• Labour defends move to select female-only candidates for seats

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

  

  AN OBJECTION to a planned increase in money motorists pay to cross Dunham Bridge has been thrown out by the Government. The National Alliance Against Tolls (NAAT) lodged its objection to plans by the Dunham Bridge Company to raise the tolls for certain types of lorry on the Trent crossing. It follows news that a VAT reimbursement scheme is to be withdrawn and could result in the difference being passed on to motorists using the key...

• Views on flooding being sought for new strategy

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

  

  VIEWS on how to deal with flooding are being sought from the Retford public to form a new strategy. Notts County Council is currently developing a local flood risk management strategy which will set out how organisations and communities should work together to manage the risk. The strategy is being developed in stages to allow for continued consultation with those who will be affected. The authority expects to complete the strategy...

• Proposal for wind farm

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

  

  INVESTIGATIONS into placing a wind farm at Saundby are continuing, says the potential applicant. Although studies are still in their early stages, investigations so far suggest the site, which is owned by the Environment Agency, has the potential to host six wind turbines, says Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) Each turbine could generate around 33 gigawatt hours (GWh) of green electricity every year, powering 7,200 homes and would...

• Help the hedgehogs

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

  

  RETFORD families are being urged to make their gardens hedgehog havens to help reinvigorate the creatures' dwindling population. Country park rangers at Notts County Council say hedgehogs are a rarity in the forests of the parks it runs, but thrive in garden areas. Estimates put the current population at only around 1.1 million, a huge drop from the 30 million the country had 50 years ago. Paul Cook, senior ranger at Sherwood Forest...

• Lime tree avenue brought back to its former glory

  By Retford Times at 06:50 on 19/01/12

  

  MORE than 100 lime trees near Tuxford have been restored to their former glory following a year of work by tree experts. An avenue of 106 mature lime trees bordering the road to Milton Mausoleum have been stripped of dead, diseased and damaged branches to improve their life expectancy. County Councillor John Hempsall said the work had made a difference to the view. "After more than 150 years the trees were beginning to show...

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