- Young 'lack attention for Dickens'
- Tory MPs rebel against wind farms
- Barton's Terry tweets under review
- Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
- Queen's Jubilee eve village worship
- BAE to recruit 265 apprentices
- Miliband in call over NHS reforms
- Excess alcohol 'raises cancer risk'
- Man released in missing woman probe
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- CCTV shows man 'jump' from ship
- Police control rival demonstrations
- William begins Falklands RAF tour
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Towns regeneration contest launched
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
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Local news
Firefighters lobby MPs over cuts
Fire crews from across South Yorkshire have lobbied local MPs over cuts they claim will result in the loss of 140 frontline posts.
Call to support heart charity
A SOUTH Anston volunteer who has undergone heart surgery is calling on people to support the British Heart Foundation.
Maltby man dies in Tickhill crash
Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Tickhill in the early hours of Friday.
Parents go back to school
Pupils at Ranby House School have recently begun a study of the powerful Second World War story The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Katie takes the plunge...
The sky’s the limit for a Worksop woman who is doing a charity skydive next weekend.
Business
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.
East Midlands news
Dog thrown from car and run over
Witnesses are being sought after a dog was allegedly thrown from a car window and run over by the driver in Nottingham.
Undercover officer 'outraged'
An undercover policeman whose actions led to the collapse of a trial of environmental protesters accused of planning to invade a power station near Nottingham has reacted with "outrage" to an official report that he was "resistant to management intervention".
Beauty queen denies benefit fraud
A former Miss Great Britain competitor from Northampton has denied claiming more than £22,000 in benefits as a single parent while living with her partner.
Tanker drivers walk out
Tanker drivers who deliver fuel to Jet garages have started a fresh series of strikes in Immingham and other towns after peace talks failed to resolve a row over pay and conditions.
£1,000 reward for wanted man
Nottinghamshire Crimestoppers are offering a reward of up to £1,000 in the hunt for a suspected burglar and car thief.
National news
Young 'lack attention for Dickens'
Modern-day children are not being educated to read with the attention span necessary for a Dickens novel, a leading expert said as the country prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the revered author.
Tory MPs rebel against wind farms
More than 100 Tory MPs have written to David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut in subsidies to onshore wind farms and more influence for local people to stop them being built.
Barton's Terry tweets under review
Footballer Joey Barton could be in trouble with the Attorney General after posting a series of comments online about John Terry ahead of his trial for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.
Labour chiefs in Doughty tribute
Labour leaders past and present are mourning the death of millionaire Nigel Doughty, the owner of Nottingham Forest and a major party donor.
Queen's Jubilee eve village worship
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend a church service on the eve of the monarch's Diamond Jubilee anniversary.
Showbiz news
Walliams overcomes BGT buzzer fear
David Walliams has overcome his reluctance to buzz contestants on Britain's Got Talent - and is now happy to put them out of their misery.
Tulisa to tell life story in book
X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has promised fans there is "lots to tell" after it was revealed she is releasing her autobiography later this year.
Griffin O'Neal jailed over crash
The son of actor Ryan O'Neal has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his involvement in a drug-fuelled, head-on car crash that injured another driver.
Rape trial shock for Corrie viewers
Viewers were left stunned tonight as they saw Coronation Street's scheming Frank Foster walk free from court after he was found not guilty of raping Carla Connor.
'Upbeat' Holden set for BGT return
Amanda Holden is expected to return to Britain's Got Talent next week.
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Weather for Worksop
Sunday 05 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: West
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -1 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North
