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Sherwood Forest Hospitals is thanking its volunteers across all three of its hospital sites as part of national volunteers’ week, which runs from 1st to 7th June. The theme of…
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A major campaign to recruit more nursing staff at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust is paying dividends. A first assessment day saw a 100% success rate, with all candidates placed in…
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8th Mansfield Scouts, Takeover Radio and the R.E.A.L. Foundation Trust will benefit from the membership reward scheme at the new Co-op store that opened in the grounds of a refurbished…
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The new youth shelter on Yeoman Hill Park in Mansfield Woodhouse was launched at a gathering of some of those behind the project. The Friends of Yeoman Hill Park, Mansfield…
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SUTTON youngster Lyla Easom (above) is a national sporting champion. The nine-year-old came away from the largest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition in the country, the British Open, with a gold…
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A local business has shown its support for an Ashfield teenager as she flies the flag for Mansfield at the Miss England 2017 competition. Chloe-Rose Adkin, of Sutton, is being…
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East Midlands’ Orchestra Sinfonia Viva is bringing two days of musicfor all the family to Mansfield town centre in June as part of its 35th anniversary Cabinet Of Curiosity regional…
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To mark Volunteers Week next week, Autism East Midlands - the largest autism specific charity in the East Midlands that has a range of services supporting both children and adults…
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Ashfield Children’s Centres are bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative, a community grant scheme where money raised by the 5p bag charge…
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When Owen Green was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of four, he didn’t let it stop him from doing everyday things. And now the six-year-old will take part in…
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Idlewells' support of the nationwide shopping centres' annual charity event, One Great Day, is set to create a buzz in Sutton on Saturday, 3rd June, as it raffles off a…
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Guides from Mansfield and Rainworth joined around 100 members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire in sleeping out under cardboard to highlight the plight of the homeless. The girls, aged from 10 upwards,…
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Mansfield Building Society has donated £400 through its Community Support Scheme to help Shirebrook Judo Club buy specialist training equipment. The club, which has 30 members, offers martial arts training…
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Ron Brooks Toyota Mansfield has taken on three new trainee customer consultants as part of its continued investment into apprenticeships. India McFadyen, (21), of Mansfield, Alex Pearson, (22) of Clipstone,…
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Mansfield District Council is continuing to seek support for a Remembrance Day display of knitted and crocheted poppies. The appeal has so far drawn the interest of people from all…
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A Mansfield vets’ appeal on social media for warm blankets to help its patients recover after surgery led to a donation of thermal blankets from Heat Holders. Chelsea Cook, head…
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There will be free family fun at Four Seasons Shopping Centre during next week’s school holiday, when the centre’s Buzzy B Club returns for an a-moo-zing day of creative craft…
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Peafield Lane Academy pupils got creative during a competition to design the best reading corner at the Mansfield Woodhouse school. Teacher Kelly Darby said each classroom now had a dedicated…
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Travel and tourism students from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, took fellow students on a trip around the world this week, while raising funds for a young girl’s surgery. Students on…
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An awards ceremony honoured blood donors who have collectively helped up to 900 people. Commemorative medals were presented to people who have made 100 donations. NHS Blood and Transplant organised…
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Creswell Crags Heritage Trust received national accolades for its Craggy Elf Christmas campaign. The visitor attraction was a finalist at the Museums + Heritage Awards. And at the ceremony in…
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Social enterprise Space Inclusive, a project that began in Mansfield Woodhouse and supports young adults with learning disabilities and autism, is officially opening its latest venture on Monday. The Spacecraft…
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Fundraisers collected nearly £5,000 for a children’s hospice at Mansfield Palace Theatre’s pantomime last Christmas — bringing the total raised over six years to £33,157. Peter Pan audiences donated £4,982…
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Mansfield Town completed a busy week on Friday afternoon with the signing of a midfielder who once played in the Champions League. Jacob Mellis, (26), joined Chelsea from Sheffield United…
