Visit our Customer Services Team at 17b The Square, Retford or access our services online.

Read BDC’s latest Residents e-Newsletter here... and Housing Newsletter for Tenants here... plus here is Bassetlaw’s Yearly rolling schedule of Tenant’s events for 2025 that include two annual Tennants Conferences..
Finally, BDC’s latest (9th May, 2025) Newsletter for Businesses here...
To read the whole of Bassetlaw District Council’s Vision 2040 document, click ►

◄ and for more specific information about Retford
Links to a range of social media help topics here... and digital skills advice for SME’s in our Local Business pages.
Also, Bassetlaw District Council is in the final stages of creating their 2020-2037 District Plan. To find out more about their representation window that ended on Thursday 21st October, 2021 at 17:00, click here.
For a full round up of Bassetlaw District Council news, click here...
BDC’s support for Ukraine here...
The administrative District of Bassetlaw is the northern part of the county of Nottinghamshire, bordering Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. For a Wikipedia overview of the District, its constituent settlements and brief history, click here....
Your District Councillor (for the ward of Clayworth which covers Clarborough & Hayton) is now Fraser McFarland who was elected in 4th May, 2023 election.
Fraser’s contact details:
Email: Fraser.McFarland@cllr.bassetlaw.gov.uk
Home mobile: 07341 568 602
BDC Public Space Protection (Dog Control) Order 2018
Latest: Blue Bin contamination - why your blue bin might not get emptied - click here.
B.D.C. are also offering Garden Waste collections through a dedicated bin scheme. Read more...

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