SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Pity by Andrew McMillan review – men and memories in a Yorkshire pit town

The poet’s deft first novel conveys the personal and political pain felt by three generations in his home town

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024

Pity by Andrew McMillan review – an excavation of identity and collective memory

The poet’s debut novel explores Barnsley’s mining past and is at its sharpest on notions of community and renewed purpose

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Beyond cliche and condescension: we need new stories about ‘The North’

Barnsley-born poet and novelist Andrew Macmillan on the assumptions and misconceptions that shape our national narratives of the north of England – and the new authors covering fresh ground

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

Scooter rider dies after collision with ambulance near Barnsley

A man in his 30s has died after he was involved in a collision with an ambulance on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023

Scooter rider dies after crash with ambulance responding to 999 call

South Yorkshire Police said man, aged in his 30s, died after the crash in Barnsley on Friday night

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2023

Scooter driver dies after collision with ambulance in Barnsley

Police appeal for witnesses to incident in Hoylandswaine involving ambulance responding to emergency call

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023

Four arrested as missing 13 year-old girl found after major police search

Carmelle Hepi, who had travelled alone to London from Barnsley, was found by officers at an address in south west London

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

Four arrested as missing 13 year-old girl found after major police search

Carmelle Hepi, who had travelled alone to London from Barnsley, was found by officers at an address in south west London

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Girl, 13, found ‘safe and well’ by police as three bailed after kidnap arrests

A missing teenage girl who travelled from Barnsley by train before vanishing at a London house party has been found “safe and well” by police.

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023

Carmelle Hepi: missing 13-year-old girl found safe in London area

Schoolgirl from Barnsley disappeared after a house party in Peckham at the weekend

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023