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A range of innovative ideas to raise awareness about young people’s mental health issues and ways to deal with and help tackle them have been devised by teenagers from across…
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The Evolve Trust, which runs The Brunts Academy and The Beech Academy in Mansfield and The Bramble Academy in Mansfield Woodhouse, scooped a national award for delivering outstanding strategic careers…
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So you have costume jewellery that you always intended to mend but somehow never got round to it? Mansfield District Council is appealing for people to donate their old bangles…
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Three lifeguards who saved the life of a man at a swimming pool have received bravery awards. They acted swiftly after the victim suffered a cardiac arrest at the Lammas…
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A charity football match at Derby County’s Pride Park Stadium raised £1,700 for three local youth football clubs. South Normanton-based Purpose Media organised the game for ADASC Rangers under-7s, ADASC…
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Computer science students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, have been exploring how the latest technology is helping Premier League giant Manchester United stay ahead of the beautiful game. Learners on…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been shortlisted for two prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value in Healthcare awards for improvements in its work treating patients who have broken…
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The Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group, which helps breast cancer patients at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, thanked John and Sharon Cooper (pictured) for holding an evening garden party at their…
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Two women with experience of working with the learning disabled community — Tracy Radford and Karen Aspley — are organising a short walk through Mansfield town centre to mark Learning…
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Mansfield Town have released details of their season ticket prices for next season - and brought back the chance for fans to make savings by buying early. Chairman John Radford…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating Learning at Work Week from 15 to 21 May by raising awareness of a range of apprenticeship opportunities for new and existing…
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A tree has been planted in Mansfield’s Carr Bank Park to mark the International Clean Up Mansfield Day campaign. The Northern Red Oak tree, native to Mansfield in Ohio, USA,…
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tudents at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, received tips on culinary career success from one of Britain’s most celebrated chefs, Sat Bains. The two Michelin-star chef patron of Restaurant Sat Bains…
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A spectacular open air party, headlined with a live performance from Kevin Simm, the Brit Award-winning Liberty X singer and winner of The Voice UK 2016, is to be held…
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An evening of food, music and fundraising with a best of British theme, has seen travel and tourism students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, boost funds for their favourite charity.…
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A free outdoor gym has opened in Chesterfield Road Park next to the Civic Centre, Mansfield. Seven pieces of equipment are available for anyone to use all year round. They…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hosting an event to help highlight how we can help care for people with dementia. The event will take place on Monday, May…
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The licensees of Speed The Plough in Sutton, Albi and Mandy Bainbridge, are hosting a free community event on Saturday to celebrate their 10-year anniversary and the pub being awarded…
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Brass bands will be performing at a series of free family Sunday afternoon concerts this summer in Mansfield’s Green Flag award-winning Carr Bank Park. The performances, which have been organised…
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The Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire Freemasons has created a Garden of Reflection within the grounds of the Mansfield college. Volunteers from the Freemasons have worked on developing the land…
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Skegby man Dennis Tammadge has been appointed chairman of the Sub-Aqua Association (SAA). Founded in 1976, the SAA represents independent scuba diving clubs throughout the UK. Dennis took up the…
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Cyclists from Noble Foods at Bilsthorpe are tackling a 1,070-mile charity ride across three countries in aid of the John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton, and Cancer Research. They aim to raise…
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Award-winning young chefs returned to the place where they learnt their trade to inspire the next generation of aspiring cooks. Lewis Kuciers and Craig Hadden temporarily hung up their chef…
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Sport England funding secured by West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, has enabled 12 students to get confidence and skills in the water. A six-week programme of kayaking at The Mill Adventure…
