A car crash in Worksop which left a passenger seriously injured resulted in a teenager being stripped of his licence, and another driver being forced to pay out more than £400 in fines and costs.

The collision between the two cars on Claylands Avenue in February was almost head-on, magistrates in Mansfield were told this week.

Matthew James Wright, 18, of Kenley Close, Worksop admitted driving without due care and attention, while Christopher Jacobs, 46, of Gateford Close, Worksop, admitted breaking the speed limit and having a worn tyre.

Outlining the case for the crown prosecution service, Rosemary Wilde told the court that Wright had been driving with his girlfriend in a Mazda 323 and was heading to McDonald’s with friends, who were driving a Vauxhall Corsa.

The court was told how Wright had been spotted overtaking the Corsa shortly before the crash.

Meanwhile, Jacobs had been in his X-type Jaguar and was taking two work colleagues to buy food during their break.

The two vehicles collided near to the junction with Stadium Close with the Jaguar rebounding into fencing before coming to rest.

One of the passengers in the Jaguar spent two weeks in hospital and needed surgery to multiple facial fractures. He also suffered a punctured lung and loss of hearing.

Both drivers received injuries including a chipped bone in his arm for Wright.

Crash investigation experts found that Jacobs had been driving between 50 and 60mph on a 30mph stretch at the time of impact.

With both defendants representing themselves, Jacobs told magistrates that he had no recollection of leaving work, but says he was told by a police officer that even if he had been travelling within the speed limit, the accident would still have occured.

He added: “I can’t believe I was doing that speed, but obviously I was.

“I do a lot of driving and never had an accident. I think I’m a good driver and responsible.”

Wright asked the magistrates to be lenient, saying that because he was classed as a new driver, if he was given six or more penalty points he would automatically have his licence revoked.

This would then lead to him losing his job as a landscape gardener in York, to which he drives each day.

Following deliberations, the magistrates chose to give him nine penalty points and made him pay £343 in fines and costs.

One said: “Your actions were quite unbelievable. You are a young driver and feel you were reckless.”

Jacobs was ordered to pay £405 in fines and costs and was handed six penalty points.

Commenting on the speed he was driving, the magistrates said: “It’s extremely serious, and you have been very lucky it did not result in a death.”

Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing 16-year-old girl from the Worksop area.

Roxanne Wilcox was last seen at Doncaster Train Station at about 3.30pm on September 2.

She was due to be picked up at the same station later that day but did not turn up.

Roxanne is is described as 5ft 5ins tall, with long, red hair which has been dyed purple and a nose piercing.

She was wearing black leggings, a black t-shirt with a picture of gold trainers on the front and a black, zip up jacket.

If you have seen Roxanne or know where she might be, contact police on 101.

Fly-tipping is on the rise on our streets, racking up a bill of hundreds of thousands of pounds to taxpayers.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that incidents of illegally dumping waste have increased for the last three years across the district, with the total cost to Bassetlaw District Council more than £200,000.

Between 2012-2015 there have been 3,331 incidents reported - with only three prosecutions.

Coun Julie Leigh, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “It is extremely disheartening to see that the number of fly-tipping incidents across our district is on the rise.

“The council takes illegal fly-tipping extremely seriously and has put in place measures to deal with fly-tippers. However, these measures do not simply begin and end with the number of prosecutions that are taken through the courts.”

The FOI by the Press Association was sent to more than 200 local authorities across the country, which provided information from the past three financial years.

The figures show that there were 897 incidents of fly-tipping in 2012/2013 in Bassetlaw, at a cost of £59,788, with three prosecutions.

In 2013/2014, there were 1.082 incidents, costing £67,503, with zero prosecutions.

And in 2014/2015, there were 1.352 incidents, to the cost of £77,452, with zero prosecutions.

The total cost over the last three years is £204,743.

Coun Leigh added: “In order to secure a criminal prosecution we rely on evidence being submitted by residents or on evidence captured by covert surveillance equipment such as mobile CCTV.

“Should the necessary evidence be gathered we will pursue a prosecution and/or recover the cost of clearing up the dumped waste. Since April this year we have pursued more than 10 individuals in cases such as these.”

Bassetlaw MP John Mann said: “The more people who are prosecuted the better. Fly-tipping is a real blight on our community. Where there are prosecutions I strongly encourage the naming and shaming of those involved.”

A 16-year-old Worksop teenager who had been reported missing was found safe and well last night.

