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A new homelessness strategy that aims to make it everyone’s business has been published. The ‘Mansfield District Council Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy’ covers 2024 - 2029 and builds on…
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Mansfield Town Film Festival (MTFF) is set to host a trio of mini screenings, celebrating short films from its inaugural programme. The screenings come ahead of the festival's return in…
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March was a good news month for the Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group thanks to another Party in the Garden fundraiser hosted by Skegby couple John and Sharon Cooper. After…
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Three teams at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust have received the Bereavement Team of the Year accolade at the Mariposa Awards. The Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU), Ward 14, and Chaplaincy teams…
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Mansfield-based windows and doors supplier Integra Windows is gearing up for its next phase of growth after opening a new customer showroom. Founder and managing director Michael Irwin started the…
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Sixteen of Europe’s most talented disabled golfers are ready to fly to the US to compete in their version of the Ryder Cup after a South Normanton marketing agency signed…
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Bolsover District Council’s future plans to run a creative hub have been given a design boost thanks to students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, including Michelle Carr (above). The council’s…
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Mansfield-based support group Walking 4 Hope is among 16 good causes helped in the latest distribution of the Mayor of Mansfield’s 500 Fund. The charity, which helps families and young…
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Easter weekend at The Black Market Venue in Warsop was an absolute blast, reports Rob Roe. Starting off with Newton’s Cradle on Friday night, it seems like the live music…
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The Children’s Bereavement Centre (CBC) in Mansfield, which provides free specialist support for children and their families affected by the death or terminal-illness of someone important to them, is running…
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Mansfield man Scott Tatt has achieved his dream of publishing a novel — a major achievement for the 30-year-old who has autism and struggles with many aspects of socialising and…
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Inspirational Huthwaite dad John Bell received star backing as he completed a marathon walk in memory of his teenage son. John walked 140 miles from the One Call Stadium home…
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Charities in the Mansfield and Ashfield area are set to receive a boost from the Frenbot charity football match, featuring celebrities and stars from television. The annual fundraiser, which will…
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Al theme park for the under-10s is celebrating the Easter holidays with its annual egg hunt. Eggbert’s Easter Egg Hunt at Sundown Adventureland, near Retford, takes place from Good Friday…
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Wendy Price (left), who has volunteered at Mansfield Community Hospital and currently supports the fundraising stall at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, receives her 10-year long service award from Sherwood Forest…
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A new £86,000 play area has opened at Queensway Park in Forest Town. The equipment includes a challenging Ninja Trail for older children together with other equipment suitable for younger…
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A leisure centre in Mansfield is set to benefit from £61,500 of funding following a successful bid by the council. Mansfield District Council sought the funds under the government’s Swimming…
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Mansfield Choral Society is celebrating its golden anniversary in 2024. Among the events to mark the milestone is a special concert in Southwell Minster on Saturday, 4th May. Under musical…
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A £13m investment will see 23 electric buses enter service on bus routes around Mansfield. Nottinghamshire County Council, in partnership with Stagecoach East Midlands, has secured £2.8m funding from the…
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Two Safe Point intercoms are being installed along with new enhanced state of the art cameras in Mansfield town centre as part of £133,000 of Safer Streets investment. The Safe Points on West…
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A contractor for the design and redevelopment of the former Beales building in Mansfield has been named. Mansfield District Council has appointed Kier Group plc following a competitive tender process…
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There is something for everyone at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, in April – from children’s shows and an Easter panto to ballet and classical music. Familiar faces taking to the…
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Local enterprise D2N2 LEP Careers Hub has celebrated the success of its first careers event that brought together top employers and educators from across the region. The session marked the start…
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Construction work at Sherwood Observatory for its new planetarium dome has already reached new heights! Steel framework has been installed, marking a major milestone in the build. Mansfield and Sutton…
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The Armchair Club, a group of businesspeople who have been raising money for local sportsmen and women for many years, has backed teenager Mansfield fencer Dylan Helme. He has been…