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A Mansfield recruitment company has again teamed up with a Forest Town firm looking to fill more than 100 summer vacancies following the success of their partnership last year. Schoolblazer,…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust is among the best in the country for looking after staff after being unveiled as a finalist in this year’s Healthcare People Management (HPMA) Excellence…
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Loungers, the West Country-based restaurant/café/bar group, is opening a new site in Mansfield on Wednesday, 10th May. Capo Lounge will open in Stockwell Gate, creating 25 jobs for local people.…
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Mansfield Market will be celebrating the national Love Your Local Market campaign with a fortnight of events, activities and entertainment. The two weeks of fun begins on Wednesday, 17 May…
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Chic Boutique at Station Street, Kirkby, is celebrating its first birthday with a special event on Saturday, from 6pm-8pm. Among the entertainment at the celebration will be magician Duncan William…
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Portland College’s football team will go to the FA Cup final at Wembley to collect the 2017 FA People’s Cup. They won the cup in the Adult Male Disability League…
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The Brunts Academy, Mansfield, has maintained a good quality of education since its last inspection, according to Ofsted inspectors. Strengths seen during the short inspection included increases in student attendance,…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs King's Mill Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital, has been recognised as being among the best in the country for how it manages…
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A Rainworth-based business that aims to be the best in the UK in its field was named business of the year at the 11th annual Mansfield and Ashfield 2020 Ball…
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Mansfield Building Society presented its first Community Star award at its 147th AGM to Jo Scott, from Nottinghamshire Search and Rescue. The award, presented by the society’s chairman, Jeremy Cross,…
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Local alternate-rock group will be launching their debut album at a free gig at West Nottinghamshire College’s Create Theatre in Mansfield this May. On Monday (8 May), music students Robert…
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There was a surprise for six-year-old Hayden Launders during an assembly at Fountaindale School, Mansfield, when it was announced he had been chosen by Teachers UK to receive a full…
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Mansfield Triathlon Club’s Chloe Paylor was first in her category at the Longhorn off-road 10k in the grounds of Thoresby Hall. In an exciting finish, Chloe came home in a…
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Clint McKay insists Nottinghamshire will know they have been in a game when his Leicestershire side visit Welbeck on Sunday May 7 – despite their lack of big-name stars. While…
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A cancer patient has spoken of how a therapy group at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, has helped his recovery from the disease. Neil Perrons, of Sutton, who was diagnosed with…
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Specialist sports socks made in Sutton helped to keep their creator’s feet blister-free as he completed a gruelling six marathons in six days challenge for charity. Ben Lowe, account manager…
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Young people in the Mansfield area have boosted their job searching and employability skills, as well as their motivation and confidence thanks to a local charity’s motivational programme. Motivate! which…
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Sutton’s newest care home, Kingfisher Court, was officially opened by Rtd Lt Col Keith Seddon. The purpose-built home, on Kingfisher Way, will care for 66 local older people requiring residential…
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Kirkby Rotarians provided free-of-charge blood pressure tests for members of the public as part of a stroke awareness day. Of 59 people tested within three hours most were found to…
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The UK’s premier road cycling race, featuring some of the world’s best riders and teams, is coming to Mansfield. The town will host the start of the Nottinghamshire section —…
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Two graduate chefs from West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, will be hanging up their whites in the kitchens at The Black Bull in Blidworth, to return to the college’s restaurant for…
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Pupils at a Kirkby school gained an insight into how a locally-based international Rotary charity is helping to relieve the plight of war-torn and disaster-hit people around the world. Kirkby…
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Mansfield Town’s matchday programme The Stag has been named the best in League Two by Sports Trader Magazine. Boasting 80 pages, The Stag is packed with topical and historical features,…
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From Wednesday 17 to Wednesday 31 May, Mansfield Market will again be joining the national Love your Local Market campaign and is looking for businesses and individuals to take part.…
