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Pupils at Sutton’s St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School welcomed their families in to the church to hold a Mothering Sunday Service. Harry Robertson, 10, who took part…
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Students from West Nottinghamshire College are joining Leicestershire Police to help combat cybercrime, in a scheme rolling out across the East Midlands. Over 200 computer science, public services and business…
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Creative media students at West Nottinghamshire College welcomed a special guest last week and learnt more about launching their careers in the industry. Stacey Ray, who completed her BTEC Diploma…
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A Huthwaite-based business has been thanked for 15 years of support for wildlife. nmcn, formerly North Midland Construction, joined Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust as a corporate business supporter in 2003. Among…
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Veolia, Nottinghamshire County Council waste contractors, is seeking young designers to create a new welcome sign for the county's Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Mansfield. Thousands of visitors are welcomed…
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Kind-hearted lawyers have donated more than £1,380 to a special charity that offers support to families with babies who have been born prematurely. Fidler & Pepper Lawyers, in Mansfield and…
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A Mother's Day market this weekend is the first in a series of special events lined up for Mansfield Market in the coming weeks. From markets with an international flavour…
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Elderly members of a club that helps fight loneliness and isolation have been able to listen to the sounds of a talented harpist, thanks to a donation from an IT…
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Mansfield Market is hosting a car show on Sunday, 28th April — and so far around 60 owners have expressed an interest in taking part. Mike Robinson, Strategic Director of…
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There is still time for swimmers to make a splash for two national charities and join a nationwide swim challenge taking place from 29th to 31st March. Lammas Leisure Centre,…
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Four Mansfield Town players — Mal Benning, Krystian Pearce, Nottingham Forest loanee Tyler Walker and CJ Hamilton — have been named in the League Two team of the season. Manager…
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The Old Library Theatre in Mansfield has announced its new spring/summer season of affordable shows. Tickets to all the five professional productions are free to book and then you pay…
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It was definitely not a full stop for students at West Nottinghamshire College as they thoughtfully supported Project Semicolon – the organisation dedicated to the prevention of suicide. Project Semicolon’s…
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Eleven-year-old Mansfield schoolgirl Ruby Oxland is the finalist in a nationwide writing competition. And already her entry will feature in a bedtime children's storybook to be made available to a…
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A former beauty therapy student from West Nottinghamshire College has visited current learners – giving them an insight into the holistic side of the industry. Louise Summerscales, who completed the…
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A goalkeeper from Mansfield is aiming for Euro glory with the England International Deaf Football Team — but needs support to help him fund accommodation and flights. Alex Smith (29)…
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Ashfield-based Takeover Radio, which offers free media training services to help young people build their confidence and develop employability skills, is offering new work experience openings. Its latest opportunity, funded…
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Once Upon a Pillow Fight, an inventive mix of theatre, acrobatics and storytelling, will be somersaulting its way into Mansfield Library in April. On Saturday, 6th April at 4.30pm, The…
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Mums in Mansfield are in for a treat this Mother’s Day as the Four Seasons Shopping Centre launches a free creative workshop, giving children the chance to make a gift.…
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Five students from The Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, are among 14 high achievement dancers at Expression’s Academy of Performing Arts who have been selected to travel to Kiev, Ukraine for…
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Mansfield Town FC commercial manager Paul Nyland has handed a cheque of £5,615 to Cancer Research UK, after completing a rapid weight-loss challenge. The funds were raised over four months…
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One of the UK’s largest universities has drafted in students from West Nottinghamshire College to help them with a future building challenge. Eight students from the BTEC Extended Diploma in…
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Trainee nursing associates at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust have become some of the first in the country to graduate. They were part of the first 1,000 people throughout the country…
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Fifty years on from the release of Rod Stewart’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres in 2019 with a…
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Black Dyke Band, one of the world's foremost brass bands, is to play the Palace Theatre, Mansfield. The band is the most successful contesting band ever and is also the…
