× A NEW landmark heritage stone was unveiled in Cudworth last week to celebrate the area’s mining history.
The commemorative stone, funded by Cudworth Businesses and Community Together, is a project that’s been in the pipeline for a number of years since the Barnsley Road site - which used to house the public toilet building - was landscaped.
There will be an official opening of the area, dubbed St John’s Garden, in July - though the artwork is currently on view to residents passing by.
Chris Fox, chair of Cudworth Businesses and Community Together, said: “With St John’s Garden opening up we thought it would be good to put something there that is such a big part of Cudworth.
× A BUGLER is coming out of retirement to pay is respects to two centenarians who have died in the past week.
Paul Goose, 52, played The Last Post every night from March to December last year, and raised £10,00 for Barnsley Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit in the process.
He performed his last nightly rendition of the music on New Year’s Eve, but revealed he would pick up his instrument once more if the occasion called for it.
Today (February 2) Paul announced he would play once more in memory of two former soldiers.
Paul will play for Tom Hicks who died last Sunday aged 101.
× AN ex-soldier from Royston whose tireless work to help homeless veterans struggling to adjust to civilian life has been awarded an MBE for his charitable services.
Tom Wood, 60, of Grange Road, set up the charity - Help 4 Homeless Veterans - 11 years ago as he wanted to help ex-servicemen and women who happened to find themselves homeless for a variety of reasons.
The group went on to became a registered charity in England and Wales, and started to help those in need where they could.
Earlier this year they were honoured with the Queen’s Award for voluntary service - making the MBE Tom’s second award in 2020 alone.