Stepping out for 1,220-mile walking challenge
A former president of Mansfield Rotary Club has set herself a fundraising target to walk 1,220 miles in a year and raise £1,220 to be shared between Prostate Cancer UK…
Read MoreA former president of Mansfield Rotary Club has set herself a fundraising target to walk 1,220 miles in a year and raise £1,220 to be shared between Prostate Cancer UK…
Read MoreInspirational children and young people who have overcome adversity are being honoured at Mansfield Rotary Club’s annual Courage Awards. Now in its 30th year, the event is being held virtually…
Read MoreMacmillan Cancer Support and Self Help UK have joined forces to launch an innovative new service to support people affected by cancer in Mansfield with all their practical and emotional…
Read MoreWritten by Alan Dawson, artistic director, Under the Headstocks Drama Group Mansfield Palace Theatre, which has around 100,000 visitors a year, is renowned locally and further afield for presenting a…
Read MoreMansfield MP Ben Bradley has welomed news that the number of people sleeping rough has fallen for the third year in a row. According to annual statistics for 2020 that…
Read MoreMansfield Harriers Athletics Club members are to benefit from state-of-the-art flood lights at its track in Berry Hill Park. The £47,000 lighting scheme is to be funded by England Athletics,…
Read MoreA ‘cheeky chap’ puppy who was named after a crime fighting canine on TV is following in the footsteps of his namesake is now set to go on ‘Paw Patrol’…
Read MoreThe Food Warehouse, a sister company of retailer Iceland, is to take on the former Laura Ashley and Toys R Us units at St Peter’s Retail Park, Mansfield. Iceland said…
Read MoreWhen most students have finished their online studies they’re relaxing and winding down, but not West Nottinghamshire College’s performing arts student Lydia Allen. The 17-year-old, from Clowne, is filling her…
Read MoreHuthwaite-based construction firm nmcn has launched a video for children aimed at inspiring them to look at a possible career in science or engineering. The video shows how to conduct…
Read MoreA charity that supports local people with sight problems has received £1,000 from a recycling pledge campaign. In January, the Notts Recycles Pledge initiative encouraged residents to think of ways…
Read MoreMansfield is home to almost 3,000 businesses. The vast majority are classed as micro (0-9 employees) or small (10-49 employees). None of them can afford to be lax about cybersecurity,…
Read MoreMansfield District Council has launched a fuel bank scheme to help people on pre-payment gas or electricity meters who are struggling to pay their energy bills. The scheme aims to…
Read MoreA PE teacher has launched a running challenge for February inspired by national hero Captain Sir Tom Moore. Oli Tatterson, known as Mr T by pupils at Leamington Primary and…
Read MorePolice officers in Mansfield have thanked primary school children for brightening up their station with a colourful paper mural. Early years pupils at High Oakham Primary School, Mansfield, created the…
Read MoreA help group set up to support people in Mansfield Woodhouse during the coronavirus pandemic is celebrating a milestone. Focus Point Community Support Network, funded by Nottinghamshire County Council and…
Read MoreThe National League North season has been cancelled in the wake of the recent pandemic, bringing disruption to a local non-league side.Whilst Mansfield Town remain unaffected in League Two, Alfreton…
Read MoreYour Home Care, a Mansfield-based home care company, is to host an online question and answer session on Facebook as it looks to create up to 100 new jobs. The…
Read MoreA property auctioneering business that sells properties in Nottinghamshire has launched a fully online auctioning service. Regional Property Auctioneers has been running property auctions since 2013 but it’s been unable…
Read MoreA project aimed at encouraging people to get involved in the conservation of Mansfield town centre’s heritage has unearthed a radio star — aged just 9. Lydia Kirk interviewed her…
Read MoreA mass vaccination programme against Covid-19 is now being rolled out in the UK. Although the government is working to ease the fears of those who are worried about the…
Read MorePortland College welcomed Abbey Medical Group on to campus earlier this month to provide a Covid-19 vaccination clinic to help protect its vulnerable young people. Nearly 300 people attended the…
Read MoreChildren in Mansfield are receiving a mental health boost thanks to a project delivered by Nottingham youth charity Switch Up. The Youth Endowment-funded early intervention project has seen 80 children…
Read MorePlans to lay wildflower seeds on Nottinghamshire’s grass verges have moved a step closer. Nottinghamshire County Council highways partner Via East Midlands has so far planted more than 160 new…
