THREE children from Barnsley have spent several days in hospital after contracting dysentery. Full story in the Chronicle, Friday July 30.

A 29-year-old man wielding a knuckle duster has been jailed for eight months. Full story in the Chronicle on Friday, July 30.

A TWIN will be able to visit her brother’s unmarked grave for the first time on their 43rd birthday after finding where he was buried. Paul Harvey was stillborn on August 2, 1967, and his family were never told where he was buried. But Carole Taylor, who spent a decade searching for her own daughter’s grave, helped them to trace Paul in a public grave containing an estimated 400 babies and paupers. Full story in the Chronicle on Friday, July 30.

A MARILYN Monroe dress, Fred Astaire shoes, Elizabeth Taylor earrings – and Becky McDonald’s pink wedding dress are on display in Barnsley. The iconic film and music props form part of a new celebrity exhibition at the Cooper Gallery. The private collection, which includes the original Sooty and Sweep, a jacket and cap worn by Michael Jackson, a pair of Geri Haliwell’s platform boots and a guitar signed by Chuck Berry, has attracted the crowds since it opened last week. The exhibition runs until September 4.

A NINE year old boy is joining the fight to save and restore Locke Park Tower. He is promising to complete a sponsored walk, cycle, swim and horse ride to raise funds for the tower he is so intrigued by. Full story in the Chronicle on Friday, July 30.

A FIVE-year-old girl who has never been to Germany and who doesn’t speak the language will need a German passport to leave the UK. Destiny Paris Shannons’ father Robert Reay has lived in Barnsley all his life while his German partner, Nadine Herrmann moved here 15 years ago. In 2005 Destiny’s birth was registered at Barnsley town hall. But last month when the couple applied for her first passport they were told she was not eligible. Full story in the Chronicle on Friday, July 23.

A 27-year-old admitted money laundering and mortgage fraud after police raided his home and found £147,000. Officers found £10,000 concealed in a music speaker, £15,000 in a laundry basket and £5,000 in a computer tower during the first raid in October 2008. Full story in the Chronicle on Friday, July 23.

A YOUNG newlywed couple raced against the clock to salvage their honeymoon after the bookings were liquidated with the Goldtrail travel company. Anne-Marie Firth, 23, of Wooley Avenue, Wombwell, and her husband Martin Firth were married at the register office on Friday and were staying at the Burntwood Court Hotel before flying out to Altinkum, Turkey, the next day. But on Saturday morning they received a call from Wordsworth Travel, of New Street, Barnsley, saying Goldtrail had been put into administration and their holiday was cancelled.

WOODHEAD Mountain Rescue helped police search for an unexploded shell found by walkers at The Flouch. The shell was discovered on Margery Hill last Monday.

A GRANDMOTHER affectionately known as ‘Speedy Gonzales’ has been left stumped after thieves stole her and her husband’s mobility scooters. Sylvia Keen, 67, needs the scooter to get around since having a stroke two years ago.

BOUTIQUE owner Rita Britton was told off for ‘looking ridiculous’ in her graduation gown as she collected an honorary award from the University Campus Barnsley. Rita, who runs Pollyanna on Market Hill, was made an honorary doctor on Tuesday.

TWO Dearne teachers joined hundreds in London this week to lobby the government over plans to axe the school rebuilding programme. Swinton Community School was due to receive £17.5m from the Building Schools for the Future programme and Wath St Pius X School £11.9m.

IT'S 'Corrie night' at the Lamproom Theatre on Saturday - and Sunday (July 24 and 25). An Evening With Anthony Cotton and Katherine Kelly, who play Sean Tully and Becky McDonald in Coronation Street, will be staged tomorrow and Sunday at 7.30. Katherine is originally from Barnsley has performed on the stage many times. Last year she won the TV show Celebrity Family Fortunes and donated the £30,000 prize money to the theatre. Lamproom box office: 200075.

BARNSLEY Hospital proposals to shut wards and cut the number of senior nurses are included in confidential documents leaked to the Chronicle. A surgical ward will go and three others face weekend closures under the plans to slash £8m from the hospital trust’s annual budget.

THIS t...rusty old transit van is taking three Barnsley lads to the Arctic circle next week. That’s why it’s painted with a tropical theme.

