The Olympic Torch relay is beginning its tour of Britain which has followed the amazing Bassetlaw Torch relay.

IF you want to remain inconspicuous it’s probably best not to live in a huge sprawling pad like this. Especially in Dinnington.

ANYONE see the story in the Guardian last week about Valley dinner lady Maureen Marrow who is retiring after 40 years?

With a quarter of Bassetlaw Councillors being new to the Council an era of change is upon us. I hope that there is an entirely new mindset across the Council, which then sweeps its way into County Hall in Nottingham.

In recent weeks, I have been reflecting on my first year leading the Neighbourhood Police Teams in West Bassetlaw, reviewing our performance and looking forward to the next 12 months.

Omnipresent as I am, I attended the count for the Bassetlaw Council elections last week.

THIS rather spectacular photo of a biker riding through a wall of flame was taken at a stunt show at Bracebridge last week.

Who’d have thought it - stricter discipline at Portland School has coincided with it coming out of ‘special measures’.

YOU were probably blissfully unaware of this, but this week was National Doughnut Week.

WHAT is it with the male of the species and not being able to wear trousers correctly?

If you thought the Bassetlaw Torch was bad - just look at Rotherham’s version.

The North East beat team are supporting a local landlady as she plans to open her pub to teenagers.

Having failed to send any of their staff to a meeting with disabled groups in Worksop that I helped convene, Notts County Council have now pressed ahead with their restrictions on parking in Bridge Street without the very sensible and modest compromise that the meeting proposed.

IT’S all gone a bit quiet on the Vesuvius front.

A BIG well done to the Savoy Cinema for implementing my idea of putting on special screenings for us oldies.

CARLTON drug dealer Richard Caldwell was jailed the other week, and if you ask me whoever cut his hair should be locked up as well.

LADY Grundi had to physically restrain me last Friday, as I was so apoplectic with rage.

IT’S official - we are now in a double-dip recession. This is bad.

THE Worksop diamond wedding anniversary couple who celebrated by going to the cinema in the first time in years, commented on how loud it was these days.

We already know there are a great team of police officers and staff here at Worksop, but this week I’d like to commend the excellent and tenacious work of one particular officer.