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Innovative plans for a fully-accessible Woodlands Adventure Zone have won an award — even before the exciting project has opened. The facility, which is taking shape at Portland College, was…
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Mansfield business Dalmatian has teamed up with MP Ben Bradley to host a free Job Clinic at the Hive in the Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield on 5th April,…
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Two teams at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust have been shortlisted in the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Awards. They will find out in May if they have been successful…
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The people behind an annual national initiative that uses legal knowledge about Wills to raise money for charities have thanked Fidler & Pepper Lawyers for their fundraising. Will Aid raises…
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Mansfield Town have been named the EFL’s Sky Bet League Two Family Club of the Year. Earlier this season the club opened its new family room, which is available to…
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A Shirebrook school has launched a new drive to encourage male students to raise their aspirations by installing a wall of fame aimed specifically at praising boys. Shirebrook Academy has…
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A Mansfield man who fought back from a one-in-a-million disease that left him having to learn to walk again is preparing for a 190-mile charity challenge. James Hart, who featured…
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Former Manchester City, Wrexham and Northern Ireland midfielder Jim Whitley has exchanged his football boots for tap shoes as he prepares to premier a brand new comedy musical show, which…
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Mansfield Rotary and Inner Wheel clubs held an Irish Evening at Ravenshead Village Hall and raised more than £1,500 for international charities. The event, attended by around 100 members and…
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Being one of the Armchair Club founders, John Sankey estate agents has entered a team to challenge for the sports support group’s annual Question Of Sport Quiz for many years.…
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An Easter Coffee Morning will be held at St Lawrence’s Church Hall, Mansfield, on Saturday, 13th April. Running from 10am-12noon, it will include a cake stall, raffle, tombola, Easter novelties…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s apprenticeship arm will be hosting an apprentice open event at one of the UK’s largest Switchgear manufacturers, where people can find out more about vacancies within the…
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Mansfield woman Claire Haywood, 27, is set to take on the Virgin Money London Marathon for the Stroke Association exactly 10 years to the day since she left hospital following…
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The new season at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, is promising more than 50 shows in its spring and summer season. There is music of many genres, including a sing-along, as…
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Renovation and repurposing work on Mansfield's Old Town Hall is progressing well and providing valuable learning experiences for local students. The £1.4m scheme is a flagship project in Mansfield District…
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Mansfield Town have paid the final cheque to former owner Keith Haslam to by the football club's One Call Stadium. Under the terms of a takeover deal by John Radford,…
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Eagle-eyed youngsters can take part in a free fun Easter trail around Mansfield town centre during the school holidays thanks to the I Love Mansfield team, part of Mansfield BID.…
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Youngsters stepped back in time as Asquith Primary School took part in a drama workshop at Mansfield Library. Working with Dragon Breath Theatre Company, they focused on Papplewick Pumping Station,…
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For the second year running, hospitality students from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, will spend a week running Crowne Plaza Nottingham, as part of InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG’s) National Hotel Takeover…
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Oak Tree Primary School was joined by partners from the Mansfield community in an initiative to help families live healthier and more active lives. Seventy-seven families from the school and…
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Mansfield-based Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading contract furniture manufacturers, has won a £4m contract to provide kitchen and bedroom furniture for new student housing schemes in Exeter and Cardiff.…
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Ashfield District Council has been given vital powers that enable it to seize, retain and destroy vehicles involved in fly-tipping. It means vans and other vehicles that have been used…
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The leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has paid tribute to the generosity of local people after more than £35,000 was donated towards the cost of county’s new Great War Memorial.…
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Fair working conditions and pay has been on the agenda at West Nottinghamshire College as Fairtrade Fortnight activities kicked-off. Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from 25th February to 10th March, is…
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A large stag was spotted on West Nottinghamshire College’s all-weather sports pitch at the Derby Road campus in Mansfield. But this stag came with the distinctive markings of a blue…
