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TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘selfless’ former doctor at Barnsley Hospital after he died surrounded by his friends and family.
Dr John Bridson, 80, died of septicemia and bladder cancer just after midnight last Tuesday at his Wombwell home.
John worked at Barnsley Hospital as lead paediatrician from 1976 until he retired in 2000.
It wasn’t just residents across the borough who John helped - he was also worked in field hospitals during the Kosovo crisis and he helped to cure hypothyroidism in Albania.
His wife, 71-year-old Jenny, has previously spoke poignantly about his dementia diagnosis in 2014 - but admits they knew that something was wrong in the years leading up.
THEY say third time is a charm, but for one Silktone Couple six proved to be their lucky number as they finally made it down the aisle - after their weddin.
× MEMBERS of a number of trade unions paid their respects to those who have died at work in the last year by laying wreaths on Barnsley Town Hall’s steps.
Workers Memorial Day, on Wednesday, was perhaps more poignant than ever this time round following the Covid-19 pandemic - and Barnsley Trades Union Council (BTUC), alongside seven other trade unions, gathered in a socially-distanced manner to pay their respects.
The event, which is recognised internationally, was seen as a chance to send a message that health and safety protection at work must be recognised as a right for all - and that no-one should have to die to make a living.
× A SOCIALLY-distanced protest was held outside Barnsley Town Hall on Wednesday following the government’s budget announcement.
Three residents took to the town centre to help make their views known on the budget, which George Arthur, secretary of Barnsley Trades Union Council, says doesn’t provide the borough the support it needs.
He told the Chronicle: “Our message is quite simple - tax the wealthy.
“Tax those companies that have made huge amounts of money during the pandemic - I can’t understand why they’re not taxed as much as the stores in the town centre.
“We are concerned that so many areas like Barnsley have suffered enormously through Covid and the budget is not providing the necessary support.