Aboard the walking bus
Children at the Fun Club put their best feet forward for the start of their new walking bus last week.The walking bus is a pilot scheme for children being collected from St John’s School at attend the...
View ArticleFamily flour mill taken over
WORKSOP family-owned milling business Smiths Flour Mills has been sold to a new buyer this week.The company, whose head office is based on Eastgate, was bought out by Northamptonshire firm Whitworth...
View ArticleMan arrested
POLICE arrested a man in the Uphills area of Gainsborough last Thursday on suspicion of attempted burglary.Lincolnshire Police have reminded people to make sure their windows and doors are securely...
View ArticleRail walk
WALKING enthusiasts are invited to talk part in a special railway walk to explore Industrial Sheffield.Walk promoter Stuart Parker, of the Ramblers’ Association, said: “It’s a seven mile linear walk...
View ArticleHairdresser goes extra mile
A MALTBY hairdresser has been rewarded for her fundraising efforts.Jill Truman, owner of Altered Images on High Street, has gone the extra mile to help Maltby Town Councillor Keith Stringer raise more...
View ArticleCarlton bobby launches PSCO school for youngsters
A PIONEERING new scheme to educate youngsters and keep them safe and off the streets is being launched by a local PSCO.Police Community Support Officer Scott Padley from Carlton has set up an awards...
View ArticleHonorary Freeman honour for golfer Lee Westwood?
WORKSOP golfer Lee Westwood could be granted the highest honour by Bassetlaw Council at a special meeting to be held this month.The authority will meet on Monday 13th February to discuss whether to...
View ArticleHealth app
More than 4,000 in Yorkshire and Humber are being helped to choose the right NHS service with a phone app.The app gives the names and addresses of their nearest A&E department, GP, NHS Walk in...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Monday 6th February 2012
Welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.WEATHERSnow and ice with temperatures dropping to below 0 degrees C! Be careful if you are going out!TRAVELSlight...
View ArticleCBeebies duo head for Retford
RETFORD Majestic Theatre: Chris and Pui. Performances at 11am and 2pm on Saturday 18th February.CBeebies’ double-act Chris and Pui are coming to town. Fresh from their hit show Show Me Show Me, they...
View ArticleLittle Fidgets French and Spanish class
CHILDREN wanting to learn a new language can take their first steps in a class at Retford Methodist Church.Kids aged from two to 11 can visit the church on Hallcroft Road on 7th February from 9.45am.An...
View ArticleTeenager stole bag from 83-year-old
A TEENAGER from Blyton snatched a handbag from a Gainsborough pensioner before being caught by passers-by, a court heard.The 16-year-old, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of...
View ArticleSchoolgirl prevents house fire spreading
A YOUNG Kiveton girl has been commended for her quick thinking which helped prevent a fire spreading in her home.Giorgia Hansel-Hides had been taught in school by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR)...
View Article‘She is always so very caring’
A NURSE from Kiveton who goes above and beyond her duty for patients has been given our Guardian Rose.Nurse Manager Christine Handley was shocked and lost for words when she was presented with our rose...
View ArticleFunds raised for Lodge
A GENEROUS cheque for £230 was presented to the St Barnabas Hospice George Henderson Lodge Day Therapy Centre by some local ladies. The money was raised by three remarkably hard-working ladies from...
View ArticleHospital scores highly in audit
Rampton Hospital scored highly in a recent security audit by the prison service.The high-secure hospital near Retford received a score of 98 per cent and increased its rating from the previous year.For...
View ArticleTake care in cold weather
MOTORISTS are being urged to take extra care as the freezing weather sets in.South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is reminding drivers to allow extra time for journeys and carry an emergency kit...
View ArticleSnow disrupts bin collections
BINS will only be emptied if it is ‘absolutely safe to do so’ says West Lindsey District Council after a weekend of snow and freezing conditions.Snow and ice have caused disruption to some waste and...
View ArticleSnow Time! We want your snow pictures - SLIDESHOW
Snow is here again and the Guardian is asking for your pictures from across the region.SLIDESHOW: Click the play button to view pictures submitted by our readers Suzie Miller, Steve Page, Daniel Saban,...
View Article‘Theft’ arrest
a GAINSBOROUGH man has been charged in relation to a theft from a church.Officers charged Matthew Thomas Clayton, 31, of Spring Gardens, in relation to the theft of £40 from a cash box at St Mary’s...
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