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Primary schools in Ashfield received planters, seeds, and bulbs as part of Ashfield District Council’s BIG Spring Clean. The planters were handmade by council staff using recycled wood, donated by…
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Warsop Probus Club, which was formed in 1979 to give retired men a chance to mix with others on a relaxed monthly basis, is welcoming for new members. At each…
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The first Mansfield town centre app showcasing its events, shops, hospitality outlets, business services, parks and open spaces, hotels, sport, and much more is going live over the Easter weekend.…
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2023 marks 50 years since the Granada Mansfield closed its doors for the final time - and to celebrate the milestone a two-month long free exhibition has been opened at…
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A full day of free family fun, including live music, activities, crafts, food, face-painting, walkabout entertainers, and a parade, is promised at Mansfield Carnival. For the first time Mansfield District…
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Fourteen community organisations in Nottinghamshire are to share £90,000 in funding to improve residents’ access to affordable and healthy food. They will receive the money from Nottinghamshire County Council’s newly-launched…
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The world-famous Tour of Britain cycle race is to return to Nottinghamshire for a fourth time in September 2023. Robin Hood County has hosted the showpiece event three times since…
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More than 800 children and their families enjoyed a free day out in Mansfield Market Place, themed around superheroes and princesses. It was the first of many events for 2023…
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A charity that sends educational, medical, and emergency aid overseas is appealing for a new base to store its donations. The National Police Aid Charity (NPAC) has been based locally…
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A new charity based in Forest Town, set up in tribute to a caring Clipstone teenager, has received an unexpected £1,500 from housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes. The donation…
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Hundreds of bikers descended on Mansfield Fire Station for the 42nd Nottinghamshire Motorcycle Easter Egg Run. Around 580 motorcyclists delivered 2,340 Easter eggs that were distributed to children’s centres, charities,…
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Ashfield students are developing their social and organisational skills, while improving the lives of people across the UK. BTEC Work Skills learners at Ashfield Post 16 Centre — the further…
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Bilsthorpe 1st Scouts have been working hard to create 24 bird boxes, nine bug hotels, and 12 squirrel feeders for their local area as part of an adventure guides programme.…
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Members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire had a roar-some time during their sleepover at Wollaton Hall. Over 80 members of Guides and Rangers sections, all aged 13 years and over, along with…
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Uniformed public services students got into action for a major incident recently, as Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service joined them at the college for a first response team role play scenario. The…
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An appeal to donate old spectacles to help those in need has nearly hit 10,000 pairs, thanks to the efforts of a Sutton opticians. Specsavers in the Idlewells Shopping Centre…
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First team players at Mansfield Town Football Club helped spread Easter cheer by delivering chocolate eggs to sick children at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton. Assistant manager Gary Crosby and first…
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Three leisure facilities have been awarded Carer Friendly Organisation Quality Marks by the Nottinghamshire Carers Association. The accreditation demonstrates that each of the facilities is able to provide support and…
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Mansfield-based Deanestor, one of the UK’s leading furniture and fitout specialists, has announced a record order intake of around £24m in the last six months. The business is now anticipating its…
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Sutton Sting Ice Hockey Academy has been awarded a £1,000 donation from the Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme. Based at Lammas Leisure Centre in the town, the junior ice…
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New photographs have been released of the subterranean Victorian reservoir at Sherwood Observatory, which is to undergo a major transformation to include a planetarium. Plans for the observatory in Sutton…
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A health care assistant says she has rediscovered her identity after losing three stones with Weight Watchers. Natalie Dean (right) put on weight during lockdown and then a further four…
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Saplings from two iconic trees in Nottinghamshire have been planted in the garden of the US Ambassador’s official residence at Winfield House in London. A sapling grafted from the original…
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2023 marks 50 years since the Granada Mansfield closed its doors for the final time. To mark the milestone a two-month long exhibition is to be held at Mansfield Museum,…
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Mansfield Woodhouse-based homecare provider Your Home Care is inviting people to have a coffee and discuss its job opportunities. It will be visiting three local Costa coffee shops and asking…