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An ice rink is celebrating a new partnership with an ice skating charity that provides inclusive skating opportunities for children. Lammas Leisure Centre, Sutton, which is operated by Everyone Active…
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Mum2mum Market is returning to Mansfield Woodhouse on Saturday, 16th March, from 10am-noon, at the Turner Hall. As seen on Dragon’s Den, the popular pop-up market for nearly new baby…
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Inspirational children and young people who have overcome adversity were honoured at Mansfield Rotary Club’s annual Courage Awards. Now in its 28th year, the event was hosted at Portland College,…
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A Mansfield man who fought back from a one-in-a-million disease that left him having to learn to walk again is preparing for a 190-mile charity challenge as well as a…
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One of Mansfield's oldest residents, Margaret Rhodes, has celebrated her 105th birthday — in her own home, where she still lives independently thanks to support from Mansfield District Council's Assist…
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Mansfield Male Voice Choir has been granted the Freedom of the District. At an Extraordinary Meeting of Mansfield District Council, members agreed unanimously to bestow the honorary title on the…
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A special fundraising evening is to be held at Forest Town Arena to support eight Mansfield Scouts heading off to the 24th World Scout Jamboree in the USA this summer.…
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Mansfield ice skate champion Corey Spencer and businessman Graham Key were awarded a Mayor’s Commendation for their contribution to the town’s first Christmas ice rink. Electrician Graham and his company…
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Nominations are still being accepted for the Mansfield Volunteer Awards. The annual celebration of the work of volunteers in seven categories is run by the Mansfield CVS, which has been…
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Large national companies, the uniformed services and representatives from universities brought the world of studies and employment to life at West Nottinghamshire College for its annual careers fair during National…
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MKM Building Supplies has opened a new branch in Mansfield, creating 12 new jobs. As reported in the News Journal last month, the branch offers building materials, timber, joinery and…
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Two teams at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust have been shortlisted in the prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Awards. They will find out in May if they have been successful…
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Multi-award winning sidecar racing brothers Ben and Tom Birchall have been awarded the prestigious Fred Craner Trophy. It is presented to a British driver within the ACU Midland Centre area…
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A member of the Nottinghamshire Health Informatics Service (NHIS) IT team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust has won a national Unsung Hero Award. NHIS second line engineer Pete Fox won…
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FOUR local groups were among six to receive grants through the Nottinghamshire EnviroGrant scheme — the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Fund run by Veolia, Nottinghamshire County Council’s waste contractor. Designed to…
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As the weather warms up, more people take to exercising outdoors and for one group of ladies at West Nottinghamshire College they’re looking to walk almost a thousand miles this…
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A charity music festival is returning for a fourth year with a varied line-up of acts and a promise to give visitors a good time. Mac-Stock raises funds for Macmillan…
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Fundraising at the Victoria Club, Huthwaite, by Jenny Chambers and a team of family and friends has resulted in a cheque for £1,450 being presented to the Amazons Breast Cancer…
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A new coffee morning and community group that has been launched by Mansfield couple Lyndon and Barbara Shearman at the Salvation Army Church Centre on Victoria Street, Mansfield, runs every…
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Residents in Nottinghamshire recycled so much in January that £1,836 was raised as part of the Veolia Recycle for Charity Campaign for Nottingham Children’s Hospital, based at Queen’s Medical Centre.…
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Children took over the running of their Mansfield school as part of a careers-inspired project. The day at Wainwright Primary Academy, Mansfield, was organised by Jessica Chadburn as part of…
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The latest graduates (above) from Oak Tree Leisure Centre’s popular More Gymnastics Academy programme receive certificates at a ceremony attended by parents and other well-wishers. The British Gymnastics-backed academy at…
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Mansfield Building Society is reaching out to local groups and charities in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a bid to find its 2019 Community Star. Organisations are encouraged by the society…
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A horticultural-based environmental social enterprise has been surprised with a minibus — just a few days after its van was stolen. Rhubarb Farm, Langwith, discovered it was to receive the…
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Discount store B&M Bargains has opened a new on Lindley’s Lane, Kirkby, on the site of a former factory shop. The branch, which has created around 30 jobs, was officially…
