- Shot Gurkha 'born leader of men'
- Team handshakes axed amid race row
- Fan quizzed over 'racist' gesture
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Action urged on political funding
- MP urges easing of smacking laws
- Call for action over executive pay
- Frank Skinner to be a father at 55
- Man charged with toddler's murder
- Man charged with motorist's murder
- Karzai thanks Britain for sacrifice
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Big freeze fails to materialise
- Disabled groups in welfare protest
- Five held in hacking investigation
- RBS chairman waives £1.4m bonus
- Half want vote on EU membership
- Prisons nearly full: Government
- Three held after bank occupied
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WIN! Tickets to see Will at Sherwood Pines
TOP-SELLING artist Will Young will appear in a mega outdoor gig in Sherwood Pines Forest Park this June - and you could be in the crowd!
Morton lad scores prize
A DEDICATED volunteer from Morton has been praised after picking up a top award for St John’s Ambulance.
Fire kit goes abroad
SOUTH Yorkshire firefighters are sending 20 full fire kits to crews in Kashmir to help improve the region’s firefighting resources.
Gainsborough Town Council meeting
THE venue for February’s full Gainsborough Town Council meeting has been changed to the WLDC Guildhall on Tuesday 7th February at 7pm.
Sport
Top 10 finishes
THE Bassetlaw Orienteers competed at Blidworth Woods on Sunday, in the East Midlands League event.
Bright spark Marcus raises cash for club
MANTON ABC youngster Marcus Ellis had a bright idea when the club’s electrics went.
Elsham in semi-finals
Three of the Bishop Norton Short Mat Bowls League Cup quarter-Final matches have now been played with Elsham beating Trentside 49-37 and now await the winners of the Cherry Willingham v Middle Rasen Drax tie.
Musing Miller: Scott’s time running out
TIME is running out for Millers boss Andy Scott, writes the Musing Miller.
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Bassetlaw Museum - Life as we once knew it - SLIDESHOW video
It’s the every day objects which are often the most fascinating.
Lifestyle
Get involved with PACS
TALENTED local youngsters are invited to come forward and take part in one of Gainsborough’s best amateur dramatic groups - who have just announced their new season calendar of events for 2012.
Boxing quiz book
THIS WEEK your Guardian newspaper is giving you the chance to grab a top boxing quiz book - and there’s no holding back the punches on the depth of the sport’s trivia.
Male voice choir begins season
The highly-regarded Dore Male Voice Choir will be launching the Music At The Crossing 2012 programme in Worksop tomorrow night.
Take a trip to Sturton for Peter Pan panto...
FLY off to Neverland this weekend... or Sturton-by-Stow, for a fun-filled pantomime at the Village Hall.
Community
Keep warm
VULNERABLE people in West Lindsey suffering ill health can get funding to keep warm this winter.
Get involved with PACS
TALENTED local youngsters are invited to come forward and take part in one of Gainsborough’s best amateur dramatic groups - who have just announced their new season calendar of events for 2012.
Tell us your ‘Grot Spots’
KEEP your Grot Spot requests coming in and The Standard and West Lindsey District Council will do all we can to get them cleaned up.
Intruder enters house in Uphills area
GAINSBOROUGH residents are being warned to take extra care after an intruder walked into a woman’s house in the Uphills area of Gainsborough.
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Weather for Worksop
Sunday 29 January 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: -2 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 6 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -2 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: East
