Barnsley could face 'first outdoor smoking ban'.
Barnsley could be the first town in Britain to ban smoking outside pubs.
In a consultation document, entitled "Guidelines for street cafes", the council said it was considering banning smoking in outside licensed areas.
If customers are caught smoking outside three times, the premises could lose its licence.
The guidelines state: "As of April 1 the licensed cafe area will be a no-smoking area.
"It will be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that customers are witnessed to be smoking, then the licence will be revoked."
Barnsley councillor Roy Miller said the council was consulting with local businesses on the issue.
"We looked at the policy as we are receiving lots of applications for outside licensed areas.
"It is outside but it is a public space."
Pubwatch chairman Paul McNicholas, free-of-tie lessee at Durty O'Dwyers, said the proposed policy was "beyond a joke".
He said: "I would be prepared to take them all the way to court to fight this
"I have spent £9,000 on an outside area for smokers with awnings, furniture and heating.
"The outside are has really helped since the ban. Without it I'd be in trouble."
Federation of Licensed Victuallers Association chief executive Tony Payne said: "We will be seeking an urgent meeting with the council.
"They have not consulted with us on this policy and we usually hold regular meetings with Barnsley council.
"Does this count for people smoking when leaving shops?"
Morning Advertiser legal editor Peter Coulson said: "I think it might be a step too far to seek to impose outdoor smoking bans by means of bye laws."
He added: "Piled on top of the pub smoking ban, this would be the kiss of death for some premises."
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In a consultation document, entitled "Guidelines for street cafes", the council said it was considering banning smoking in outside licensed areas.
If customers are caught smoking outside three times, the premises could lose its licence.
The guidelines state: "As of April 1 the licensed cafe area will be a no-smoking area.
"It will be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that customers are witnessed to be smoking, then the licence will be revoked."
Barnsley councillor Roy Miller said the council was consulting with local businesses on the issue.
"We looked at the policy as we are receiving lots of applications for outside licensed areas.
"It is outside but it is a public space."
Pubwatch chairman Paul McNicholas, free-of-tie lessee at Durty O'Dwyers, said the proposed policy was "beyond a joke".
He said: "I would be prepared to take them all the way to court to fight this
"I have spent £9,000 on an outside area for smokers with awnings, furniture and heating.
"The outside are has really helped since the ban. Without it I'd be in trouble."
Federation of Licensed Victuallers Association chief executive Tony Payne said: "We will be seeking an urgent meeting with the council.
"They have not consulted with us on this policy and we usually hold regular meetings with Barnsley council.
"Does this count for people smoking when leaving shops?"
Morning Advertiser legal editor Peter Coulson said: "I think it might be a step too far to seek to impose outdoor smoking bans by means of bye laws."
He added: "Piled on top of the pub smoking ban, this would be the kiss of death for some premises."
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88 Barnsley council staff on £50,000+
Coun S J Webber, (Penistone Town Council) sent this letter to The Star.
A few home truths we presume.....
REPORTS into local authority management pay illustrates graphically how the local government gravy train has made several unscheduled and completely un-necessary stops in Barnsley over the past years.
Figures show that the number of BMBC staff paid more than £50,000 per annum has risen sharply from 15 to 88 over the period 1996-97 to 2006-07, with a total pay bill to these 88 members alone of just over £5.3 million (as a contrast, the adjacent Sheffield Council numbers have risen from 12 to 79 in the same period).
Looking at the figures in slightly more detail we see some startling differences: Barnsley has 88 such members for a population of 223,500 while Sheffield can manage with 79 for 525,800 residents; Harrogate, a much wealthier area, has 12 for its population of 157,800.
The cost per rate payer is thus £24.74 in Barnsley, £10.09 in Sheffield and £5.01 in Harrogate.
The Labour leadership in Barnsley tell us they are so short of cash that they cannot even manage to keep open much-needed care homes like Green Park House in Penistone, they cannot manage to keep the roads repaired or the drains cleared but they can overspend on the Civic Hall project by £7 million. They also have no difficulty spending £1.9 million on publicity – no doubt aimed at telling us how good they are at managing our money!
Barnsley ratepayers should be asking if this is value for money and indeed whether, in the light of BMBC's current financial position, this is not excessive in the extreme.
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A few home truths we presume.....
REPORTS into local authority management pay illustrates graphically how the local government gravy train has made several unscheduled and completely un-necessary stops in Barnsley over the past years.
Figures show that the number of BMBC staff paid more than £50,000 per annum has risen sharply from 15 to 88 over the period 1996-97 to 2006-07, with a total pay bill to these 88 members alone of just over £5.3 million (as a contrast, the adjacent Sheffield Council numbers have risen from 12 to 79 in the same period).
Looking at the figures in slightly more detail we see some startling differences: Barnsley has 88 such members for a population of 223,500 while Sheffield can manage with 79 for 525,800 residents; Harrogate, a much wealthier area, has 12 for its population of 157,800.