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The future of gaming technology and the careers it can launch was showcased by West Nottinghamshire College staff and students at Mansfield’s Palace Theatre. Mansfield mayor Andy Abrahams and portfolio…
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More than 700 bikers rode into Mansfield as part of an annual event to deliver Easter eggs to less fortunate children. The Nottinghamshire Easter Egg Run, now in its 43rd…
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Mansfield is gearing up to welcome the world-renowned Architects of Air Luminarium art installation, a giant inflatable sculpture, on Chesterfield Road Park from Thursday 4th to Saturday, 13th April. Visitors…
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Mansfield Cricket Club, which was hit by arsonists who destroyed its pavilion and equipment, has been given a double boost. The club set up a GoFundMe page after the Boxing…
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Ashfield’s Plant and Garden fair is set to return to Sutton on Sunday, 19th May, from 9am to 1pm. Organisers of the event, hosted on Portland Square, are inviting suppliers,…
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A home care provider has opened a new service, promising to bring 30 jobs in its first year. Bluebird Care Mansfield and Ashfield, based at Ransom Wood Business Park, Mansfield,…
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A series of exercise classes and support sessions for people living with joint pain and other Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions is arriving at two Mansfield leisure centres in April. MSK conditions…
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Office Essentials, which has a base in Kirkby, is celebrating after winning a national award. The business, which has a 50-year history, is a long-standing member of Integra Business Solutions,…
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Eight ‘troops’ from West Nottinghamshire College enjoyed victory on the battlefield after coping with bomb disposal and emergency incidents, among other challenges. They formed a college team for The Army…
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Ian Harris has become the first male carer at Mansfield-based Your Home Care — and he is encouraging other men to join their ranks. The care sector is traditionally a…
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To mark World Wildlife Day, David Wilson Homes provided Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School, Sutton, with a selection of RSPB bird feeders and bird seed. The donation was part of…
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Year 2 children at Sutton’s Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy raised more than £800 for NHS charities by taking part in a Parkrun-style event on the school field. Staff, children,…
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Mansfield Harriers collected three out of nine national awards at the England Athletics presentation evening in Birmingham. The club’s success, featured in the News Journal in March, saw it named…
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Mansfield-based Hopkins Solicitors has acquired Heanor’s Miles & Cash Solicitors in what it describes as a significant milestone in its growth and expansion into Derbyshire’s legal community. Miles & Cash…
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Ashfield District Council’s Idlewells Indoor Market, which reopened in 2018 following a £1.8m refurbishment, has a new offering - Jon’s Fish Dish, which sells fresh and frozen fish and seafood…
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Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has donated £3,000 to Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue (NSART). The contribution has been allocated towards the purchasing of kit for NSART’s dog team, and…
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Your Home Care, an Outstanding-rated home care provider based in Mansfield Woodhouse, has recruited Harriett Renolds (above) to the role of registered care manager. Harriett, who has spent almost all…
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Open Doors is hosting a three-day Family Arts Festival for the first time over the Easter weekend in the Newark and Sherwood district. The festival will be in Ollerton on…
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The work of a charity that provides peer support groups for men suffering with their mental health has received a £1,500 donation. In Sam’s Name was set up in memory…
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Mansfield Building Society has added a new Environmental Star Award to its popular Community Star Awards for 2024. Both awards aim to recognise the dedication and commitment of volunteers in…
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A Clipstone-based charity that helps local families is on the lookout for new trustees to help its expansion aim. The Emily Harris Foundation was set up by Clare and Neil…
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The incoming chairman of the Nottinghamshire County Show has hailed the event as an excellent way to encourage shoppers to Buy British by bringing farmers and the public together. Des…
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An initiative developed at The Samworth Church Academy to teach students about nutrition and food preparation has received a £1,500 grant. The money from Tesco’s Stronger Starts scheme, in partnership…
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As the days grow longer, it is time to make spring garden plans. You can transform your garden space using tools and materials found at any home centre or hardware…
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Hundreds of job seekers explored a host of NHS careers at the first ‘Step into the NHS’ careers showcase of 2024. The ‘Step into the NHS’ event, organised by Sherwood…
