• Men arrested for badger sett dig

  By Retford Times at 06:50 on 16/02/12

  

  POLICE officers and the force's helicopter were involved in the arrest of two men suspected of digging out a badger sett in Ranby. The incident happened at 2.40pm on February 4, on land at Morton Hall Farm. Notts Police arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of interfering with a badger sett and a 24-year-old man for the same alleged offence, as well as allegedly assaulting a police officer. The force is also looking for two other...

• Cash and paintball guns stolen

  By Retford Times at 06:50 on 16/02/12

  

  BURGLARS have made off with cash and paintball guns after a break-in at a Misson home. The crime took place at a property in Coronation Avenue on February 9 between 2.30pm and 7.46pm. Offenders gained entry by forcing a rear dining room window with an unknown object. They then locked the victim's dog in the living room and searched all of the rooms. They made their escape with an amount of cash and paint balling guns. If you...

• 315 vehicles are seized as drivers flout road rules

  By Retford Times at 06:50 on 16/02/12

  

  MORE than 300 vehicles were stopped and seized in Notts in December and January because drivers had flouted road rules. In January alone, officers found 119 people were behind the wheel of a vehicle with no insurance cover. A further 57 were found to have no licence to drive. In December, a total of 62 unlicensed and 77 uninsured drivers were stopped and their vehicles seized. Chief inspector Andy Charlton said: "Our officers...

• Road crash claims life

  By Retford Times at 06:50 on 09/02/12

  

  A FATAL road crash in Tickhill has prompted a police appeal for information. A 60-year-old Maltby man died in the crash, in which his silver Hyundai Trajet crashed into bollards at the St Mary's Gate junction at 5.45am on Friday. It had left the A60 Castle Gate road, mounted a pavement and hit a shop, before continuing along the pavement. Anyone who witnessed the incident or the moments leading up to it is urged to contact South...

• Motorist dies after collision with lorry

  By Retford Times at 06:50 on 26/01/12

  

  AN EDWINSTOWE motorist has died after a crash in Ollerton. Gillian Smith, 57, died after her Ford Fiesta collided with a Ford Iveco articulated lorry near Ollerton roundabout on the A6075. The incident happened at about 9.10am on Wednesday, January 18. Mrs Smith was taken to King's Mill Hospital following the collision, but subsequently died of her injuries. Her family have been informed and are currently being supported by police...

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