Council approves extra cash for Creative Village project after cost over-runs
BASSETLAW Council has approved additional funding for the first phase of a £1m development to revitalise Worksop’s industrial heritage.Committee members voted to put £141,000 of funding towards the...
View ArticlePolice appeal after Swallownest man hurt falling from taxi
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old student from Swallownest was seriously hurt following a night out.The incident happened at around 1.50am on Thursday on Swallow Wood Road at the...
View ArticleA right royal Christmas...
GET in the Christmas spirit on Sunday 25th November at Gainsborough Christmas Market from 10am - 3pm.Browse more than 50 stalls in the Market Place including crafty goods, charity items and trade...
View ArticleRetford care home resident scoops top prize in national ‘Grow and Show’...
A RETFORD care home resident is celebrating after winning the top prize in a national ‘Grow and Show’ competition organised by social care provider Voyage Care.Robert Smith, who lives at Bracken Villa,...
View ArticleRetford RAF chef dishes up help to the homeless
A RAF chef from Retford has been busy dishing out help for a special event in London to support homeless people.Corporal Becky Williams, formerly of Ordsall School, supported the first UK-wide Sleep...
View ArticleRetford man getting hairy for charity
A RETFORD man is sporting a new charity look - all in the name of charity.When Ian Doughty’s girlfriend said she like him with a bit of facial hair, he decided the only way it was going to remain was...
View ArticleBudding snappers in Bassetlaw urged to enter photography competition
CAPTURE the beauty of Bassetlaw Council’s Parks this autumn and you could win prizes of up to £150.There is still time to enter the council’s photo competition, which is open to amateur photographers...
View ArticleWe will not tolerate ‘yobbish behaviour’
A WORKSOP man who continued to breach the terms of an anti-social behaviour injunction (ASBI) has been jailed.Vincent Peter Dyer was given the ASBI in July this year, but since then he has breached it...
View ArticleFestive fair
Dinnington Methodist Church is holding a Christmas fair on Saturday 24th November from 11am-2pm.There will be lots on offer for the whole family including stalls, games and refreshments. And as a...
View ArticleWildlife talk...
TRACE a Digital Year with Geoff Trinder at the next meeting of the Gainsborough group of Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.On Wednesday 21st November, 7.30pm, at Morton Village Hall, Geoff will take you on a...
View ArticlePupils help launch Christmas festivities in Misterton
PUPILS at Misterton Primary School and Everett-Fox School of Dance helped to launch Misterton’s Christmas festivities.The event at the Dovecote Cafe last week saw the school’s choir perform to...
View ArticleKeeping older drivers safe on the roads
A GROUND-BREAKING initiative from the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is being offered to help older people drive safely.The free course, being held at the Lifewise Centre in Rotherham, aims to...
View Article999 call to report stolen cannabis
AN ASTON man who dialled 999 to report that his cannabis plants had been stolen has admitted growing the drug.Matthew John Warnes, 29, of Rosedale Close in Aston appeared at Rotherham Magistrates’...
View Article‘He saved a man’s life’
A WORKSOP man who rescued a neighbour from a burning flat has been commended by Notts Fire and Rescue in a special ceremony this month.Quick-thinking Phillip Taysum, 40, of Godfrey’s Court, dragged his...
View ArticleRecycling project wins top award
Continuum Recycling, ECO Plastics’ ground breaking joint venture with Coca-Cola Enterprises, based at Hemswell near Gainsborough, has been recognised at a prestigious regional awards ceremony.The Fbe...
View ArticleDerbyshire parents urged to apply now for child’s school place
Parents of children born between 1st September 2008 and 31st August 2009 need to apply now for their child’s infant or primary school place.Derbyshire County Council says even if parents have parents...
View ArticleDad bungled shop lifting raid
A CRESWELL dad who bungled a raid on a store was trying to raise cash to pay off a drug dealer, a court was told.Stephen Newton took a pair of pliers into Sports Direct at Shirebrook and cut off...
View ArticleTuxford Academy pupils raise Children in Need cash
PUPILS at Tuxford Academy put their best foot forward last week to raise money for Children in Need.A group of girls took part in a 16-mile walk from Tuxford to Retford then onto East Drayton.The...
View ArticleHorticultural Autumn Fayre
The Horticultural Society cant grow a deal in the winter but this doesn’t stop them from getting together and the annual Autumn Fayre is always a popular event.A buzz greeted you as the Anston Parish...
View ArticleWoman fights back at thugs
A WOMAN who bravely fought off two attackers on a Worksop footpath has appealed for information to catch those responsible.Lesley Jones, 54, was threatened with a knife during her ordeal which began...
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