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Central Co-op is looking to partner with registered charities, both on a national and local level. It has created an online survey for charities to fill out, from which a…
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Vicky McClure's Our Dementia Choir is hosting an all-ages disco as part of Ageism Action Week on Sunday, 17th March. The See and Be Seen All Ages Disco will feature…
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A charity that supports the victims of domestic abuse hosted its first art exhibition at its new offices. When Words Are Not Enough was hosted by NIDAS, giving a platform…
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A chef lecturer at West Nottinghamshire College spent a week cooking at celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal’s three Michelin star restaurant. Mark Jones joined the team at The Fat Duck in…
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The Amazon fulfilment centre in Sutton has made a £1,000 donation to a charity that tackles food poverty and supports disadvantaged children and families. Himmah works towards making a positive…
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Pictures: www.spikephoto.com Inspirational children and young people who have overcome adversity to succeed against the odds were honoured at the annual Mansfield Rotary Courage Awards. Ten recipients of the awards were…
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Mansfield Town Film Festival (MTFF), in collaboration with the Art Power women’s group, is set to host a short film screening on 21st March 21 at Mansfield Palace Theatre to…
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A major scheme to build a new school in Mansfield for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has moved a significant step forward after councillors gave the plans…
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Children who receive free school meals have an opportunity to enjoy a range of activities over the Easter break at a holiday camp being run by West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield.…
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Independent funeral directors A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service has continued its support for an organisation that recycles hearing aids by sending them to developing countries – and is urging…
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The Oaklands Care Home in Warsop had quadruple success at the East Midlands Care Awards. Held during the East Midlands Health Innovation Care Conference in Nottingham, the event brought together…
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Live music, community performances, a market village, activities, and more are being promised as Ashfield Show returns after an absence of more than 10 years. It will be spread over…
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Tesco shoppers have a golden hour to win a share of £500,000 for their local school or a community group that supports children on Saturday. As part of the supermarket’s…
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Two new kids at West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield are settling into their environment well - with plenty of activities, attention, and straw in their shed! These new recruits are…
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Warsop Health Hub, which will include a swimming pool and splash play area, changing village, gym, multi-purpose hall, café, and community space area, is to open on 1st June ahead…
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The Nottinghamshire stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race, which set off from Edwinstowe in September, boosted the local economy by more than £4.6m and attracted more than 180,000…
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Bellway is preparing to start work on a new housing development in Sutton that will generate more than £2.6m in investment for the area. A total of 300 two, three,…
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People who give birth at King’s Mill Hospital now have the opportunity for a partner or supporter to stay overnight to provide extra support. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust remains one of the best NHS organisations in the country to work for according its own staff, with the trust also retaining its crown as the…
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An opening ceremony was held to launch a newly-renovated and refurbished sixth form centre at The Garibaldi School. The original building had a ‘home’ layout because it was previously a…
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Staff, pupils and families at Fountaindale School, a special school based in Mansfield and part of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, celebrated their love of reading as part of World Book…
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Two new initiatives are being launched to improve the health and wellbeing of hospital patients by supporting them to eat and drink more at mealtimes. Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust has…
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Your Health Notts, a public health funded integrated wellbeing service, is focusing on sustainable behavioural change for members of the public, offering free support to help lose and maintain a…
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Mansfield brothers-in-law George Nelson and Russ Davis are back on dry land at last after more than three months at sea, rowing unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean in a ‘tiny’…
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A West Nottinghamshire College learning company has boosted the confidence, skills and dreams of a local girls’ football team. Sports students Kadi-Rose Townsend and Kya Cantrell, both 17, and Reanna…
