  Don’t! Stay active throughout autumn and winter to beat those seasonal blues and feel on top of the world.... Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes An email from Dan Jarvis MP, Barnsley Central.  Over the last year, Sustainability and Transformation Plans have been drawn up in dozens of local authorities by a range of people involved in running the NHS and local gove... Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Cabinet members have agreed a new vision for culture in Kirklees, centred on three museum venues and a commitment to increase opportunities in community and business venues, schools and care settings. The decision for the... Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hallowe’en isn’t just about witches and wizards – it is also the time of year for all sorts of creepy crawly creatures.  Youngsters have the chance to get up close and personal with some of them at Bagshaw Museum, Bat... Read more