Man had adverse reaction to drugs
A CRESWELL man who injected drugs died despite efforts by his bride-to-be to save him.Joiner Christopher Hinchliffe, 45, was plagued by cystic fibrosis and deteriorating health led to him losing his...
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Rotherham voters are being reminded of the election to select the first ever South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner later this month.On Thursday 15th November some 37 police and crime...
View Article‘John was willing and enthusiastic’
Tributes have been paid to an ‘enthusiastic, and hard-working’ Todwick Parish Councillor.John Palmer passed away on 12th October aged 66. Born in Sleaford in 1946 John worked for BT for almost 30...
View ArticleMuck in to clean roads
Farmers are being called on to help keep Lincolnshire’s roads mud-free.Coun William Webb said: “When farmers are harvesting crops they are taking them from muddy fields onto and across roads to store,...
View ArticleMan broke PC’s wrist in struggle
A drunken Worksop man who broke a police officer’s wrist following arrest is back behind bars.Matthew Morris was detained for being drunk and disorderly on the night of 1st June 2012 and taken to...
View ArticleFour more arrested as West Burton power station protest ends
Police have arrested four more people at West Burton Power Station, marking the end of a week-long protest at the site. Four people remained on site yesterday but a man and a woman came down in the...
View ArticleGainsboro’ kids race to success
NEARLY 200 children from across the Gainsborough area came together to take part in the annual Cross Country Championships.Pupils from 12 different schools descended on Lea Park for the competition...
View ArticleMan stole jackets
Stealing leather jackets from a shop has landed a Worksop man in court.Lee Hamshaw, 30, of Osberton View, admitted taking the jackets from Matalan on 1st October.Prosecutor Kate Beardmore told Worksop...
View ArticleYour chance to wander along drained Worksop canal lock
DELVE into the drained depths of a historic Worksop canal lock later this month and walk along the canal bottom.Stret Lock, on the Chesterfield Canal will be drained and open to the public on Sunday...
View ArticleBonfire fun in Maltby and Anston
Maltby Town Council is hosting a fireworks display on Maltby Manor Fields.Monday’s fun starts at 5pm, with a Guy Fawkes competition at 5.30pm. The bonfire will be lit at 6pm with fireworks after.Anston...
View ArticleNotts County Council’s gritting team set to hit road on Bonfire Night
NOTTS County Council’s gritting teams were out in action over the weekend and are set to salt the county’s main routes again tonight (Monday 5th November) as forecasts predict plummeting temperatures....
View Article‘He was always a gentleman’
A FORMER police chief who dedicated his life to serving the public has died.James Hilton Brownlow, who was brought up in Shireoaks, spent more than 40 years in various police forces around the...
View ArticleFire crews called to collision on A57 East Markham
FIRE crews from Retford and Tuxford were called to a road traffic collision on the A57 East Markham in the early hours of Saturday morning (3rd November 2012).The incident involved a car which had...
View ArticleSpiderman joins Super Mario on charity walk
Maltby Academy was awash with a host of famous faces on Friday.Pupils dressed as everyone from Spiderman to the Super Mario Brothers as they took part in an annual charity walk.The whole school and...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty is up
Animal cruelty, neglect and suffering are reaching unprecedented levels in modern times according to the RSPCA.The RSPCA alone reports a 65 per cent increase in the animals abandoned over the last five...
View Article‘Our history is being destroyed’
THESE images show the ‘horrendous’ damage that has been done to the iconic former school on Lea Road in Gainsborough - sparking concern and anger from local residents.Thousands of Gainsborough...
View ArticleLorry driver charged over fatal A1 cyclist crash
POLICE have charged a lorry driver almost eight months after a cyclist was killed on the A1 near Blyth, Notts.Nigel Drake, 43, of Low Street, Carlton, in Goole, North Humberside, was driving a heavy...
View ArticleMan threatened family with knife in their Worksop home
A 40-YEAR-OLD Worksop man has been jailed for six years after he was involved in breaking into the home of a family and threatening them with a knife.Darren Shackleton, of Queen Street, was convicted...
View ArticleDrunk teen crashed car
HALLOWEEN turned horrid for a Worksop teen who was found hiding in a bush after crashing his car. Joshua Sweetnam, 19, of Gibson Court, admitted drink driving at Worksop Magistrates Court. The court...
View ArticleDrug grown to help pain
POLICE found a small cannabis farm and a taser gun at a 37-year-old Worksop man’s home.Mark Hagen, of Stilwell Gardens, admitted producing and possessing the class B drug, and possessing an electrical...
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