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Citizens Advice Ashfield, based at Portland Street, Kirkby, has changed the way it is supporting people in debt. Due to an increasing demand for debt advice and an increase in…
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A language teacher from Shirebrook travelled to the Houses of Parliament to represent his school at a meeting held to discuss why fewer UK students are taking part in foreign…
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Staff working at the health trust that runs King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, and Mansfield Community Hospital have scored highly in a national NHS survey. Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust was rated…
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Entertainment acts are being urged to take part in auditions for Mansfield’s Got Talent 2019. The charity event, held annually at Forest Town Arena, has previously helped many national, regional…
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A Mansfield author is to promote his crime thriller books at two special days at the Tesco Extra store on Chesterfield Road South in the town. Trevor Negus, who released…
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A survey of 150 online shoppers from around the Mansfield area said it had uncovered disturbing findings for local businesses. The survey, carried out on behalf of Mansfield-based company dijitul,…
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A memory café, believed to be the first in Mansfield Woodhouse, has been opened by The Peaceful (Uhuru) Trust. They have had support from the local Alzheimer’s Society and Nottinghamshire…
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Mansfield Rugby Club’s Georgina Tasker, a fly half who captains the under-18s girls, is to make her international debut. In November, she was selected to join England Rugby’s national talent…
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A Yorkshire construction company is start work on the new £4m contract to design and build a major new hotel in Mansfield. Harris CM, of Pontefract, expects to begin work…
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Mansfield Community and Voluntary Service (CVS) is appealing for people interested in supporting the community to consider applying to be a trustee. All voluntary organisations are governed by a board…
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Mansfield-based business i-Sourcer has been giving up its time free of charge to speak to children across the East Midlands about the positive and negative elements of using social media…
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Mansfield Building Society has reached the milestone of raising £14,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in just two years. In December 2016, staff at the society chose Macmillan as its charity…
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Shetland ponies live on stage, the return of Mansfield’s favourite comedy actor and two well known faces from television have been lined up for the 2019 festive panto at the…
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Two talented young ice skaters are set to dance their way to the top after being awarded much-needed support from a sports development scheme. Amelia Allen and Paige Leigh Elliot,…
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New figures show that Ashfield District Council is winning the fight against fly-tippers. The council said there was a 15% decrease in fly-tipping service requests compared with last year —…
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Former professional Liam King, who was born in Rainworth and still has family and friends there, is continuing to have a huge impact on youngsters through his growing football academies.…
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Mansfield fire crews raised £5,000 for the Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group based at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton. The fire and rescue team sold their 2019 calendars — showing photos…
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First-time buyers in Mansfield will soon find it easier to climb that first rung of the housing ladder thanks to a new mortgage scheme being launched by Mansfield District Council…
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A new interactive health website aimed at 5-11 year-olds will provide a one-stop shop for young people’s health needs and concerns. Health for Kids aims to help primary school children…
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The Big Ashfield Spring Clean has entered its second week with a focus on Kirkby. Kirkby Rotary Club led a litter pick around the town centre, encouraging other local businesses…
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Award-winning choreography, alternative rock bands, home-grown singer-songwriters and a street dance crew collaborating with local animation artists will all feature at ShowFest19 event at the Mansfield Palace Theatre. On Thursday…
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Derbyshire’s top firefighter has hailed five Shirebrook students as heroes after commending them for coming to the rescue of an elderly man trapped in his burning home. Terry McDermott, chief…
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Ashfield District Council has received a planning application for Summit Park, Sutton, that could lead to the largest single private sector investment in the district. The council has welcomed the…
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Mansfield Senior Reds Walking Football Club members hand over £505, raised at its annual charity night, to the King’s Mill Hospital scanner appeal. The fundraising event at Mansfield Rugby Club…
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Mansfield Town's first Spring Business Fair is to take place on Wednesday, 6th March, from 10am until 3pm, in the 1861 and Kevin Bird Suites at One Call Stadium. In…
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A talented trio of catering and hospitality students are celebrating success with the national heats of one of the country’s most prestigious catering competitions. Aaron Matthews and Rachael Dubourg who…