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Mansfield-based BPR Medical won the Outstanding Achievement Award for its nitrous oxide conversion unit at the Medilink Midlands Business Awards. The mobile device, which uses technology from Swedish partner company…
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Golfers in Hampshire have raised £2,700 for a brain tumour charity — as a thank you from the family of a determined 97-year-old Mansfield woman. Dorothy Tiplady had an acoustic…
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The Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group, which works to benefit patients at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, received a donation of £250 from Sutton Rotary. Pictured is Amazon Beryl Perrin (left)…
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An Ashfield company has just begun a six-month contract to carry out extensive work on fire safety doors at a busy health centre that forms part of one of the…
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A magical mystery tour into the past is bringing back a host of nostalgia and memories of famous Mansfield entertainment hotspot the Granada. 2023 marks 50 years since the cinema…
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Mikron Theatre, one of the country's most versatile and unusual touring theatre companies, is bringing its touring play Twitchers to Warsop Parish Centre on Sunday, 16th April. Poppy Hollman's new…
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Newark and Sherwood District Council gave more than 70 town and parish councils a free tree sapling to plant as part of its programme of green activities for the Great…
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One of the UK’s largest switchgear manufacturers will be hosting an apprenticeship open evening, supported by West Nottinghamshire College, at its factory in Huthwaite. AF Switchgear Ltd, based on Nunn…
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The annual distribution of hot cross buns by the Old Meeting House Unitarians in Mansfield will take place on Good Friday, 7th April, at 10am at the Stockwell Gate entrance…
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Tickets for this year’s Nottinghamshire County Show at Newark Showground on 13th May have gone on sale. Activities will again showcase the region’s livestock, food producers, and countryside way of…
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Mansfield students learned about the Bank of England’s history and economic forecasting in a presentation at their school. Jamie Jordan, the Bank of England’s deputy agent for the East Midlands,…
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Farnsfield Cricket Club is hosting a Coronation Cricket Women’s and Girls’ Softball Cricket Festival on Sunday, 7th May, from 11am. The free event at the cricket ground on Station Road,…
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The new Spring/Summer 2023 season at Mansfield Palace Theatre features drag queens, ghosts, and princess pop stars, not to mention the music of Northern Soul, ACDC, Frankie Valli, Tina Turner,…
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Mansfield Rotary Junior Showtime returned after a three-year, pandemic-enforced absence for a 46th edition. More than 85 acts competed over three nights of heats, before 25 went through to the…
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Elections to find six new governors at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust are due to take place — and potential governors can put their names forward from 10th May. Governors are…
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Mansfield Museum is hosting its biggest Makers Market so far on Saturday, 1st April, from 10am to 3pm, to sell locally-made gifts and crafts. Entry is free. During the Easter…
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A Mansfield business is continuing its work to inspire children to care about nature and wildlife. Mayborn Group, which makes baby products, including the Tommy Tippee brand, has a long-standing…
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A Sutton hair and beauty salon is aiming to win its 30th award and prove it really is a cut above the rest! Jade Gray said she was proud at…
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Mansfield Choral Society’s Spring Concert, titled Atlantic Crossing, will contain a mixture of music from the USA and the UK, including John Rutter’s Requiem and a selection from Aaron Copland’s…
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Businesses in Ollerton are encouraged to complete a survey to help Newark and Sherwood District Council know what support they feel would help them to thrive. The survey forms part…
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Soroptimist International Mansfield and District marked International Women’s Day by wearing odd shoes to highlight its gender equality and diversity message. The ladies put on the odd shoes to a…
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A safe space away from domestic abuse for women, children and young people has been unveiled. Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Ltd said Hickling House is the first women’s centre in Mansfield.…
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Work will begin on a new £9m community hub, including a swimming pool, in Warsop in the summer. Mansfield District Council has been offered a £1.8m capital grant by Sport…
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Thirteen good causes in Mansfield have succeeded in the latest Mayor's 500 Fund round. Among the winning bids, totalling £3,200, were 4a Mansfield St John’s Guides, Little Treasures, St Lawrence…
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Volunteers are wanted to help launch a new community group for people with dementia. Singing For The Brain Group will start on Thursday, 20th April, at Bridge Baptist Church, Mansfield…
