John Mann MP is regularly in the media championing the rights and views of the people of bassetlaw. Some of these instances are detailed below.

John Mann MP also writes a weekly column for the Worksop Guardian, the full selection are available on this website.

DECEMBER:

Multi-Use Games Area Comes to Bassetlaw

• http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/worksop-news/Games-area-is-under-way.4784200.jp

BBC World for the 2012 Olympics

• http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.2476452.0.BBC_plans_multilingual_coverage_of_next_Olympics.php

Flight to retail Rural GP Service

• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/news/Fight-retain-rural-service/article-540661-detail/article.html
• http://www.chad.co.uk/news/John-Mann-MP-welcomes-rural.4806912.jp
• http://www.countryside-alliance.org.uk/rural-services/rural-services-issues/government-makes-access-to-medicine-in-rural-areas-easier-to-swallow/

Funding Boost for Bassetlaw PCT

• Retford Times, pg 11, 11th December 2008

Miners' Compensation - Berrisford Solicitors Struck Off

• Retford Times (11 Dec): http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/Miners39-compensation-solicitors-struck-off.4786541.jp
• Retford Times (17 Dec): http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/news/MP-celebrates-legal-victory/article-557503-detail/article.html
• Mansfield Chad: http://www.chad.co.uk/news/Miners-39comp39-solicitors-struck-off.4786371.jp
• Nottingham Evening Post: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Miners-solicitors-guilty-misconduct/article-541968-detail/article.html
• Yorkshire Post: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/39Modernday-King-Midas39-who-cashed.4787917.jp
• The Daily Mail: http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1094009/Solicitors-tens-millions-sick-elderly-miners-struck-off.html
• The Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5325602.ece
• BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/7777957.stm
• The Sunday Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/tm_headline=pound-23m-a-year-lawyers-axed-over-miners-fees&method=full&objectid=20964356&siteid=115875-name_page.html
• The Metro: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Lawyers_struck_off_over_miner_claims&in_article_id=442017&in_page_id=34
• Sky News: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Miners-Health-Compensation-Case-Solicitors-James-Beresford-And-Douglas-Smith-Guilty-Of-Misconduct/Article/200812215177517
• The Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3709618/Britains-richest-solicitor-guilty-of-exploiting-sick-miners-for-fees.html
• Tribune (18 Dec): http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/12/18/mann-says-more-to-come-after-miners%E2%80%99-compensation-victory/
• Tribune (20 Dec): http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/12/21/paul-routledge-law-catches-up-with-the-lawyers-who-robbed-miners/

NOVEMBER:

Grave Yard Safety

• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/politics/Grave-solution/article-455025-detail/article.html

MP takes Three Peaks in his Stride

• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/education/MP-takes-peaks-stride/article-455398-detail/article.html

OCTOBER:

House of Commons Serves up Bassetlaw Beer

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/food/House-of-commons-serving-up.4633084.jp
• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/education/MPs-sample-Retford-brew-Parliament-bar/article-439099-detail/article.html

Creswell Colliery Compensation

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/Former-Creswell-miners-get-compensation.4620152.jp

SEPTEMBER:

Mountaineering Reception at 10 Downing Street

• http://www.thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=2794
• http://www.snowdonia-active.com/news.asp?newsid=611
• http://www.grough.co.uk/view/2008/10/09/mountaineers-miss-out-on-pm-meeting-as-brown-tackles-crisis/
• http://blog.cheaptents.com/bmc-gets-reception-at-10-downing-street/

Worksop Nursing Home

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/Worksop-nursing-home-closes-among.4487480.jp

AUGUST:

Bassetlaw Summer School

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/London-calling-for-youngsters.4403798.jp

MP welcomes bridge scheme for Elkesley

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/MP-welcomes-bridge-scheme-for.4368456.jp
• http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/MP-welcomes-A1-bridge-scheme.4362013.jp

Retford Times: Letter from John Millar "PROPOSALS ARE MOST WELCOME"

• http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=200633&command=displayContent&sourceNode=200622&contentPK=21191931

JULY:

The Worksop Cinema

• http://www.thestar.co.uk/features/What-nexts-in-store-for.4279909.jp

JUNE:

Knife mad Britain

• http://www.stuartking.net/blog/2008/06/john-mann-mp-knife-crime-and-boxing.htm
  
  
• http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2008/06/08/knife-mad-britain-one-mp-s-solution-98487-20599062/

Neighbour's death

• http://www.chad.co.uk/news/MP39s-shock-after-neighbour-stabbed.4160098.jp

MAY:

Worksop football team

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/sport/BACK-US.4110693.jp

Planning process

• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=201221&command=displayContent&sourceNode=237865&home=yes&more_nodeId1=200619&contentPK=20684483
  

China earthquake

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/Worksop-couple-survive-Chinaearthquake.4088388.jp

Accident prompts calls for action

• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=201221&command=displayContent&sourceNode=237865&home=yes&more_nodeId1=200619&contentPK=20626297

Miners

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/Miners-to-sue-for-their.1079976.jp

John Mann sent Gordon Brown a challenge

• http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/43700/Backbencher-s-10-demands-to-save-Gordon-Brown

Graveyards

• http://www.bsmconline.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2008/5/6/3679636.html

Gordon Brown and David Cameron

• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3876639.ece

APRIL:

Harworth 'super pit'

• http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/Harworth-super-pit-may-reopen.3998601.jp

MARCH:

A New bus pass

• http://www.thisisretford.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=201221&command=displayContent&sourceNode=201121&contentPK=20191255&folderPk=97063&pNodeId=201122

JANUARY:

Miners' Compensation

• http://www.chad.co.uk/news/Solicitors-again-criticised-over-miners.3683301.jp
  
  
• http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/news/Bassetlaw-MP-John-Mann-is.1085662.jp

DECEMBER:

MP re-launches website

• http://www.chad.co.uk/news/MP-relaunches-website.3597928.jp

NOVEMBER:

Run-ins with Council Busybodies

• http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2007/11/westminster-village-gossip

OCTOBER:

Gravestones:

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7071772.stm