Well finally it’s here! Worksop’s new Bus Station has finally opened and now local bus passengers can wait for their buses in a dry warm area. I have lived In Worksop for over 26 years and can honestly say that the old collection of bus stops on Hardy Street were a disgrace. Since I got […]

After asking my question at Cabinet (see The Future of Hardy Street) I stayed on to listen to two other agenda items that were of interest. One was the decision to advertise for an Empty Homes Officer to help deal with the number of empty homes in the District.  This interested me as for the […]

On May 2nd, you will have the chance to choose who will represent you on the County Council.  As you can see from our manifesto opposite, by choosing to elect a Lib Dem, you will get someone who will work hard for you, your community and for Nottinghamshire. Since getting involved in local politics 2 […]

I am sure that, like me, many of you were unable to get to see the County Council display of the proposals for the new Bus Station when they when it was exhibited last weekend in town.  I have contacted the County Council and asked for a copy of the display which I have put […]

Here is the text of the press release that Bassetlaw & Sherwood Lib Dems have issued after the Public Meeting on Saturday 24/03/12 On Saturday, over 40 concerned residents of Worksop came to a Public Meeting held at The Salvation Army Hall to demand a new Bus Station for the town.  The meeting, called by […]

Last night I came across this letter from Cllr Barry Bowles in a the Worksop Guardian from 09/03/12 http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/community/readers-letters/petition-is-pointless-1-4330532. For me the telling passage in the letter is: Re: a Worksop Bus Station – At the meeting of Carlton Parish Council on 14th February 2012, Labour County Councillor Alan Rhodes informed the council that agreement […]

Last night I ask the District Council if they were willing to find money to contribute towards a new Bus Station for Worksop, as the County Council has shown that it is willing to do.  Councillor Pressley responded with some nice warm words backing the idea but promises of actual action were, very sadly, missing. […]

Bassetlaw & Sherwood Lib Dems issued the following press release, welcoming John Mann joining our campaign: Working Together for a Bus Station for Worksop Bassetlaw Lib Dems have been campaigning for better facilities for the bus users of Worksop for the last 18 months.  Earlier this month we launch our petition to the County & […]

I will try to keep everyone up to date with how the campaign is going and what we will be doing over the next few weeks. The good news is, that even though we only started the petition this week, we already have over 50 signatures.  This has been achieved simply by word of mouth […]

Bassetlaw & Sherwood Liberal Democrats have just issued this Press Release MP joins Lib Dem Campaign Bassetlaw Lib Dems welcome the local MP, John Mann, joining our campaign for a new bus station for Worksop; we only ask what has taken him so long?  The problem of the bus station has been a running sore […]