Suspended sentence for drink driving
A BARLBOROUGH mum caught drink-driving twice in a month has been handed a suspended jail sentence.Cheril Oldknow, who was working as a child care deputy manager with pre-school children, also received...
View ArticleTraffic works
THERE will be two-way temporary traffic signals at Greenway, Carlton, from 9.30am-5pm on Friday 19th to Monday 22nd October.Severn Trent Water will be installing a hydrant - moderate disruption is...
View ArticleThe day ahead for Dinnington
Welcome to your daily summary of all today’s important bits and bobs.WEATHERAny brightness will soon disappear as cloud thickens and occasional rain spreads. The rain will become more persistent and...
View ArticleHalloween no excuse
It’s October and already we are starting to see advent calendars and Christmas decorations in the shops.But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We have Halloween and Bonfire Night to come before...
View ArticleStudents – ‘We really wanted to come back’
YOUNGSTERS from Gainsborough’s Trent Valley Academy are enjoying the next step towards their dream career thanks to now post-16 courses available at the school.TVA have recently begun teaching BTEC...
View ArticleSpooktacular
Come face to face with ghosts and take a haunted hayride round the freaky forest at Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife and Falconry Centre.There are plenty of ghoulish goings on to celebrate Halloween...
View ArticleChanges will cost lives in Bassetlaw
The Ambulance Service held its consultation meeting on the closing our ambulance stations for the Bassetlaw area on Tuesday. There was no prior notices given to me, none to the Worksop Guardian or...
View ArticleCampaigners will march against ambulance station closures
MARCHES against the closure of Worksop and Retford community ambulance stations will take place next week.Public services union UNISON has organised the protests to campaign against changes being...
View ArticleMeeting will discuss ambulance proposals
DISCUSS plans to close Worksop and Retford’s ambulance stations at a public meeting on Friday 19th October at 7pm.East Midlands Ambulance Service chief executive Phil Milligan and a paramedic worker...
View ArticleMan accused of attempted murder: ‘I thought the world of her’
A GAINSBOROUGH man accused of attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend has told a jury he did not want to kill her when he appeared in court today (Thursday 11th October).Paul Owen Henry, 46, said he...
View ArticleSupport group
The Gainsborough Macular Disease Support Group will be holding its monthly meeting at the Friends Meeting Rooms on Market Street, Gainsborough on Monday 15th October.Further information about the...
View Article‘He lived a great life’
THE town came to a standstill as people gathered to bid their final farewells at the funeral of Worksop Sea Cadet chairman David Gillert MBE on Tuesday.David passed away peacefully aged 65 on 25th...
View ArticleShock after cygnet shot
SECURITY has been stepped up at Langold Country Park after a suspected gun attack on a baby swan.The cygnet was found dead in the lake, around the same time as a man was seen leaving the park with an...
View ArticleCrash in Worksop supermarket car park
TWO people were taken to hospital after a car crash in a Worksop supermarket car park.Emergency services were called to Aldi car park on Gateford Road just after 6pm last night (Thursday 11th...
View ArticleMan broke PC’s wrist in scuffle
A DRUNKEN Worksop man broke a police officer’s wrist after being arrested for disorderly behaviour.Matthew Morris, who had shouted abuse at police, was agitated and had to be restrained, Chesterfield...
View ArticleBadger sett trio in court
THREE men have admitted interfering with a badger sett and causing unnecessary suffering to a dog in the Whitwell area.Chesterfield magistrates heard how a terrier-type dog got facial injuries after...
View ArticlePolice Day in Harworth
HARWORTH and Bircotes residents will have the chance to meet their local police team at a special day on Saturday 13th October.There will the chance to see off-road cycles, police dogs and traffic...
View ArticleFormer Maltby miners dig up pit’s history
TWO former miners who worked most of their lives at Maltby Main Colliery have had a book published.Dave Brennan and Eric Beckett have written A Shaft Full Of Shadows, a book which lists most of the men...
View ArticleCharity sale
A GARDEN sale in aid of Neuroblastoma Alliance is being held in Dinnington tomorrow (Saturday).There will be a various stalls selling a range of items including clothes, records, books and bric-a-brac...
View ArticleHaving a ball for local kids
When it comes to celebrations, Angela Williams knows a lot about big occasions.The 59-year-old wedding shop owner from Carlton has been sending blushing brides down the aisle since 1995 and organising...
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