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Mansfield brothers-in-law George Nelson and Russ Davis completed their remarkable three-month long transatlantic charity row on Thursday afternoon. Aiming to raise £250,000 for dementia charities, the duo have rowed unsupported…
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People treated by the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance (LNAA) are being invited to get in touch and help celebrate its 30th birthday. LNAA first became operational in May 1994…
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Schoolchildren from Asquith Primary and Mansfield Primary Academy met authors Rob Biddulph and Rex Stone in Mansfield and exchanged their World Book Day tokens for a free book. As part…
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Mansfield brothers-in-law George Nelson and Russ Davis are aiming to complete their remarkable three-month long transatlantic charity row on Thursday afternoon or evening. Aiming to raise £250,000 for dementia charities,…
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Newark and Sherwood District Council has donated 80 laptops to 19 community groups across the district as part of its digital inclusion scheme. It said even though so much of…
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Moor Market, Kirkby, is set to be home to a new banking hub. Last year the town, which no longer has a major bank branch, was chosen as a location…
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Thanks to an initiative spearheaded by West Nottinghamshire College and Mansfield District Council, the chance for young people to get involved in the most rapidly-emerging technology is coming this spring.…
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A major event is set to bring together leading schools and employers from across Mansfield to an innovative careers conference, aimed at helping teachers better prepare their students for the…
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Ashfield District Council has been handed the keys to its latest housing development on Warwick Close, Kirkby. The 34 family homes takes the number of its new properties to more…
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International outdoor activity centre Walesby Forest is set to welcome visitors for a weekend of fun-filled Easter activities. Walesby Forest is a not-for-profit organisation that has been welcoming visitors from…
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Young people from the Takeover volunteering programme based in Mansfield and Ashfield are gearing up to showcase their creative talents at DepARTment Festival, landing for one day only in Mansfield…
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Mill Waters volunteers have received the national Volunteer Team of the Year award in the Keep Britain Tidy, Green Flag Award 2023. They take part in a range of activities…
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New funding is set to make people feel safer on a night out in Mansfield. High definition CCTV cameras, state-of-the-art refuge point cameras, and street guardians are all to be…
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Transport buggies that take patients and visitors on 1,000 journeys inside King’s Mill Hospital each week have been refurbished, thanks to a local business. Taylors Transport Group, of Huthwaite, has…
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A new four-month heritage project is under way to share, celebrate, and record the history of Central and Eastern Europe communities in the Mansfield area. Capturing shadows is being run…
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Mansfield Rotary has made a donation to a well-known charity thath has launched a fundraising campaign after its boiler broke at Christmas. Hetty's, which is based at Burnaby House in…
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Ashfield company Doorcerts is using this week’s International Women’s Day to encourage girls and young women to look at a future career in manufacturing and construction. Every year International Women’s…
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Oak Tree Leisure Centre has teamed up with Mansfield Museum to help kick off an exciting new exhibition. ‘Football: The Beautiful Game’ will be on view at Mansfield Museum from…
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Mansfield Rotary has honoured one of the area’s most well-known community champions for her tireless work helping others. Maria Bough received the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow — the highest recognition…
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Staff and students at Fountaindale School, Mansfield, spent time in the school’s grounds birdwatching as part of wider curriculum initiatives around the environment, ecosystems, and habitats. All nine classes in…
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A proud Huthwaite mum has praised the bravery of her young son, who has conquered the loss of both his legs and raised thousands of pounds for charity. Gemma Reckless…
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Mansfield brothers-in-law George Nelson and Russ Davis are close to completing their remarkable three-month long transatlantic charity row. Aiming to raise £250,000 for dementia charities, the duo have less than…
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As we entered March transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis were less than 300 miles away from completing their challenge to row around 3,500-miles unsupported from Portugal to…
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An art exhibition opens in Mansfield Museum in March to showcase the creative culmination of a pioneering two-year project to support survivors of domestic or sexual abuse. Art Power was…
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In celebration of Overseas NHS Workers Day (Friday 1 March) a large artwork of world flags has been unveiled at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,…