Roxanne Wilcox, who had been reported missing from Doncaster Train Station on September 2.

A Notts Police spokesman said: “Thank you to everyone who helped by sharing our appeal to find her through local media.”

The Worksop air is usually filled with a million different mysterious odours.

From the smell of sizzling burgers wafting down Bridge Street to the foul stench off the Ryton on a warm day.

There’s also that weird glue-like odour on certain days and the stink of manure on some distant fields or other occasionally.

But there’s one smell my nostrils are picking up more and more as I take the air on Worksop’s streets.

It’s a smell familiar to anyone who has been within a few hundred yards of a university hall of residence.

That pungent, unmistakeable whiff of cannabis.

Every few doorways I pass, every car park and certainly every congregation of sallow youths wandering past seems to reek of the stuff. Has Worksop legalised drugs without telling anyone? Are we defying the central government like Colorado?

Are we the new Amsterdam without the windmills, tulips and cloggs? It’s a smell now as commonplace as fag smoke or BO as you wander down the street.

Day or night, spring, summer, autumn or winter, it doesn’t seem to matter.

The other day I spotted some young scroats puffing away on their Jamaican woodbines in the middle of the day at a bus stop without a care in the world.

This is hardly the place for a discussion on whether cannabis should be legal or not - I just don’t want to be inhaling it on the way to the bookies, or even worse the doctor’s.

Grundi is also getting worried about losing his svelte physique from attacks of the munchies simply by going for a walk.

No wonder this town has such a problem with obesity, and Burger King are suddenly so keen to open a restaurant here.

Though on the plus side, I have been chuckling a lot more to myself recently...

Bassetlaw MP John Mann claimed more than £177,000 in expenses during 2014-2015, new figures show.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority published the data on Thursday.

Mr Mann said: “I was the first MP to call for there to be openness and transparency with MPs’ expenses. I welcome that this information is published and that it is easy to access and view.”

A full breakdown of the the figures claimed by the Labour MP is below:

Accommodation: £10,751.20

Miscellaneous expenses: £60.00

Office costs: £20,666.53

Staffing: £138,231.99

Travel: £7,518.83

Total: £177,228.55

Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh claimed more than £130,000 in expenses in 2014-2015, new figures show.

The data was published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority on Thursday.

A full breakdown of the Conservative MP’s claims is below:

Accommodation £206.90

Office costs £3,628.77

Staffing £122,662.00

Travel £6,177.46

Total £132,675.13

Worksop families who have a spare room in their homes should step up to house refugees fleeing war-torn Syria, John Mann MP has said this week.

The Bassetlaw MP also stated that he would be willing to house a refugee family and called on Bassetlaw Council to launch an appeal encouraging residents to welcome struggling refugees into their homes.

Mr Mann said: “If there is a shortage of housing for refugees, it will be down to families with a spare room to help out.

“Should that prove to be the case, the council should launch an appeal and I will be one of those who steps up to house a family.”

Blyth vicar Kate Bottley, who appears on Channel 4’s Gogglebox, also pledged to help a family in need.

She posted on Twitter: “Dear Mr Cameron, I’ve got room for four people for as long as they need it, and before you say it, yes it kind of is that simple.”

The county’s neighbouring regions of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire have already announced plans to ‘immediately’ open their doors to refugees seeking asylum.

Derbyshire County Council leader Anne Western said the county would again be willing to act as a reception centre for refugees as it did during the Kosovan crisis in 1999.

Though it is currently unclear what part Bassetlaw will play in assisting with the refugee crisis, Bassetlaw Council leader Simon Greaves said the council was ‘willing to provide the assistance it could to help’.

Mr Greaves said: “The refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East is truly horrendous.

“The Home Office has written to a number of authorities in the area including Bassetlaw, as they look to determine locations that are suitable for new asylum dispersal areas.

“This work is being assisted and co-ordinated by East Midlands councils in conjunction with the Home Office.

“Working with other Notts authorities and the Home Office, Bassetlaw is willing to provide what assistance it can to help tackle this humanitarian crisis.”

Notts County Council leader Alan Rhodes said he hoped the county would ‘play its part’ in welcoming displaced refugees .

Mr Rhodes said: “No-one can fail to have been touched by the plight of the people fleeing Syria and our hearts go out to all those people affected.

“We are awaiting full details from the Government about the role local councils can play in meeting the national commitment in the resettlement of those affected.”

