For months now, we have been deprived of collections of green wheely bin garden waste. This has forced us to learn how to compost, or find legally innovative ways to dispose of our grass cuttings. The recent rains have created an abundance of the stuff […]
Many of us have been wondering what the banging was a few weeks ago. It is difficult to identify the actual cause without the forensic guys stepping in but maybe it was……. Most of us when thinking about deer think of Bambi, rutting Stags or […]
Good news! With effect from Monday, June 1, SYPTE ( South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive – you can see why they use an acronym) ) have reintroduced the bus service through Burghwallis. Buses are running every half hour during the day, Monday to Saturday, as […]
You may have come across a team of Yorkshire Water chaps down Stoney Croft Lane. There be a blockage in the sewer line! Speculation abounds, was it a build up of the thousands of loo rolls we have all been buying during the initial panic […]
George Klaiber (96) George was born in London where his dad was a cabbie. Indeed George recalled how as a child he would sit on an orange box in the luggage compartment of the old taxis as his dad drove him around. It was a […]
It is a great pleasure to see the splendour of spring in its full glory. Take a leisurely “walk” around the village in the video. A video walk around the old part of Burghwallis filmed during spiring of 2020
The village flag has today been lowered to mark the passing of George Klaiber, a long time resident of the village. It will remain down for 7 days in line with the Parish Council policy. Further information will be published as it becomes available, though, […]
As we all endure the effects of the lockdown, siege or circuit breaker; the description depending on which country you live in, there are signs in Burghwallis that spring is indeed sprung. This good news is this ‘spring’ has nothing to do with a fly […]
Whilst we are trying to keep reasonably fit walking in open spaces and maintaining social distancing there are times when this can be a squeeze. The Pig factory planning application raised the issue of where large lorries can squeeze over to allow passing traffic along […]
Doncaster Council has launched a Community Hub in response to the COVID-19 crisis, to ensure the most vulnerable people across the borough will be supported during the coming weeks. Doncaster Community Hub, is a partnership between Doncaster Council, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust (DCLT), Age UK and […]