Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England lying on the River Dearne, approximately twenty kilometres north of Sheffield. It is Commonly referred to as "The Tarn" by many of its residents. It is between junctions 36 and 37 of the M1 motorway and has a railway station served by the Hallam and Penistone Lines. It is the main town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley and boasts a professional Football team Barnsley Football Club. It has three MPs: Eric Illsley for Barnsley Central, Michael Clapham for Barnsley West and Penistone and Jeff Ennis for Barnsley East and Mexborough. They are all members of the Labour Party. The town itself has a population of just over 72,000 and the borough of around 223,500. The motto of Barnsley is the Latin 'Spectemur Acendo', which means 'Judge Us by Our Actions', and can seen on its coat of arms. The Barnsley coat of arms commemorates local industries of coal mining and glass production, both of which have died out. The main part of Barnsley town centre was constructed during the 1960s and like other town centres now looks dated. The area around Cheapside and May Day Green, known as the metropolitan centre which is home to the markets as well as many high street retailers such as Marks & Spencer, WH Smith, HMV, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone, Boots, and The Body Shop, is due to be demolished in early 2008 to make way for a new retail and leisure development. The Alhambra centre, which was opened in 1991 houses retailers such as Next, Woolworths, Primark and TK Maxx. Other prominent areas are Queen Street where Marks and Spencer and stores such as Topshop, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins are located, Market Street, Eldon Street and The Arcade, which houses most of the independent and designer retailers in Barnsley. Barnsley also has a large concentration of pubs and bars in the town centre. The former Odeon cinema has recently been reopened as Parkway Cinema.Just outside the town centre are a number of large retail units, retail parks and supermarkets, which include Asda, Morrisons, PC World, Currys, MFI, Halfords, and B&Q. More on Barnlsey 

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