Mini soccer open morning
Gainsborough Trinity Juniors F C will be holding an open morning on Saturday 23rd June for all children interested in football at mini soccer age groups and under.The free session which includes...
View ArticleMan in hospital after ‘serious and unprovoked’ attack in Worksop
NOTTS Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a ‘serious and unprovoked’ attack left a Worksop man hospitalised yesterday (Saturday).A 49-year-old man sustained serious facial injuries...
View ArticleClinton’s Cards closes its doors for the last time
GAINSBOROUGH’S Clinton Cards store closed its doors on Friday 8th June - a month after the company went into administration.The Market Place store was one of 43 stores closed by adminstrators Zolfo...
View ArticleJubilee praise
EAST Midlands Ambulance Service chief executive Phil Milligan has praised staff and volunteers for the way they responded to a significant increase in 999 calls over the Jubilee weekend. Figures show...
View ArticleScam warning for Worksop elderly
Older people and carers in Worksop are being warned about an increase in scam retail or investment operations targeting the elderly. The Insolvency Service has closed 78 rogue firms in England and...
View ArticlePhoto comp
THE RSPCA has launched its annual competition for budding young snappers to showcase their best images of animals.The Young Photographer Awards 2012 (YPA12) welcomes all kinds of pictures in a mix of...
View ArticleArt evening
THE Worksop Society of Artists will be holding an evening demonstration at Worksop’s Cricket Club from 7.30-9.30pm on Tuesday 19th June.Guest artist Yuko Sekaguchi will be demonstrating Japanese...
View ArticleChild neglect cases are on the increase
A CHILD neglect crisis is looming according to a children’s charity after the number of reports to its helpline increased in South Yorkshire.The NSPCC dealt with 1,056 calls from Yorkshire and the...
View ArticleOne man and his dogs in 'lucky escape' from Dinnington fire
A DINNINGTON man had a lucky escape from a fire which started in his bathroom.Fire crews from Aston and Maltby attended the Rotherham Road address to find he and his two dogs had got out safely.Crew...
View ArticleCelebrate local businesses
‘SUPPORT your local businesses’ - that is the message behind a brand-new shopping campaign which will launch in Gainsborough next month.Independent Retailer Month’s Shop Local Campaign, launched by...
View Article‘Drug habit’ addressed
A CARLTON woman who was caught growing cannabis in her back garden has been handed a supervision requirement for 12 months.Police officers attended Rachel Nicholson’s home in Chichester Walk on Friday...
View ArticlePet starved to death
A WOMAN who left her pet rabbit to starve to death has been banned from keeping animals for five years.The rabbit was found dead by RSPCA inspectors in a hutch in a garden next door to keeper Emma...
View ArticleSpeed trap
There will be a speed camera in the area next week.The South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership will operating a mobile camera on the A631 Bawtry Road/Rotherham Road at Hellaby and Maltby. Several...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Grey - are you looking for a copy?
Oh my. It would appear that the women of Worksop can’t get enough of it. Reading that is.Erotic sensation Fifty Shades of Grey has been selling out all over town as it continues to dominate the...
View ArticleTeen gets unpaid work
A WORKSOP teen who failed to comply with the requirements of his community service has been ordered to complete another 20 hours of unpaid work.Luke Barnett, 19, from Kilton Glade, failed to show up at...
View ArticleCollaborative unit for two Maltby schools
A collaborative unit between two Maltby school’s has been hailed as ‘innovative’ by those involved in its launch.The unit has been opened between Hilltop Special School and Maltby Redwood Junior and...
View ArticleEngine fault in bus fire
GAINSBOROUGH fire crews were called to reports of a Stagecoach bus on fire near Blyton at 7am on Thursday 21st June.The bus driver and one passenger on the Volvo double-decker bus escaped from the...
View ArticleComedy night in Kirton-in-Lindsey
FUNHOUSE Comedy is gearing up to bring another exciting night of comedy to The George in Kirton-in-Lindsey on Sunday 8th July.Headlining is energetic Brummie Andy White who escaped from a call centre...
View ArticlePupils cycle 157 miles for dementia
A FORMER coal miner who worked at Harworth Colliery from the age of 14 has died from ‘black lung disease’ at the age of 86, an inquest heard.Thomas Farnworth, from The Green, in Harworth, passed away...
View ArticleCinema nights for Todwick
PARISH councillors are looking into holding cinema nights at Todwick village hall.Coun Brian White said there was the possibility they could get a grant to buy the hardware, such as a screen, but there...
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