Read MoreOlder people living in retirement communities have been given a helping hand to combat loneliness during coronavirus lockdown thanks to the generosity of a Mansfield business. TIS, which provides life…
Read MoreA Mansfield man has won a national award for his work in championing the Arts. Andy Dawson, service manager at Inspire Youth Arts, was named Best Arts Champion (Local Authority…
Read MoreNottinghamshire’s Flying High Trust has been awarded the Teaching School Hub status by the Department for Education. Replacing seven current teaching schools across the county, the Flying High Teaching School…
Read MorePeople are being urged to join a virtual event to find out more about being a foster carer. One year on since the council launched its campaign for 200 foster…
Read MoreA musical theatre student from West Nottinghamshire College is excited to be heading to Liverpool to tread the boards at a prestigious training academy. Tiana Harrison, from Shirebrook, will be…
Read MoreHuthwaite-based nmcn has donated 36 laptops to two primary schools, helping children to access the right equipment to be home-schooled during the national coronavirus lockdown. Thirty laptops were given to…
Read MoreA bit of snow didn't stop 100 saplings from being planted in Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, creating the ninth community orchard in Mansfield District Council's open spaces. The orchard has…
Read MoreThe Mayor of Mansfield, Andy Abrahams, has spoken of how proud he is of the authority’s response to helping vulnerable residents and people in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Helping…
Read MoreResidents in Mansfield will go to the polls on Thursday, 6th May to have their say in elections for Nottinghamshire County Council and for the county's Police and Crime Commissioner.…
Read MoreATTFE College, which has campuses over four sites - Sutton, Mansfield, Ollerton and Retford - has not allowed being in coronavirus lockdown to dampen students' spirits. This week they have…
Read MoreHelp is at hand for families facing the February half term during the third national coronavirus lockdown with a new Healthy Holidays scheme to be broadcast online. Mansfield District Council…
Read MorePeople in Nottinghamshire could be leaving lockdown £3,000 richer if they scoop the top prize in the Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People’s Superdraw. The Superdraw plays a crucial…
Read MoreA pioneering support hub that delivers the specialist help survivors of sexual violence have long been calling for has been officially unveiled. The new Adult Sexual Violence Hub and Specialist…
Read MoreThis week is National Apprenticeship Week (8-14 February), run by the National Apprenticeship Service to celebrate the positive impact that apprenticeships can have on developing individuals, businesses and the wider…
Read MoreA lucky Blidworth tenant won a free month’s rent from her letting agent after it was successful in a national competition. Barbara Oxford, of Blidworth, received a cheque for £800…
Read MoreHealthcare staff are reflecting on how a donation from the fundraising exploits of national hero Captain Sir Tom Moore made a real difference to NHS colleagues and patients at Sherwood…
Read MoreInspire Online has been developed further to support and entertain Nottinghamshire people during lockdown. It has been developed by Inspire Culture, Learning and Libraries, which delivers cultural and learning services…
Read MoreYeoman Park Academy, a specialist school based in Mansfield Woodhouse, has been identified by the government as one of the first 50 schools in England to benefit from a new…
Read MoreThe managing director and head of news at radio station Mansfield 103.2 has become a victim of the current cold snap. Tony Delahunty, 76, who has been working from his…
Read MoreConstruction work at the £15.5m leisure centre and community hub project on the Festival Hall site in Kirkby has started. Ashfield District Council leader Coun Jason Zadrozny and chief executive…
Read MoreMansfield Rotary Club is again urging people to take part in its initiative to clean up the town — the Just Bin It scheme. Rotarians are providing litter-pick tools free…
Read MoreThis week is National Apprenticeship Week (8-14 February), run by the National Apprenticeship Service to celebrate the positive impact that apprenticeships can have on developing individuals, businesses and the wider…
Read MoreA budding digital marketer has more than national Apprenticeship Week (this week) to celebrate, having landed a new role at web development, creative, digital marketing and video specialists Purpose Media.…
Read MoreThe founder of an online support group helping people in Mansfield and Ashfield cope with the coronavirus pandemic has been surprised by a national award. Joanne Barfield was named a…
Read MoreAs a supporter of World Book Day, Ben Bradley MP is hoping that his constituents will take part in this year’s World Book Day on 4th March. World Book Day…
