Tourism in Barnsley was given a massive shot in the arm this week, as the town was awarded ‘living museum’ status. The announcement follows weeks of speculation as frantic last-ditch attempts to modernise the town were finally abandoned. “It seems like the right thing to do,” said a spokesperson for the towns tourist board.

  An initiative encouraging Oxfam aid workers  to put money back into the  overseas communities they’re helping came under fire  this week. Newspapers and other media have seized on the fact that most efforts to put the initiative into practice,  appear to have been skewed towards the service sector,  and are benefitting a very narrow

  Foreign Secretary  Jeremy Hunt was in hot water this morning, after mistakenly telling attendees at a packed  trade talks meeting in Beijing that his wife is Japanese, rather than Chinese.  Mr Hunt was quick to correct the mistake for fear of offending his Chinese hosts, but appeared to backtrack later. “Well it’s an easy

  Team Sky were at the centre of  controversy at the close of The Tour De France today, with more claims of foul play. The race was won by Gerraint Thomas, but several rival teams lodged a protest after the race, saying that Sky had secured an illegal and unfair advantage for the Welshman by carrying a

  Health officials in Barnsley were celebrating this week as it emerged that the average age at which locals get their first mobility scooter, has risen to thirty eight. “It’s a landmark day for health in the borough.” said Richard Head from the local health authority. “It means that Barnsley people are staying fit and

  The Thai football team recently rescued after becoming trapped in an underground cave system, have rejected an invitation to visit Grimsby. The group of boys, aged between 11 and 16, were trapped in perilous conditions for two weeks last month, and had to be rescued via a complex and expensive co-ordinated International effort. A

A hoodie wearing teenager from Rotherham has broken ranks this morning and admitted that he’s hot. Nathan Dick from Kimberworth spends his days mooching around the  local area  with a group of mates, all wearing  thick winter hoodies with the hoods up. Until today the ferret-faced sixteen year old has always maintained that he was

Experts said it would never happen, but at 3pm yesterday afternoon, an old man from Rotherham finally  shed his overcoat. Just 6 weeks into the current heatwave, Arthur Miller (84) from East Herringthorpe took the momentous decision to go to the local shops without his three-quarter length Crombie and flat cap. “Mi homies down at

  Just over two years after the Brexit vote, the last surviving member of the public who gives a shit finally said “Aww bollocks to it” this morning. It’s all a far cry from June 2016 when the British public were fascinated by leaving the EU and what it might mean. But with millions literally

  A Rotherham woman suddenly remembered giving birth to a daughter five years ago,  when her iPhone battery died this morning. Joanne Addict (28) from Wickersley had been vaguely aware of a small person following her around for some time,  but had tried to ignore it. It was only when her iPhone battery unexpectedly died