BExpo event - SLIDESHOW
Organisers of a business event in Bassetlaw are already planning the next one after this year’s was hailed a huge success.The BExpo event saw business from around Bassetlaw descend on Retford Town Hall...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: MP Patrick Mercer gives his reaction to brutal...
Newark and Sherwood MP Patrick Mercer said he is ‘extremely disturbed’ by yesterday’s events in Woolwich.A man, believed to be a member of the armed forces, was killed in a suspected terrorist attack...
View ArticleBeautiful Bassetlaw - SLIDESHOW
People of all ages flocked King’s Park in Retford to have fun in the sun at the Beautiful Bassetlaw Festival of Community Arts event.Pupils and toddler groups from the area kicked off the proceedings...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Help For Heroes reaction to brutal killing of soldier...
A local Help For Heroes volunteer has given his reaction to yesterday afternoon’s incident in Woolwich.A man, believed to be a member of the armed forces, was killed in a suspected terrorist attack in...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Suspected murderer’s former Saxilby home is raided
Police have raided the former Lincolnshire home of one of the men thought to have murdered a soldier in a suspected terrorist attack south East London yesterday.Michael Adebolajo is thought to have...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: MP Kevin Barron gives his reaction to brutal killing...
Rother Valley MP Kevin Barron has reacted to yesterday’s ‘shocking’ events in Woolwich, London.The MP, who is currently on holiday abroad, said there could be no reason for such an ‘inhuman’ act to...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Suspected murderer’s former home on Hotchkin Avenue...
Police have raided the former Lincolnshire home of one of the men thought to have murdered a soldier in a suspected terrorist attack south East London yesterday.Michael Adebolajo is thought to have...
View ArticleCreswell: Man charged with drugs possession
Police have charged a man with possession of drugs following a warrant in Creswell.Officers from the Creswell Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out the search at a house on the Model Village on...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Villagers’ shock at terror suspect Saxilby link
Residents in Saxilby have spoken of their shock as police searched a house in connection with the suspected terrorist killing of a soldier in London yesterday (Wednesday 22nd May).Police swooped on the...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Bassetlaw MP John Mann calls for answers over brutal...
Bassetlaw MP John Mann has spoken of his shock over the killing of a solider in south-east London yesterday.The attack happened in Woolwich in broad daylight at 2.20pm as horrified witnesses, including...
View ArticleCouncillor is censured over breach
Parish councillors in Anston voted to censure one of their fellow councillors at a meeting this week.The monthly meeting on Monday 20th May saw the parish hall full to capacity with members of the...
View ArticleNotts: Council warning over drink driving
You don’t have to be drunk to be a drink-driver - that is the message to Notts motorists out and about over the summer.Notts County Council is repating its success Over the Limit campaign, but this...
View ArticleWorksop: Couple urge more people to become foster carers
A Worksop couple have spoken of their passion for fostering during a campaign to encourage people to consider becoming foster carers.Garry Gillatt and his partner Louise Cooper have been fostering for...
View ArticleSharp drop in school attacks
The number of physical attacks by pupils on teachers in Bassetlaw has dramatically reduced in the past year, according to new figures.Data obtained through the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act shows...
View ArticlePlans for green-fingered garden group
Green-fingered enthusiasts at Bassetlaw Day Service in Worksop have been busy fundraising to create new raised beds in the garden area.Service users at the former Eastgate centre, want wheelchair users...
View ArticleWorksop: Guardian Rose presented to learning manager at Outwood Academy Valley
A learning manager at Outwood Academy Valley was presented with our Guardian Rose yesterday (Thursday).Stacey Anderson-Gilling, the year 11 learning manager, received the rose from Angela Templeton for...
View ArticlePolice invite Clowne and Barlborough folk to meetings
Residents in Clowne and Barlborough are invited to meet their local Safer Neighbourhood policing teams and other partners.It is a chance for local people to have a say on any issues affecting them and...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Edward Leigh MP gives his reaction
Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh has said he has ‘every confidence’ in Lincolnshire Police as they assist with the suspected terror attack investigation.He was speaking as the force was supporting officers...
View ArticleWOOLWICH TERROR ATTACK: Notts Police reassures communities
Notts Police has issued a statement reassuring communities in the wake of Wednesday’s terror attack on soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich.The force said there had been no incidents reported in the county as...
View ArticleCreswell: Daughter of sweet factory worker who died from asbestos exposure...
The daughter of a former sweet factory worker who died of an asbestos-related disease is appealing for her mother’s former colleagues and neighbours to share information as they may hold vital clues as...
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