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No EMR trains will be running in Nottinghamshire this Saturday. Photo: National World

'Do not travel' is advice as rail strike means no trains running this Saturday

Stagecoach East Midlands.

Stagecoach bus strikes suspended in Mansfield and Worksop following new offer

The new zones will launch in 2024, and will replace some scheduled services.

Nottinghamshire on-demand bus services to expand across remote villages

Cllr Neil Clarke (cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire County Council)

Extra £156million to maintain Nottinghamshire roads

National Highways has announced several overnight lane closures on the M1 in the coming weeks. Photo: Google

Several overnight M1 lane closures planned for Nottinghamshire in coming weeks

Worksop station's ticket office saved from closure

Worksop rail ticket offices to stay open after huge Government U-turn

Nottinghamshire will get £4.7m from the Government to improve county bus services

Nottinghamshire to receive £4.7 million of HS2 cash for local bus services

Trains are running again on the Robin Hood Line this morning

Train services back on track in Nottinghamshire

Several roads have been closed across the county

These are the current road closures due to flooding caused by Storm Babet

Flood warnings have been issued for land and roads in north Nottinghamshire

Advice for motorists as Storm Babet causes heavy rain and floods

PC John Skelton will be one of the team out checking motorists tyres in Nottinghamshire this month. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Police operation clamps down on tyre safety across Nottinghamshire
Police will be stop-checking vehicles across Nottinghamshire this fortnight to ensure their tyres are safe and legal and educating drivers about vehicle safety in support of a national campaign.

Road death numbers have risen in Nottinghamshire. Photo: Google

Rise in number of road deaths in Nottinghamshire

Motorists can expect delays during the road closures

Road closures in Bassetlaw which may cause delays for motorists

Police are advising drivers to avoid the area

Police issue warning to drivers after two-car crash closes road near Worksop

Forecasters have warned of flooding and travel disruption today. (Photo by: Brian Eyre/nationalworld.com)

Met Office issues weather warning with flooding threat for Nottinghamshire

Carlton Road, Worksop, has been closed after a sinkhole opened up and swallowed a car

Businesses to host party to celebrate re-opening of Worksop road after sinkhole

Worksop College has a cohort of around 450 pupils, many of whom travel along the A57 each day.

Leaders in Worksop praise the impact on the regional economy of the A57

The New Nottsbus On Demand bus. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Campaign for on demand bus service to be rolled out further in Nottinghamshire

Smoke billows from the huge tanker fire which has caused the M1 to close in both directions

UPDATE: M1 open northbound again after tanker fire

All lanes are now open again on the M1 southbound. Photo: Google

UPDATE: All lanes now open on M1 southbound following tanker fire

Motorists are bing warned of delays on the M1 this morning, after a lane of the motorway was closed

Motorists warned of delays on the M1 this morning

A Nottinghamshire Council visualisation of the Ollerton Roundabout improvements. (Photo by: Nottinghamshire Council)

Council to buy land so major Sherwood Forest road scheme can progress

Nottingham is one of the stations featured on EMR's new virtual tour tool. Photo: Google

Train company unveils virtual online tours of stations to help passengers

Across England and Wales, 237,622, 79 per cent, of the total 299,146 licensed vehicles are private hire, with just one in eight of them being wheelchair accessible. (Photo by: Zac Goodwin/PA/Radar)

Decrease in wheelchair-accessible taxis in Worksop and Retford in 2023

An East Midlands Railway Robin Hood line service at Mansfield Railway Station.

Rail strikes reminder: EMR services significantly reduced

The new app will let train presentation operatives know ‘to the minute’ when any given train on their network was last cleaned.

New app for Northern train operatives to check when trains were last cleaned

Children and young people can sign-up for a cycling skills workshop in Worksop

Worksop youngsters can sign up to workshop to learn valuable cycling skills

Services will be limited on the Robin Hood Line on the first day of strike action and won't run at all on the second. Photo: John Smith

Rail users warned of severely reduced services during latest strike action
Fresh strike action will see rail services signficantly reduced on some days next week, East Midlands Railway has warned.

Worksop station's ticket office is set to close

Ticket offices set to close at both Worksop and Retford railway stations

Cheap tickets on mainline routes between Nottingham and London are now available for a limited time

EMR announces summer sale with cheap tickets between Nottingham and London

EMR is joining other rail companies in consulting the public over customer service reforms

EMR wants passengers' views on plans to modernise customer service

Across the UK, buses emitted 815 thousand tonnes of oil equivalent in 2021, substantially down from the 1,372 ktoe produced a decade earlier. Picture: Clive Gee/PA Radar

Buses in Worksop and Retford produce no fewer emissions than a decade ago

EMR is warning passengers to expect more disruptionto services this month due to strike action

Rail users warned to be ready for potential disruption to services

You can now compare the cost, travel time and CO₂ emissions of your train journey against the equivalent trip by road.

Compare cost, travel time and CO₂ emissions of train journey to going by road

The M1 southbound has re-opend after a lorry overturned, but two lanes are now closed after a vehicle breakdown

Motorway traffic chaos after crashed lorry ends up on its side on M1

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Fare dodger bingo card created by Northern train operator

An artist impression of the Lowdham roundabout

Improvement scheme for busy Nottinghamshire roundabouts is a step closer

Nottinghamshire Police said the victim, a man aged in his 70s, died at the scene.

Police appeal after motorcyclist killed in Bassetlaw traffic collision

EMR launch new seamless door-to-door journey planner

EMR launches new multi-modal journey planner

Brake, the road safety charity, is calling for 20mph speed limits to be implemented around all schools in the UK

Charity calls for 20mph speed limits around schools to help keep children safe

Northern is looking to equip as many as 40 of its trains with kit that will enable them to become ‘data hoovers’

Trains could become ‘data hoovers’ to create a sustainable and reliable railway

Cleethorpes Central Beach, King Pin, Central Promenade, Beacon Hill, Grant Thorold, Cleethorpes, DN35 8SE

Nine of the best beaches within easy reach of Worksop

Across England and Wales, 236,480 motorists were convicted in court for exceeding the speed limit in 2022.

Record number of speeding convictions in Nottinghamshire

EMR's new paper tickets will allow the train operator to recycle more

EMR cutting waste as printer upgrade allows 500,000 tickets to be recycled

The fire caused serious congestion along the A619.

Shocking photo shows van engulfed in flames along busy A-road near Worksop
Drivers were faced with “traffic chaos” after a vehicle burst into flames on a major route near Worksop.

Banks Renewables is looking to create a new solar and battery energy park in Dinnington

Plans to launch new electric community car club near Worksop

EMR is reminding customers to have sufficient phone battery power to allow the presentation of e-ticket and railcards

East Midlands Railway issue warning to fare dodgers over 'no battery' excuse

Some services on the Robin Hood Line will be affected by engineering works over the bank holiday

Bank Holiday engineering work to affect some early and late local rail services

(Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

‘Double trouble’ on roads as 32m bank holiday road trips planned

Northern is launching its summer timetable

Worksop train passengers reminded of summer timetable changes

Street parties will be taking place across the area as people celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.

Full list of Coronation bank holiday street party road closures across Worksop

A1 lane closures

Lane closures on A1 near Worksop to tackle littering

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

The extended cap applies to more than 140 bus operators around England (Photo: Adobe Stock)

When does £2 bus fare cap end? New finish date for low-cost fare

Northern Rail says no trains will run between Nottingham and Sheffield this Sunday. Photo: Jonny Walton

No trains between Nottingham and Sheffield on Easter Sunday