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Coun Mick Barton, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council

OPINION: Notts residents will see 'massive improvements' on the roads

Monica Kapur, R3 Midlands chair.

Insolvency activity increases in East Midlands, new report reveals

Launching AccessAble at DBTH

NHS Trust launches new accessibility guides for patients and visitors

UK’s biggest food collection is calling for volunteers to support food charities.

Residents urged to show support for Tesco's Winter Food Collection

Lovehoney’s £119 couples advent calendar contains 24 grown-up surprises and comes with free standard delivery.

Lovehoney's £119 advent calendar has 24 surprises

Eve Holroyd and Catherine Holloway

Bluebell Wood puts recycled trees at the top of wishlist

L-R Paul Hollywood, Alison Hammond, Nigella Lawson, Noel Fielding

Applications for the next series of The Great British Bake Off open

Nottinghamshire Mineworkers Pension Scheme campaigners have lobbied the Prime Minister outside No 10 North. Photo: Submitted

Mineworkers pensions campaigners take fight to Prime Minister's doorstep

Holafly's digital eSIM arrives instantly by email or WhatsApp and can be installed with a QR code or through manual setup.

Travel eSIMs: The phone check worth making before you fly

People

Bonfire Night safety warning

Nottinghamshire police and firefighters issue Bonfire Night warning
Residents are being reminded to enjoy Bonfire Night safely and responsibly.
Kate Mason

Around the world challenge

Nottinghamshire fire fighters complete around the world challenge

Vicky McClure and the memory walkers raised more than £100,000. Photo: Submitted

Memory walkers raise more than £100,000 for Alzheimer's Society

The spectacular show of lights last year raised over £2,000 for the Lincs and Notts air ambulance.

Santa, snow, lights and music - Retford's 'Christmas House' prepares to shine

Ten years of Worksop's Got Talent ends this week with the final show.

Final curtain call for Worksop's Got Talent, supported by Bassetlaw Council

Cost of Living

One in five workers are putting parenthood plans on hold

Employees delay parenthood due to concerns over parental leave

Nearly half of homeowners have incurred late payment fees

Disorganised households estimate they pay an extra £801 on bills

Sick of soaring bills? They’re not all going up

The household bill that costs less than 10 years ago

Novuna Consumer Finance is one of the UK's leading providers of retail point of sale finance and personal loans

Ad Feature One in eight households couldn't cover essentials for two months

Crime

Police now have new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour in Nottinghamshire. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

New powers to help police crack down on anti-social behaviour

Offenders sent to prison by Nottinghamshire courts

The latest rogues' gallery of criminals jailed in Nottinghamshire

Mansfield Magistrates court, Rosemary Street.

Reports from the courts: the latest cases from the Bassetlaw area

Hawkins has been jailed for three years and nine months.

Drone helped track down Worksop drug dealer who is now behind bars

Mansfield Magistrates court, Rosemary Street.

Banned Bassetlaw driver (78) risked jail by leaving after an accident

Brett Haslam. (Picture: Nottinghamshire Police,)

Boozed-up driver narrowly missed child while speeding through Worksop

Business

Michelle Ovens CBE says greater support is needed to help side hustles grow into sustainable businesses.

Ad Feature Side hustling UK adults face outdated systems
A new report from eBay and Small Business Britain finds strong growth ambitions among side hustlers and calls for greater support to help them develop into long-term businesses.
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NFU President Tom Bradshaw

NFU describes Budget as a 'missed chance' for Nottinghamshire's farms

Vape HQ on North Road, Retford

Vape shops react to losing business rates relief after Budget

The Spa and Brasserie at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford, are celebrating receiving several awards.

Retford spa and brasserie crowned winners at 2026 World Luxury Awards

Worksop's Olivia Uttley joins Greencore early careers colleagues and CEO Dalton Philips at St Patrick's Cathedral.

Worksop apprentice Olivia helps celebrate firm's centenary in Dublin

Traffic and Travel

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward. Photo: Submitted

Tourism tax in Nottinghamshire likely to be ‘no more than five per cent’

The OOONO Co-Driver No1 traffic alarm alerts drivers to speed cameras

Speed camera warning device reduced to £27

There will be road closures on Greenway Road and Warborough Road

Roadworks in Bassetlaw may cause delays to motorists

Stagecoach has welcomed the Government's scheme that gives under-16s free bus travel this August. Photo: Kerry Harrison.

