Santa and friends take to the canal
RUDOLPH, elf and a brass band accompanied Santa at Retford town lock.There to greet him was a party led by the Chairman of Bassetlaw Council David Challinor. The group then cruised up the Chesterfield...
View ArticleWLDC jobs
GAINSBOROUGH residents are encouraged to apply for the position of an independent member of West Lindsey’s Remuneration PanelThe council is looking for three members, to be responsible for making...
View ArticleChristmas Fayre
ALL Saints’ Church is hosting a Christmas Fayre tomorrow morning (Saturday).Visitors are expected to flock to the Misterton church between 10am and 12noon.
View ArticleLottery cash
BE in with a chance of winning £3,000 by getting a Bluebell Wood Lottery tickets.The draw is made today (Friday) so buy a £1 ticket quick from any of the charities seven shops around the region, by...
View ArticleShow and disco night for Heroes
STEP on those dancing shoes and make your way to Gainsborough’s Conservative Club for a night of fun and mayhem to raise money for Help For Heroes.As well as live music from multi-instrumentalist Gus...
View ArticleCreate a card
Get creative at Worksop Library this Christmas.The library is running a free Christmas card making workshop on 17th December from 10am to 12.30pm and 1pm to 3pm.Drop in for hints and tips from an...
View ArticleSurgery close
SAXILBY residents are being informed that benefits and council tax surgeries will be cancelled over the Christmas period.West Lindsey District Council have announced that the surgeries will be closed...
View ArticleCarol service
St Johns Church on Gateford Road is holding its annual Christingle service on Sunday.The service, which starts at 10am is aimed at younger children, but all are welcome.The family carol service with...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Saturday 10th December 2011
Welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.Sleeps until Christmas Day... 15!!WEATHERBright to the start with temperatures expected to drop significantly this...
View ArticleGrot Spot cleaned up
ANOTHER of your Grot Spots has been cleaned up by The Gainsborough Standard and West Lindsey District Council.We teamed up with WLDC to ask YOU to help us make the town a prettier place, by asking...
View ArticleChampions!
TWO Bassetlaw butchers have been hailed champions of the East Midlands. The awards came after the BPEX butcher roadshow and product evaluation event rolled into town at the Newark Showground, where 220...
View ArticleCharity fashion success
ANSTON women have found their inner model to help raise money for charity.A fashion show was held at South Anston Methodist Community Hall and raised £614 for MS.Five local woman agreed to models and...
View ArticleKnight school!
PUPILS at Ranby House have been testing their moves against one another in the form of the school’s chess club.A stalwart group of Year 8 boys and girls, together with Mrs Quinlan, have been working...
View ArticleExtra seats on our busy trains
Rail passengers in Worksop will see more seats on peak time trains when Northern Rail introduces 50 additional carriages across its network from Monday.On the Retford to Sheffield route they are...
View ArticleCar crimes to be ‘tweeted’
TWITTER fans will get a glimpse into the reality of car crime next week when details of all thefts from vehicles are tweeted online. Notts Police will post information about every incident that happens...
View ArticleReindeers in town centre
REAL reindeers will be appearing in Rotherham town centre on Saturday 10th December.Starting at 12.40pm at the Minster Gardens, the reindeer will parade through the town centre before settling into...
View ArticleFestive Upton
CHRISTMAS is coming to Upton.This year’s annual Upton Christmas Market is to take place in the Rose and Crown pub on Thursday 15th Dececember.The bellringers will start the celebrations off at 6pm,...
View Article‘40s night raises over £2.7k
MORE than £2,700 has been raised for Help For Heroes in memory of a young soldier who died on the front line in Afghanistan.Pte Gavin Elliot was killed in action whilst on foot patrol in Helmand...
View ArticleChristmas is coming!
YULETIDE joy spread across the area as Misterton enjoyed their Christmas light switch-on spectacular.The festive evening, arranged by Misterton Parish Council saw the village welcome songs, Santa and...
View ArticleA Movember to remember
MEN across Bassetlaw sprouted moustaches through the month of November to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.Thousands of top lips in the UK breathed a sigh of relief after the 30-day trial...
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