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Some of the people who attended a meeting of Forest Town Yarn Bombers at Forest Town Library. As well as craftwork, the new website www.yarnbombers.co.uk was discussed. It contains information…
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To mark International Women’s Day, The Two Counties Trust, which has nine schools across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, invited 100 students, 20 staff, and more than 30 women from local businesses…
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Experts from the creative sector have joined together in a creative extravaganza at an annual expo hosted by West Nottinghamshire College. Guests at the Create Expo met specialists from the…
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Staff at a Mansfield opticians are dusting off their aprons and wooden spoons to whip up sweet treats and raise funds for a cancer charity. Specsavers will be dressing in…
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East Midlands Chamber’s Enterprising Women network is set to recognise another cohort of female leaders as it launches its 2023 awards programme. Women in business across the Chamber’s membership base…
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Classic car owners. auto enthusiasts, and the general public are being invited to the Berry Hill Park Classic Car Show in Mansfield. Supported by Nottingham Triumph Sports Six Club, the…
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A Mansfield performance doorset manufacturer is set to increase its efficiency and production capabilities, while creating 25 jobs, thanks to a finance package from Lloyds Bank. Integrated Doorset Solutions, part…
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The Rotary Club of Sutton has supported the ATTFE Let’s All Eat foodbank in the town by supplying equipment for learners to further their knowledge of cooking using basic fresh…
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Members of the public can join West Nottinghamshire College’s animal care tutors over the coming months to study on Saturday animal wellbeing courses at the college’s specialist animal unit. Starting…
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Mansfield District Council, The Sherwood Forest Trust, and the NHS have united to begin planting 3,400 trees across the district. It follows the launch of a new scheme to create…
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A former dilapidated bank in Sutton town centre has been given a new lease of life thanks to Ashfield District Council. The building on Low Street, Sutton, has been transformed…
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Mansfield salon Mark Leeson was named International Artistic Team of the Year at the International Hairdressing Awards (IHA) in a top-secret, live-streamed announcement. Mikel Luzea, director and founder, and Sergi…
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Portland College was graded Outstanding in every category in an Ofsted inspection. Four Ofsted Inspectors assessed all elements of the further education provision in an intensive three-day inspection at the…
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The determination of children and young people to succeed against the odds was showcased at the annual Mansfield Rotary Courage Awards. Thirteen inspirational recipients of the awards were nominated by…
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Swimming teacher Linda Bennett, who taught thousands of Mansfield children and adults to swim, including sports stars Rebecca Adlington and Charlotte Henshaw, is stepping back after 36 years’ service to…
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Skegby Junior Academy was among Greenwood Academies Trust primaries that took part in National Careers Week. Years 3 to 6 pupils at the academies learned about six growth sectors —…
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Volunteers from Severn Trent and its partner, Galliford Try, spent time working with Forest Town Nature Conservation Group (FTNCG) to improve nature conservation sites, including Spa Ponds and Rushpool Open…
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Portland College hosted a special visit from the Duke of Edinburgh as part of his two-day tour of Nottinghamshire. The royal visitor was meeting young people doing their Duke of…
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The greatest prehistoric show on earth, 65 million years in the making, is coming to Mansfield Palace Theatre on Wednesday, 12th April 2023. Theatregoers can join intrepid rangers in Dinosaur…
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A careers week aimed at inspiring the next generation introduced students at The Garibaldi School, Forest Town, to future careers and apprenticeship schemes, as well as further and higher education.…
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The leaders of The Bolsover School; Heritage High School, Clowne; Tibshelf Community School’ Frederick Gent School, South Normanton; Shirebrook Academy’ and Stubbin Wood School, Langwith Junction; joined Bolsover MP Mark…
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Mansfield and Warsop MP Ben Bradley welcomed 40 constituents to Parliament and Downing Street in a first visit since the pandemic. Following the tour, Ben held a question and answer…
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Academy Transformation Trust (ATTFE) is joining John Eastwood Hospice for a special free fundraising coffee and bingo morning on Thursday, 16th March. ATTFE will be meeting hospice supporters for free…
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Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme has donated an additional £600 to further extend an initial development of Woodthorpe Meadow Nature Reserve. The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust site, Woodthorpe Meadow, will…
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Maths students from West Nottinghamshire College have shown their prowess with numbers and are off to a national competition regional final this month. All students participated in the preliminary rounds in the…