Read MoreGenerous supporters in Nottinghamshire helped Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People to raise more than £125,500 over the festive period. In December, the Covid-19 crisis meant the charity was…
Read MoreMansfield Rotary Club has added its support to a £1.65m plan to transform a hall at Portland College into a state-of-the-art theatre and sports space for people with disabilities. The…
Read MoreAn award-winning singing star from Shirebrook is urging his fellow teenagers to pick up a guitar or grab a microphone to boost their mental health during the ongoing pandemic. Sixteen-year-old…
Read MoreNestled in the woods around Ransom Hall, Rainworth, is Pine House, the home base of Spectrum Wasp. The Wasps, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019, is a family support…
Read MoreA small conversation has the power to make a world of difference – which is why Nottinghamshire Police is backing a campaign to get people talking about mental health. As…
Read MoreParents who are seeing their children being taught first-hand over the internet are getting in touch to pass on their thanks, creating a new digital entente cordiale between home and…
Read MoreCommunity transport schemes across Nottinghamshire are seeking more volunteer drivers to help vulnerable residents attend Covid-19 vaccination appointments. The schemes provide transport for people who have difficulty using public transport…
Read MoreResidents across Mansfield district are starting to receive their recycling bins for glass from this week ahead of kerbside glass recycling collections starting in April. All colours of glass bottles…
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth’s Academy, Mansfield, started its anniversary celebrations with a special assembly marking 460 years of education. The assembly was a far cry from the school’s humble beginnings in 1561,…
Read MoreFrom international athletes to sports and neuroscientists, top film stunt performers and gym owners - these were the online guests during West Nottinghamshire College’s sports students’ industry week. Level 1,…
Read MoreA big-hearted Mansfield boy celebrated his 10th birthday in style by taking on a running challenge for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice. Lennon Scott, of Mansfield Woodhouse, pounding the pavements alongside…
Read MoreNearly 2,000 people have been tested in Mansfield so far since the opening of the rapid turnaround community testing programme last week. On Monday 285 were tested at the centre…
Read MoreIndependent film maker Jay Martin is celebrating after his unique political documentary about the unprecedented political shift in Mansfield scooped two awards. REDt’BLUE tells the story of how the mining…
Read MoreMansfield Town FC has won another award for the experience it provides fans at One Call Stadium. The Stags were named League Two winners of the Away Fan Experience for…
Read MoreIn partnership with the University of Nottingham, Alistair Beverley, physiotherapy manager at Portland College, has co-authored a set of slides as part of a Movement for Movement project that will…
Read MoreMansfield District Council is helping to support a countywide festival that aims to inspire youngsters to take an interest in science. The sixth Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity runs…
Read MoreAlan Dawson, the local writer behind #madeinmansfield - a poetry initiative aimed at showcasing all that is good about the area - is ready to progress the project further. He…
Read MoreATTFE College, which has campuses in Sutton, Ollerton, Retford and Mansfield, says it is putting wellbeing at the forefront of its work. This year the college has launched weekly wellbeing…
Read MoreFollowing on from the success of previous years, The BIG Ashfield Spring Clean is again coming to Ashfield. Residents are invited to dispose of an extra bag of household waste…
Read MoreA teenage singer-songwriter has won an national music competition for a song he composed about Mansfield. Welcome To Mansfield by River Hopkins was the joint winner of the under-18s category…
Read MoreA Mansfield businessman has warned that a much-loved name in Mansfield shopping history could disappear if nobody steps forward to buy the business. David Marriott is the current owner of…
Read MoreStudents who are choosing to study A-levels at West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, are set to move into a newly refurbished campus from September 2021. Thanks to almost £500,000 of funding,…
Read MoreA London barber who creates cuts and fades for celebrities was just one of the online guests giving West Nottinghamshire College students business advice and guidance during the hair and…
Read MorePeople are being urged to do their bit for Nottinghamshire by volunteering to help run local vaccination centres. Volunteers are needed to work six hours shifts between 8am and 8pm,…
