Dad-to-be broke door
A PATERNITY row got out of hand resulting in a smashed window and an assault, a court heard.Worksop magistrates were told how Marc Kelly, 30, of Lowtown View, Worksop, was shouting outside the house of...
View ArticleVets donate pets food...
TROLLIES were brimming over with wholesome food for needy animals after a collection at Wildbore Vetstop in Worksop.The Turner Road veterinary practice made the donation to Thornberry Animal Sanctuary,...
View ArticleWe need to protect our town centres
I was contacted by a pensioner in his 80s who was fiddled out of £940 by a mobility company. The company cold called him and bullied him into paying whilst they were inside his home.We took up the case...
View ArticleVets donate pet food to animal sanctuary
TROLLIES were brimming over with wholesome food for needy animals after a collection for Thornberry Animal Sanctuary.Wildbore Vetstop in Worksop made the donation to the North Anston-based sanctuary,...
View ArticleWorksop salons targeted by burglars
Could you be using hair equipment or products stolen from two Worksop salons?Burglars broke into Rich Hair Salon in Bridge Street overnight between Sunday 13th and Monday 14th January 2013.Then they...
View ArticleFree stress control class
IF life’s pressures are getting you down and making you feel anxious or worried, a stress control class could help.Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) is funding a free...
View ArticleWatch out for the potholes
Rural land and business group the CLA is urging motorists to watch out for potholes and avoid a hefty repair bill.Every year when temperatures drop below zero, water freezes in small cracks in the...
View ArticleBeware of bogus callers
South Yorkshire Police are warning people to be vigilant of doorstep callers collecting money for sponsorship on behalf of registered charities.Those genuinely collecting for charity will be happy to...
View ArticleCouncillors pass plans for Aston cafe
A PLAN to convert three pig sty areas into a cafe at an Aston farm has been granted permission.Rotherham Council’s planning board unanimously voted in favour of the plan to use part of the building as...
View ArticleFrom Peru to Worksop
RYTON Park pupils had a taste of South America when the school hosted a special visit from their link school in Peru.Alexander Sandoval, who works at Ryton Park’s link school Colegio Inmaculada in...
View ArticleLet’s work together
It’s funny how certain things get people‘s goat more than others. While of course we are all concerned deeply about crimes like robbery and burglary, especially when it happens to us or someone we...
View ArticleHousing plan gets the green light
Plans to build dozens of new houses in Dinnington have been given the go ahead by councillors.Councillors unanimously voted in favour of the proposal for 49 homes off Monksbridge Road.Rotherham...
View ArticleJamie Fox
A Chinese lantern ceremony is to be held next week to mark the four year anniversary of Worksop sea cadet Jamie Fox who died in a road accident in 2009The 7pm ceremony will be held at the fair ground...
View ArticleHorses back on the beat?
SHOULD police horses be brought back in Notts? Police and crime commissioner Paddy Tipping is asking YOU.The mounted section was disbanded to save £105,000 a year. It would cost £424,000 to bring it...
View ArticleTeen’s fake gun charge
A CRESWELL teenager has been charged with possessing an imitation firearm in public.Jack Green is accused of possessing a black replica handgun in Rogers Avenue, Creswell, on 15th December 2012.Green,...
View Article‘Expensive chocolates’
AN Ordsall man who stole a £4 box of Quality Street from the village Co-op has been fined a total of £109.Thomas Lowther, 32, of Brecks Road, told Worksop magistrates he took them after paying for his...
View ArticleFunding local ministries
Clergy and congregations from the Diocese of Sheffield will gather in Sheffield next weekend to consider how to fund the ministry in the years to come.The Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham Martyn...
View ArticleGet ready for Blue Monday
People are being warned to brace themselves for the gloomiest day of 2013 next week.Monday 21st January, known as Blue Monday, is alleged to be the most depressing day of the year due to poor weather...
View ArticleMore snow and ice on the way
Ice, freezing temperatures and more snow are expected today (Sunday).The Met Office has issued a yellow 'be aware' ice warning for the whole of England.Snow is expected to start in the south-east this...
View ArticleArmed robbery at Maltby bookies
ARMED robbers escaped with £4,000 in cash after holding up a bookmakers in Maltby.They struck at the Betfred bookmakers on Muglet Lane in the town at 7.35pm last Thursday.A female member of staff was...
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