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Mansfield's West Nottinghamshire College’s Create Theatre is calling out to all idiots for a summertime audition opportunity. Create Theatre is working in conjunction with Debut Theatre, to seek talented performers…
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Are you handy with a smartphone or good with gadgets? Are you an adult with a bit of spare time and a passion for technology? An open morning is to…
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Kirkby Woodhouse runner Stuart King is swapping track and cross-country courses for the streets of London in April. Stuart, (28), (pictured) a former Mansfield Harrier and Heanor RC member who…
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When Clipstone man Wayne Swiffin took up running in January 2016, he had the goal of running just a mile or two without stopping to catch his breath. But he…
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NHS physiotherapist, Frances Hallam, is in training for the London Marathon, which she will be running in support of the RAF Benevolent Fund. Fran, 26, chose to fundraise for the…
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The Naaz Indian restaurant in Mansfield Woodhouse saw a busier than usual evening when it supported Mansfield couple Keith and Sylvia Johnson in their efforts to raise £1,500 for Macmillan…
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Mansfield and District Male Voice Choir and Amersfoorts Mannenkoor, from Holland, are holding a concert at Queen Elizabeth’s Academy, Mansfield, on 19th May in aid of Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid. Tickets,…
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Pinders Opticians, which has practices in Mansfield, Warsop, Ollerton and Southwell, celebrated its 70th anniversary by raising £2,190 through various activities for the charity Fight For Sight. The money will…
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Mansfield town centre is set to be a hive of activity on Saturday, 29th April as Mansfield District Council prepares to host a carnival-themed Market Celebration. From 11am to 3pm,…
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Tony Stockwell is bringing An Evening of Psychic Mediumship to the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, on Wednesday, 3rd May. During his 25 years working as a medium, Tony has appeared on…
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Mansfield Palace Theatre is hosting four shows featuring children's TV favourites Ben And Holly's Little Kingdom. The BAFTA award-winning television animation will be at the theatre on Wednesday, 10th May…
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Mansfield Palace Theatre is celebrating a record-breaking year in terms of ticket sales. More than 100,000 visitors saw a show from April 2016 to March 2017 as attendances rose by…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s Create centre, home to students on a range of music, media and performing arts courses, is offering a taste of music for all ages through one-to-one music…
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Mansfield shoe repairer David Lee is in line for an award at a world competition. David, shop manager at Quality Shoe Repairs, Regent Street, has been named a finalist at…
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A visit to a university college steeped in over 700 years of academic history has inspired two West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, students to apply to study their degrees. Kate Williams,…
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Mansfield-based artist and art tutor at West Nottinghamshire College, Julian Bray, is celebrating a national prize win at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours' annual exhibition. His painting, East…
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Staff from Tesco’s Chesterfield Road store in Mansfield went to Abbey Primary School in the town to help children with a planting activity. House captains and vice-captains from each of…
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Building services company J Tomlinson is backing a charity cycle ride organised by an Ashfield District Council officer over the Easter weekend in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK. The Nottingham-based…
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Harry Gurney expects to be firing on all cylinders when he arrives at Welbeck for Nottinghamshire’s Royal London One-Day Cup clash with Leicestershire on May 7 – because of the…
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Performing arts students at Vision West Nottinghamshire College are joining forces with Education @ The Palace to present a new play. As part of a new writing programme, Write Track,…
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The Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group held a Sunday-lunch springtime fashion show at Bonmarché in Sutton’s Idlewells Shopping Centre, raising £226 for the care of breast cancer patients at King’s…
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A choir formed in Meden Vale last year has already got something to sing up about. Voices Of The Vale, a children’s show choir that performed for the first time…
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College leader and renowned educationalist Dame Asha Khemka has been named Asian Businesswoman of the Year at a prestigious awards showcasing dynamic business leadership and talent. The principal and chief…
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Inspirational sporting and coaching achievement was celebrated at West Nottinghamshire College’s inaugural Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) Awards. Dedication, motivation and the power to inspire others were just some…