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Mansfield MP Ben Bradley visited The Samworth Church Academy to celebrate the launch of its new voluntary contribution scheme — the Academy+ Fund. It aims to raise additional finance to…
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Mansfield Triathlon Club’s Chris Shooter confirmed his place amongst the region’s finest ultra-distance runners with an outstanding performance at the Rasselbock Backyard Ultra race in Sherwood Pines. The event has…
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Former Strictly Come Dancing champion Ola Jordan (above) was among the star names at an open day at Kirkby Leisure Centre. The event was held to celebrate the facility’s first…
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Ashfield District Council has produced further short films exploring the interesting characters from Ashfield’s past. The videos, filmed by local videographer Tom Cable, feature local actors and the scripts are…
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The care team at Four Season’s The Sycamore and Poplars Care Home, Warsop, are delighted to have received a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection.…
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Community-minded people in Forest Town have decided to decorate the town’s main street to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III in May. Each week volunteers are knitting, crocheting, and…
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AGE UK Notts is hosting an event to help give people digital skills, including how not to fall for scams. The Scams Prevention Awareness and Digital Inclusion event at Mansfield…
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A green space blighted by littering, fly tipping, fire, and reckless behaviour in Boughton has been cleaned up by Newark and Sherwood District Council. Officers on an estate walkabout identified…
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Mansfield woman Rachel Bishop is continuing to raise money in memory of her courageous sister-in-law. Rachel, who completed a tandem sky dive in 2021, will run the Manchester Marathon later…
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Dozens of voluntary organisations and community groups are set to receive a share of £150,000 to help residents in most need. They will benefit from the first round of a…
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FoodCycle, a national charity that aims to make food poverty, loneliness, and food waste a thing of the past, is appealing for volunteers as it opens the doors to its…
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Mansfield District Council is urging residents to sign up for its garden waste service. People can register for the £30-a-year brown bin collection at www.mansfield.gov.uk/gardenwaste before 30th April. After that…
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Women who have been helped by a pioneering project at Mansfield Museum have been showing how it has helped them overcome challenges they have faced in life including abuse and…
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Nineteen new police officers are reporting for duty after they were formally welcomed into the force. Proud family members, friends and colleagues gathered at Nottinghamshire Police HQ to welcome the…
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New state-of-the-art CCTV cameras have started to be installed in Warsop as part of a major community safety project. The high-spec cameras can rotate to give a 360-degree street view…
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The families of Mansfield’s Windrush generation have been speaking about a major new exhibition at Mansfield Museum. It Runs Through Us, which has been featured in the News Journal earlier…
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A Mansfield woman has shared details of her typical day working for charity to mark International Women’s Day (Wednesday, 8th March). Hannah Cheslin is a housing service manager, covering the…
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A Spring Fair 'with a hint of a wedding theme' is being held in aid of the charity Reach Learning Disability at Ravenshead Village Hall on Saturday, 18th March, from…
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Ben Bradley has written to all secondary school headteachers in his constituency highlighting the Football Association’s #LetGirls Play campaign, which was launched following the success of the England Lionesses winning…
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Mansfield Building Society is on the lookout for its 2023 Community Star once again after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The Community Star Award recognises the dedication and…
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West Nottinghamshire College is launching a range of free courses for adults in Nottinghamshire to boost their numeracy skills. Multiply is a new government-funded programme designed to help adults to…
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West Nottinghamshire College is holding an advice event specifically for adults interested in studying one of its programmes. An adult education advice evening will be held on Thursday, 16th March,…
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Eleven members of Sutton Swimming Club gained an impressive medal tally of 49 between them at the 2023 Notts ASA County Championships. Medal winners were Thomas Swales (nine gold, two…
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Equipment donated by Nottinghamshire firefighters has been sent to rescue workers in Ukraine as they continue to battle the Russian invasion of their country. Old firefighting kit, burns dressings, and…
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Residents are being asked to help shape a future vision for the Mansfield district. Input from the public, businesses and other organisations will be used to create a Place Strategy,…