BARNSLEY could not cope with a nuclear disaster, said volunteers who took part in a hospital exercise. Part of Barnsley Hospital was transformed into a mass treatment area to test emergency responses to a potential terrorist attack on Tuesday.

A MAN suspected of breaking into a butcher’s shop and taking over £100 of meat was later caught allegedly selling it across the street. H Potter and Son, of High Street, Wombwell, was broken into in the middle of the night through the rear ground window of the shop.

‘ALL hell broke loose’ in Hoyland on Monday, when a fight between two girls spilled onto the streets and about 100 pupils cheered them on. The girls, from Kirk Balk School, started fighting near the war memorial on West Street at about 3.15pm.

THOUSANDS of people flocked to the town centre on Saturday to watch the Mayor's parade and carnival. More than 50 groups took part in the colourful parade including cheerleaders, school crossing patrols, youth groups, and Barnsley Hospital staff. Live performances by Steppin Time Dancers, The Stray Targets and the Academy Theatre kept people entertained in the sunshine. Picture special in Friday's Chronicle.

A MULTI-MILLION pound deal that will see Barnsley Council buy the offices in Gateway Plaza was being finalised this week. The the 96,000-sq ft office block could be filled with council workers by as soon as September. The Chronicle understands a price has been agreed and a contract is expected to be signed in the next couple of weeks. Full story in this week's Chronicle.

A MOTHER-of-three who nearly died from a brain haemorrhage was sent an ambulance with no working equipment – then misdiagnosed by hospital staff, her husband says.

THE family of an 11-year-old boy branded overweight by NHS Barnsley has received an apology from the Department of Health. Tom Halton was upset when his parents were sent a letter stating he was outside the healthy weight range for his age.

A GRANDMA is taking legal action against a tour operator after she suffered gastric illness so severe she was bedridden for four months. Maureen Williams is among more than 60 holidaymakers who became ill at the Beach Club Torremolinos Hotel on the Costa del Sol in 2008.

THE INQUEST into the death of a 35-year-old woman was dramatically adjourned by the coroner who said more expert reports were needed. Full story to follow in Friday's Chronicle (July 9)

THE secretary of state for education Michael Gove has made an announcement on the future of planned new schools in Barnsley. See his statement in Friday's Chronicle (July 9)

A FIT and healthy boy was so upset he refused to eat his dinner after NHS bosses sent his parents a letter saying he was overweight. Thomas Halton, 11, of Worsbrough Road, Blacker Hill, was weighed and measured at school as part of a national programme to encourage children to get active and eat a balanced diet.

THIEVES stole more than £100 from the till at a sandwich shop after allegedly spiking the owner’s coffee with a date rape drug. Ian Ellison, 50, of Elley’s on Tennyson Road, Monk Bretton, recalls talking to two customers and then coming round in hospital.

A BAND has reworked a famous Beatles album cover featuring 56 Barnsley ‘celebrities’.The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican have produced an album of songs about Barnsley, including The Ballad of Kipper Jackson, and Tarnlife, a based on the Blur hit Parklife. In a nod to the Beatles 1967 album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely hearts Club Band, they’ve called their album Cpl Kipper’s Barnsley Trades Club Turn.

PHILIP Coates bought a £5,000 Segway scooter after getting hooked on them in Florida.
He used it for getting to work, making trips to town and even let his 86-year-old mother have a go.
But now he is restricted to using it in his garden and faces prosecution.

BARNSLEY man Basil Webb reckons he's got the oldest Mini in Barnsley. He’s spent the last year - and about £10,000 - restoring the antique car to pristine original condition. Full story and pictures in Friday's Chronicle.

BARNSLEY’S dandiest dogs strutted their stuff on the Metrodome catwalk in front of their loyal fans on Monday. The finalists bow wowed judges in various rounds including waggiest tail, agility and giving paw. The top ten were selected from 450 entrants by Chronicle readers who voted for their favourite pooch in the competition. The results will be announced in Friday's Barnsley Chronicle (July 2).

THICK black smoke billowed out across Mexborough on Monday, when thousands of illegally stored tyres were alight. About 60 firefighters and ten fire engines from across South Yorkshire attended the scene at a tyre recycling site on Whitelea Grove Trading Estate from 1.30am.

