- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- 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
- Tributes paid to funnyman 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
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
- Protesters refused cathedral appeal
Lifestyle and Leisure
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.
Top choir heading to Crossing
THE UPLIFTING sounds of a popular and acclaimed choral group are heading to Worksop this month to help you shake off those winter blues.
Comedy night in Anston
A COMEDY club night is being held to raise money to redevelop Anston Cricket Club’s pavilion on 24th February.
The Mods march on Lincoln
A NIGHT of 60s and Soul comes to Lincoln next month, for a night of music and dance like no other.
Musicians needed for Ashby Concert Band
Ashby Concert Band needs new reeds, brass and percussion players to rehearse on Friday nights from 7.30pm in Ashby Wesley Hall opposite Aldi.
Features
Centred on youth care
NINETEEN-year-old Callum Sawyer is very clear about how important Worksop’s Centreplace is to him.
Taking turns with wood
THERE’S something about the smooth feel of turned wood which makes it a pleasure to touch.
Living with a top champ in family
when top athletes are in training for major sporting events such as the Olympics the pressure is on as they push themselves to the limit.
Turning over a new leaf
WHEN greyhound enthusiasts Dave and Anne Bull made friends with Tina Barron and Ian Pooley on the dog racing circuit they could never have guessed that six years later they would be setting up in business together.
Columnists
Waste not want not
I WASN’T surprised when local NIMBYs came out saying Not In My Back Yard to a ‘waste transfer station’ that could see a whopping 21 bin lorries a day dumping heaps of junk just off the Park Springs Estate.
Phone lines a joke
FENTON residents have been left without a phone connection for up to a month it was reported in the Standard last week.
Belong in a circus
ONE local primary school had the foresight to teach youngsters circus skills last week.
Bad drivers are driving me nuts
LAST week our lawbreaking reporter was taught a lesson when he was sent along to a driving seminar having been clocked by a local speed camera.
Jubilee appeal in Anston
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help organise an event for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Anston.
What's on
Steve Holbrook returns to town
POPULAR and acclaimed spiritual medium Steve Holbrook is returning to Worksop to talk to the dead.
WIN! Tickets to see What Would Helen Mirren Do?
a HILARIOUS and touching play is heading to Gainsborough’s Trinity Arts Centre - and we have tickets to give away.
INTERVIEW – Kaiser Chiefs: ‘You’ve got Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian – that’s about it’
AS CHART-TOPPING Yorkshire lads the Kaiser Chiefs bring their tour to Lincoln and Sheffield, reporter Andrew Trendell talks to guitarist Andrew ‘Whitey’ White about keeping things fresh, the state of guitar music and why ‘the future is medieval’.
Film fun
ALL the fun of the big screen continues in Gainsborough as Trinity Arts Centre shows more cinematic delights throughout February.
Restaurant Reviews
Prize butchers
Butchers at Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop in Grayingham have brought home the bacon after winning four gold awards.
Bottoms up at town pub
GAINSBOROUGH Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) branch has voted the R Bar in Lord Street its pub of the season.
Cute Kids ‘12
DUE to circumstances beyond our control the Worksop Guardian’s Cute Kids 2012 competition has been delayed.
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.
Property
Woodlark Close, Worksop
Set within a cul de sac location in this most sought after area is this attractively presented and decorated three bedroom extended detached home that has gas fired central heating and uPVC double glazed windows.
27 Cromwell Close, Worksop
This is an attractive four bedroomed family home situated within the very popular Gateford development offering easy links to the A57, M1 motorway, Sheffield etc.
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Weather for Gainsborough
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 10 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 3 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: West
