Tesco footpath is not going to close
A FOOTPATH which was earmarked for closure this week will remain open, after a bungled planning notice had to be reversed.The path, which borders the southern end of the derelict Tesco site off Carlton...
View ArticleEmmerdale star wins big for local charity
Safe@LAST is celebrating after Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter won £825 for the charity on the Christmas Edition of All Star Family Fortunes.Transmitted on 27th December on ITV1, team captain and...
View ArticleFury over ‘biased’ ambulance report
ANGRY letters have been sent to ambulance bosses after claims the results of a huge consultation on cuts ‘ignore’ Bassetlaw.Bassetlaw MP John Mann and Labour Coun Graham Oxby have both penned furious...
View Article‘I thought I would perish’
An elderly woman says she waited for over an hour for an ambulance after collapsing in her back yard on Boxing Day.June Smith, 85, of Larwood Avenue, needed medical attention after she fell to the...
View ArticleCommuters hit by price hike to welcome 2013
RAIL commuters returning to work after the festive break have been hit with fare hikes of up to 4.4 per cent.A Northern Rail anytime day return ticket between Sheffield and Worksop has risen from £5.90...
View ArticleCouncillor has housing role
A RETFORD councillor has been appointed as Bassetlaw Council’s portfolio holder for housing.Coun Alan Chambers, who represents east Retford west, will fill the position left by Coun Alan Rhodes who...
View ArticleFormer Worksop man Neil Entwistle denied final appeal over murder convictions
A FORMER Worksop man convicted of murdering his wife and baby girl at their American home has been refused his final bid for freedom.Neil Entwistle’s appeal to the US Supreme Court for a new trial was...
View ArticleMissing girl found safe and well in Creswell
A GIRL who went missing in Worksop was found safe and well in Creswell yesterday (Monday 14th January 2013).Notts Police were alerted to the matter at 11.10am after reports of the seven-year-old girl...
View ArticleHelp to stop smoking
Free support is available to Rotherham’s smokers in a bid to help them stub out their habit this year.The Rotherham NHS Stop Smoking Service can support smokers with free nicotine patches or gum or...
View ArticleKeep an eye out out for your all new Retford Guardian!
THE Retford Guardian is getting a revamp and will be bigger and better than ever before.There will be more news, sport and entertainment stories to keep you up-to-date with everything that is going on...
View ArticlePositve vibes in housing market
This year should see a fresh start for the property market, according to the specialist conveyancing team at Sheffield law firm Irwin Mitchell.The team cites competition amongst lenders, the...
View ArticleSMEs ‘will be investing in property’
Property businesses in Yorkshire have strong intentions to keep investing, according to a recent survey by Lloyds TSB Commercial.Lloyds says that although the intention to invest is positive news in an...
View ArticleSites in Yorks for logistic industry
Yorkshire and the Humber is stealing a march over other regions when it comes to supplying new property for the logistics industry.According to a study by property consultant BNP Paribas Real Estate,...
View ArticleRegion’s house prices ‘to rise’
House prices in Yorkshire are set to rise by a cumulative 18 per cent between now and the end of 2016, according to the latest research by BNP Paribas Real Estate.David Couch, BNP Paribas Real Estate’s...
View ArticleBudding photographer snaps up success at Clumber Park
A RETFORD boy is snap happy after winning a National Trust photo competition for this quacking great shot taken at Clumber Park.James Ashton, nine, of Birchcroft Road, scooped the top prize in the...
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Mayor of Rotherham visits Anston Brook
Youngsters at a local primary school enjoyed a visit from some very important guests recently.The Mayor and Mayoress of Rotherham Coun David Pickering and his wife Sue popped into Anston Brook Primary...
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Shock figures highlight electrical fires risk
Two thirds of people risk losing their home to fire by dangerously overloading electrical sockets, shock new figures show.The extraordinary findings, announced ahead of a major fire service safety...
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Man jailed for growing drugs
A MALTBY man has been jailed for 18 months after asking other people to grow his cannabis plants.Police in Rotherham received intelligence of persons growing cannabis and searched addresses in Tickhill...
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Second chance for drug dealer
A RETFORD man who dealt illegal party drug MCAT from the front seat of his BMW has avoided a jail sentence.Stephen Davidson, 24, appeared suited and booted at Worksop Magistrates’ Court last Thursday...
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London Helicopter crash: Former Lincolnshire and Notts Air Ambulance pilot...
The pilot who died in a helicopter crash in London this morning was Peter Barnes, a former air ambulance pilot in Notts and Lincolnshire.Mr Barnes died when his aircraft collided with a crane on top of...
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