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The grass on a village playing field will look even better thanks to the thoughtful actions of a teenager. Kings Clipstone Parish Council has taken delivery of a ride-on lawn…
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New figures show that Mansfield District Council has enticed bigger and broader audiences to its theatre and museum since becoming an Arts Council England National Portfolio Holder. The NPO status,…
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Around 50 residents, patients, and NHS workers attended an event to find out more about Nottinghamshire’s first Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The engagement event was organised by Sherwood Forest Hospitals…
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Teenager Mia Rathbone, from performing arts school Mansfield Razzamatazz, won this year’s Mansfield Rotary Junior Showtime. The competition final was held in front of a capacity audience at Mansfield Palace…
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Sutton-based upholstery manufacturer Whitemeadow Furniture is the latest business to join the ranks of The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry,…
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The Mansfield 10k and a 1k junior event will return on Sunday, 8th September — and Mansfield mayor Andy Abrahams has pledged to be among the runners. It will be…
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Iconic crooner Tony Christie has announced he will be bringing his critically-acclaimed theatre show A Life of Music to Mansfield Palace Theatre on Tuesday 9 April. The date in our district…
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Famous works of art are coming to Ashfield when the Art Explora Mobile Museum, in collaboration with Tate and MuMo, visits Kirkby and Sutton in March as part of a 12…
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A nurse who helped a hospital patient to fulfil his final wish of marrying his partner has received a prestigious award. Keela Darby, a nurse at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton,…
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Mansfield is to welcome a world-renowned art installation at Easter, offering a multi-sensory experience. The giant Architects of Air inflatable luminarium sculpture will land in Chesterfield Road Park for the…
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Trail cameras installed to showcase the wildlife living at Vicar Water Country Park, as well as reduce crime there, have highlighted the diverse animals that have made Clipstone their home.…
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A networking group formed by two local business owners who found the usual corporate-style events didn’t suit their business or personality is holding an event in March. Rebel Networking has…
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Transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis are less than 500 miles away from completing their challenge to row around 3,500-miles unsupported from Portugal to the Caribbean in aid…
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The Junction Arts charity has launched a fundraising campaign to provide 100 art packs for young people in the Bolsover area. After working with secondary schools as part of the…
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Funeral directors, A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service has been reflecting on its partnership with the world’s first and only service that scatters cremated ashes in space. As more people…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with West Nottinghamshire College and Nottingham Trent University, is holding an event to showcase the range of careers available across its King’s…
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New learning opportunities, discovering ways to retrain or simply finding a new hobby will be showcased at West Nottinghamshire College’s next adult education event. The advice event is being held…
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It's been another eventful week for Mansfield's transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis as they continue their remarkable challenge to row around 3,500-miles unsupported from Portugal to the…
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Visitors will be able to see more animals and enjoy a new revved-up attraction in the main ring when the Nottinghamshire County Show returns in May. The event, which attracted…
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The annual distribution of hot cross buns by the Old Meeting House Unitarians in Mansfield will take place on Good Friday, 29th March, at the Stockwell Gate entrance to the…
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Nottinghamshire County Council has been shortlisted for a 'local government Oscar' for its innovative work to help children reach their potential before they start school. The Children’s Centre Services Early…
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Forget-me-not Dementia Support Group, a self-help and support group for people with memory problems, their families, and friends meets at two venues in Kirkby — and is welcoming anyone from…
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For the seventh successive year, Ashfield District Council’s annual BIG Ashfield Spring Clean is returning. Free bulky waste collections, flying skips, extra side waste collections, litter picks, and community engagement…
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Mansfield Crematorium is hosting a Mother’s Day Memorial Service on Sunday 10 March at 11am at its Thoresby Chapel. This will be the first Mother’s Day-themed service, and it will…
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The team from Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Sutton celebrated in style at the East Midlands conference centre to mark a great year in 2023. The Amazon team was treated to…
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As part of World Book Day® celebrations, Mansfield Library will host a new event giving schoolchildren the chance to meet two of this year’s 15 World Book Day £1 authors…