Blyth vicar Kate Bottley returns to our screens tonight as series six of Gogglebox gets underway.

The popular family programme, which started in 2013, will air at 9pm on Channel 4.

The format of the show involves families around the country sat on their sofas watching the box throughout the week.

Reverend Kate, who is vicar for churches in Blyth, Scrooby and Ranskill, will once again feature with her husband Graham and dog Buster.

Her dog Buster even has his own Twitter profile, ‘Buster Bottley’, with over 6,000 followers. Today his account said: “Guess who’s back, back again, Buster’s back, tell a friend #Gogglebox.”

New figures have been released showing the expense claims of local MPs for hotels, travel, office and staffing costs during the last year.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority published the data on Thursday.

Mansfield MP Alan Meale claimed a total of £166,242.51 and Ashfield MP Gloria De Piero claimed £136,905.08.

Bassetlaw MP John Mann put in an expense claim of £177,228.55 for 2014/15, while Sherwood MP Mark Spencer spent £130,855.66 and

Meanwhile, Bolsover MP Dennis Skinner claimed just £67,927.77.

Here is a summary of claims made by each local MP in 2014/15.

Mansfield MP Sir Alan Meale, Labour: Accommodation £4,807.85, office costs £20,651.34, staffing £122,360.11, travel £18,423.21; total: £166,242.51.

Ashfield MP Gloria De Piero, Labour: Accommodation £18,916.26, office costs £13,807.71, staffing £100,336.36, travel £3,844.75; total: £136,905.08.

Sherwood MP Mark Spencer, Conservative: Accommodation £7,950.00, office Costs £15,406.68, staffing £102,244.53, travel £5,254.45; total:£130,855.66.

Bolsover MP Dennis Skinner, Labour: Accommodation £4,391.69, office Costs £494.07, staffing £57,319.76, travel £5,722.25; total:£67,927.77.

Bassetlaw MP John Mann, Labour: Accommodation £10,751.20, miscellaneous expenses £60.00, office costs £20,666.53, staffing £138,231.99, travel £7,518.83, total: £177,228.55.

Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry, Conservative: accommodation £20,537.06, office costs £21,691.57, staffing £133,503.10, travel £5,322.04, total: £181,053.77.

Nottingham North MP Graham Allen, Labour: Accommodation £8,823.03, office costs £21,226.22, staffing £138,600.00, travel £7,992.03, total: £176,641.28.

MOTORING

Nicholas Denis Ellison, of Kelham Road, Newark on Trent. Speeding. Fined £235, £23 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with five points.

Job Alexander Winfield, 23, of Swinderby Close, Newark on Trent. Speeding. Fined £260, £26 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with six points.

Colin Smith, 20, of Cottingham Drive, Lincoln. Car headlamp not working. Fined £500, £50 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

Travis Peter Arber, 18, of Main Street, Lincoln. Driving while using a mobile phone. Fined £50, £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and licence endorsed with three points.

THEFT

Shane Terrence Uden, 41, of Ropery Road, Gainsborough. Stole cosmetics and razor blades. Discharged conditionally for 12 months, £15 victim surcharge, £35 costs and £180 criminal court charges.

DRUGS

Lisa Dunn, 34, of Princess Street, Lincoln. Possession of Mephodrome. Discharged conditionally for six months, £15 victim surcharge and £180 criminal court charges.

ALCOHOL

Aleksander Stanislaw Wielgosz, 40, of Russell Street, Lincoln. Driving under the influence of alcohol. Fined £340, £34 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 criminal court charges and disqualified for 22 months.

Anthony Lee Manson, 36, of Louisberg Road, Hemswell. Failed to provide a breath test. Fined £100, £20 victim surcharge, £150 costs and licence endorsed with 10 points.

DAMAGE

Christopher David Barton, 24, of Queen Mary Road, Lincoln. Damaged a car window. Fined £110, £120 compensation, £20 victim surcharge, £45 costs and £150 criminal court charges.

A Worksop pub has been chosen as one of the county’s favourite places to enjoy a drink after being shortlisted in one of the top six categories at this year’s Nottinghamshire Best Bar None awards.

The Ashley Hotel, Carlton Road, received Best Bar None status after demonstrating that the pub is safe, responsible, well operated and complies with relevant legislation.

The Hungry Horse pub has now been shortlisted for the Suburban Chain Venue award, which will be announced at the awards ceremony on Monday, October 26.