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An investigative journalist has used Mansfield and Nottingham as the backdrop for a novel. Peter Woolrich, whose parents lived in the town, said A Corroded Soul, which is published by…
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With colleagues from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust is celebrating its diverse workforce as part of Overseas NHS Workers Day today (Friday 3 March). Hospital staff unveiled a…
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A Mansfield charity is saying a thousand thanks after winning a national award. Disabilities, special and additional needs charity Spectrum WASP has been crowned the Park Christmas Savings Agents Community…
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Two retired Nottinghamshire Police officers who delivered vital supplies to Ukraine have received thanks from soldiers in the war-torn country. Simon Blincow and Rob Taylor joined a convoy of pick-up…
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Newark and Sherwood District Council is holding a consultation and engagement event to give Bilsthorpe residents the opportunity to voice their opinion on what facilities are of value to them…
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Two neighbours in Bilsthorpe are celebrating scooping £70,000 prizes with People’s Postcode Lottery. The winners each pocketed prize cheques for £30,000, as well as a £5,000 holiday, after their postcode,…
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Work towards creating a cleaner, safer, greener district continues as the Great British Spring Clean returns to Newark and Sherwood for another year. From Friday 17 March until Sunday 2…
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Ahead of Kirkby Leisure Centre’s Community Celebration weekend on 11th and 12th March, a tree-planting ceremony took place to commemorate the planting of the first tree on the site. Ashfield…
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The first ever NottAlone event, a mental health event for children and young people. has received rave reviews from school staff and pupils from across the county. Held as part…
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A Mansfield man has launched a new company to help people and organisations be at their best more of the time. Optimise Learning, based in Mansfield, specialises in training, keynote…
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Severn Trent’s £76m makeover for Mansfield reached a big milestone when its first rain garden in the town centre was completed. The company is installing sustainable drainage systems across the…
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A support group for parents and carers of children with additional needs is hosting a fundraising craft fair and raffle. Send United, which started on Facebook, said admission to the…
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Three entrepreneurial Mansfield women have joined together to relaunch a well-known local pageant. Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest will return this year for the first time since 2019, when the…
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A special memorial tree to celebrate the service of Queen Elizabeth II has been planted on Sutton Lawn by six pupils from Croft Primary School, Sutton. They were joined by…
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A Kirkby soldier who lost his life in Afghanistan is to be remembered through a street name. Rifleman Adrian Sheldon (above), a member of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, was aged…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s early years students joined the crowds at Mansfield’s One Call Stadium with a fundraising mission in mind. The group of childcare students spent an afternoon at Mansfield…
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An Easter virtual balloon race is being staged to raise funds for the John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton. The race starts at on 2nd April and finishes on 9th April. A…
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Huthwaite-based Taylor’s Trucksport Racing Team is to take on a full season’s racing in the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship, reports Paul Horton. The team, led by racer Mark…
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Nottinghamshire County Council marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by raising the Ukrainian flag at County Hall on Friday morning. Council chairman Counr Roger Jackson, whose good…
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A former student at West Nottinghamshire College has brought his joy of creating music to a group of learners who have visual impairments, thanks to new sound-based technology. Marshall Fairbrother,…
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One of the region's best-known fish and chip brands has opened its latest takeaway premises in Sutton. George's Tradition Group Ltd, which owns and operates two restaurants and seven takeaways…
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Full-service marketing agency Purpose Media has further strengthened its team following the appointment of Tania Garland (above) as senior account manager. Tania, of Mansfield, joins the South Normanton-based company from…
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A new exhibition opens at Mansfield Museum on Tuesday 28 February to celebrate the district's Windrush generation, migration and black history. ‘It Runs Through Us’, the first exhibition of its…
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Animal care students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, enjoyed learning in the great outdoors while contributing to an important environmental scheme. Working with college staff and rangers from Forestry England,…
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In the lead up to the first ever Mansfield Carnival on Saturday, 17 June, the district council is offering the chance for anyone over the age of 16 to get…
