Metropolitan local authority in South Yorkshire serving a population of approximately 228,000. Delivering a diverse range of public services including development, environment, culture, adults and chi...
Metropolitan local authority in South Yorkshire serving a population of approximately 228,000. Delivering a diverse range of public services including development, environment, culture, adults and children's services. The borough is bisected by the M1 motorway; it is rural to the west, and largely urban/industrial to the east. 68% of Barnsley's 32,863 hectares is green belt and 9% is National Park. Barnsley has a lot to offer - the highest private sector job growth in the UK, affordable property, great links to the outdoors and cities alike, and a transforming town centre. Our town centre regeneration scheme is well underway - you can find out more at www.theglassworksbarnsley.com Barnsley Council is changing: By focusing on our customers, developing innovation in service delivery and evolving our commercial thinking we are on course to become a high performing and sustainable Future Council. We were proud to be shortlisted as a finalist for the 2015/16 Council of the Year. In October 2016 we won the prestigious award for Local Authority of the Year at the Insider Yorkshire Property Industry Awards and our Enterprising Barnsley business development team also won the Driving Growth Award, LGC Awards 2016. In November 2017 we were delighted to be named winners in 'Excellence in Leadership and Management' at the Investors in People Awards 2017.