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  • Retford United promotion blocked by FA

    By Retford_Times at 10:36 on 17/05/12
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    RETFORD United will not be playing in the Northern Premier League next season. The Football Association ruled last night that United's bid for promotion to the Evo-Stik League, following their title-winning season, will be turned down. A statement from the Baris NCEL Premier Division champions reads: "Retford United Football Club have this evening been informed by the Football Association that their application for promotion from...
  • Staff shaken as armed robbers target pub

    By Retford Times at 06:50 on 17/05/12
    Police cordon at Dominie Cross on Grove Street.
    STAFF were left shaken but uninjured after armed robbers raided a Retford pub. Two men brandishing a suspected firearm and a machete forced their way into the Dominie Cross pub on Grove Street during the early hours of Monday May 14. Two staff members, who were locking up, were threatened by the raiders who made off with a quantity of cash. The victims were left shaken but were not physically injured, say Notts Police, adding that...
  • Game over for retailers selling titles to underage children

    By Retford Times at 06:50 on 17/05/12
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    VIDEO game retailers selling 12-rated titles to youngsters could be punished under new proposals - and Notts County Council says it welcomes the change. Government proposals to change the system of video games ratings in the UK would see those selling games rated 12 to children below the age limit face prison or a £5,000 fine. Cabinet member for community safety Cllr Mick Murphy said the change would help them protect children....
  • 'We are dusting ourselves down' says Tory leader

    By Retford Times at 06:50 on 17/05/12
    New district Conservative leader Chris Wanless.
    BECOMING a more effective opposition is top of the agenda for district council Conservatives, says new group leader Chris Wanless. The new man at the helm says he wants to use his level-headed and calm management style to bring more success to a party licking its wounds following an election mauling. Cllr Wanless was voted into the role at a meeting last week after previous leader Mike Quigley lost his Retford seat to Labour's Mick...
  • Antique ink set owners sought after burglary

    By Retford Times at 06:50 on 17/05/12
    Stolen antique left behind by burglar.
    THE owner of an antique which appears to have been left behind at a Carlton-on-Trent house by a burglar is being traced by police. Officers were called to a house on Main Street on Thursday May 3 after a break-in. Cash was stolen from a handbag but they also found an unusual item which they had never seen before. The antique is part of a French-made set, which was used to carry ink and writing implements in the 19th Century. ...

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