A man who thought he was missing friends and family was actually missing pubs it has been revealed. Raymond Clunge from Barnsley says he thought he was finding lockdown hard because of the separation from friends and loved ones right up until the point that the Prime Minister announced that he could meet up with

Dogging sites were given the green light to reopen this weekend as lockdown restrictions were eased further. It won’t be just business as usual though with strict guidelines in place to help maintain social distancing and keep all equipment virus free, especially glove boxes and gearsticks. “We’re just glad to be back in business,” said

The remake of iconic BBC radio and TV comedy Hancock’s Half Hour was branded a disappointment this morning as critics queued up to slam the show. As the latest episode aired live last night, featuring original star Tony Hancock’s long-lost nephew Matt, the rotten tomatoes were already coming in thick and fast. “Although Hancock is

Downing Street gnome-in-chief Dominic Cummings came out fighting last night after it emerged that he had travelled 270 miles with his family to stay with his parents in Durham while displaying Coronavirus. symptoms. There have been calls for him to resign for blatantly flouting the government lockdown regulations, but an unrepentant Cummings said he was

Watford striker Troy Deeney’s refusal to return to training is absolutely in no way connected to the fact that his Watford team are one place above the relegation zone and might escape by the skin of their teeth if the season is abandoned, it has emerged. A team spokesperson confirmed that it is pure coincidence

Time was that kids wanted to be a train driver, a fireman or a footballer, but a survey by Barnsley careers service has revealed that things have changed. When local 12-16 year olds were asked what they wanted to be when they grow up, the most popular reply was furloughed. “I think they were attracted

The gravity of the situation faced by the nation was underlined last night as the public were warned that they must stay at home unless they are going out. Clarifying the already clear message delivered in Sunday nights TV address Prime minister Boris Johnson emphasised that unless you are absolutely going out, you should stay

With the UK lockdown now in its seventh week, the cabinet are meeting in Downing Street this morning to discuss the next steps, and an easing of restrictions placed on UK citizens. The Prime Minister has been consistent in his view that we should be guided by the science and with that in mind it

Former secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling, has unvelied an ‘ambitious’ plan to turn the Nightingale hospital in London into a conference centre. The hospital was quickly constructed in March in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, but has not been needed as anticipated. Yesterday it was announced that the facility is to be

The world has rightly taken centurian Captain Tom Moore to its heart this week, but Barnsley had a heartwarming tale of its own as it was revealed that a 92 year old pensioner is defying Covid-19 and still continuing to do his own shoplifting despite the lockdown. Sid Clunge from Wombwell did his first term