Read MoreA photograph shared online this week of two exhausted nurses consoling each other during a shift on the Critical Care Unit at King's Mill Hospital, Sutton, has gone viral. Jill…
Read MoreA Mansfield schools trust has been praised for its work to help vulnerable families and the community. The Evolve Trust — which runs The Beech Academy and The Brunts Academy…
Read MoreTwo major projects in Mansfield to build 99 high quality, eco-friendly council homes let at an affordable rent are moving forward. One of the schemes will see an expansion of…
Read MoreAlan Dawson, the man behind the #madeinmansfield poetry project, is aiming to help people showcase all that is positive about the area. This week he features two more poems. A…
Read MoreDespite Covid-19 restrictions, Mansfield Inner Wheel Club raised money for charities through Smartie tubes, the sale of Christmas cards and a festive raffle. International Service Organiser Rosemary Wilson delivered a…
Read MoreA former homeless man from Mansfield who has been diagnosed with incurable lung cancer has written a song thanking Macmillan after the charity provided financial support. Getting himself back on…
Read MoreMore than 80 strangers from around the globe sent thank-yous and good wishes to Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust in response to an appeal from a health care assistant aiming to…
Read MoreMansfield Town’s Sky Bet League Two match at home to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday evening has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. The club said supporters who have purchased…
Read MoreMansfield award-winning chartered marketer Caroline Cox is continuing to put together a series of blogs to help local businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Caroline, of Caroline Cox Marketing Innovation, has…
Read MoreDo you know someone who has made a positive difference across Ashfield in the past year? Nominations for this year’s Discover Ashfield Awards are now open. Recognising all that is…
Read MoreAs the call has gone out for more people to volunteer at the increasing number of Covid-19 vaccination centres across Nottinghamshire, county council chairman Coun Stuart Wallace is praising the…
Read MoreMansfield Building Society staff raised £2,844 for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance to support its life saving missions across the region — and the Society’s Charitable Trust contributed a…
Read MoreMansfield District Council has been allocated £187,929 funding through the Government’s Community Champions scheme to reach into the community and improve coronavirus information. The funding is specifically targeted at areas…
Read MoreThe Mayor of Mansfield has thanked everyone involved in bringing a large-scale Covid-19 vaccination centre to Mansfield. Andy Abrahams met NHS staff, volunteers and members of the public who were…
Read MoreLocal small and medium-sized businesses are set to benefit from more support when bidding for national infrastructure project work and other large-scale contracts. Councillors at Nottinghamshire County Council’s Policy Committee…
Read MoreIndependent funeral directors A.W Lymn The Family Funeral Service has adapted its operations following a recent shortage of fresh flower supplies throughout the UK caused by Brexit to ensure families…
Read MoreA Mansfield man has been shortlisted in the National Campaign for the Arts' (NCA) Hearts For The Arts Awards 2021, which celebrate the unsung heroes of local authorities championing the…
Read MoreA large-scale Covid-19 vaccination centre is opening at a former Wickes site in Mansfield. A letter from the NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Booking Service will allow the public to book an…
Read MoreLocal groups and organisations with great ideas to make their communities an even better place to live have been invited to apply for funding to turn their ideas into reality.…
Read MoreA campaign launched to provide much-needed IT equipment to Mansfield and Ashfield schoolchildren has delivered its first refurbished donated laptops to schools. Three business leaders started the initiative — now…
Read MoreAshfield-based fire and security installation and maintenance company Tecserv UK has revealed it is optimistic of achieving its year-end targets, having secured a forward order book of over £1m heading…
Read MoreFirst-time house buyers in the Mansfield area are able to take advantage of the new Help to Buy scheme at Bellway developments in the area. The latest version of the…
Read MoreInstead of hosting a 'Secret Santa' festive event, staff at HC-One’s Berry Hill Park care home made donations to food banks and homeless shelters. The charitable idea was thought up…
Read MoreMansfield Museum is launching a two-year project aimed at empowering local vulnerable women to take positive control of their lives. Creative Women Together will be a coordinated, holistic and therapeutic…
