http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk The Bassetlaw District Council RSS News Feed Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:29 GMT @copyright Bassetlaw District Council 15 http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/ http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/images/emaillogo.jpg The Council acknowledged the crucial role played by the members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces and their integral role in the community with the signing of the Armed Forces Community Covenant. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/council_signs_armed_forces_com.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/council_signs_armed_forces_com.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 13:11:12 GMT The Council is urging residents to report fly tippers via its hotline after another incidence saw asbestos dumped on Red Lane in Carlton Forest. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/flytipped_asbestos.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/flytipped_asbestos.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 13:08:07 GMT BASSETLAW District Council has sent a message to illegal fly-tippers in Bassetlaw by cracking down on three offenders with court action and fines. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/crack_down_on_fly-tippers.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/crack_down_on_fly-tippers.aspx Thu, 09 May 2013 10:12:17 GMT PEOPLE have always loved to shop and thanks to Bassetlaw Museum you can find out what the latest spring fashions were in the late 1950s and early 1960s. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/shopping_in_the_60%e2%80%99s.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/shopping_in_the_60%e2%80%99s.aspx Wed, 08 May 2013 16:53:46 GMT In association with professional advisers Bassetlaw District Council Economic Development Department are pleased to announce dates for forthcoming presentations on the new pension rules that affect EVERY employer. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/new_pension_rules_for_employer.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/may_2013/new_pension_rules_for_employer.aspx Fri, 03 May 2013 14:34:48 GMT The Council has vowed to take action against anyone they find responsible for fly-tipping on ground near Rhodesia. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/fly_tipping_in_rhodesia.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/fly_tipping_in_rhodesia.aspx Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:54:32 GMT A SQUADRON of Retford Air Cadets have helped to launch this year’s Big Bassetlaw Spring Clean, which runs from 22 April to 5 May. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/bassetlaw_spring_clean.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/bassetlaw_spring_clean.aspx Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:52:54 GMT Bassetlaw District Council is running a responsible dog ownership campaign throughout the district, spray painting yellow anti-dog fouling messages in hotspot areas, starting with Langold Country Park, to make sure that dog owners ‘Pick up or Pay up’. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/dog_ownership_campaign.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/dog_ownership_campaign.aspx Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:24:40 GMT THE Olympic fever of the 2012 Games in London may have faded a little over the winter, but if you were inspired by the Gold and Bronze medal winning performances of the Brownlee brothers in the Triathlon, now is your chance to have a go. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/bassetlaw_sprint_triathlon.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/april_2013/bassetlaw_sprint_triathlon.aspx Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:28:54 GMT Bassetlaw District Council has fined a Worksop resident after waste was fly-tipped in Clumber Park. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/fly-tipper_in_clumber_park.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/fly-tipper_in_clumber_park.aspx Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:10:17 GMT A dog owner has been served a £50 fixed penalty notice after failing to clean up after his dog on Blyth Road in Harworth. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/dog_fouling.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/dog_fouling.aspx Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:10:17 GMT The consultation period ended on 28th October 2012, the results of the consultation exercise are now available... http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/council_tax_benefit_reform.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/council_tax_benefit_reform.aspx Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:52:41 GMT Changes have been made to discounts for empty properties from 1st April 2013. These effect short term and long term empty properties as well as uninhabitable properties and second homes. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/council_tax__empty_property.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/council_tax__empty_property.aspx Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:52:41 GMT The winners for the competition have been picked and the photographs can be seen in our Parks and Open Spaces page http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/autumn_in_the_park_winners.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/autumn_in_the_park_winners.aspx Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:52:40 GMT The Council has welcomed the sentence handed down by Magistrates after the ex-owner of a Worksop town centre restaurant pleaded guilty to a string of offences that put the safety and health of diners at risk. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/council_welcomes_sentence.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/council_welcomes_sentence.aspx Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:00:53 GMT The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, or ‘Clare’s Law’ as it’s more commonly known, aims to prevent men and women from becoming victims of domestic violence and abuse. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/clares_law.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/march_2013/clares_law.aspx Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:19:46 GMT The Centre now offers aromatherapy oils in the meeting rooms to harness the powerful emotional and physical benefits that these essential oils provide, to help revitalise, energise, calm and if necessary de-stress the delegates. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/aromatherapy_meetings_at_rec.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/aromatherapy_meetings_at_rec.aspx Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:26:31 GMT A warning has been issued urging residents to be on their guard against a fraudulent letter which claims that the recipient has won a large sum of money. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/scam_letters.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/scam_letters.aspx Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:25:27 GMT Bassetlaw District Council has secured over half a million pounds in funding for a new initiative to alleviate the risk of flooding in Walkeringham. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/flood_scheme_funding_approved.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/flood_scheme_funding_approved.aspx Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:09:09 GMT Bassetlaw District Council has fined a Doncaster building contractor after rubble and building waste was fly-tipped at a local beauty spot at Carr Lane, Styrrup. http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/fly-tipping_at_beauty_spot.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about_us/news_and_media/latest_news/february_2013/fly-tipping_at_beauty_spot.aspx Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:54:20 GMT