River Swimming Warning Police are urging the public to avoid swimming in the River Idle and surrounding bodies of water due to significant safety risks. While the river may appear calm and inviting, it is deceptively dangerous. The River Idle…
Beat Surgery Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Daneshill Lakes, Daneshill Road, Torworth, Retford, on Saturday, 16th May 2026, from 17:00 to 18:00. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find out…
Rural Watch Training and Enrollment Session Welcome to Rural Watch, a Volunteer Crime Prevention Scheme that helps you make a difference where you live. Rural Watch aims to enhance community safety and support Nottinghamshire Police in areas with limited coverage.…
Beat Surgery Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Idle Valley Nature Reserve, North Road, Retford, on Saturday, 25th April 2026, from 10:00am to 11:00am. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find…
Fake Garden Waste Subscriptions Bassetlaw District Council has been made aware of fake Garden Waste Subscription leaflets being sent to residents through the post. This is not from the Council. If you receive one of these leaflets, please do not…
Beat Surgery - Sutton cum Lound Village Hall Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Sutton cum Lound Village Hall on Saturday 15/11/2025 at 10:00am. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find…
Street Watch: Be the difference where you live! Do you want to make a difference in your neighbourhood? Nottinghamshire Police is looking for volunteers to support a new scheme. Street Watch is now being launched across Nottinghamshire. Street Watch is…
New Rural Watch Dear Resident, Welcome to Rural Watch, a Volunteer Crime Prevention Scheme that helps you make a difference where you live. Rural Watch aims to enhance community safety and support Nottinghamshire Police in areas with limited coverage. Local…
Beat Surgery - Goodwin Hall, Chancery Lane, Retford Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Goodwin Hall, Chancery Lane, Retford for the regular coffee morning on 09/10/2025 at 10:00am. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may…
Beat Surgery Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be at Idle Valley Nature Reserve, North Road, Retford on 13/09/2025 at 10:00am. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find out what we are doing…
Beat Surgery - Retford Market Square - Saturday 16th August 2025 Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be on Retford Market Square on 16/08/2025 at 10:00am. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find…
Beat Surgery - Retford Market Square - Saturday 12th July 2025 Officers from the East Bassetlaw Neighbourhood Policing Team have arranged a Stall on Retford Market on Saturday 12th July 2025 to spread awareness for National Alcohol Awareness Week as…
Almost 21 million scam emails reported by the public Almost 21 million reports have been made to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS), resulting in the removal of over 235,000 malicious websites. SERS was launched by the National Cyber Security…
WhatsApp account takeover scam Criminals are targeting WhatsApp users by posing as a friend and asking for a security code. Action Fraud has received over 60 reports relating to this scam. The scam begins when a criminal gets access to…
Energy rebate scam emails Action Fraud is warning the public about a sharp rise in reports relating to fake emails purporting to be from Ofgem, the independent energy regulator for Great Britain. The emails claim that the recipient is due…
WhatsApp scam costs victims £1.5 million The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is warning the public about the continued increase in reports about scams where victims are targeted on WhatsApp by criminals pretending to be someone they know – typically…
Over 12 million suspicious emails reported by the public What is phishing, and how does it work? You wouldn’t let a thief enter your home, but what if the thief was masquerading as someone familiar, such as a postman,…
Whats App Scam Message - Urgent Demand For Money from Family Member We have received reports regarding a scam message that appears to come from your son or daughter via WhatsApp. The message asks for an urgent transfer of money…
Nottinghamshire Trading Standards have become aware of reports of burn injuries being suffered by users of Turbo Sparklers that have been purchased from JTF Ltd and The Powder Keg Firework Company Ltd. We would urge anybody that has purchased these…
Message sent by Antony Crofts (Police, SGT 879, East Bassetlaw) A quick message to make the community aware of some small changes. With the loss of PCSO Stocks from the Ranskill and Sutton ward at the end of 2015, I…