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A caring widower is to continue his fundraising in memory of his wife, who died after fighting breast cancer. Mike Farley, 63, of Ravenshead, who has raised £25,000 through taking…
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Residents of Mansfield District Council’s latest housing scheme are delighted at the high standard of their new homes. Town View has transformed the site of the former General Hospital on…
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Twelve good causes received a share of more than £12,000 handed out from the first round of funding from the Robin Hood Lottery. The Emily Harris Foundation, which supports the…
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Free walking tours of the garden at Newstead Abbey are being held on Mother’s Day, Sunday, 31st March. A charity donation is appreciated for the Newstead Abbey garden history tours,…
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Mansfield Town Football in the Community (FITC) is launching a new community group, Active Minds, which aims to promote inclusion and tackle isolation through sport. The free group will run…
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Mansfield Library is hosting a series of dementia-friendly screenings of classic films and musicals. Screenings are suitable for people living with dementia and memory challenges, but everyone is welcome. The…
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A Mansfield Woodhouse hair and beauty salon has been shortlisted at the English Hair and Beauty Awards 2019 (Chapter 1). Businesses to be celebrated at the glamorous event at St…
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An aspiring artist from West Nottinghamshire College has described her pride at seeing her work featured in a prestigious exhibition that is expected to attract 25,000 visitors. Art and design…
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Five teenagers who helped police rescue a man from a burning house are set to be recognised for their bravery on Friday. Shirebrook Academy Year 11 students Farren Walters, Archie…
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Mansfield people looking for a takeaway with a healthier option are being urged to choose a HOT meal. HOT — a Healthy Option Takeaway — encourages takeaways to offer healthy…
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Schools across Nottinghamshire will benefit from a £7m investment for maintenance and health and safety improvements. The funding has been approved by Nottinghamshire County Council as part of its Schools…
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Mansfield-based Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading contract furniture specialists, has announced its expansion into kitchens for the premium build-to-rent and market sale housing sectors. Following its success in the…
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Youngsters at St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School, Sutton, hosted a two-day mathematics mastery event to bring parents up to speed with the work their children were tackling.…
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Ashfield District Council is set to introduce two-hour free parking in selected car parks across the district. A number of two-hour free bays would be added to the district’s three…
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Pinders Opticians, which has five practices in Mansfield, Warsop, New Ollerton and Southwell, raised £3,660.66 for charity in 2018. The independent opticians supported Reach Learning Disability, an organisation that helps…
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Mansfield and District Male Voice Choir are presenting a St Valentine's Concert at Sherwood Forest Community Church, Blidworth, on Friday, 15th February, at 7pm. It will feature favourite love songs…
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Hit television show Top Gear — and its new presenting line-up of former international cricketer Freddie Flintoff, comedian Paddy McGuinness and motoring journalist and racing driver Chris Harris — filmed…
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Mansfield-based TIS, independent fire, security and communication specialists, and the West Midlands Combined Authority have won £2.65m Government funding to support research and trials on the use of technology solutions…
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Council-developed private homes, which are expected to be among the most prestigious properties being built in Mansfield, are available to buy. The 23 executive four and five-bedroom detached houses are…
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NHS England has selected Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to be one of the first areas to receive targeted lung health checks for conditions including pneumoconiosis and lung…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s Create Theatre will be bringing a musical story to the stage – all about the life of the woman who wrote the Doctor Who theme. On Monday,…
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Businesses in Mansfield and Ashfield are being encouraged to find out more about how Brexit might affect them. Invest Ashfield & Mansfield (IAM), the shared regeneration service for Mansfield and…
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Mansfield Town FC have offered under-18s free admission to their next two home matches after the success of a similar initiative on Saturday. More than 5,400 home supporters roared the…
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The Old Meeting House in the centre of Mansfield may be over 300 years old — built and opened in 1702, and tucked away out of view between Stockwell Gate…
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Instead of throwing away old clothes and fabrics why not refresh, improve, mend or completely transform them for the new season. As part of a reuse awareness project, Veolia, (Nottinghamshire…