Read MoreA visit to provide a quote for new photocopying and printing equipment prompted a Shirebrook-based business to make generous donations to a social enterprise project. And readers of this article…
Read MoreMansfield Town’s official supporters’ club, Stags Supporters’ Association, has donated £2,000 towards the hire of a new kit van. The vehicle will be used to transport the Stags’ first-team kit…
Read MoreHarry Moore, who founded Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, said he is delighted and honoured to be recognised in the Queen’s Honours List for his work. In 1992…
Read MoreAshfield MP Lee Anderson has praised all those involved with the Covid-19 vaccination effort as he revealed that Nottinghamshire is on track to vaccinate all over-80s and care home residents/staff…
Read MoreAfter serving chips, beans and sausages on a Friday lunch time, one dinner lady thought that there must be more to life than dishing up meals. Lesley Hickman decided a…
Read MoreBusinesses affected by the Covid-19 national lockdowns or tier restrictions since November are being encouraged to apply for help from Mansfield District Council if they have not already done so.…
Read MoreMansfield is to launch a new Covid-19 community testing initiative in a bid to find people who are infected with coronavirus but have no symptoms - and so help to…
Read MoreA Mansfield care home is feeling positive about the future after 28 members of staff received Covid-19 vaccinations. Staff at Sanctuary Supported Living’s Corner House, a CQC-rated Outstanding care home,…
Read MoreDistrict 1220 Rotary Clubs and clubs from Inner Wheel District 22 — including the Mansfield and Ashfield areas — teamed up with national children’s charity KidsOut to provide Christmas presents…
Read MorePeople from across the area are being encouraged to take part in a poetry and writing project that aims to showcase all that is positive about Mansfield and Ashfield. The…
Read MoreA West Nottinghamshire College tutor who went from rock bottom to feeling “so incredibly proud” is inspiring others in the community to use education to change and succeed. Liz Walsh,…
Read MoreStone statues have been erected at the site of a former pit to commemorate miners who died in a major disaster. The five statues at Brierley Forest Park are in…
Read MoreA caring mum of three who works in Pleasley Vale helped give disadvantaged children a better Christmas. Martina Booth, scheme administrator at NAPIT, inspired donations and volunteering over the Christmas…
Read MoreNottinghamshire County Council’s £1m COVID-19 Community Fund is set to continue to support vulnerable residents impacted by the pandemic. This week, the Communities and Place Committee gave the go ahead…
Read MoreATTFE College and its community interest company Let’s All Eat, based at Sutton, worked in partnership with Swiftool Engineering, Portland College, chef David Marshall, volunteers and Ashfield District Council to…
Read MoreThe Mayor of Mansfield is urging residents to obey national lockdown rules as local Covid-19 rates and the number of coronavirus patients in King's Mill Hospital continue to rise. Andy…
Read MoreFollowing an update to guidance from the government before the Christmas holidays, a team of staff at Portland College jumped into action to create an asymptomatic Covid-19 test centre, which…
Read MoreAshfield Independent councillor Dale Grounds, who volunteered for the NHS as Spiderman before the coronavirus pandemic, visiting children’s wards at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, to take children’s minds off serious…
Read MoreAshfield MP Lee Anderson is launching a Sunday night local talent competition for his constituents during February. The idea came to the MP when the third national coronavirus lockdown was…
Read MoreMansfield Palace Theatre and Mansfield Museum have put together a new education pack to help those teaching during the coronavirus lockdown — and beyond. The workshops can be delivered via…
Read MoreMansfield Building Society donated £1,250 to St Andrew’s Primary School, Sutton, to ensure disadvantaged pupils could have a happy Christmas. Teachers aimed to create 50 care boxes for parents whose…
Read MoreMansfield Olympic swimming star Rebecca Adlington has joined forces with former gymnast Beth Tweddle to get children active. They believe instilling the values that catalysed their Olympic journeys is just…
Read MoreWork has begun at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, to install a brand new high tech scanner which will improve patient care. In May, Sherwood Forest Hospitals announced that the Gamma…
Read MoreLocal writer Alan Dawson, the man behind the #madeinmansfield initiative - a poetry project that aims to showcase all that is positive about Mansfield and Ashfield - writes his first…
