Crush victims remembered with plaque

MEMORIAL: Anthony Baker. CHILDREN’S lives which were tragically lost more than a century ago in Barnsley town centre’s Public Hall disaster will be remembered tomorrow (Friday) when a plaque in their honour is unveiled. Part of the Barnsley Civic’s restoration – which used to be known as the Public Hall …

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Medal haul for karate clubs

Martial artists from Barnsley have been busy with competitions taking place in Sheffield and London recently. There was a big medal haul at the British International Karate Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Steph Hudson took home a gold in para kata for the blind and visually impaired. Shoany Hudson …

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Driver jailed after death of teenager in car park

SUSSEX POLICE Leonie Grace Jones was killed in a car park in Gossops Green, near Crawley A man has been jailed for six years for causing the death by dangerous driving of an 18-year-old woman in a car park. Leonie Grace Jones was killed in the Gossops Green area in …

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Ellie Simmonds launches extra-petite clothing brand

Dewey Ellie Simmonds says finding well-fitting clothes has always been a challenge Ex Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds has helped launch a new fashion label for people 5ft (1.52m) tall and under. The former Strictly star, from Aldridge near Walsall, said she had been inspired to act after struggling to find …

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