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Elsecar Heritage Centre joins Heritage Open Days with free talks and exhibition

Elsecar Heritage Centre is taking part in Heritage Open Days with a programme of free talks and performances, plus an RSPB Old Moor exhibition tracing the Dearne Valley's shift from industry to wildlife conservation.

September 11, 2026Barnsley

Featured Society South Yorkshire

9/11 transformed our relationship with news – and laid the groundwork for today’s crisis of trust

Following the 9/11 attacks, many US journalists set aside traditional ideals of objectivity and impartiality, embracing patriotic coverage that reflected widespread public support for the state. That changed the global news industry.

September 11, 2026Sheffield

Society South Yorkshire

Rotherham Council’s local spending rises to over £122m, new report shows

Rotherham Council's annual local spending has risen to more than £122 million, up from £44.8 million in 2019/20, according to its latest Social Value Report, due before Cabinet on Monday 14 September.

September 10, 2026Rotherham

Barnsley Council's Adult Skills and Community Learning (ASCL) service

Society South Yorkshire

Barnsley’s adult learning service moves to new Gateway Plaza home

Barnsley Council's Adult Skills and Community Learning service moves to a new town centre base at Gateway Plaza on Monday 14 September, joining other employment and skills services under one roof.

September 8, 2026Barnsley

Environment Featured South Yorkshire

Barnsley Council leader calls for review of climate and net zero commitments

Barnsley Council leader Cllr William Brown has ordered a full review of the authority's climate and net zero work, and says he wants the council to formally withdraw its Climate Emergency Declaration and associated targets.

September 8, 2026Barnsley

Featured South Yorkshire Wellbeing

Sheffield study finds no/lo beer drinkers pay more due to smaller pack sizes

A University of Sheffield study has found that no/lo alcohol beer drinkers save far less money than standard beer buyers, largely because no/lo products are rarely sold in the large multipacks that offer regular drinkers the biggest discounts.

September 7, 2026Sheffield

Featured History South Yorkshire

Sheffield honours Cecil Paine, pioneer of penicillin’s first therapeutic use

A new plaque at the University of Sheffield's Jessop Building honours Cecil George Paine, the pathologist who in 1930 became the first person to successfully use penicillin to treat human infection.

September 7, 2026Sheffield

Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility

Featured Science South Yorkshire

Sheffield scientists among those probing unexplained dark matter signal

An unexplained signal picked up by the world's most sensitive dark matter experiment could mark a major breakthrough, according to analysis involving University of Sheffield researchers — though the result falls short of the statistical threshold needed to confirm a discovery.

September 3, 2026Sheffield

The free-to-attend Rope Women exhibition

Featured History South Yorkshire

Sheffield exhibition tells story of UK’s first all-women outdoor circus troupe

A free University of Sheffield exhibition, Rope Women, tells the story of Skinning the Cat, the UK's first all-women outdoor aerial circus company, co-curated by founder Rebecca Truman and running until 13 December.

September 3, 2026Sheffield

Society South Yorkshire

Rotherham consults on new powers to tackle poor rented housing standards

Rotherham Council is consulting residents, tenants, landlords and letting agents on new plans for enforcing housing standards in privately rented homes, with the consultation open until Thursday 8 October.

September 1, 2026Rotherham