Marc McGuigan, business unit director for Hungry Horse, said: “It is fantastic that the team at The Ashley has been acknowledged for its hard work. All of our pubs take pride in being family-friendly, welcoming and part of their local community and the Best Bar None awards recognise and reward these qualities.”

Charles Blakemore, who manages the pub with his wife Joanne, added: “It is great that the Ashley is now an accredited Best Bar None pub but we would also absolutely love to win the Suburban Chain Venue award and are asking all the people of Worksop to show support for their local by voting for us!”

To vote for the Ashley Hotel go to www.nottinghamshirebbn.com/vote2015.

A Gainsborough man has been fined £600 after he was caught driving a car in Middletons Field without an insurance policy back in January.

Kyle Green , 27, of Scampton Way. Gainsborough, was also ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

His driving licence was also endorsed with six points.

A 23-year-old Worksop man has pleaded guilty to delivering a single punch which left his victim in a coma on Father’s Day weekend.

Steven Paul Hancock, of Yeoman Close, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court today (Friday October 11) and admitted a charge of causing grievous bodily harm.

The court heard how the attack took place in an early morning altercation at around 3.30am on Sunday, June 21.

Witnesses said that the victim, named as Daniel Cutts, was later seen lying unconscious on the floor with a ‘bleeding gash to head’.

Mr Cutts was placed into a medically-induced coma due to his injuries.

Defence asked for the case to be adjourned for pre-sentencing reports as medical evidence which determine the impact Mr Cutts’ injuries will have on his life have not been provided.

Defence also argued that CCTV shows a man attempting to pick Mr Cutts up off the floor after the attack before accidentally dropping him, causing his head to ‘crash to the floor.’

The judge said: “I understand that the defendant has a history of violence and has appeared in court charged with common assault.

“His behaviour is clearly getting worse- the seriousness of the case demonstrates this.

“Though the case has been adjourned for pre-sentencing reports, the court still has a custodial sentence in the forefront of its mind.”

Hancock smirked and waved at acquaintances in the public gallery as he was led away in handcuffs.

He will appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, October 9 for sentencing.

A motorist had to be cut from his vehicle following a collision at Ranskill.

The incident hapened on Station Road shortly before 3pm yesterday, Friday, September 11, and involved two cars.

Crews from Retford, Harworth and Tuxford were in attendance, and the casualty was left in the hands of the ambulance service.

Police want to trace these two men in connection with a theft from a supermarket.

The incident happened at the Morrisons store on Kilton Road, Worksop on Saturday, August 22.

If anyone can help they should call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting crime number BW/147516/15.

Firefighters tackled a recycling bin fire on Elmton Road, Creswell in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, September 19).

The fire crew, from Clowne, attended the scene and found the recycling bin to be ‘well alight’.

One hose reel jet was used to extinguish the fire with the appliance leaving the scene at around 05:58am.

Police hunting for missing Mansfield teen Amber Peat took two days to investigate at sighting close to where her body was found, it has been alleged in national reports.

A man was said to have called police saying he saw a youngster matching Amber’s description disappear into the bushes off Westfield Lane.

She was found hanged in the bushes two days later.

The 13-year-old went missing from her Bosworth Street home on the evening of Saturday, May 30 following an argument with her parents about household chores.

It is also reported that police took 16 hours after her disappearance for the investigation to be upgraded from ‘medium risk’ to ‘high risk’, despite her being a vulnerable young girl alone at night.

The report of her possible sighting came in a day later when her name and description began to circulate, and hundreds of officer and members of the community began to look for her.

When police eventually followed up the member of the public’s call, they went with them to the site and found her body in the bushes, it is alleged.

It is understood that the IPCC is now investigating whether upgrading her disappearance to ‘high risk’ sooner may have meant the sighting would have been taken more seriously.

A Worksop man took his mum’s car on two occasions despite not having a driving licence or insurance, a court heard.

Luke Maloney, 35, of Kirkpatrick Drive, Gateford, admitted two counts of taking the car without consent, two counts of driving without a licence and two counts of driving without insurance at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, September 17.

The court heard that at about 10.10pm on July 11, Maloney’s mum received a call from a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) telling her that her blue Peugeot 307 had been stolen from her driveway.

The officer informed her that her son had been found at the wheel of the vehicle on Rayton Lane, which was stationary, but had the engine running.

