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Barnsley

American  
[bahrnz-lee] / ˈbɑrnz li /

noun

  1. a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.


Barnsley British  
/ ˈbɑːnzlɪ /

noun

  1. an industrial town in N England, in Barnsley unitary authority, South Yorkshire. Pop: 71 599 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 220 200 (2003 est). Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)

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When he was described as "disrespectful" last month by Barnsley boss Conor Hourihane for attempting a backheel in his own box that led to a mistake and goal for the League One side, Szoboszlai spoke up to defend himself.

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"It's kinda surreal still," Cunnah said, reflecting on the emotional, tearful moment he knocked on the door of his birth father's home in Barnsley, Yorkshire.

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Cunnah "made a beeline" for Manchester, hired a car and drove to Barnsley, where Hanna lives.

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Barnsley saw a drop of nine percentage points, while both Whittington Health and Epsom and St Helier NHS trusts experienced falls of around five percentage points.

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Epsom and St Helier cited the introduction of a new electronic patient record system which disrupted services, while Barnsley said staff shortages and an increase in cancer referrals which had to be prioritised ahead of planned treatments had caused problems.

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