Dunford Parish Council is setting up an action group amid calls to shut down the R Plevin wood recycling plant in Crow Edge, scene of two self-combusting fires in chippings in recent weeks. At a [...]

Sadly, Libby Driscoll, the local singer/songwriter who was due to appear on Sleeve Notes this week, has had to cancel due to ill health. She will be joining Ian France in a couple of weeks, [...]

An investigation is under way after a man died from injuries at the R Plevin wood recycling plant at Crow Edge, near Penistone. South Yorkshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive are examining the [...]

Young entrepreneurs from Penistone will be honoured at a special event at the Paramount on Monday July 7. Penistone Business Group is hosting a prize-giving event to celebrate the local youngsters who took part in [...]

Healthwatch Barnsley are taking part in Healthwatch England’s Special Inquiry into unsafe discharge from hospital.  The problem is a national one and Healthwatch Barnsley do have evidence of it happening here in Barnsley & Penistone too. [...]

Barnsley planners are recommending approval for the development of 139 new homes off Hartcliff Road in Penistone. They are also backing three other schemes totalling 29 homes in Penistone and Ingbirchworth and conversion of the [...]

We are looking to bolster our live daytime output by recruiting volunteers who are available weekday mornings. Full training will be given, class room based initially then on a one to one mentor basis. If you [...]

Penistone FM was in attendance at an event in Barnsley town centre, showcasing a wide range of volunteering opportunities across the area. If you are interested in volunteering with Penistone FM have a look here [...]

The Crow Edge wood fire is now out, South Yorkshire Fire Service say. But concerns about  site remain. They say that with large amounts of wood still on the site, and the potential of ‘hot [...]

Here are some pictures from the 2014 parade & gala

There are no reports of ill effects on the public from the fire at a wood recycling plant near Penistone, according to Public Health England. But officials say people should continue to avoid smoke from [...]