SCHOOLCHILDREN as young as 11 who are caught dropping litter will face fines of £75 or be made to attend a two-hour litter pick. Last week a council patrol in Cudworth and Grimethorpe caught 12 pupils from Priory School and eight from Willowgarth School dropping litter.

THERE were fears last night that up to 1,000 Barnsley Council workers could lose their jobs. It follows cuts announced in chancellor George Osborne’s emergency budget. Finance director Steve Pick said council spending is to be slashed by about £40m over the next four years.

A NEW spa has opened in Barnsley. It employs 500 beauticians who promise to revive and soften your feet. The only thing is they’re fish. Staff at Tickle Toes are mini carp no more than four inches long who enjoy nothing more than sucking dead skin from your feet.

A MAN has been jailed for pulling a stranger through a car window and kissing her. Full story in this week's Chronicle.

BARNSLEY’S 63 councillors were paid almost £1m last year, equating to a one per cent pay rise. See the full breakdown of what they were all paid in this week's Chronicle.

SAFETY measures are being called for after a teenager died in Manvers Lake when he attempted to reach an island in the middle of the water. The boy was with two other friends swimming from a peninsula at the side of the lake to an island when he got into difficulty on Wednesday.

HUNDREDS of well-wishers lined the streets of the town centre to welcome the Yorkshire Regiment during Tuesday's Freedom Parade. Soldiers were met with rapturous applause and flag waving as they marched through the town centre.

WHAT was Barnsley like 300 million years ago? Find out in Friday's Chronicle as palaeontologist Bill Paley comes to town in preparation for next Tuesday's talk about fossils found in town.

ALMOST 200 NHS jobs in Barnsley will be axed putting a ‘massive strain’ on health care in the town, unions have warned.
The drastic cuts were announced by Barnsley Hospital and NHS Barnsley on Wednesday as part of the Government’s plan to improve efficiency.

BARNSLEY has no vu-vu-voom, because of a shortage of vuvuzelas in town.
The horns have sparked controversy among players and fans since the start of the tournament in South Africa, with some likening their noise to a swarm of hornets.

A motorcyclist had a lucky escape when his bike ended up on the roof of a Renault Scenic.
The 58-year-old man suffered minor injuries when his bike collided with the car which was turning into Doveside Drive from Snapehill Road, Darfield.

THE headteacher of a failing Darfield school has resigned after 20 years in the job. Colin Wilkinson went on long term sick when Darfield Valley was put in special measures – Ofsted’s worst category – in March.

ABOUT 1,000 jobs will be created in Barnsley by internet fashion company Asos.com. The company will base its distribution centre in a huge warehouse at a unit off Park Spring Road, between Grimethorpe and Great Houghton, on the site of the old Houghton Main colliery.

ANGELA Ayrton and Gary Kerley looked a bit green around the gills for their wedding on Saturday. They weren’t ill – they were dressed up as Shrek and Princess Fiona, and donned green face paint to make their costumes more authentic.

A CURIOUS cat stuck 40ft up a conifer for six days is back on terra firma – and has been grounded. Adventurous Millie clambered up the tree at the rear of her owner’s house on Smithies Street but couldn’t get down.

A DOUBLE-DECKER bus lost part of its roof after the driver got it stuck under a bridge taking a short cut to avoid heavy traffic. The Stagecoach bus was not in service and there was only the driver on board when he wedged it under a railway bridge, which has a maximum height restriction of 13 feet, on Summer Lane.

MEET Dennis Higgs – America’s newest oil millionaire.
Dennis, 80, splits his time between his cattle ranch in the wilds of Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he has just struck oil, and his son’s home and car testing business in Staincross.
• Full story in the Chronicle.

BRA-VO – accountant Helen Milnes wants Barnsley folk to support her effort to win a lingerie modelling competition.
She submitted a photograph to the ‘star in a bra’ contest that attracted more than 1,000 entrants for DD-plus girls.

A YEAR of back-breaking work by parish councillors has seen a 400-year-old path in Gunthwaite restored.
Gunthwaite and Ingbirch-worth Parish Council members David Edmondson and Keith Batley led the way along with the help of colleagues George Hallos, chairman Charles Coupe and Tony Whitbread.