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A brass band is to stage a fundraising concert and raffle to help a little girl who requires medical treatment in the USA. Training band Shirebrook Miners’ Welfare B will…
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Mansfield Town players helped spread Easter joy by visiting patients at the John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton. Defenders George Taft and Rhys Bennett, midfielder Jamie McGuire, winger CJ Hamilton and frontmen…
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Marathon debutant Wayne Swiffin has organised a fundraising dinner to help him raise money for The Royal British Legion. Wayne, a public relations consultant from Clipstone, is taking part in…
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A law firm that took part in the 2016 Will Aid Will writing campaign has broken through its fundraising target of £25,000. Fidler & Pepper Solicitors, which has offices in…
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For the second successive year, Edwinstowe-based construction company Robert Woodhead Ltd has taken home the title of Most Considerate Site In The UK for projects under £500k at the Considerate…
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Staff at Mansfield Building Society are celebrating a bumper month with new mortgage applications exceeding £14m in March and a booming mortgage pipeline of new business at an all-time high…
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Hairdressing and beauty therapy students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, showed other regional colleges their creative talents at the East Midlands Hair and Beauty competitions this week. Hosted by Stephenson…
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New Aussie pace ace James Pattinson will be the quickest bowler ever to operate at Welbeck Cricket Club’s Sookholme Road ground when Nottinghamshire host Leicestershire in the 50-over Royal London…
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Computer science students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, are enjoying success with a brand new enterprise they’ve established for staff and students. Recover, the new venture providing iPhone and computer…
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A new online business launched by a Sutton couple was highlighted in a national newspaper. My Birthday Vouchers, which featured in the NewsJournal last year and was launched in February,…
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Swansea City Opera visits Mansfield Palace Theatre on Sunday, 23rd April with Lakmé, following its highly-acclaimed 2016 tour of La Bohème. The opera is sung in English and best known…
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Autism East Midlands is inviting local businesses and residents to an open evening at its flexible day support centre, The Sherwood Centre, Hallam Way, Mansfield Woodhouse, on Thursday, from 5.30pm–7pm.…
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Nurses at Sherwood Forest Hospitals are today joining a major campaign urging new recruits to join them at the NHS trust. They will be helping to bring trainees and registered…
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More than a thousand children from schools in Mansfield have been helping characters make wise decisions about E-safety, in a hard-hitting play devised by West Nottinghamshire College students in the…
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A new café has opened in the pavilion at Titchfield Park in Mansfield. The Titchfield Teahouse, which has taken over the Mansfield District Council premises, is open seven days a…
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A plaque has been installed on Mansfield Market Place to celebrate the town’s heritage. The Market Charter, Bentinck Memorial, Moot Hall and the old Town Hall are featured on the…
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A series of explosions have taken place in the creative arts department at West Nottinghamshire College – but all in the name of interactive media design. Students on the Level…
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Six young artists received prizes in the Kirkby Rotary Club Our World-themed art competition for schools. President Philip Hurt presented cash prizes to pupils from Orchard Primary and Ashfield schools…
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Four shoppers enjoyed a VIP shopping experience and make-over after winning a competition to mark the arrival of new fashion brands at the Mansfield Tesco Extra store on Jubilee Way…
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An A Level student at West Nottinghamshire College has been praised by principal Dame Asha Khemka for being awarded an army scholarship at the UK’s most prestigious army training academy.…
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Autism East Midlands is inviting local businesses and residents to an open evening at its flexible day support centre, The Sherwood Centre, Hallam Way, Mansfield Woodhouse, on Thursday, from 5.30pm–7pm.…
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An Ollerton man has launched a new fun business that aims to give children the chance to get behind the wheel of a go-kart and learn road safety awareness. Go-Kart…
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Children at the Flying High Academy, Mansfield, put on a musical performance for families and friends. Inspired by Shakespeare, it included singing and dancing. Teacher Craig Tilstone said: “The children…
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Mansfield business ACE-ABC Taxis have sponsored the team kit for South Normanton Colts Under-7s for the 2017-18 season.
