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Women's Legion Standard laid up

Thursday, March 11, 2010

A TREASURED symbol of the dedication of British women during wartime has a new home at Retford's Bassetlaw Museum .

Retford Royal British Legion laid up the Women's Section Standard at the Grove Street museum this week.

Curator of Bassetlaw Museum, Samantha...

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Bassetlaw councillors' allowances cut

Thursday, March 11, 2010

DISTRICT councillors will have their allowances cut by five per cent to reflect the financial difficulties endured by Bassetlaw workers. The...

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Ordsall man in custody after fatal crash

Thursday, March 11, 2010

AN ORDSALL man is to appear before Nottingham Crown Court after a fatal crash in Edwinstowe. A 68-year-old woman died in King's Mill Hospital, in...

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Thousands turn out to support the troops

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

THOUSANDS of patriotic residents, businesses, visitors and figureheads lined the streets as the Mercian Regiment marched through the Retford town...

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'Vilification' blamed for cancelled council meetings

Friday, March 05, 2010

MISTERTON residents are being advised that two parish council meetings this month have been cancelled. A parish council meeting on Tuesday March 9 and...

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Councillors hit back at call to resign

Thursday, March 04, 2010

CALLS for Retford's county councillors to resign have been dismissed as 'scaremongering and politicking' in a bitter political row sparked by this...

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Town urged to turn out for parade

Thursday, March 04, 2010

"SUPPORT your troops" – that's the message going out to Retford residents ahead of a parade through the town. Next Wednesday sees troops from...

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Anger as budget is approved

Thursday, March 04, 2010

PLANS to sell off county care homes, cut back on services and freeze council tax have all been approved by the county council. The 2010/2011 budget...

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Dramatic rescue of missing man to be shown on TV

Thursday, March 04, 2010

THE miraculous rescue of a Retford man who lay unconscious in a Scrooby ditch for 14 hours will be shown to millions of TV viewers. Paul...

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Troops to march through Retford

FREEDOM: Soldiers of the Second Battalion of the Mercian Regiment will be marching through Retford.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

PROUD residents in Retford will get the opportunity to support the troops next month when the Mercian Regiment marches through Retford town centre....

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