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Mihai Tufa is walking around the world raising money for Water Aid, British Heart Foundation and the Princess Margareta of Romania Trust (w120221-6a)

A walk around the world via Worksop

A GLOBE-TROTTING adventurer has kicked off his walking trek around the world - and made a stop off in Worksop to say hello.

Stay warm and stay safe

Attempts to keep warm could have disastrous results if simple precautions aren’t taken, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue warns. Electric heaters, open fires and microwaveable bags can all spark a blaze. And it’s easier than you might think for the worst to happen.

Get a ‘move’ on for fundraiser

Worksop has been chosen to host the first ever ‘Move’ event at Clumber Park - designed to celebrate human movement in all its forms and raise much-needed money for Arthritis Research UK.

Torksey residents on alert after burglary

TORKSEY residents are advised to make extra security checks on their properties and vehicles after a burglary and attempted burglaries over night.

Do you really need A&E?

Poor use of Accident and Emergency departments costs the NHS in Lincolnshire £2million a year.

Readers' letters

Getting it off my chest. . .

i’ve three quirks to get off my chest in this week’s Guardian news.

OAPs deserve much better

our MP votes for benefit rises in the House of Commons helping to create a ‘something for nothing’ culture and spending money we don’t have.

Scam from abroad?

I have just been reading your article on the recent computer scam that’s been doing the rounds.

Let Worksop be the first

Many towns like Worksop have the same problem, the town centres are dying.

Call not from Microsoft

I have not been caught by the scam (I think) but someone did ring me about four weeks ago and said they were from Microsoft and my PC would crash within 24 hours if they did not repair it.

The Bassetlaw Games torch arrives at Outwood Academy Portland.

Bassetlaw Games torch arrives at Outwood Academy Portland - AUDIO

Those Were The Days

Pictured is the old road from London to York in Blyth.

Welcome break at Blyth inns

THIS week’s Archive Corner picture shows the village of Blyth, probably around the 1920s.

Forrest's Ironmongers located at 96 Bridge Street

Ironmongers’ very proud history

This high class ironmongers was opened around 1861 by Henry Forrest and stood at the top of Bridge Street in Worksop.

Newspaper found in church hall

THIS week’s Archive Corner shows the first edition of the Worksop Guardian dated Friday 27th March 1896.

Workers outside Shireoaks Colliery drift in 1978

End of an era at Shireoaks

THE Shireoaks Colliery Company was registered in December 1864, though the colliery itself dated back to the previous decade - the shaft having been sunk from 1854 and the first coal being reached in 1859. In May 1873 work began on sinking the shaft at a new colliery at Steetley. Both Shireoaks and Steetley were allocated to the NCB’s North East Division, No 1 Area on nationalisation in 1947. In 1967, both collieries were transferred to South Yorkshire and in 1983 the two collieries merged bringing surface working at Steetley to an end.

Staff pose for college picture

THIS week’s Archive Corner picture shows the staff of Worksop College in 1906.