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Specialists at Fidler & Pepper Lawyers have launched a new initiative aimed at giving people peace of mind should they stop being able to make decisions for themselves. The initiative…
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The Flying High Academy in Mansfield has been awarded the Carnegie Centre of Excellence Mental Health in Schools Silver Award. Wendy Soar, SENCO and mental health lead at the school,…
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A winning West Nottinghamshire College computing student joined the UK’s top learners at a special awards ceremony in Manchester last week. IT student Jack Wood, 20, was put forward for…
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Fundraisers Di Milner and Margaret Howlett have presented a cheque for £3,300 to pupils at Fountaindale School (pictured). The money donated to the Mansfield specialist SEN school was the proceeds…
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Property development and investment group Strawsons Property has agreed a lease with supermarket chain Lidl, which has committed to a 23,000sq ft unit at the group’s Leeming Lane development in…
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A group of students from the South of France are due to spend a week in the area with local families after Shirebrook Academy revived the tradition of school exchange…
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Radio station Mansfield 103.2 has celebrated its 20th birthday. The company has been on the airwaves since 1999 and now boasts 20,000 listeners each week. Station managing director Tony Delahunty…
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Children from High Oakham Primary School, Mansfield, helped to celebrate the first birthday of the Nottinghamshire Mini Police project. The scheme aims to give children in the city and county…
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A highly-experienced senior executive with a strong track record of helping organisations improve their performance has been named as West Nottinghamshire College’s new independent chair of governors. Sean Lyons officially…
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A construction student from West Nottinghamshire College has returned from the capital with a prestigious national award – with royal approval. Jordan Harrison, 20, from Sutton, was presented with the…
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Tallents Solicitors has welcomed Emma Bell to its Mansfield office as she starts her training contract towards becoming a fully-qualified solicitor. Emma graduated in 2018 from Northumbria University, Newcastle, with…
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A Mansfield business is behind plans for 157 new homes. ARBA Group has sold a significant parcel of land on Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, to Doncaster-based Ground Group. The land has…
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Edwinstowe-based AW Safety Management carried out a health and safety assembly at the Dukeries Academy, Ollerton. The company shared some of its knowledge about workplace safety to sixth-form students before…
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West Nottinghamshire College is amongst the top-performing colleges in the country for A-level progress, according to government data. Figures released by the Department for Education last week, which ranked all…
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AN IT worker has been nominated for a national award for his work with Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust. Second line engineer Pete Fox, from Nottinghamshire Health Informatics Service (NHIS), will…
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A college is preparing to mark its 70th anniversary year with major developments. Portland College, on the border of Mansfield and Ashfield on Nottingham Road, is asking the public to…
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A Forest Town plasterer whose wife contracted terminal breast cancer raised money for charity by stepping into the ring for a boxing match — and enjoyed it so much he…
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Mansfield Building Society has received national and local recognition for its products, service and community work with a trio of awards. It won the platinum award for customer service at…
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A star of hit television show Gogglebox has taught media students vital skills for the classroom and shared his industry insights - as part of a national competition that offers…
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Now seen by over 250,000 people, the popular hit show, Legends of American Country, is set to make its Mansfield return on Thursday, 7th February at the Mansfield Palace Theatre.…
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If you were one of the 29 pioneering girls who made local Gang Show history back in 1969, then Girlguiding Nottinghamshire wants to hear from you! Rehearsals are under way…
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A new website launched his winter in Mansfield to support the homeless is already delivering positive results. www.mansfieldstreetsupport.co.uk went live just before Christmas and hundreds of people have used it.…
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Leamington Primary and Nursery School, Sutton, has installed new, state-of-the-art playground equipment. It includes a huge climbing frame called a Crinkle Crags Climber and a Primary Trim Trail, complementing the…
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Staff at Specsavers, Sutton, collected £1,801.06 for their chosen local charity in 2018, the John Eastwood Hospice Trust. “Giving back to our community is really important to us and this…
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Mansfield MP Ben Bradley hosted a reception at the Houses of Parliament for the launch of pioneering guidance to improve electrical safety in social housing. The Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR),…
