‘The message is loud and clear: Stop the cuts!’
ANGER over proposed cuts to ambulance services in Worksop and Retford spilled onto the streets this week.Protestors marched through town centres to spread the word about East Midlands Ambulance...
View ArticleGritting team gets ready for action in Notts
NottS County Council’s Highways team began salting the county’s main routes on Friday – as forecasts predict plummeting temperatures. The county council’s hazard forecast were at ‘red’ status on Friday...
View ArticleTown nurse is struck off
A former Worksop care unit manager has been struck off for calling a man with learning difficulties and a care assistant colleague abusive names.Faye Dennis told staff to be on ‘pervo watch’ while...
View ArticleRota changes ‘puts lives at risk’
ROTA changes at ambulance stations in Bassetlaw could put people’s lives at risk.That is the message coming loud and clear from ambulance workers this week after they were told their hours could...
View ArticleAnston pupils bike to school for breakfast
CHILDREN and parents at a primary school in Anston biked to school for their breakfast last week.Those who arrived by bike at Anston Greenlands Junior and Infant School, were given a healthy breakfast,...
View ArticleCollege kids need help to build car
AMBITIOUS students at Gainsborough College need your help so they can complete a bold new project to build their own stock car. Members of the automotive engineering class have just embarked on a new...
View ArticlePopular fair is a hit again
THE sun shone as visitors flocked to Thoresby Park for the annual Craft, Food and Gift fair at the weekend.The Living Heritage show returned to Thoresby offering people of all ages the chance to try...
View ArticleCat ban for pet owner
MAGGOTS had eaten a ‘fist-sized’ hole in a cat that had been neglected by its owner, a court was told.A jail sentence hangs over Cuckney woman Joanne Hirst, who has been banned from keeping cats for...
View ArticleDonate your old furniture
GAINSBOROUGH Furniture and Rescource Centre are appealing for YOUR unwanted items.Th centre provides good quality affordable furniture and effects donated by the public, to those in need to a cleaner...
View ArticleHealth commissioners shortlisted for national awards
BASSETLAW’S future health commissioners have been rewarded for their work by being shortlisted for two national awards.NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group (Bassetlaw CCG) formed in April 2010....
View ArticleScoreboard cash is ‘wrong’
A NOTTS County Councillor has blasted the authority for spending £900,000 on a new cricket score board - at a time when frontline services are facing major cuts.Notts County Council has pledged the...
View ArticleJail for armed robbers
ARMED robbers from Worksop who hid inside a jewellers and threatened an elderly shop assistant with a knife were jailed for a total of 17 years.Doncaster Crown Court heard how the trio stole £320,000...
View ArticleCindy is our Rose winner
THIS week’s Guardian Rose goes to Langold nan Cindy Riley who helped to save her grandson’s life when he was just weeks old.Cindy, 45, knew something was seriously wrong when baby Callum took a turn...
View ArticleFive people arrested over West Burton Power Station aggravated trespass
POLICE are attending an incident at West Burton Power Station where five people have been arrested on suspicious of aggravated trespass.A number of people, believed to be climate protestors, are...
View ArticleChance of a payout for plant workers
FORMER coking plant workers in Dinnington, Wales and Aston who developed serious diseases after breathing in harmful dust and fumes could be entitled to compensation following a landmark ruling.A High...
View ArticleSafe@last project worker attends global summit
A RUNAWAY project worker for Safe@Last has attended a prestigious summit in America.Joe Clay, who is originally from Dinnington where the charity is based, was invited to attend the One Young World...
View ArticleBonfire night
With bonfire night fast approaching the RSPCA is urging revellers to spare a thought for animals and for owners to plan ahead if they have a nervous pet.Last year the RSPCA in the north of England...
View ArticleChip pan fires
SOUTH Yorkshire Fire And Rescue is urging people to throw out old chips pans for their own safety.It comes after firefighters dealt with three chip pan fires within 90 minutes on Tuesday evening.They...
View ArticleCaged Bird Society flying high in town
CELEBRATIONS were enjoyed at the annual show of the Gainsborough Caged Bird Society – marking its 100-year anniversary.Nearly 900 of our feathered friends were on display, and society secretary Dave...
View ArticleMen stole coal in car
TWO Whitwell men admitted theft of 250kg of stolen coal at Chesterfield Magistrates Court.Officers stopped a Peugeot 106 in North Wingfield on 8th October and seized bags of coal worth £120. Glynn...
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