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Mansfield Building Society has reported another successful year with gross advances of £64m, growth in mortgage balances of 3.8% and an £18.6m increase in savings balances in 2016. Chief executive…
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Twist And Shout, a fun-packed journey through the Swinging 60s, is coming to the Palace Theatre, Mansfield. Theatregoers can sing and dance along with a cast of leading performers to…
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An Ashfield police officer has won a national award for his work tackling underage drinking in Sutton and Huthwaite. Sgt Martin Severn, from Nottinghamshire Police, has received a Community Alcohol…
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Rotarian Philip Hurt, president of Kirkby Rotary Club, presented a cheque for £1,460 to Denis Tulley, chief executive of Emmanuel House, the Nottingham shelter for the homeless. The money was…
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Eight families at Asquith Primary School, Mansfield, took part in four weeks of family cooking, focusing on health and diversity. The sessions, funded by a National Lottery Celebrate grant, looked…
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Adult volunteers are being sought in Mansfield to help the town’s Royal Marines Cadets (RMC). RMCs meet as part of the Mansfield Sea Cadets, based on Quarry Lane, on Tuesday…
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Knitters are being urged to help Mansfield District Council put on a display of knitted and crocheted poppies for Remembrance Day. The council is aiming for 35,000 poppies to create…
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People and groups who make music in Mansfield and Ashfield have been reminded that they could be eligible for a £250 grant from the Dave Hartley Fund. The fund aims…
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The principal and chief executive at Portland College is celebrating 10 years at the college by tackling 10 challenges from learners in 10 months. Mark Dale has pledged to raise…
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Community projects in Mansfield could receive a cash injection thanks to Tesco’s Bags Of Help initiative. Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch the monthly roll-out of its funding scheme,…
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Two years of hard work and fundraising has seen the visual impairment team at West Nottinghamshire College reach their goal of sponsoring their own guide dog puppy, who they met…
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A one-day live adventure game in the town centre is coming to Mansfield as residents are asked to solve a mystery disappearance Mansfield Casefile: The Mystery Of The StarEaters is…
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Pupils (above) from Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, planted native trees around their school site to increase wildlife habitat. Funding for 60 hedgerow trees was secured from the Woodland Trust.…
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Two Mansfield primary schools — Berry Hill and Oak Tree — hosted science-related activities during British Science Week. Berry Hill had visits from the energy team at Boots, which looked…
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Interactive media students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, have described their latest creative challenge as a nightmare. Back in September tutors set the HND students the project of producing a…
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As Mansfield-based software company Dalmatian Systems gears up for itsofficial launch in June, it is looking to “spot” some talent of their own. Dalmatian Systems is looking for someone to…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s Refined fine dining restaurant is celebrating a top industry award after being reviewed this month. Already ranking amongst the top five restaurants in Mansfield on Trip Advisor,…
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People, schools, businesses, conservation and community groups have been urged to help improve the appearance of the Mansfield district by signing up to take part in International Clean-Up Mansfield Day…
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West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield has retained its ‘good’ rating by Ofsted – with inspectors highlighting its role in the area’s cultural and economic regeneration, and high standard of its…
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Students at West Nottinghamshire College have been exploring sensitive subjects such as child sexual exploitation (CSE) and the dangers surrounding sending and receiving images online. Over the last month, workshops…
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The Mansfield Building Society’s Charitable Trust has made its first donation of £10,000. The money has gone to Mansfield-based The Inspire and Achieve Foundation to allow it to run a…
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Matthew Palmer, the local watercolour artist, teacher and broadcaster, judged the junior phase of an art competition organised by Kirkby Rotary Club and Orchard Primary School in the town. Pupils…
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Catering and hospitality students from West Nottinghamshire College have proudly got through the main heats of one of the UK’s most prestigious catering competitions. The Nestlé Toque d’Or competition set…
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Mansfield District Council is hosting a Vintage Mother’s Day event on Mansfield Market Place on Saturday, 25 March, from 11am to 2pm. Visitors coming to town can enjoy vintage entertainment…
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Mansfield business Hall-Fast Industrial Supplies is celebrating a successful open day at its new store in the town. Around 1,400 home, trade and DIY essentials are stocked alongside leading workwear…
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West Nottinghamshire College has been recognised at a national awards ceremony for the quality and size of its apprenticeship provision. Its employer engagement division, Vision Business, took silver in the…
