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My daughter was born and brought up in Sheffield 5, but when she married she bought a house in Hoyland Common, because they were much cheaper than in Sheffield. She would never consider moving back, even if you paid her. She loves it there, her children go to Hoyland Primary School and they love it. It is a brilliant school and has many extra curricular activities which they join in.

 

My daughter says she lives in a community and she is right, she knows her neighbours, one of who is housebound so she pops round every day to see if she needs shopping and 3 days a week she cooks an extra evening meal and takes it round to her.

 

If they go away the neighbours watch the house and keep an eye on pets and things and she returns the favour. I on the other hand live in Sheffield and have lived in this house for 12 years and do not know my neighbours names. I can identify them by their screams and foul language at 2am most mornings, and next door she has 2 children I have only ever heard them referred to by bad language I don't know their proper names.

 

So yes go to Barnsley I certainly would if I had the chance.

 

You see, youre saying your daughter lived in Hoyland which was nice, then you lived in sheffield which isnt/wasnt. You're specific with the positive experiences and generalized with the negative. I've lived in Sheffield for 20 years and not only do I know all my neighbours names, we all know each others birthdays and sometime car share shopping etc.

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Barnsley is a cultural and sporting mecca, and not just blokes in flat caps sporting taches either...

 

The rivera of the north? no that would be Donny but Barnsley comes a close second.

 

Coming from Barnsley means you're pretty much a great person aswell.

 

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Well this could go on forever i suppose...theres good and bad areas where we all live.....my brother lives in the S20 area..quietish place..you think they would be no hassle...turns out some bloke a few years ago was sent down for kiddie porn :rant: you wouldnt believe, family man too...like i say you just dont know who youre living next too.

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Well this could go on forever i suppose...theres good and bad areas where we all live.....my brother lives in the S20 area..quietish place..you think they would be no hassle...turns out some bloke a few years ago was sent down for kiddie porn :rant: you wouldnt believe, family man too...like i say you just dont know who youre living next too.

 

Barnsley's MP got sent down a year ago for fiddling, money not kids.

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Barnsley's MP got sent down a year ago for fiddling, money not kids.

 

yes youre right but all mps do that..its in their job description :rolleyes:just look at the fiasco in parliament with the claiming taxes debate...so barnsley mps are no different to any other...and im sure they have been done for fiddling in sheffield too

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yes youre right but all mps do that..its in their job description :rolleyes:just look at the fiasco in parliament with the claiming taxes debate...so barnsley mps are no different to any other...and im sure they have been done for fiddling in sheffield too

 

And I'm sure you're wrong. Only a handful of MPs or ex-MPs went to prison and none were from Sheffield. Most of them were on the fiddle admittedly but only a few went to prison. Co-incidentally Illsley was originally from very near to where the OP is thinking of moving to.

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