Challenge yourself for Marie Curie
IF YOU want to get fit, lose weight, meet new people or do something adventurous in 2012, look no further than a charity challenge.People all over the country will be pushing themselves to the limit to...
View ArticleSwap unwanted Christmas gifts
MENCAP is calling on people to sell their unwanted gifts to raise vital funds for people with a learning disability. Make With Me in aid of Mencap is urging people to organise gift swapping parties,...
View ArticleThree Peaks
BREAST Cancer Campaign is calling on all fundraisers to take part in the Three Peaks Challenge from 13th-15th July 2012.The Three Peaks sees participants attempt to scale the highest mountains in...
View ArticleRetford law firm’s landlord warning
Landlords face being taken to court by tenants with a claim for up to four times the amount of their deposit if they haven’t looked after deposits properly and within strict deadlines from April 2012...
View Article‘The show must go on’ after arson
DEDICATED staff and parents from a Gainsborough nursery that was recently ravaged by an arson attack have fought against adversity to give their children a Christmas party.The Little Lambs Day nursery...
View ArticleSpare a thought for
TODAY we say a big THANK-YOU to all the people who will be working on Christmas Day.While the rest of us are eating and drinking and making merry they will be turning up for work as normal.Whether part...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.TRAVELSlight delay on Chancery Lane in Retford closed northbound at the West Street junction,...
View ArticleSanta’s flying visit to Bluebell Wood
TELEVISION stars paid a special visit to youngsters at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice last week.Presenters from Daybreak flew in by helicopter – and gave Santa a lift to the North Anston hospice as...
View ArticleVIDEO - Prime Minister David Cameron announces “This is the year we go for it”
The Prime Minister delivered his New Year message announcing “This is the year we go for it”.David Cameron has pledged to use the “global drama” of the Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to help get...
View ArticleMy jail horror in US prison
when a SWAT team broke down the door of Shaun Attwood’s American home and arrested him for drug offences, he couldn’t deny the accusations against him.He had been living a party lifestyle, organising...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.TRAVELSlight delay on Chancery Lane in Retford closed northbound at the West Street junction, because of roadworks....
View ArticleSchools needed for record breaking attempt
RETFORD schools are being urged to get behind a record breaking attempt for charity, which will see youngsters signing and singing a song simultaneously.Interested teachers, parents and children need...
View ArticleGenerous donation to children
A FATHER from Kiveton has made a generous donation to ill children in hospital this Christmas.Barry Bull visited Rotherham Hospital along with his wife Tracy and daughter Vickie to hand out festive...
View ArticleMotorists face delays in Maltby
MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays in Maltby from next week.Addison Road will be closed for eight weeks from Monday 9th January to allow for road works, costing £380,000, to be carried...
View ArticleRetford woman killed in Gainsborough crash named
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 ArticleRetford business forum
The next Retford Town Centre Business Forum will take place at 6pm on Monday 9th January. Visitors will have the chance to meet fellow retailers, businesses and share knowledge and experiences.For...
View ArticleRecycle trees
When the time comes to take down the Christmas decorations, recycling your tree could help raise cash for the Royal British Legion.Veolia Environmental Services will donate £100 to the RBL for every 50...
View ArticleAmbulance awards
YORKSHIRE Ambulance Service NHS trust has won an award for its environmentally friendly work and commitment to reducing carbon emissions.The trust has won the Leadership Award at the Energy Saving...
View ArticleRise and shine Retford: Thursday 5th January 2012
Welcome to your daily round up of all today’s important stuff from Retford and beyond.TRAVELSlight delay on Chancery Lane in Retford closed northbound at the West Street junction, because of roadworks....
View ArticleMan admits drugs charge
A GAINSBOROUGH man who admitted drug dealing charges has been told to expect jail.Antony Larocca, 31, of Lea Road, admitted possession of drugs with intent to supply in December 2010.Judge Sean Morris...
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