The prosecution said that Maloney appeared ‘flustered’ and started ‘grabbing’ at items in the car as officers approached the car.

At first he said that he was insured but soon after said: “I will be honest I do not have a driving licence and I am not insured.”

Maloney said that he did it because he ‘needed space’.

One month later, on August 10, Maloney took the again and was stopped in Rotherham by police outside a shop after he had gone to collect some medication.

In mitigation, David Verity said Maloney had suffered the loss of his grandmother and on both occasions had simply gone for a ‘drive round to clear his head’.

“No damage was caused to the vehicle and his mum has now forgiven him,” Mr Verity said.

The case was adjourned until October 1.

The following people have recently appeared before the courts from Worksop and Retford:

Theft

Stevie Richardson, 34, of Clinton Street, Worksop. Stole several jars of coffee to the value of £46 from Sainsbury’s. Committed to prison for four weeks consecutive. Ordered to pay £40 compensation.

Jonathon Taylor, 40, of Gateford Road, Worksop. Stole a bottle of wine to the value of £7 from Sainsbury’s. Committed to prison for six weeks consecutive forthwith to suspended sentence order. Ordered to pay £80 victim surcharge.

Suzanne Scawthon, 34, of Ramper Road, Saunby, Retford. Stole an e-cigarette to the value of £19.99 from King Edward Garage. Discharged conditionally for six months, ordered to pay £19.99 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge.

William Brewer, 22, of no fixed abode. Stole a chocolate milkshake to the value of £1.25 belonging to Iceland in Mansfield. Committed to prison for two weeks forthwith. Ordered to pay £1.25 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge.

Wayne Smith, 26, of Alder Street, New Ollerton, Newark. Stole £40 cash belonging to a woman. Fined £75, ordered to pay £40 compensation, £50 costs and £180 criminal courts charge.

Ian Hamilton, 37, of Portland Flats, Sutton-Cum-Lound, Retford. Stole a bottle of win worth £5 from One Stop. Fined £50, ordered to pay £5 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge.

Drugs

Damian Gorol, 29, of Baulk Lane, Worksop. Found in possession of 12.9 grams of cannabis. Community order made. Must pay £60 victim surcharge, £85 costs and £180 criminal courts charge.

Assault

Tony Starks, 73, of Raines Avenue, Worksop. Assaulted a woman. Community order made. Ordered to pay £100 compensation, £60 victim surcharge and £625 costs.

Joshua Richardson, 23, of Newark Road, New Ollerton, Newark. Assaulted a man. Community order made. Ordered to pay £100 compensation, £85 costs and £150 criminal courts charge.

Motoring

David Kirk, 29, of Milton Drive, Worksop. Drink driving. Fined £300, ordered to pay £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs and £150 criminal courts charge. Disqualified from driving for 20 months.

Adelle Rae, 27, of Coniston Road, Worksop. Drink driving. Fined £150, ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and £155 criminal courts charge. Disqualified from driving for 20 months.

Adam Kyprianou, 25, of Willowbridge Close, Retford. Did not have proper control of a vehicle whilst driving. Fined £200, ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Three points on licence.

Costa Michaels, 29, of Laughton Road, Dinnington, Sheffield. Speeding. Fined £100, ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Four points on licence.

Michael Middleton, 35, of Milne Grove, Bircotes, Doncaster. Speeding. Fined £200, ordered to pay £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Three points on licence.

Criminal Damage

Jack Swietonowski, 21, of Trent Street, Retford. Damaged a Vauxhall Astra van to the value of £200 belonging to a man. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Ordered to pay £350 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge.

Richard Taylor, 47, of Queen Street, Worksop, Damaged a metal bin belonging to Nottingham Community Housing. Discharged conditionally for two years.

Other

James Scott, 42, of Herrick Drive, Worksop. Sent a communications message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character. Discharged conditionally for 12 months, ordered to pay £15 victim surcharge, £35 costs and £150 criminal courts charge.

Antony Fidler, 34, of Westway, Worksop. Failed to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence. Suspended sentence of 12 weeks, suspended for 12 months imposed.

Geoffrey Parr, 42, of White Avenue, Langold, Worksop. Pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the harassment of a woman, namely making 46 phone calls from a withheld number, emailed her, waited for her on her way to work and drove past her home address when he knew she would be in. Community order made. Restraining order made. Fined £200, ordered to pay £60 victim surcharge, £85 costs and £150 criminal courts charge.