Bus operator welcomes scheme to give under-16s free travel in August

Health

Worksop residents are being urged to give their feedback on Bassetlaw Hospital.

Hospital trust keen to get feedback from Worksop's residents

The late Eunice Brookes ran a shop in Priorswell Road, Worksop, for 20 years before retiring to Carlton in Lindrick.

Family of former Worksop shopkeeper call for change after neglect led to death

New mums and mums-to-be can take advantage of free health and wellbeing incentives in Bassetlaw.

Free exercise and wellbeing sessions for new mums and mums-to-be in Bassetlaw

Nurosym's earpiece has helped people relieve various symptoms

This unusual earpiece claims to help with anxiety, fatigue and pain

Staff members at Bassetlaw District General Hospital take a well-earned break at an event recognising their challenging work.

Simple event of thanks in Worksop recognises vital work of hospital's A&E staff

The team from Specsavers Retford learn life-saving skills from Retford Lions Club members

Opticians learn potentially life-saving skills

Politics

Works on A57 at Worksop

Latest round of road improvements announced for Bassetlaw
More work on Bassetlaw’s roads will be carried out this month
Guardian Reporter

Coun Stuart Bestwick, Conservative Lead Spokesman for Finance.

Conversatives accuse Reform of mis-managing council's finances

Reform UK won the Worksop East by-election with 600 votes

Reform UK win Worksop East by-election with 600 votes

Bolsover MP Natalie Fleet

"Breathing space is what we need for the long, cold Winter ahead"

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Maryam Moshiri will appear in Taskmaster’s New Year Treat after becoming known for a viral BBC News moment in which she was accidentally shown making a middle-finger gesture during a studio countdown.

Maryam Moshiri joins Taskmaster after cancer battle

Is a Sudden Stratospheric Warming about to deliver a massive cold snap in the UK? It could, but it’s not that simple.

Explainer Sudden stratospheric warming: What could it mean for the UK weather?

Kevin the Carrot and Chantenay launch a search for missing Cauli Dog in Aldi's 2026 Christmas advert.

Shoppers hail Aldi's Christmas advert 'the best' one - watch it here

A Ryanair flight from Madrid was caught up in Thursday’s disruption (photo by Jaime REINA / AFP via Getty Images)

Plane bomb threats: all flights and airports affected

UK Trending

The study was commissioned by Plusnet to celebrate the arrival of its own new mascot

Kevin the Carrot in top 20 mascots

Data revealed that the quality of toilet facilities affects how much people are willing to spend

UK hospitality industry risks losing £500m because of poor toilets

Over half of parents saying their child avoids creativity due to fear of getting it wrong

Parents say screen time and homework hold back children's creativity

Fern Brady reveals UK's biggest housemate icks

Brits biggest houseshare 'icks' revealed

1 in 3 are choosing to spend their weekends cooking

Brits ditch nights out for home cooking

Brits spend nearly four days a year handling ‘life admin’ for others on their phones

Brits spend nearly four days a year on phone life admin

Weather

Thunderstorms may be set to hit Nottinghamshire, according to the latest Met Office forecast.

Weather warning for thunderstorms and flooding risks across Nottinghamshire

An Amber Extreme Heat warning has been issued by the Met Office

Met Office extreme heat weather warning issued for Nottinghamshire

Weather warning issued

Weather warning as Nottinghamshire temperatures set to hit 35C

Education

The parish play scheme and afterschool club in Whitwell is based at the village's Primary School.

Playscheme and after school club was 'not meeting safeguarding standards'

Coun Bert Bingham said budgetary pressues were behind the proposals. Photo: Submitted

Proposed changes to post-16 SEND travel could cost parents hundreds of pounds

Tadiwa Nyikadzino of Worksop is to take her engineering project to Westminster.

Worksop's Tadiwa to present Big Bang project in House of Commons

Paul Battiste, chair of governors at Landmarks officially re-opens Creswell Heritage and Wellbeing centre under Landmarks

Start of a new chapter for Creswell Heritage and Wellbeing Centre

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