Local news
Unpaid work for perfume thief
Stealing perfume and football boots has left a Gainsborough man doing unpaid work.
Charity runners are home Safe@Last
Dinnington based children and young people’s charity Safe@Last is celebrating after more than 50 runners took to the streets of Sheffield to support its work with young runaways.
Drink driver gets banned for a year
A Gainsborough man has been handed a road ban after admitting drink driving.
Life saving machines fitted
Life saving defibrillators have been installed in two locations in Worksop following investment from East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS).
Be part of the King’s Park anniversary
Community groups, businesses and residents are being urged to get involved with the 75th anniversary celebrations of King’s Park.
Business
Sandwich designers bid for glory
Staff at a Worksop sandwich manufacturer will be hoping for glory when they travel to London next week to compete in a national competition.
Metal theft sparks evacuation in Retford
Police are warning about the dangers of metal theft after burglars struck at Retford Squash Club and caused a dangerous gas leak.
Young engineers scoop prize
A team of budding engineers from a Worksop school have been awarded the top prize in the regional finals of a national engineering competition.
Furniture designer is finalist for awards
A north Notts furniture maker and designer has made it through to the final of the Craft and Design annual Selected Awards.
Help is at hand from A1 Housing Advice Team
Bassetlaw tenants met with MP John Mann, district councillors and A1 Housing chiefs to discuss how the Bedroom Tax affects them.
Yorkshire & Humber news
Ukip captures Labour stronghold
Ukip surged on in the latest council by-elections, storming a previously rock-solid Labour stronghold at Rawmarsh in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
Sports stars honoured at palace
Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft, from Yorkshire, was one of a number of sports stars who have been honoured at Buckingham Palace.
Judge allows naming of death driver
A 15-year-old who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in North Yorkshire while driving a stolen Range Rover at 70mph in a 30mph zone then ran off from police has been detained for five years.
Hi-de-Hi! star Paul Shane dies
The Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane, who lived in South Yorkshire, has died at the age of 72 following a short illness, his agent said.
Burger makers challenge findings
The Doncaster-based makers of halal lamb burgers withdrawn from a city's schools after a sample was said to contain pork have challenged the findings of the test.
National news
£6m cost of Olympic Torch relay
England's largest local councils spent more than £6 million hosting the Olympic Torch for last year's Games, figures published on the one-year anniversary of the start of the relay show.
Queen to get garden festival look
One hundred years of glorious gardens will be celebrated when the world's most famous flower show throws its doors open this week.
Denmark eclipses UK at Eurovision
The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the event Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Crohn's patients slam hospital food
Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.
Pool tragedy response criticised
Relatives of a five-year-old British girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt have said they are angry and hurt that more was not done to save her.
Showbiz news
Knight: Wills will spot me on Holby
Jules Knight, Holby City's newest star, has said he is considering sending a box set of the show to old friends the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Sgt Pepper overtaken by Abba Gold
Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK's second biggest selling album of all time, according to the Official Charts Company.
No driving seat for Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel has revealed he has no plans to step into the director's chair in the near future.
Charisma Carpenter has confessed the happiest she has ever been was working on hit vampire show Angel.
Orla enjoying Poirot adventure
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
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