- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
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Peacocks store in Gainsborough is saved
PEACOCKS fashion store in Gainsborough’s Market Place will stay open, administrators have announced today (Tuesday).
Youngsters can contribute to aviation time capsule
Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire wants schools, colleges and youth groups to enter its Time Capsure 2012 competition.
Free business event
A FREE business event is being hosted by Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.
Cash boost for Kiveton and Wales organisation
AN award winning organisation that uses eBay to recycle unwanted items on behalf of the local community is celebrating again after receiving a cash boost.
Concern over plan for wind turbines
TURBINES towering over the picturesque village of Corringham are not a sight many people can imagine.
Prize butchers
Butchers at Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop in Grayingham have brought home the bacon after winning four gold awards.
Warning after electric blanket fire
FIREFIGHTERS are repeating warnings about electric blanket safety after an elderly couple had a fire in their home.
Waste plant plans will go ahead
THE green light has been given to a rubbish plant on a Gainsborough industrial estate.
Bring town centre back to life again
AN INNOVATIVE new plan has been launched in the hope of bringing TV retail guru Mary Portas to Gainsborough to improve the town’s flagging town centre trade.
Flood funding
Residents in Yorkshire will benefit from £30 million in the next financial year to protect homes and businesses against the risk of flooding.
Grab your FREE fruit pick-up pack today!
THOSE health conscious folks at Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop have a fantastically fruity half term offer for YOU.
Severn Trent fined for polluting Heapham lake
Severn Trent Water has been fined £24,000 after polluting Heapham fishing lake in Gainsborough for the fourth time in seven years.
Firm celebrate
Worksop-based firm Grainger Electrical and Mechanical Services has been shortlisted for the national Building Services Specialist Contractor Awards.
Take care through South Yorkshire roadworks
THE South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership is urging drivers to be considerate when travelling through roadworks.
Worksop horticulture centre to close?
CUTS made by Notts County Council could lead to the closing down of the County Horticulture and Work Training service in Worksop.
Phonelines down for a month
FAMILIES in Fenton have been left without a phone connection for up to a month.
Concerns over waste plant plans
CONCERNS have been raised about plans to build a waste transfer station on a Gainsborough industrial estate, which could see more than 30 bin lorries a day dumping rubbish at the site.
Service is the star in Venus showing
WHEN it comes to clientele The Venus restaurant in Dinnington is a broad church.
Bonmarché to remain open
WORKSOP’S Bonmarché store on Bridge Place is set to remain open with seven members of staff under new owners.
Work starts on 60 streetlights for A60 near Worksop
EXTENSIVE work has begun to install streetlights along the A60, near Worksop.
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Bassetlaw unlikely to return to weekly waste collections
WORKSOP and surrounding areas look unlikely to return to weekly bin collections after the Government made £250 million available for local councils to do so.
An eye-opening lesson in killing your speed
‘Luck’ is a strange thing. ‘Bad luck’, my friends told me when I was caught speeding.
Gainsborough business Facebook event
GAINSBOROUGH businesses are invited to attend free a seminar to show how Facebook can be turned into an impressive business asset.
Pub could create 50 jobs in Maltby
UP to 50 new jobs are to be created in Maltby with the opening of a new restaurant and pub.
Take care in cold weather
MOTORISTS are being urged to take extra care as the freezing weather sets in.
Health app
More than 4,000 in Yorkshire and Humber are being helped to choose the right NHS service with a phone app.
Bassetlaw to return to weekly bin collections?
WORKSOP and surrounding areas could be set to return to weekly bin collections as the government has made £250 million available for local councils.
Superfast internet for everyone
GAINSBOROUGH residents are celebrating after plans to bring superfast broadband to all homes and businesses in Lincolnshire within the next five years were given the green light.
Pupils campaign for new crossing
MOTORISTS have been checked for their speed by children campaigning for a crossing outside their school.
Workers evacuated from West Burton power station after ‘leak’
PARTS of West Burton power station were evacuated after a potentially dangerous chemical leak.
Improvement plans for train station
THIS year will also see improvements being made to Lea Road train station.
Retford business forum
THE next meeting of Retford Town Business Forum will be on 6th February at 6pm.
BREAKING NEWS - Chemical spill at West Burton power station
EMERGENCY services from across the area are currently dealing with a potentially dangerous chemical spill at West Burton power station, near Gainsborough.
Ping building to open
GOLF GIANT Ping look set to open their new building at their headquarters off Corringham Road in a few months.
New McDonald’s is due in Spring
ONE of the most talked about and anticipated developments is a brand new McDonald’s restaurant for the town.
Open day a ‘huge success’
THANK YOU to all of those who attended our first open day at the offices of the Gainsborough Standard.
Be a part of the Riverside Festival
PLANS are well underway for one of the highlights of Gainsborough’s summer calendar - but YOUR help is needed.
Get involved in Marshall rally
HISTORY-LOVERS are in for a treat as Gainsborough gets set for The Marshall Rally - and you can get involved.
Big passion for vintage fashion
A YOUNG Worksop woman is turning her passion for vintage fashion into a career, after months of unsuccessful job hunting.
Business help
SMALL businesses will be given extra support with the launch of the Bassetlaw Business Forum next week.
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Weather for Worksop
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 3 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