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Creative arts students from West Nottinghamshire College have been soaking up the culture and creative moods in Barcelona to shape their projects and portfolios in the classroom. The five-day visit…
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The launch of the new I Love Mansfield has been hailed as a major success for the town centre. The new card, managed by Mansfield BID (Business Improvement District), was…
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The Tesco Extra store on Jubilee Way South in Mansfield celebrated the introduction of high street fashion brands in store by donating £1,000 to a charity that provides horse riding…
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Mansfield Museum is launching its first Health and Wellbeing Festival in Mansfield at the end of March. From 25 March to 8 April, visitors can take part in workshops, see…
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Members of Mansfield-based Apex Martial Arts Academy raised £2,225 last year for the charity Hounds For Heroes — and were invited to present their cheque at world-famous dog show Crufts…
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A festival of food and fundraising went down a storm at West Nottinghamshire College, thanks to enterprising tourism and event management students. The International Food and Drink Festival on Monday…
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A comedy dining event themed on television’s Only Fools And Horses raised £5,000 for Cancer Research UK. Only Fools And Three Courses, held at the Hostess Restaurant, Sookholme, was organised…
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Kirkby Rotary Club’s annual Charter Dinner celebrated the 70th anniversary of receiving their charter from Rotary International. The event, held at The Hostess Restaurant, Sookholme and attended by over 130…
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Mansfield businessman Malcolm Hall has been appointed an export champion by the Department for International Trade. Malcolm (pictured), managing director of Hall-Fast Industrial Supplies, Mansfield, said: “I was obviously pleased…
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Two local law firms, Fidler & Pepper Solicitors and Hopkins Solicitors, have announced a combined business deal that will see the opening of a new office. Some of Fidler &…
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Northern Ballet is bringing the classic children’s story Goldilocks And The Three Bears to life in a 40-minute performance aimed at youngsters - with three showings at the Palace Theatre,…
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Pupils at Vision Studio School in Mansfield sought useful online careers advice this week, joining thousands of other students in an attempted Guinness World Record challenge. Created by The East…
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Charlene Burton-Betts, left, from the locally-based The Peaceful Trust, which helps causes in this area and in Africa, presented Sharon Baum, of the Cornwater Club charity shop, with £1,000, the…
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Mansfield Choral Society are preparing for a concert on Saturday, 25th March that will mark a turning point for the choir. The concert at St Mark's Church in the town,…
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A Mansfield teenager called an inspiration for her charity work has been named a national star. Chloe Atlas, (15), was presented with The Children’s Society national Star Award to recognise…
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Keeping passengers safe and acting promptly in emergency situations were the tasks in hand for travel and tourism students last week during a specialist training day. Second year students on…
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Mac-Stock, the two-day music festival held in Warsop to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support has been given a massive boost from over 20 acts, including The Levellers, The Wonder…
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Shoppers in Mansfield are set to benefit when a host of fashions brands become available at the Tesco Extra store on Jubilee Way South. To celebrate, the store isholding a…
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Twenty-five employers showcased their business and wider sectors to 50 students, aged 15 and 16, and their families at a career inspiration event hosted by Mansfield’s The Brunts Academy, a…
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A student able to demonstrate his exceptional skills while on a work placement at Mansfield Manor Hotel has gained part-time employment at the venue. Luke Perkins, (19), of Mansfield, is…
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Ashfield-based iconic upholstery brand Parker Knoll is known for its extensive apprenticeship programme. It gives young people the chance to develop traditional artisan skills in both upholstery and classic furniture…
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Families and children at Asquith Primary School had a week of activities linked to learning about diversity and other cultures. Most of the sessions were funded by a Celebrate grant…
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Three design house chiefs have visited Vision University Centre to offer its under-graduates valuable advice on their professional portfolios. Richard Lindle of RSL Designs, Gary Mellor of BlueSpec and Duncan…
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Mansfield Building Society is hosting its 147th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, 25th April at 4pm, at Mansfield Library. The Society is an active contributor to local community groups…
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High street fashion retailer Dorothy Perkins has completed a major refurbishment of its Mansfield town centre store ready for Spring and Summer. The shop, which has been in its West…
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Jane Young, Speech and Language Therapy Service Manager at Nottinghamshire Healthcare, has been shortlisted as a finalist at the Shine a Light Awards for her tireless work in championing children’s…
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Construction services company J. Tomlinson has taken on three new apprentices and two new trainees to support work on its Ashfield Homes improvements contract. The news was announced ahead of…
