Ice Age tours
Discover what Creswell Crags was like during the last Ice Age on a tour of Robin Hood Cave, the largest cave on site.Find out who was here, what was here, why they were here and how we know about it....
View ArticleChoir in fine voice at big arena show
Not many primary school pupils get the chance to perform on an arena stage.But that is exactly what youngsters from Kingston Park Primary School and Nursery School choir got to do recently.On Monday...
View ArticlePolice name Retford woman killed in Gainsborough crash
POLICE have named an elderly Ordsall woman who was killed when a car overturned in a Gainsborough crash.Marjorie Hill, 83, died after the grey Vauxhall Zafira she was travelling in left the road on...
View ArticleSanta visits GAPA
EXCITED children at Gainsborough’s Adventure Playground got into the Christmas spirit with a special lunch and a visit from Santa.Over 21 kids and parents went along to have a festive lunch before...
View ArticleWRVS gift
WRVS volunteers received a Christmas gift when their charity was chosen as one of six to benefit from Text Santa, a new initiative launched by ITV1 to raise money for vulnerable people over the festive...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW - The highs and lows of 2011 – year’s headlines in review
Hospital campaign group Save Our Services stepped up their fight in January as proposals to change maternity and children’s services were announced.Group spokesman Adele Mumby said: “We are really...
View ArticleFun activities
Rufford Abbey Country Park and Sherwood Forest are great places for a walk and some fresh air over the festive period.You can find out about Notts County Council’s organised activities at...
View ArticlePolice’s £200m outsourcing
LINCOLNSHIRE Police have announced a decision that will transform the way policing is delivered in Gainsborough and the county.Subject to contract, Lincolnshire Police Authority has selected G4S as its...
View ArticleA message from home
The wife of a Worksop soldier is collecting gifts to send to troops in Afghanistan for Valentine’s Day.Sarah Tamburrini decided to collect items for the parcels after her husband Sean Smith mentioned...
View ArticleRace a duck
FANCY your chances at quacking your way to the finish line and racing a rubber duck?Then you’re in luck, as it’s that time of year again for the famous Annual Waddingham Duck Race.It will be held at...
View ArticleRecycling
DERBYSHIRE County Council is urging people to remember to recycle their rubbish after Christmas and over the New Year.Coun John Allsop said: “We often generate more rubbish at this time of year. It’s...
View ArticleAurora charity cheque
Flexible fundraisers have raised £197 for a local charity after holding a pilates event.Members of Evolve Pilates presented the cheque to the Aurora Wellbeing Centre just before Christmas.“We very much...
View ArticleChildLine
ChildLine counsellors will be keeping phone lines open during the holidays to ensure children in South Yorkshire have someone to turn to.Over the 12 days of Christmas last year - 24th December to 5th...
View ArticleThree peaks
BREAST Cancer Campaign is calling on all fundraisers to take part in the Three Peaks Challenge next year.Running from the 13th-15th July 2012, the Three Peaks sees participants attempt to scale the...
View ArticleCreswell shop raid drug user
A DRUG abuser was among three men who raided a Creswell shop and helped themselves to food.The trio loaded meat and cheese into bags in the village Spar shop and left without paying, Chesterfield...
View ArticleMencap gift exchange
LearniNG disability charity Mencap has the perfect solution for any unwanted Christmas gifts with their Make With Me initiative.People are invited to organise gift swapping parties to raise money for...
View ArticleCouncil meet
GAINSBOROUGH Town Council are set for their first full meeting of the new year.It continues from December’s adjourned meeting. The agenda includes a new activity officer, Gainsborough Independent...
View ArticleThat was the year when...
Well what a year it’s been. I’ve driven a bus, had fish sucking at my toes, picked strawberries, had my eyebrows plucked into high definition, had a cupping treatment on my back, and ridden a bike...
View ArticleLittle curry house with a big welcome
THERE can’t be many more endearing curry houses than this one.If anything, the exterior and decor at the Bengal Tandoori in Dinnington prove you should never judge a book by its cover.While the...
View ArticleDog owners fight ban
DOG owners in Creswell are barking mad over an order which will ban them walking their animals on parish land.Elmton with Creswell Parish Council will bring in Dog Control Orders from 1st January,...
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