A top cop has received a prestigious honour for over 20 years of community work in Coventry. Cornell Barnes MBE, known to his friends and colleagues as Barney, received the Good Citizen award from the ...

Barney Curley's legendary Yellow Sam gamble will be brought to life on television on Monday evening. 'Barney Curley: The Man Who Beat the Bookies' tells the story of how the trainer, who died earlier ...

One of the most popular beat bobbies in Coventry is hanging up his handcuffs after nearly three decades. Pc Cornell Barnes, affectionately known as Barney, has been pounding the streets of Hillfields ...

Barney Curley became one of the most famous racing gamblers not simply because he was capable of orchestrating a big coup but also by dint of his ability to beat the bookmakers on multiple occasions.