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The John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton, is hosting an Evening Of Women’s Wellness on Thursday, 16th March, from 5pm to 8pm. There will be group sessions for guided meditation, sound therapy…
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Ashfield District Council’s BIG Spring Clean got off to a flying start this week with litter picked from Huthwaite Welfare Park. The Spring Clean gives residents the opportunity to dispose…
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Members of Soroptimist International Mansfield and District showed their love for environmental issues in February. They wrote to Mansfield MP Ben Bradley as part of their support for The Climate…
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Improving the experiences of visitors to Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood is the aim of a masterplan being developed. Newark and Sherwood District Council, working closely with partners, particularly Nottinghamshire…
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Mansfield and District Male Voice Choir will be joining Ravenshead Swing Band for a spring concert in April. Sing And Swing is to be staged at Ravenshead Village Hall on…
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Brass bands will be performing at a series of free Sunday afternoon concerts this summer in Mansfield’s Carr Bank and Berry Hill parks. The performances, which have been organised by…
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West Nottinghamshire College has been presented with the Rainbow Flag award, having successfully achieved all the elements required to earn such an accolade. This is a national quality assurance framework…
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Athletes in Ashfield are being urged to apply for help from a sports talent development scheme. Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions programme, now heading into its seventh year, has helped thousands…
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Former Strictly Come Dancing champion Ola Jordan will be among the star names attending an open day at Kirkby Leisure Centre. The event on Saturday, 11th March. is being held…
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Mansfield Inner Wheel has raised money for a summer excursion for children through a cake raffle. Club president Kathy Winson (second left) is pictured presenting a cheque to Lesley Salmon,…
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Queen Elizabeth’s Academy – part of the Diverse Academies Trust – has been praised for its Christian vision which is enabling students to flourish. Following a Statutory Inspection of Anglican…
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Hairdressing and beauty therapy students at West Nottinghamshire College made the most of experts’ knowledge, experience and practical demonstrations during their specialist industry week. Former beauty therapy student, Alanya Jennings,…
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The chief executive of Mansfield District Council, Adam Hill, has hailed the authority's trainees as part of National Apprenticeship Week. In a seminar at the Civic Centre, for council managers…
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Young people from across Nottinghamshire will have the chance to boost their employability prospects thanks to an innovative new career support service. Teachers from across the county will be able…
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The 4-bedroom Redgate showhome at the new Piper Homes development at High Oakham Ridge, Mansfield, opens on Sunday, 25th February. Close to Oakham Nature Reserve and the centre of Mansfield,…
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One of Mansfield Town Football Club’s greatest players, Kevin Bird, has died aged 70, Kevin Bird (pictured in his playing days and at a charity match at One Call Stadium…
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NHS Blood and Transplant is urging anyone considering becoming a blood donor to make 2023 the year they save lives, as new figures reveal around 235,000 people who signed up…
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The John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton, teed off the new year with an £11,000 donation from Sherwood Forest Golf Club. The Mansfield club presented the money after a successful year of…
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Armed Forces veterans working for Newark and Sherwood District Council formally presented the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award certificate at a full council meeting. The award, which recognises employers who…
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Four pupils from St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Edwinstowe, won a writing competition set by the RSPB Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve in the village. Carol Hallam, RSPB…
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West Nottinghamshire College has strengthened its commitment to working with local hospitals, after college and hospital leaders joined forces to formally commit to working more closely together. The Mansfield college…
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Mansfield District Council has introduced a new year-round free bulky waste collection for priority areas of the district. One free collection can now be booked online for households in the…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is stepping in to save 11 bus services that operators have decided are no longer profitable. The services would otherwise have been reduced or withdrawn by operators…
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Mansfield Rotary has made a donation to a well-known local charity to help bring its new home up to an acceptable standard. President Karen Johnson presented £750 to Hetty’s, an…
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The opening of two new shops in Mansfield town centre has taken the total of independent businesses to 88. Mayor Andy Abrahams visited the two new luxury beauty parlours —…