The cost per rate payer is thus £24.74 in Barnsley, £10.09 in Sheffield and £5.01 in Harrogate.
The Labour leadership in Barnsley tell us they are so short of cash that they cannot even manage to keep open much-needed care homes like Green Park House in Penistone, they cannot manage to keep the roads repaired or the drains cleared but they can overspend on the Civic Hall project by £7 million. They also have no difficulty spending £1.9 million on publicity – no doubt aimed at telling us how good they are at managing our money!
Barnsley ratepayers should be asking if this is value for money and indeed whether, in the light of BMBC's current financial position, this is not excessive in the extreme.
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LABOUR PROVE THAT THEY ARE THE PARTY OF HATE
BY KICKING BARNSLEY'S DISABLED WORKERS IN THE TEETH!
BARNSLEY'S disabled workforce was given a double blow yesterday by the news of two closures.
The occupational skills unit at the Bondfield Centre has been axed and the government has approved plans to shut Remploy's Dodworth furniture factory.
The Wombwell skills unit teaches horticultural, maintenance, metalwork and retail skills to people with learning disabilities. Most of its work will be handed over to other units.
The council and Primary Care Trust have admitted the relocation will cause distress, but maintain the move is for the overall good of the learning disability service.
Staff at the Bondfield Centre were too upset to talk about the changes. Bosses will ask 39 disabled workers on the Fall Bank industrial estate to move to Sheffield or accept help in finding work in mainstream employment.
Although Remploy says the debate is over, Barnsley West and Penistone MP, Mick Clapham is not prepared to give up yet.
He understands ministers may give a reprieve if turnover can be improved before the government's new funding regime begins in April. Mr Clapham said, "There is no guarantee but at least we have that window of opportunity."
Whilst Clapham's hate filled government is busy kicking the disabled in the teeth, Barnsley BNP believes that Remploy employees should be helped by this government not sacked. These people should be given credit as they have shown courage in overcoming their disabilities to lead useful working lives. Something that many welfare bums who have nothing wrong with them have never done in their lives!
BARNSLEY'S disabled workforce was given a double blow yesterday by the news of two closures.
The occupational skills unit at the Bondfield Centre has been axed and the government has approved plans to shut Remploy's Dodworth furniture factory.
The Wombwell skills unit teaches horticultural, maintenance, metalwork and retail skills to people with learning disabilities. Most of its work will be handed over to other units.
The council and Primary Care Trust have admitted the relocation will cause distress, but maintain the move is for the overall good of the learning disability service.
Staff at the Bondfield Centre were too upset to talk about the changes. Bosses will ask 39 disabled workers on the Fall Bank industrial estate to move to Sheffield or accept help in finding work in mainstream employment.
Although Remploy says the debate is over, Barnsley West and Penistone MP, Mick Clapham is not prepared to give up yet.
He understands ministers may give a reprieve if turnover can be improved before the government's new funding regime begins in April. Mr Clapham said, "There is no guarantee but at least we have that window of opportunity."
Whilst Clapham's hate filled government is busy kicking the disabled in the teeth, Barnsley BNP believes that Remploy employees should be helped by this government not sacked. These people should be given credit as they have shown courage in overcoming their disabilities to lead useful working lives. Something that many welfare bums who have nothing wrong with them have never done in their lives!
Council homes system shake-up
There are currently about 6,700 applications for re-housing - but only 1,200 empty council properties a year.
Thats the official figures quoted by Barnsley Council! The same council who insist we need even more imigrants!
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Thats the official figures quoted by Barnsley Council! The same council who insist we need even more imigrants!
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Labour about to block rail re-opening plans for the second time
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Last year, private rail company Translink, submitted plans to reopen the disused Sheffield to Manchester railway line over Woodhead in the Peak District, part of which runs within the boundaries of Barnsley. Translink are proposing to spend £159 million on relaying 35 miles of track creating a link between the M67 orbital motorway on the outskirts of Manchester and the M1 motorway at Tinsley, Sheffield. Translink intends to run a “piggyback” also known as a “rolling highway” service between the two points every 15 minutes in each direction. Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV’s) weighing up to 44 tonnes would arrive at the terminals and run straight onto simple flat wagons to be whisked across the Pennines at speeds of up to 100Km/h. Translink intend to charge hauliers £26 for each journey which is 20% cheaper than the same journey by road. Drivers could use their mandatory rest period travelling in the passenger/buffet coach. At the moment, some 26% or
58% in terms of car length equivalent of the vehicles using the Woodhead road is HGV traffic. This is causing enormous problems for the local communities along its length including high levels of pollution, dust and noise. Between 2000 and 2004 20 people have been killed on the road. Imagine what a difference this scheme could make by taking most of this HGV traffic off the road. The line has other advantages too. Established rail companies have already shown interest in using the line. There is currently no public transport between the major town of Barnsley and the city of Manchester and its airport. This line, connecting at Penistone, would provide this major link.
