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Jayne Dowle's articles focus primarily on local government and politics, as well as home improvement and housing market trends. She also frequently writes opinion pieces. For pitches to Jayne, consider offering insights into local government policies or developments in the Barnsley area, or providing expert commentary on topics related to home improvements and the housing market in the UK.
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By: Jayne Dowle
At a university reunion last year, we got talking, as people of our generation do, about our parents and how they were bearing up in their eighties and even nineties. As the only northerner there - my friends and their families live in London, the Midlands and the South West - I was struck by the active and generally healthy lives a lot of these parents were enjoying, and the contrast I found with the parents of my friendship group here in South Yorkshire.
By: Jayne Dowle
Now that Andy Burnham has experienced for himself the perils of the Snake Pass, the major road carrying the A57 between Manchester and Sheffield, he can feel our South Yorkshire pain.
Preston is in a construction boom. But new residents are wondering whether they will ever get a railway station, schools, shops or pubs
By: Jayne Dowle
Blatant publicity stunt or a real opportunity to engage with ordinary people, Andy Burnham’s ‘cost of living tour’ around the country, starting this week, should deliver some home truths.
Purchasing somewhere to live for your off-to-uni offspring may seem like a sound investment. But there are hidden costs and challenges to consider
By: Jayne Dowle
The great architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner praised Crakehall Hall for its refined proportions and assured composition, remarking that the Grade II listed Georgian country house looked “competent and sensible”.
Imagine how it would feel to live in a town or city where you can just tuck your towel under your arm and take an outdoor dip when the sun is shining.
By: Jayne Dowle
As GCSE results come out today, should we stand by for another social media post from our prime minister fretting about “imposter syndrome”? I do hope not. Andy Burnham’s confession last week to having a “nerve settler” at a nearby pub before his Cambridge interview does not exactly inspire our young people with confidence.
By: Jayne Dowle
When it comes to social care, Andy Burnham’s heart is in the right place, but already his proposals for a national care service are failing to add up.
By: Jayne Dowle
The horrific death of seven people on the A66 in Cleveland makes sad mockery of politicians pontificating about young people and social media. When the last Labour Prime Minister announced his plan - to ban social media access for children under 16, covering TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and X, by spring 2027 - many cynics wondered just how enforceable this might be.