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Mansfield Rotary is urging News Journal readers to support the movement's efforts nationally and internationally to support victims of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Rotary is backing four…
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A group of like-minded residents are supporting each other’s physical and mental wellbeing while aiming to raise thousands of pounds for charities, writes Anna-Lisa Hasedžić. Members of inspirational Facebook group…
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People are being urged to vote now and help a young apprentice from Mansfield scoop a prestigious national Tourism Superstar Award. Luke Henshaw (18) is a classic car apprentice mechanic…
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Mansfield Building Society’s staff have voted Alzheimer’s Society as its new charity partner. Throughout 2023 the team at The Mansfield will be fundraising and volunteering for the charity, helping to…
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A weekend open event is coming to West Nottinghamshire College, giving young people a chance to find out more about the range of courses available. It is aimed at those…
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Ashfield District Council’s Big Spring Clean is back with 16 schools and local businesses getting involved as well as increased community litter picks. Residents across Ashfield will be able to…
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People who use social care, and their family and carers, are being urged to have their say on future Nottinghamshire County Council plans. The council is rewriting its Adult Social…
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More Community Leisure Trust has announced the reopening of Water Meadows Leisure Complex, Mansfield, following completion of a district council-backed investment project of almost £2m. The complex’s transformation includes the…
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It has helped train people to become championship boxers, young people get their lives back on track, and thousands to become fit and healthy. Now Mansfield’s well-known Body and Soul…
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Mansfield District Council has been offered £103,967 from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to provide Changing Places at the Warsop Health Hub. The successful bid, led…
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Mansfield and Warsop MP Ben Bradley joined fellow MPs to take part in a football match against players and staff from MAN v FAT, a men’s health organisation that has…
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Works to transform one of Mansfield’s leisure centres to become more energy-efficient have seen significant progress as the ground source heat pump at Rebecca Adlington was officially turned on today…
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Your Home Care, a Mansfield-based provider of home care services, has announced that a major new contract win means it will create around 50 new jobs. Rated Outstanding by the…
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You’ve heard of 101 Dalmatians — now meet one of the 101 babies born since a specialist team was launched to support pregnant women to quit smoking. Emily Thompson, of…
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A-Level students at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, have enjoyed some debates over the past few weeks, enabling them to quiz guests from the health, education, and political sectors. The first…
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A concert on Friday, 10th March is to raise money for a church repair fund. Mansfield Male Voice Choir (pictured) will be joining Radcliffe on Trent Male Voice Choir for…
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Schoolchildren helped to officially launch a new learn-to-ride track on a Mansfield estate. The facility, off Egmanton Road, on the Bellamy Road estate, is aimed at helping children aged two…
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Several projects aimed at improving the community and supporting the lives of residents are now taking place thanks to nearly £30,000 of further funding from Newark and Sherwood District Council’s…
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Two shows have an Irish theme at Mansfield's Palace Theatre in March. Riverdance meets Mrs Brown at an Irish hooley in Ireland the show on Thursday 9 March. Join an…
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The success of a previous wedding fayre that it organised has prompted a leading Mansfield venue to now host an open weekend. Carr Bank Wedding Venue, off Windmill Lane, hosted…
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Adcock Financial has nominated older people’s charity Cornwater Evergreens, based in Ravenshead, as the charity it will be supporting during 2023. The Farnsfield company has been offering financial planning advice…
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Full-service marketing agency Purpose Media has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Lauren Sherwin as senior account manager. Lauren previously worked for a global creative agency as production…
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A group of companies that recently moved to new premises in Ashfield to enable it to grow is already recruiting for a number of new roles. In December last year,…
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Mansfield District Council is shining a light on some of its apprentices to mark the start of the annual National Apprenticeship Week campaign. The Government-backed initiative runs from 6 to…
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The largest employer in Mansfield and Ashfield has demonstrated its commitment to creating career opportunities by offering 20 new apprenticeship places. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will offer apprenticeships…