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A Level students from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, have just returned from a week of fact-finding and knowledge sharing in Finland. The visit to the Jyväskylä Educational Consortium (JEC) Gradia,…
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A new report has confirmed that Nottinghamshire is amongst the best places in the country for superfast broadband. Coun Kay Cutts, leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, welcomed the broadbandchoices.co.uk study,…
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Promotion-chasing Mansfield Town are offering free tickets for supporters aged 17 and under for the Stags’ league match at home to Sol Campbell’s Macclesfield Town on Saturday, 2nd February (3pm).…
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Leading lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender charity, Stonewall, has launched its annual Top 100 Employers index, rating Nottinghamshire County Council as the most inclusive County Council in the country and…
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A recently-ended sports project tasked with helping inactive people in Mansfield become more active is celebrating three years of continued success. Since starting in 2016, the Sport England-funded Community Sports…
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Community groups, charities and schools that have a project to help Nottinghamshire reduce, reuse or recycle resources have been urged to see if they are eligible to apply for up…
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A Mum2mum Market - a pop-up market for nearly new baby and children’s items - is returning to Mansfield Woodhouse. The market, as seen on Dragon’s Den, will be back…
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Members of Mansfield’s Sherwood Forest Golf Club has raised more than £10,000 to help local homeless people. Golfers responded to the challenge of the club’s 2018 club captains, Dr Milind…
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A week of colour, creativity and new specialist knowledge has been keeping hairdressing and beauty therapy students at West Nottinghamshire College busy this week. Industry week, which took place from…
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Two people from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, will celebrate in style at the end of this month as they feature as finalists in the British Education Awards 2019. Former hairdressing…
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King’s Mill Hospital reporting radiographer Heather Hewitt has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement and Academic Excellence for getting the highest marks (98%) in her year group. Heather, 34, has…
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Law firm Hopkins Solicitors is to unveil its new office in Sutton town centre in February — and is inviting residents to visit the newly-restored old Market Tavern building. The…
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A community charity event at Teversal Football Club - that was the brainchild of SR Timber - has raised £1,229.88 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). SR Timber teamed up…
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North Notts Hockey Club, based in Mansfield Woodhouse, held a charity match in memory of club member Bill Workman. A total of £300 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Support, which…
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Information sessions about fostering with Nottinghamshire County Council are being held in February. Among the county’s foster parents is Lesley, 57, of Mansfield, who has fostered with the council for…
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Up-and-coming athletes in Ashfield are being given the opportunity to receive funding from a leisure provider as part of its athletes mentoring scheme. Everyone Active is urging aspiring sports stars…
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Pupils at Wainwright Primary Academy, Mansfield, are celebrating the opening of a new Early Years outdoor activity and discovery space. The academy, part of Diverse Academies Learning Partnership, completed a…
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A personal trainer who was told he wouldn’t live to be 30 is celebrating a transformative 13-stone weight loss. Jordan Martinez (23) is maintaining his weight loss through regular exercise,…
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Students raising funds to pay for a trip to help African communities next autumn have nearly reached their target – despite a burglary which left them short of hundreds of…
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The Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group, which helps breast cancer patients at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, has been able to buy 20 new, more comfortable chairs for patients and carers…
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Pupils at a Mansfield school have been taking part in a tree planting project that looks at the changing face of Sherwood Forest. Berry Hill Primary School hosted two assemblies…
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Families are wanted to host long or short stay students through EIL (Experiment in International Living). Students, who can stay for weekends, a week or for a full year, need…
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A group of local business experts have launched a new free series of business seminars aimed at helping guide local business owners and directors through the four key stages of…
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A leisure centre has sectioned off part of its gym and introduced a quiet hour initiative to help with autism. Supported by Autism East Midlands, Hucknall Leisure Centre holds its…
