Retford, England News

People of all ages flocked King's Park in Retford to have fun in the sun at the Beautiful Bassetlaw Festival of Community Arts event.

The Fire Swans are the creation of Nikki Swan a & her sister Carol . Originally from the north east, both girls were lucky enough to travel around the world dancing 'back in the day' & their love & passion for dance & entertainment continued when they auditioned Clare Laws Freeman a & Katie Birch a to join their act.

Part of the Moody Group of Companies based in Retford Nottinghamshire for over 35 years, Moody Direct Ltd is a leading supplier of process spare parts, maintenance services, and plate heat exchanger servicing & testing serving the dairy, beverage, food, and pharmachem industries.

Thomas Lewis Doyle, 19, Manton Crescent, Worksop. Stole various items from the rear of a property.

A young mum who has just opened her own cake shop helped to inspire other entrepreneurs at an academy set up by a Dragon's Den tycoon.

Three agricultural college students, one newly qualified farrier and two apprentices received Educational & Development Grants totalling A 3,825 at the Nottinghamshire County Show, held last weekend.

"LESSONS must be learned" following the death of a young soldier who was hit by a speeding police car in Guildford, a watchdog has said.

Curtis Bland, 44, Stanley Street, Worksop. Drink driving.Community order for 12 months with unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 24 months and ordered to pay A 85 court costs and a A 60 victim surcharge.

A court usher has been convicted of stealing cash from her colleagues in Worksop after police caught her with a capture bag.

The people of the East Midlands have been named as the UK's fattest after NHS figures revealed the region has the most hospital admissions for obesity-related health issues.

And Bassetlaw, in Notts, which takes in Worksop and Retford, topped the table for the most obesity-linked hospital admissions with 2,878 per 100,000 - ahead of Doncaster in South Yorkshire and Plymouth in Devon.

Why did so many people vote for Ukip? In my case it was simple. On the morning of the election your splash headline and the deputy PM's assertion that "the struggle on the right of British politics caused by Ukip's surge was pulling David Cameron away from the centre ground and making day-to-day progress in the coalition government more difficult" ... (more)

Andrew Michael Carr, 51, Lancastrian Way, Worksop. Possession of cannabis and amphetmine.

Susan Cliffe-Taylor, 51, Barnby Moor, was travelling on Grove Road when her car collided with a van at about 1pm yesterday.

Arthur Leongard, 28, Market Street, Worksop. Damaged a rear external door. Fined A 50 and ordered to pay A 20 victim surcharge.

A squadron of Retford Air Cadets have helped to launch this year s Big Bassetlaw Spring Clean, which runs until 5th May.