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Plans for a new boathouse and an 80-seat restaurant at King’s Mill Reservoir, Sutton, have been given the green light by Ashfield District Council. The new building will provide modern,…
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Choirs are bouncing back after losing membership during the pandemic — none more than Mansfield and District Male Voice Choir (MMVC). Musical director Ian Grice said: “More recently we are…
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Have you got what it takes to be a councillor or even Executive Mayor? If you are thinking of standing in the Mansfield District Council and Mayoral elections in May,…
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Mansfield-based BPR Medical has been shortlisted in the Medilink Midlands Business Awards for its innovative work to tackle climate change for the NHS. Its work at Newcastle University Hospitals, in…
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Community groups and voluntary organisations in Nottinghamshire are being encouraged to apply for a new grant to improve residents’ access to affordable and healthy food. Nottinghamshire County Council has launched…
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A Mansfield man fighting heart disease isn’t letting that stop him raising funds for charity. Gareth Groombridge, who lives with his wife, Joanne, and is dad to stepdaughter, Annabella, and…
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Secondary school students in Nottinghamshire are set to receive a hard-hitting lesson on the dangers of underage drinking in an effort to drive down alcohol consumption and harm amongst young people.…
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Mansfield and Ashfield 2020 has continued its work to better serve members as devolution approaches. Chair Jane Box has revealed that the Board has been restructured to help attract funding,…
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Students have created their own businesses as part of an enterprise project. Nine pupils from Mansfield's The Brunts Academy, part of Greenwood Academies Trust, joined Inspire’s Takeover initiative. Takeover sees…
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Mansfield MP Ben Bradley was Mansfield and District u3a Current Affairs Group’s guest at Mansfield Bowling Club. Ben, also leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, spoke about the local authority, his…
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Mansfield District Council is helping to support a county-wide festival that aims to inspire youngsters to take an interest in science. The eighth Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity runs…
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LUCY WILLINGHAM, who is studying Media Communications and Culture at Nottingham Trent University, is writing an occasional series of articles for the News Journal. In her first piece, Lucy looks…
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An award-winning Mansfield man is the inspiration behind the town’s first film festival, which aims to raise the town’s cultural profile and celebrate the silver screen. Mansfield Town Film Festival…
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There is less than one week left to submit applications for grants to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). In December 2022, Mansfield District Council was allocated £2.955m covering three…
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Mansfield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society ('Mansfield Ops') is performing the hit show 9 to 5 The Musical at the Mansfield Palace Theatre from Wednesday, 15th to Sunday, 19th February.…
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A-Level students enjoyed the opportunity to quiz the Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, when he visited West Nottinghamshire College's sixth-form campus yesterday…
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Independent district councillor Martin Wright interrupted his Holly Ward litter clearing in Forest Town to pop into the regular St Alban’s Church coffee morning. He met the knitting group, whose…
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It promises to be a heartfelt February as the Love Edwinstowe and Sherwood Forest Trail returns for a second year. Crafted hearts will show the way through the village and…
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Inspire Libraries, Nottinghamshire has received the Community, Participatory and Libraries Award at the latest Big Draw Festival Awards for both 2020 and 2021. The Big Draw Festival Awards annually honour…
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Creative people are being urged to take part in a competition to give a striking new look to a disused office block that has been converted into apartments. Holmes House,…
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A teaching assistant, who may not have survived if she hadn’t sought medical treatment when she did, is warning others about the dangers of flu. Vicky Allen, 53, of Sutton,…
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Renowned Mansfield hair salon Mark Leeson started 2023 by celebrating the stars of its team at a lunch and awards ceremony. Hand-engraved trophies went to Lisa Graham, employee of the…
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Volunteers have a fundraising home for their Mansfield group supporting veterans of the Armed Forces. Veterans Unite is led by Eileen Massey, who said the temporary use of the shop…
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Around 1,400 trees will be planted across Newark and Sherwood as part of the district council’s free tree scheme. Residents who applied for a free tree in December were able…
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Platforms and rigs are not common terms a driver would use in motorsport, but this is the new norm — especially out of the racing season, writes Paul Horton. Among…
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