Force takes new recruits
NOTTS Police is set to recruit 150 new police officers and 100 community support officers.Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping has announced his 2013-14 budget, making funds available to put...
View ArticleValentine’s
NOT sure what to do with your Valentine’s cards when the day is over and done with?Retford Household Waste Recycling Centre is encouraging residents to recycle unwanted cards, as well as wrapping paper...
View ArticleSnowdrops
TUXFORD couple Jim and Margaret Swindin will open up their gardens to the public this month - showcasing at least 250 different varieties of snowdrop.Their garden at home at The Beeches, The Avenue,...
View ArticleMurder charge trio remanded
THREE people have been remanded in custody after they appeared in court charged with the murder of a man found on farmland in Everton.The body of Alan James Easton, 50, of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was...
View ArticleWoofs and Wellies walk
Take part in a sponsored walk at Rother Valley Country Park next month in aid of Rotherham Hospice.The Woofs and Wellies walk is a two or three mile sponsored walk on Sunday 10th March at...
View ArticleSpeed traps
A MOBILE speed cameras will be in the area next week.The South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership is operating cameras on the A631 Bawtry Road/Rotherham Road, Hellaby and Maltby and on Lakeland Drive,...
View ArticleVolunteer ambassadors plea
Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership is backing a new scheme to create Community Ambassadors in Bassetlaw.Working on behalf of Bassetlaw Action Centre, the ambassadors will have...
View ArticleStay safe on your date
It will have escaped no one’s attention that it is Valentine’s Day today. I can barely get to my desk due to all the bouquets of flowers, chocolates and teddies.It means that romance will be in the air...
View ArticleDrink driver used mobile
DRINK driving while using a mobile phone has landed a man with a driving ban.Dzigitas Milevicius, 40, of Beacon Hill Road, Newark admitted the offences which happened in Worksop on 25th November last...
View ArticleTaxi robber
A WORKSOP man has admitted robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint in Netherton Road, Worksop on 23rd January. Adam Revill, 20, of Lincoln Street, will be sentenced on Friday 1st March at Nottingham Crown...
View ArticleMobile speed cameras
THERE will be mobile speed cameras on the B6041 Kilton Hill road in Worksop from Monday 18th February for a week.To let us know of any traffic or travel updates, email newsroom@worksop-guardian.co.uk...
View ArticleThe workers re-united!
WORKERS from Meridian Factory took a trip down memory lane as they attended a special reunion event at Clowne Community Centre.Around 60 people from all over the area who worked at the former Courtalds...
View ArticleI will do my very best to help you out
Since becoming MP for Bassetlaw in 2001 I’m continually approached by constituents asking for help on all of sorts issues. This is the work I regard as most important and this is why I try to make my...
View ArticleCouncil donates to charity
A CHARITY which helps those suffering with autism has received a welcome boost from Maltby Town Council.The council has donated £100 to the Rotherham Branch of the National Autistic Society.Councillors...
View ArticleResidents’ views on Thurcroft
RESIDENTS from the Thurcroft Big Local Steering Group met to talk about what they would like to see in the village in five to 10 years time.The first coffee morning was held on Friday 8th February...
View Article‘Stop people being misled’
Kevin Barron is calling on the Government to commit to legislation to put all cigarettes in standard packaging.The Rother Valley MP made the call on Valentine’s Day, almost six months since the...
View ArticleNew brews at Harthill pub
A BRAND-NEW brewery has launched its first beers at The Beehive in Harthill.Harthill Village Brewery launched Hart Stopper and Ace of Harts at the pub last week.Hartstopper (3.9 per cent) is a golden...
View ArticleCricket club’s charity event
A CHARITY event is being held at Anston Cricket Club this weekend.There will be a variety of stalls selling a range of goods including nearly new clothing, bric-a-brac and books.Visitors can have some...
View ArticleCharity night for Wayne
GENEROUS-HEARTED folk enjoyed a special charity night at The Innings Pub in Prospect to raise money for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.The night, which was held in memory of Wayne Fox who died...
View ArticleBus station is revealed
DESIGNS for Worksop’s new bus station go on show next week and the Worksop Guardian is offering YOU the first glimpse.The contemporary new plans go on display at a three day roadshow at the Civic...
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