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More than 100 of the county’s most talented athletes are to share £21,000 in Nottinghamshire County Council funding to help them fulfill their sporting ambitions. The council’s Communities and Place…
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Two caring work colleagues who raised more than £3,000 for charity through a football match are to repeat their fundraising in 2019. Craig French (right) and Russell Talbot (left), catering…
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Work to explore the history of the Sherwood Forest area during the second world war has received a boost from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It has awarded the Sherwood…
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The Mansfield and Dukeries Irish Association is holding its St Patrick Day Celebrations at the Forest Town Arena again. The festivities on 17th March will start in the afternoon and…
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As part of Mansfield and District Male Voice Choir’s 75th anniversary celebrations, a concert will be staged at Southwell Minster in March. Arranged jointly between the choir and Southwell Rotary…
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Performing arts students put the spotlight on creative professionals in the Create theatre and studios - learning more about the sector and Higher Education during their industry week in December.…
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In a bid to encourage healthy eating for patients, staff and visitors, a brand new fresh fruit and veg stall will be pitching up outside the main entrance of King’s…
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St John’s Outreach Project in Mansfield has bought and decorated a disabled toilet with help of a £500 donation and volunteering from The Mansfield Building Society. The project, established by…
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Twenty feet high on a cliff-top in the Peak District, a young woman is preparing to launch herself off — she’s harnessed and ready for an abseiling experience, putting her…
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Peafield Lane Academy children spent their lead up to Christmas filling stockings of useful items for the homeless. Brogan Haynes, 10, a pupil at the Mansfield Woodhouse school, said it…
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As part of Recycle For Nottinghamshire’s Christmas celebrations, children aged five to 11 were asked to write to Father Christmas and tell him all about their recycling good deeds. Among…
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A Kirkby resident has seen her life transformed thanks to an affordable warmth grant awarded by Ashfield District Council. The council’s Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) team is providing support to…
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Christmas is a special time for any new parent, but for those that find themselves spending their baby’s first Christmas in intensive care it can be a completely different experience.…
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Animals at a rescue centre in Radcliffe-on-Trent are getting gifts of food, bedding, toys and treats thanks to the efforts of animal care students from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield. The…
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West Nottinghamshire College students were seen running away from the Derby Road campus in droves yesterday (19 December) – all in the name of festive fundraising. Over 140 runners took…
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Staff at Total Integrated Solutions Ltd, Mansfield, (right) raised £10,552,14 for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2018. They held cake sales, a senior managers’ car wash, a 100km walk and fun…
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Specsavers, Sutton, celebrated a year of supporting its chosen local charity with a festive bake-off. There were 20 entries for three categories — sweet, savoury and showstopper. Bakes ranged from…
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This Christmas, Everyone Active will open the doors to its Ashfield leisure centres for free to all members of the emergency services and frontline NHS colleagues. This goodwill gesture is…
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A childcare student from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, has been in deep water this winter, and has emerged a golden champion! Ruth Moore, 16, from Retford, returned from Australia with…
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A Level media students at West Nottinghamshire College have been inspired to help those less fortunate after watching an award-winning British film. The drama I, Daniel Blake, directed by Ken…
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Plans have been approved to improve a key site in Mansfield town centre. The £2.4m scheme will see concrete panels on the outside of the Walkden Street multi-storey car park…
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Mansfield Market Place is hosting learn to skate with Santa sessions at 10am and 10.30am on Sunday, 23rd December, at the Mansfield One Call Ice Rink. Tickets can be booked…
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A website — www.mansfieldstreetsupport.co.uk — has been launched to encourage people to help the homeless community in Mansfield through existing charities and projects. Mansfield Street Support is a campaign led…
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Sutton’s Lammas Leisure Centre has gained industry prestige after its general manager was named a chartered member of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity. Paul…
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A new sensory room has been launched at Meden School, Warsop, thanks to a project by home improvement retailer Wickes and social enterprise, VIY (Volunteer It Yourself). Twenty-seven young volunteers…
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