Watch con man warning
POLICE are warning residents to be careful and vigilant after a con-man selling watches has been reported in the area.In recent weeks, there have been reports from Aldi, Lidl and the Roseway car park...
View ArticleMeals on wheels world record attempt in Worksop
Roast beef and apple crumble were enjoyed by the masses as older people from across the county took part in a world record attempt. The aim was to set a record for the number of ‘meals at home’...
View ArticleBronze for In Bloom team
East Midlands In Bloom judges have awarded Gainsborough a Bronze Award for tidying up the centre. The Old Hall, Marshall’s Yard and Showfield Allotments were highlighted as being of impressive high...
View ArticleVillage events
Walkeringham Village Hall is hosting a race night on 27th 0ctober.The fun starts at 7.30pm. Entry is £5 and includes a pie and pea supper.Then on 10th November there will be a table top sale from 10am...
View ArticlePlans revealed for Worksop ambulance protest
PROTESTERS will march through Worksop town centre next Wednesday campaigning against proposed changes to the ambulance service.Public services union UNISON has organised the protest to campaign against...
View ArticleRetford Library to hold story walk around Clumber Park
JOIN members of Retford Library for a children’s story walk around Clumber Park next week.The event on Saturday 27th October is one of a series being organised for families looking for fun and fresh...
View ArticleKitchen fire at Creswell house
THE kitchen of a house in Creswell has been damaged by a fire this afternoon (Wednesday).The fire broke out in the kitchen of the terrace house at Model Village around 12.30pm.Firefighters from...
View ArticleStoryteller to perform BFG at library
KIDS should head down to Worksop Library on Saturday for a special storytelling session.Roald Dahl’s classic tale The BFG will be performed by Anthony Pedley, the first actor to play the role of the...
View ArticleSchools minister to visit Tuxford Academy
SCHOOLS minister Lord Hill will visit Tuxford Academy on Friday on a fact finding mission.Lord Hill, the parliamentary under secretary of state for schools, will meet representatives from the Diverse...
View ArticleSecure cars
Police in Rotherham are advising car owners to ensure that they remember to remove all valuables, including bags, coats, mobile phones and satellite navigation systems and to always lock their cars...
View ArticleApple festival
Celebrate all things apple at the annual Apple Festival at Clumber Park next weekend.The festival takes place in the Walled Kitchen Garden on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October from 12pm-4pm.There...
View ArticleEx-racing driver grew cannabis
A DRUG user spared a jail term for growing cannabis at home has been sent to prison after he was caught cultivating the illegal plants again.Rickalee Hall, 48, grew 26 cannabis plants in his house on...
View ArticleWorksop’s Newcastle Avenue Post Office to re-open this morning
Post Office chiefs say the Newcastle Avenue branch will re-open this morning (Thursday 18th October).The branch has been closed since Thursday 4th October due to circumstances ‘beyond control’.A Post...
View ArticleTable tennis
FRIDAY sees the launch of a new social table tennis session in Gainsborough, at Trent Valley Academy.Suitable for beginners and improvers, it is open to juniors and adults with the aim of keeping fit...
View ArticleCouncil award
ASTON-cum-aughton Parish Council has been awarded a top recognition.The council recently applied for Quality Status and, at Tuesday’s parish council meeting, councillors were told the application had...
View ArticleTaking ambulance cuts to Parliament
I will be revealing in Parliament on Monday how the ambulance cuts are undermining disaster planning in this area and throughout the country. It is the case that there has been no proper cross border...
View ArticleFlowers left for tragic Rob Hurdley at Dinnington Rugby Club
Floral tributes for Dinnington father-of-three Robert Hurdley have been left at Dinnington Rugby Club.The club, where Robert was a junior team coach and former player, left the gates open so people...
View ArticleHalf-term and halloween fun
ENJOY half-term and Halloween fun for all the family at Clumber Park from next week.Events include the walled kitchen garden pumpkin trail from 22nd October to 4th November, where participants must...
View ArticleWeek 3: Lisa Williams’ Stoptober update
THE figures speak for themselves.After just 21 days of ditching the cigarettes, Guardian account manager Lisa Williams has saved £125 - enough to pay the Council Tax or gas and electricity bill for a...
View ArticleNew dawn for Kilton
It’s all hands on deck to get Kilton’s new community hub up and running this month.The kitchen has gone in at the Online Youth and Community Centre, in Plantation Hill and just in time, before the...
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