58% in terms of car length equivalent of the vehicles using the Woodhead road is HGV traffic. This is causing enormous problems for the local communities along its length including high levels of pollution, dust and noise. Between 2000 and 2004 20 people have been killed on the road. Imagine what a difference this scheme could make by taking most of this HGV traffic off the road. The line has other advantages too. Established rail companies have already shown interest in using the line. There is currently no public transport between the major town of Barnsley and the city of Manchester and its airport. This line, connecting at Penistone, would provide this major link.
Left: The new Woodhead tunnel opened in 1953. It was used mainly for carrying coal from Barnsley and for carrying steel and passengers from Sheffield to Manchester. On opening, it was part of the most modern electrified main line in Britain and still is the only rail tunnel on mainland Britain wide enough to carry modern HGV’s piggybacked onto rail wagons in a twin track configuration. It was closed in 1981 by a short sighted Tory government that failed to adapt the railways for the needs of the 21st century. Today, it lies abandoned under the moors but still remains in excellent structural condition as seen in this recent photo.
Rolling highways are not a new idea. Several have been operating successfully in Continental Europe for decades, notably in Alpine areas. The Swiss in particular have a political system that is based on popular referendums, similar to what the BNP are proposing for Britain. This has meant the politicians haven’t been able to betray their voters wishes to finding a method of taking long distance lorry movements off its overstretched Alpine roads that have similar environmental sensitivities to those of our own Peak District National Park area. In 2005, 65% of all HGV traffic travelling through Switzerland to and from neighbouring countries never actually touched Swiss tarmac! This is expected to rise much more with the opening of the new Gotthard rail tunnels next year.
Right: HGVs are whisked through the Swiss Alps on a rolling road whilst drivers rest in the 
passenger/buffet coach. The system uses one tenth of the fuel that would be used if HGVs made the same journey by road and because the trains are hauled by electric traction, the highly populated Alpine towns suffer no airborne pollution and very little noise.
Whilst Continental Europe have been racing ahead over the last 30 years building brand new high speed passenger and freight lines, Barnsley Patriot has learned that the Translink project is already running into the same old political dogma that our lack-lustre politicians threw at Continental Railways plans to re-open the line only a few years ago. Whilst both of these schemes would have been completely self financing with no input from the taxpayer, the only thing our backward looking Labour politicians have done is invented excuses why the line cannot have permission to be rebuilt. Apparently they are worried that if the scheme fails, they will have to cough up some cash, yet they are, at the same time, set to spend £Billions of tax payers money on a secret agenda to drive a motorway through the Peak District National Park and to widen the M1 by up to 10 Lanes! On 6 June 1997, Labour, Transport Secretary, John Prescott, said: "I will have failed if in five years time there are not... far fewer journeys by car. It's a tall order but I urge you to hold me to it." by June 2002, car traffic was up by 7%. Between 1992 and 2002 the number of HGVs over 25 tonnes using our road network increased by over 45%. Add to this the fact the volume of goods carried by rail in 2001 was 5% less than it was in 1972, and a good explanation develops as to why our road network is struggling to cope with the amount of traffic using it.
Mark Kaye
RETURN TO BARNSLEY NATIONALISTS
Barnsley MP and Unite against Fascism Speaker helps local Drug Dealer!
Out of luck: Lotto winner Philip Walker was jailed for 15 years A BARNSLEY MP has asked the Home Office if two Barnsley men imprisoned in Malta for drug trafficking can be repatriated to serve their sentences in the UK.Barnsley West and Penistone MP Michael Clapham has made the request after meeting relatives of the men. Philip Walker, aged 38, a former £200,000 lottery winner was jailed for 15 years in 2002 on the Mediterranean holiday island. Walker, of St Helen's Street, Elsecar, a father of two, was found guilty of plotting to deal in cocaine and possessing 229 grams of cocaine with intent to traffic.
Father of three, Steven Caddick from Worsbrough, who was on holiday with Walker at the time of their arrest, was also found guilty and sentenced to 13 years. After a subsequent appeal Walker’s sentence was reduced by three years and Caddick's by two.
Mr Clapham said the terms of the sentence were that- half of it should be served in Malta before they could be repatriated to a British jail. Mr Clapham said: "Their relatives want them repatriated as soon as possible. They are saying that their request for an earlier repatriation was turned down without explanation. I have now asked for clarification of this decision and if it is possible for them to be returned to the UK as soon as possible to serve their sentences in a British jail which will make it easier for relatives to visit them."
Comment:
This demonstrates how sick and twisted Labour MP's really are. Many Barnsley people have been mugged, beaten up and have had their houses burgled because of drug addicts trying to feed their habit. But drug dealers need not be worried, because your local Labour sicko will try to make sure your prison sentence is as comfortable as possible! The people of Barnsley don't want these people here. At least the BNP offer an effective alternative. The problem will be solved in an instant by bringing back the death penalty for drug dealers! There will be no drugs on the streets then!
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