Cash boost for Kiveton and Wales organisation
AN award winning organisation that uses eBay to recycle unwanted items on behalf of the local community is celebrating again after receiving a cash boost.Kivo-Ebiz, part of the Kiveton Park and Wales...
View ArticleCar parks price fury
Motorists and businesses have slammed Bassetlaw Council’s plan to raise hourly car parking rates.Amongst widespread changes - recommended at a council cabinet meeting last Thursday - new charges will...
View ArticleFashion show
CHAIRMAN of Bassetlaw Council Dave Challinor hosts a charity fashion show and sale on Wednesday 22nd February.The event at Worksop Town Hall starts at 7pm. Pick high street fashion bargains, while...
View ArticleGet a ‘move’ on for fundraiser
Worksop has been chosen to host the first ever ‘Move’ event at Clumber Park - designed to celebrate human movement in all its forms and raise much-needed money for Arthritis Research UK. The event is...
View ArticleStay warm and stay safe
Attempts to keep warm could have disastrous results if simple precautions aren’t taken, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue warns. Electric heaters, open fires and microwaveable bags can all spark a blaze....
View ArticlePeacocks store in Gainsborough is saved
PEACOCKS fashion store in Gainsborough’s Market Place will stay open, administrators have announced today (Tuesday).The store is one of 338 UK stores which have been saved from closure after a takeover...
View ArticleInquest into Maltby man’s heroin death
A FATHER from Maltby died after taking heroin after years of medical problems.Gary Moore, 51, died at Burns Court, Maltby, on 1st October 2010 after taking ‘17 lines of heroin’.He suffered from...
View ArticleMardi Gras event at the Ashley
THERE will be carnival capers a-plenty at the Ashley pub in Worksop this weekend when it hosts a special Mardi Gras event to raise money for Cancer Research UK.The fun will kick off at 5pm on Saturday...
View ArticleJobs saved in Dinnington
TWELVE jobs have been saved at a Dinnington-based packaging supplies company Centerpac.It was placed in administration in January. The firm has now been acquired by the Samuel Grant Group, which has...
View ArticleCouncil tax is frozen for yet another year
COUNCIL tax for Lincolnshire residents will be frozen for the second year running, the county council has decided.The authority confirmed last Friday, at its full council meeting, that there would be...
View ArticleLove is in the air!
CUPID’S arrow hit the target and helped to raise £145 for a local school.Youngsters from Maltby Redwood Junior and Infant School put on their glad rags for a romantic evening before the school broke up...
View ArticleGot a problem? Write to our new agony aunt for advice
DO YOU have a problem that has been bothering you and you need some friendly helpful advice?Look no further than our new ‘agony aunt’ Jan Baker, who is ready and waiting to answer your questions.We...
View ArticleRising star Lizzie films music video
SINGING has been Lizzie Goddard’s passion since she was a toddler.“I could probably sing before I could talk,” said the 15-year-old.But while being in front of the camera is very different for her, she...
View ArticleKatie Humble
It was the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch in January and if you spent an hour, as I did, monitoring the birds coming and going in your garden, I hope you enjoyed it as much as me. I had a lovely mix of...
View ArticleBody found in field near Ulley
The body of a man has been found in a field near Ulley.Police have called off their search for Baden Powell, from Sheffield, following the discovery of the body yesterday afternoon.South Yorkshire...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Friday 24th February 2012
Welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.WEATHERClear and bright with temperatures reaching 15 degrees C.TRAVELSlight delay on Chancery Lane in Retford...
View ArticleHealthy hearts
MISTERTON Fire Station is set to open its doors as part of the British Heart Foundation’s Healthy Heart Month. Visitors will be able to take part in sporting activities, sample healthy snacks and try...
View ArticleLocal rockers Abandoned Faith who never lost faith - VIDEO
TALENTED local rockers who have their sights set on reaching the top have made it through to the final stages of a major music competition. Abandoned Faith, from Worksop and Creswell, are thrilled to...
View ArticleSpeed kills
NOTTS County Council has launched a campaign to drive down speeds on the county’s roads.Over five years, there have been over 2,000 casualties on Notts roads. Now, new roadside signs bearing the...
View ArticleModel jump
A FORMER model has raised £692 for the Dogs Trust.Katie Bower performed a tandem free fall jump from 11,000 feet in the air for the charity and now wants to do another. She said the experience was...
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