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A mother whose son bled to death with no first aid equipment nearby has thanked a partnership for its work in delivering 70 trauma kits around the Mansfield district. Community…
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Brave mum Nicola Aslam and her son, Olly Mooney, are planning an awe-inspiring charity adventure to base camp on Mount Everest to raise money for the John Eastwood Hospice. They…
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Mansfield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society are back in March with their production of a hit musical based on a true story. The society is staging the dazzling production of…
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Staff and volunteers at the Sherwood PDSA Charity shop are urging locals to donate their unwanted items or time to help sick and injured pets. The shop is desperate for…
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A charity that supports young people in the care system has received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre, Sutton. Become provides essential practical and emotional support as well…
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Host families are wanted for a group of 20 Spanish teenage students visiting the Mansfield area in the first three weeks of July. They are part of a Sylvan Camps…
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A charity that helps the NHS by transporting vital items such as blood bags, frozen breast milk for premature babies, patient samples, and medication has been given a major boost…
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The family of a Mansfield businesswoman who died from a rare form of cancer has raised thousands of pounds to support research into the condition. Darshana Nagar ran The Teahouse…
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Caring people joined a 40-hour marathon fundraiser in Rainworth to support the Royal British Legion — covering a remarkable 1,564.87 miles. Each year members and supporters of the Rainworth, Blidworth…
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Mansfield's transatlantic charity rowers, George Nelson and Russ Davis, have encountered a large shark and a cargo ship in the past couple of days as they continue their remarkable challenge…
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From the Producers of David Walliams’ Mr Stink, Sam Bradshaw Productions are presenting Spot’s Birthday Party live on stage at Mansfield Palace Theatre on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 March.…
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A Mansfield group that was set up in 1989 to promote close links between its 40 namesakes all over the world has closed. To mark the end of an era,…
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The NHS trust that runs Mansfield Community Hospital is hosting a dedicated information session next week for local people to learn more about plans to bring the second phase of…
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Thousands of visitors flocked to Mansfield’s first Light Night event at Carr Bank Park. The free four-night Mansfield District Council event attracted more than 15,000 people, including visitors from as…
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New players are welcome at Farnsfield Cricket Club as it intensifies preparations for the new season. The Women’s and Girls’ section has been training throughout the winter and is currently…
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Second year commercial design students at West Nottinghamshire College have kick-started a live project with a top fashion brand following a fact-finding visit to Manchester. The budding designers are going…
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A heartbroken cancer survivor who was conned out of thousands of pounds in a romance fraud has warned it could happen to anyone. Karen, who lives in the Mansfield area,…
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A Mansfield woman picked up a top award at a college ceremony that celebrated apprenticeships. It was the third time that West Suffolk College hosted an awards ceremony aimed at…
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The Plastek UK management team hosted a visit by Mansfield mayor Andy Abrahams and the chief executive of Mansfield District Council, Adam Hill, to its Forest Town base. The business…
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Transatlantic Mansfield charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis are less than 1,000 miles away from completing their three-month plus challenge to row 3,500-miles unsupported from Portugal to Sint Maarten…
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A Kind-hearted student was given a surprise gift by police as a thank you for her community work. Joanie Stevens is well known among her fellow students and staff at…
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Up-and-coming athletes in Ashfield are being given the chance to take their careers to the next level – in an Olympic and Paralympic year – with Everyone Active's Sporting Champions…
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Two local skaters found success at Special Olympics GB’s first National Winter Games. Callum Mills, a former Portland College student who trains at the Lammas Leisure Centre, Sutton, won two…
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Local groups and good causes can apply to Mansfield District Council for funding from three community funds. New funding awards are open for applications from the Mayor’s 500 Fund, Robin…
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History was made at Shirebrook Leisure Centre in February when Worksop fighter Eleanor Coulson became the first British and Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) licensed female boxer to win a Big…
