Minor injuries after A57 crash between car and burger van
POLICE have released details of a crash which closed a busy section of the A57 this morning (Friday 1st February 2013).A man was taken to hospital with a head injury after the incident which closed the...
View ArticleMeter tamper blaze warning
Firefighters have issued a safety warning over fears the illegal tampering of electricity meters could be causing house fires.Information suggests pre-paid or card-operated electricity meters are being...
View ArticleStep aboard advice bus
Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile information service launches its new tour next week.The bright green bus will be at All Saints Square in Rotherham on Thursday 7th February from 10am to 4pm.The team...
View ArticleCharity prepares for clay shoot
Safe@Last is urging shooting enthusiasts to sign up for its annual clay shoot to help raise funds for young runaways.The Annual Clay Shoot Trophy returns for it’s seventh year on Saturday 20th April...
View ArticleLet’s go to the movies
A BRAND new cinema room is helping to keep poorly youngsters at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice entertained.The installation has been completed as part of a Together for Short Lives campaign, the...
View ArticleLocal history library event
Want to find out more about your family and local history?Retford Library is holding a drop-in surgery on Thursday 14th February.Visitors will be able to talk with a local studies librarian.The...
View ArticleMonte Carlo Rally rolls in! - SLIDESHOW
CLASSIC car enthusiasts braved the cold and wet weather as the Monte Carlo Classic Rally arrived in the area.The Ye Olde Bell Hotel at Barnby Moor was the official checkpoint for the rally which is now...
View ArticleUnwanted specs appeal request
A RETFORD opticians is urging people to dig out their old, unwanted glasses so they can be used to improve the eye health of those less fortunate in Africa.Retford Specsavers collects spare and unused...
View ArticleGovernment announces investment for Retford cycling improvements
THE Transport Minister has today (Wednesday) announced that £20,000 has been awarded to Retford to improve cycling facilities in the town centre.Norman Baker MP said the town has been awarded the cash...
View ArticleSnapping his way to success
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...
View ArticleAlloy wheels taken from Creswell garden
Police are appealing for information after four alloy wheels were stolen from a garden in Creswell. The Peugeot wheels were taken sometime overnight between Saturday 26th January and Sunday 27th...
View ArticleDo you recognise this man?
POLICE want to speak to this man about a theft from the One Stop Shop on Retford Road, Worksop, on Saturday 15th December 2012.Take a good look and see if you can identify him.If you think you can...
View ArticleDo you recognise these men?
POLICE want to speak to these men about a theft from the One Stop Shop on Retford Road, Worksop, on Wednesday 23rd January 2013.Take a good look and see if you can identify them.If you think you can...
View ArticleCrews attended Creswell bungalow blaze
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a bungalow blaze in Creswell yesterday (Monday 28th January).Crews from Chesterfield, Clowne, Staveley and Bolsover were called to the property in Laburnum Close just after...
View ArticleLibrary event
BOOKWORMS are being invited to start a reading group at Kiveton Park Library.Anyone who is interested can call and speak to one of the team on 01909 771823.The library is also holding a Chinese lantern...
View ArticleTrain survey satisfaction
MORE passengers are satisfied with their East Midlands Trains service than ever before, according to the latest independent national passenger survey out this week.The results of the survey, released...
View ArticleDo you recognise these two men?
Police have released CCTV images following an alleged attempted robbery on a bus in Maltby where a teenager was threatened with a kinife.Officers are appealing for help from members of the public to...
View ArticleRampton Primary gets top praise
RAMPTON Primary has been rated as one of the best performing in the country.The Minister of State for Schools, David Laws MP, has written to the school to congratulate it on its national Key Stage 2...
View ArticleVolunteer at beer festival
Organisers of Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival have launched a search for volunteers to help staff at the event.The festival is the largest of its kind in the north of England and needs more than...
View ArticlePub warning as thieves steal Pickwicks pool table
Landlords are being urged to bolster security at their premises after a pool table was stolen from a Worksop pub.Burglars forced entry to Pickwicks pub, in Central Avenue, overnight between Tuesday...
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