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Making something out of nothing – that’s the theme which students at West Nottinghamshire College’s construction campus have taken on, and they are reaping the rewards. Level 1 carpentry and…
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The Mayor of Mansfield, Kate Allsop, is setting up a commission to look into ways in which Warsop could be developed across a range of issues. These include housing, roads,…
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Town View, a new housing scheme for people aged 55 and over being developed on the site of the former Mansfield General Hospital, is making steady progress. The site was…
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Actors in training at Vision West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, took time away from the classroom last week to visit London’s West End. The group of 34 students managed to squeeze…
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Full-service marketing agency Purpose Media, based at South Normanton, has been unveiled as the lead digital partner of the 2017 UK Corporate Games – Europe’s largest multi-sports festival for business.…
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Olly Murs is to play Sherwood Pines as part of this year’s Forest Live line-up. He will be at the venue on 23td June. Fellow X Factor singer Louis Johnson…
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AN 18-year-old former Garibaldi College student has set up an online handmade jewellery business based in Forest Town. Scott Robinson, who studied A-Level business studies, maths and psychology at the…
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Pupils from Hillocks Primary School, Sutton, helped staff at a new care home bury a time capsule. They were asked by the home to collect artefacts for the time capsule…
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Mansfield District Council has become one of only three authorities in the East Midlands to be officially recognised for an ongoing commitment to the learning and development of its councillors.…
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Positive Outcomes, one of the UK’s leading providers of apprenticeships, has handed over a cheque to Teenage Cancer Trust for £4,274.12. The firm fundraised for the charity throughout 2016, after…
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Mansfield Building Society donated a total of £20,000 to 40 local organisations and clubs in 2016 through its Community Support Scheme. The scheme was launched in 2008 and aims to…
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Three former apprentices at an award-winning law firm are encouraging young people to look at apprenticeships as a way of getting into a career. The three, Aidan Attaway (19), Emma…
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A young woman from Blidworth has been given a national award in recognition of her commitment to local young people — and to Blidworth Brownies in particular. Brownie leader Laila…
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Mansfield-based software company Dalmatian Systems is to host a ball to help raise funds and awareness for Mitochondrial Disease, an illness that killed Kirkby teenager Corah Slaney. Dalmatian Systems has…
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A Mansfield District Council housing scheme, which has helped reduce bed-blocking in the area and saved the NHS more than £1m a year, has been shortlisted for a national award.…
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Did you see The Barron Knights play at the old Granada in Mansfield back on Saturday, 13th March 1965, when they were supporting Sandie Shaw and Adam Faith. Now The…
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An A Level student at West Nottinghamshire College is thrilled at being accepted onto an inspirational national sports training programme, for females. Twenty-year-old Sarah Maqbool is set to embrace Sport…
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People are being invited to a history display about the old Sherwood Hall in Mansfield, when it became Saville House School. The event is linked to linked to Abbey Primary…
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An annual campaign that encourages residents to recycle real Christmas trees raised £1,000 for Portland College’s minibus appeal. Each year, Nottinghamshire County Council’s waste contractor, Veolia, urges people to take…
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A day of fine food and charity fundraising is coming to West Nottinghamshire College courtesy of tourism students this March. The International Food and Drink Festival, on Monday, 6 March,…
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Mansfield Town owner John Radford has launched a third buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer in a further attempt to aid the Stags’ promotion push with an expected boost in attendance for the…
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West Nottinghamshire College is in the running for a national award for its apprenticeship provision. Vision Business – the college’s employer engagement arm – is a finalist in the Apprenticeships4England…
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A growing national chain of neighbourhood café bars is coming to Mansfield town centre, bringing back a disused former bank building back into life. ARBA Group, based in Mansfield, is…
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Tom Jones, who has had hits and performed live over five decades, will headline a concert at Sherwood Pines in June. The singer, well known for hits including It’s Not…
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Time is running out for community projects in Nottinghamshire to enter Yorkshire Bank’s Spirit of the Community Awards 2017 for a chance to share a funding boost of £75,000 to…
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‘The Heartstone Odyssey’ will take shape at Mansfield Palace Theatre on Thursday, 23 February, with its main characters coming to life through storytelling and dance-drama involving Nottinghamshire school children. The…
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Free, cancer advice and support is coming to Kirkby on Tuesday 28 February. Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be visiting the area, with cancer information specialists on hand to…
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