Council meet
BECKINGHAM residents are invited to attend the next Parish Council meeting.The meeting will take place on Monday 9th January at 7.30pm at the Recreation Room.Members of the public are welcome to attend...
View ArticleFire consultation nears end
The consultation into frontline service changes at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue ends on 6th February.Its final public meeting into the plans is in Sheffield on 12th January. The Fire Authority is...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Sunday 8th January 2012
Welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.TRAVELSlight delay on Chancery Lane in Retford closed northbound at the West Street junction, because of roadworks....
View ArticleRoadworks
WORK will be carried out on trees along the side of Carlton Road this month.Motorists are told to expect slight delays with two-way temporary traffic lights in use. The work will take place from 9am to...
View ArticleSunday car boot
BARGAIN hunters are reminded of the car boot sale close to Retford this Sunday.Oldcotes: Car Boot Sale. From 5.30am-2.30pm. Find bargains galore at Oldcotes Car Boot Sale along the A634 Oldcotes to...
View ArticleLearn a new language
CHILDREN wanting to learn a new language can take their first steps in a class at Retford Methodist Church.Kids aged from two to 11 can visit the church on Hallcroft Road on 17th January from 9.45am.An...
View ArticleGolf courses targeted
A cash reward has been offered to help catch mindless vandals who have caused major damage to two Worksop golf courses.Worksop Golf Club and College Pines are offering a joint reward of £500 after tens...
View ArticleMan admits Christmas drink driving
A FATHER-OF-ONE drove to a shop after drinking on Christmas day, a court heard.Munyaradzi Jani, 29, of South Avenue, Worksop, admitted drink driving on 25th December. He also admitted driving without...
View Article‘A perfect gift...’
TWO GAINSBOROUGH families are celebrating after welcoming two little miracles into the world - both born on Christmas days.Proud parents Amanda and Paddie Wilson-Hale were shocked and delighted with...
View ArticleHoliday huts to be built
Bassetlaw Council has approved plans for 29 wooden holiday lodges to be built near to Clumber Park and College Pines Golf Club.Work on the Clumber Lane campsite, which will include a new road layout,...
View ArticleTrain station metal thefts
ROTHERHAM Central railway station has been hit by more metal thefts than any other over the last three years - with 107 incidents reported.The station had around £100,000 worth of metal stolen by...
View ArticleMan to appear in court over Bawtry attack
POLICE have charged a 21-year-old Bawtry man with causing grevious bodily harm in an attack in the early hours of New Year's Day.Paul Oakden has been remanded in custody to appear at Doncaster...
View ArticleSpeed traps
SPEED cameras will be in several locations in the area next week.Mobile cameras will be on the A618 Mansfield Road, Wales Bar, A631 Bawtry Road/Rotherham Road at Hellaby/Maltby and on B6059 Wales...
View ArticleSchool goes back in time
TIME-TRAVELLING pupils at Willoughton Primary School rolled back the centuries and held a special Tudor exhibition for parents. “We’d been looking at the Tudors so we decided that at the end of the...
View ArticleAn Olympic win for Morton Parish Council
A HUGE grant of £31,748 has been awarded to Morton Parish Council from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund.The Olympic Legacy Fund will go towards the development of Morton Playing Field - and...
View Article‘It really feels like the end of an era’
A CHARITABLE organisation that has helped thousands of diabetes sufferers from in and around Gainsborough is closing after 28 years of serving the town.The committee of the Gainsborough branch of...
View ArticleTry dancing
BECKINGHAM residents are invited to be swept across the dancefloor and have a go at sequence dancing.The next session will be taking place next month at Beckingham Village Hall on Tuesday 14th...
View ArticleFundraising
Kind-hearted staff and customers of M&Co in Worksop helped the company raise £850,000 for Cancer Research UK.The store in Worksop has raised £1,519 since M&Co began its support of the charity...
View ArticleDrain works
There will be two-way traffic signals on the A614 Bawtry Road, Blyth, next week to carry out drainage works.The work will take place from 9.30am to 3.30pm from Monday 16th to Saturday 28th...
View ArticleResidents pick their police priorities
Police are being urged to crack down on burglary, drink driving and drunken behaviour this year.South Yorkshire Police Authority’s online survey asked residents to rank their most and least important...
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