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Galaxy FM’s Hirsty gets his Christmas wish |
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 Galaxy FM DJ Hirsty has been granted his Christmas wish of turning on Barnsley’s Christmas lights.
He will assist Mayor of Barnsley Cllr Ken Sanderson at the event which takes place today in the town centre Wednesday, 19 November, from 4pm.
Listeners to Hirsty’s Daily Dose breakfast show will already be aware of his long-running ambition to switch on the town’s Christmas lights, as a proud Barnsley lad. Barnsley Council let the genie out of the bottle this week, and the news was received with much excitement from the DJ.
Joining Hirsty at the switch-on will be girl band The Saturdays, who are currently gracing the UK singles chart with Up. There will also be plenty of family entertainment including appearances from another famous Barnsley face, Sam Nixon and his band, members of the Barnsley FC squad, X Factor entrants Alan Turner, Sondelle Whittaker and Jeff Patterson and Lamproom panto star Paul Shane.
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Restoring Orgreave so what happens next? |
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 Residents living in the vicinity of one of Rotherham's biggest restoration projects are being asked for their views on the latest development proposals for the site.
The next stages in the restoration of the former Orgreave opencast mining site, which sits on the border of both Rotherham and Sheffield, will be discussed at four public meetings held in four villages in the next few weeks.
The public is invited to attend the meetings to discuss the following planning applications and proposals for the 279-acre site:
- The proposed Waverley new community planning application (RB2008/1372) comprising 3,890 new dwellings, two primary schools, pubs, bars, restaurants, shops, a health centre, a community centre, gym, hotel and a combined heat and power generation plant.
- The planning application (RB2008/1695) by Helical Governetz to develop offices and a hotel.
- The proposed public transport interchange and 'park and ride' facility for 1,000 vehicles. A planning application for this is currently being progressed.
- The proposed new Waverley Link Road.
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Turf-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion! |
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 Work on the £21-million Cudworth and West Green bypass is now underway.
To mark this event officially Barnsley Mayor Cllr Ken Sanderson joined Cudworth ward councillors Charlie Wraith, Joe Hayward and Steve Houghton for a turf-cutting ceremony.
Also present were representatives from Barnsley Council’s Highways and Engineering service, who were involved in the development of the scheme, and the contractor Leeds-based VHE Construction Plc.
Construction is expected to take 18 months. When complete the 5.2km bypass will reduce the amount of traffic, particularly heavy goods vehicles, using the A628 through Cudworth.
The scheme will also improve access to vital employment sites in the area.
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London beckons Rotherhams' Roscar winners |
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 Talented young people from four Rotherham schools who picked up prizes at this year’s Roscars (Rotherham Oscars) are continuing their quest for stardom and heading to the bright lights of London, for the finals of the National Film and Animation Awards.
Students from Dinnington Comprehensive, Oakwood Comprehensive (with support from CLC@Rawmarsh), East Dene Junior School and a team called 'Owlets' wowed the judges in this year’s Roscars with their entries of: ‘Eggy Thump’ - the adventures of an animated model super hero; ‘Big Bob Little Bob’ a digital animation showing the interaction between two characters;
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