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Family-run estate agency Gascoines is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Founded by Doug Gascoine, three generations of the family have since carried on the legacy, including one of the current partners,…
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Experts in the creative arts industries will be bringing their knowledge and expertise at a day of talks and seminars at West Nottinghamshire College’s Create Expo later this month. On…
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Transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis have entered the 11th week of their challenge to row 3,500-miles unsupported from Portugal to Sint Maarten in the Caribbean in their…
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An Ashfield manufacturing company is urging more businesses to take on apprentices as a way of developing people and their own futures. Doorcerts Manufacturing is based on Brierley Park Close,…
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An awards evening celebrated the achievements of Ashfield people and business over the past 12 months. The Discover Ashfield Awards highlighted all that is best about living, visiting, working, studying,…
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Nottinghamshire Police has joined with BAFTA award-winning actress Vicky McClure's Our Dementia Choir to help save the lives of those suffering with the condition. The partnership is calling on those…
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There’s just a few days to go until Carr Bank Park in Mansfield will be illuminated with eye-catching and spectacular creative displays. Light Night is a four-day free event, starting…
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A new attraction is opening at Clumber Park for children and young families in time for the half-term holidays. Clumber’s ‘50 Things to do before you’re 11¾’ room provides families…
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Transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis have passed another significant milestone on their 3,500-mile challenge to row unsupported from Portugal to Sint Maarten in the Caribbean. This week…
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The largest employer in Mansfield and Ashfield has honoured its pledge to recruit 20 apprentices. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has taken on 22 externally recruited apprentices in the…
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An Amazon apprentice at the Sutton fulfilment centre is encouraging others to start an apprenticeship and boost their careers as Amazon announces the expansion of its apprenticeship programme with the…
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This National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February 2024), West Nottinghamshire College and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are celebrating the success of their ground-breaking peer worker apprenticeship programme. Launched in May…
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Gifted snooker player Dave Bolton feared he would never play again after he almost died. Now, after scooping tournament medals and titles at home and abroad in the past six…
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Mansfield 103.2 managing director Tony Delahunty was surprised with two awards when the radio station celebrated its 25th anniversary. At the Big Birthday Bash at Forest Town Arena. mayor Andy…
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Pupils at a Warsop school were visited by a storyteller thanks to housebuilder David Wilson Homes. As part of National Storytelling Week, it arranged for Mark Fraser to spend a…
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A project that helps Ashfield people multiply their confidence, opportunities, and employability through a programme of courses designed to increase numeracy skills has won an award. Inspire's Multiply courses at…
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Mansfield Museum hosts a stand-up comedy gig about reinventing yourself – and hamsters – as part of its Women’s Season to celebrate International Women’s Day and coincide with the launch…
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Training salons at West Nottinghamshire College welcomed make-up artists, barbers and stylists, a reiki practitioner, and more as students got stuck into learning more about roles within hairdressing and beauty…
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Mansfield Building Society has chosen to support the Alzheimer’s Society as its charity partner for a second year. Last year the team at The Mansfield fundraised and volunteered for the…
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Vicar Water Country Park Visitor Centre and Rumbles café have been added to the list of Newark and Sherwood District Council sites fitted with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. Solar panels…
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Sutton Library is holding its first baby market, on Thursday, 22nd February, from 10am to 2pm. The event is free and will include a presence from the Summer House Children’s…
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Marking the launch of the National Apprenticeship Week yearly campaign today (5 February), three Mansfield District Council employees, Emily Mclauchlan, Anthony Houghton, and Joshua Peck, have all passed their End…
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A new state-of-the-art hospital that will support men struggling with their mental health has opened in Mansfield. Cygnet Hospital Sherwood, a new purpose-built 44-bed facility, is an extension to the…
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A special needs school has been awarded a Silver UNICEF Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA). It recognises Fountaindale School’s commitment to supporting pupils’ understanding of rights and responsibilities, both for…
