21st century
2000 - 'Billy Eliot' voted 'Best Film of the Year'.
Pete Postlethwaite, actor, unveils new regeneration monument at Grimethorpe. Barnsley selected by Yorkshire Forward as a 'Renaissance town'. Barnsley FC play in one of last games at Wembley, Division One play-off final.

2002 - The Re-Making of Barnsley project underway: Will Alsop's vision of a 'Tuscan Hill Town' complete with halo.

2004 - Revived Miners' gala in Locke Park, commemorating 20th anniversary of 1984/85 strike

2006 - Barnsley's Living Landmark Big Lottery Bid is submitted....                                                            
                                                         
National/International Events:
2001 - Terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York
2003 - Allied Invasion of Iraq