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A fire safety professional has launched a new company that aims to extinguish faulty safety equipment and help charitable causes as it grows. Sarah Armson, who has more than 15…
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Transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis are 'racing' towards their remarkable charity target. The Mansfield brothers-in-law, known as Oar Blimey, are now at their most southerly point of…
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Inspire Culture, Learning and Libraries will attend the Discovering Ashfield Awards celebration at Kirkby Leisure Centre on Friday, where it has been nominated for its Kirkby Multiply courses. The event…
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A striking art installation has gone on display in Mansfield Library as part of an ongoing drive to encourage more people to consider becoming foster carers. The vinyl image of…
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England Athletics has recognised the continued development and progress at Mansfield Harriers AC with three national awards. Harriers were named club of the year for their transformation from a struggling…
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Funeral directors A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service is offering its services to care homes across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire with training sessions to help staff deal with the bereaved. Company…
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A caring Mansfield family has continued its regular litter-picking work in Mansfield. Hayley Oliver and her two sons, Lucas and Jackson, helped to clear litter at Racecourse Park, Mansfield, as…
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Two Sutton schools in The Flying High Partnership, a primary multi-academy trust, are among the highest performing in Nottinghamshire for combined reading, writing, and maths attainment. Forest Glade Primary and…
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A health and wellbeing pop up event is set to take place on the Bellamy Estate in Mansfield next month. The event, which takes place on Wednesday, 14th February, has…
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The mystique of close-up magic wowed trainee performer students at West Nottinghamshire College. Award-winning performer Matthew McGurk took to the Create Theatre stage as the spotlight was shone on a…
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Inspired by the Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition at the British Library, supported by Wayland Games, a new event at Kirkby Library explores how fantasy is flourishing across different media…
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Following the success of BBC documentaries, Vicky McClure’s Dementia Choir, which is now operating as a charity, is recruiting new members. Rehearsals are held fortnightly, mainly on Tuesdays from 10.30am, …
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A metal recycling scheme at Mansfield Crematorium raised £14,000 for the John Eastwood Hospice. Each year the crematorium donates money it receives from metal recovered from cremations where bereaved families…
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FoodCycle is launching in Mansfield, offering a free community hot meal each week using food that otherwise might have gone to waste. It will launch on Monday, 11th March at…
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Transatlantic charity rowers George Nelson and Russ Davis have again enjoyed better weather conditions as they aim to row 3,500 miles across the ocean in aid of two dementia charities…
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Almost every one of the Sutton Swimming Club members competing at the opening weekend of the Notts ASA County Championship swam a personal best. Last year Sutton had 51 swimmers…
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Lidder Care has secured planning permission to extend Newgate Lodge Care Home to 84 beds, solidifying its commitment to providing dementia care. As part of the expansion at the Mansfield…
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An Ashfield-based community radio station is aiming to help make science fun with special broadcasts in February. As part of the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity, Takeover Radio 106.9…
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Dedicated fundraisers Di Milner and Margaret Howlett — known as George’s Army — continued to turn ‘rubbish’ into charity money in 2023. ‘The duo, who have been raising money for…
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Students from The Brunts Academy revved up for the official education challenge of F1 — becoming regional winners and earning a place in the national finals at the Magna Science…
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The £7.7m revitalisation of an estate in Mansfield is starting to take shape following the erection of new shop parade steel structures. Mansfield District Council’s redevelopment scheme on the Bellamy…
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Staff from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Sutton have continued to help Portland Charity and its work transforming the lives of people with disabilities. Armed with paintbrushes, the Amazon team…
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January is a popular time for smokers to quit but the good news for pregnant families is that they will continue to receive free support all year round, thanks to…
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Intrepid charity fundraisers George Nelson and Russ Davis closed January on course to row across the Atlantic Ocean unsupported. On 23rd January the Mansfield brothers-in-law — known as Oar Blimey…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s training kitchens and restaurant were a hive of activity as students launched into the challenges of Industry Week. From cooking-under-pressure with Army chefs using ration packs, to…
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