Read MoreLocal leisure operator Everyone Active has released its top home exercises to combat inactivity in Ashfield following the announcement of a third national lockdown. January is traditionally a popular month…
Read MoreParents have rated Cherubs Ladybrook, in Mansfield as one of the top 20 nurseries out of 914 early years settings in the East Midlands, based on reviews on daynurseries.co.uk. Nurseries…
Read MoreA new £15.5m leisure centre in Kirkby has moved a step closer after work on the site got under way. Following the signing of a build contract with Kier, Coun…
Read MoreIndependent funeral directors A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, which operates 27 funeral homes throughout Nottinghamshire and South Derbyshire, is celebrating after two members of passed National Association of Funeral…
Read MoreA Mansfield-based charity has spoken of its work to help get funds to community groups supporting people through the Covid-19 pandemic. And the Nottinghamshire Community Foundation (NCF) has urged local…
Read MoreA former soldier injured on exercise in the Falklands has got her working life back thanks to an English Springer Spaniel. At the age of 18 Natasha Lees had a…
Read MoreThe economic recovery has stalled in the East Midlands as tightening Covid-19 restrictions took their toll on businesses, according to new research published today. An East Midlands Chamber study found…
Read MoreMansfield Mayor Andy Abrahams has said he expects the town to rise to the challenge o a third national lockdown because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "This third National Lockdown…
Read MoreMansfield Building Society’s Charitable Trust has donated £5,787 to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (DWT) to complete projects at Willington Wetlands. Willington Wetlands is one of DWT’s flagship nature reserves and their…
Read MoreThe new president of East Midlands Chamber has selected three charities from across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to benefit from fundraising activities over the next year. Eileen Richards MBE has…
Read MoreThe Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group has thanked staff at Mansfield’s NatWest Bank for a donation of £174.88. The money was raised through a Christmas hamper raffle and will benefit…
Read MoreA new Reduce, Reuse, Recycle campaign has launched in Nottinghamshire to help boost recycling and raise funds for Nottinghamshire County Council chairman Stuart Wallace's chosen charity, My Sight Nottingham. In…
Read MoreWhile support bubbles will remain a vital support for those living alone or in need of childcare during the third national lockdown, health officials are reminding people that it is…
Read MoreTwo marketing agencies are combining skills to help businesses kick start their 2021 marketing programmes. South Normanton-based full service marketing agency Purpose Media has appointed outsourced marketing specialists Simple Marketing…
Read MoreA pioneering project helping young people affected by trauma to rebuild their lives has received high praise for breaking the cycle of violence in Nottinghamshire. The Evolution Project, delivered by…
Read MoreAshfield writer and storyteller Jack Burrows is collecting stories and more as he tries to create a play, We Ant Got Much - The Ashfield Play (a working title), to…
Read MoreThe first care home residents in Nottinghamshire have received their Pfizer COVID vaccine. Residents from three care homes - Sutton Court, Sutton Manor and Sutton Lodge, part of the Ashmere…
Read MoreSuccessful Ashfield industries were the focus of photographers for an annual competition in the district. The second Discover Ashfield Photography Competition, run by Discover Ashfield with Ashfield District Council, aimed…
Read MoreGleeson Homes has been granted planning permission to build 206 homes off Gilcroft Street, Skegby. Construction at St Andrew’s Heights will begin this winter, with the development’s first releases due…
Read MoreVolunteer Amanda Hill, from Clipstone Miners Welfare Community Trust, was a winner at the Mansfield Building Society Community Star Award 2020. Amanda was named runner-up, receiving the society’s highly commended…
Read MoreNottinghamshire County Council has approved details of a £2.3m fund to help people struggling with the financial impact of Covid-19 this winter. The fund is to help people meet the…
Read MoreSutton-based shopping centre Idlewells has confirmed that a host of non-essential stores will again close because Nottinghamshire has been placed under Tier 4 restrictions. 10 stores will remain open to…
Read MoreA teenager from Mansfield has reached the final of a national competition to find young adults who have helped in their communities during the 2020 pandemic. Lily Redfern, 16, was…
Read MoreInstead of a traditional Christmas Carol service The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Berry Hill, Mansfield, hosted a drive-in movie experience showing a short film entitled 'The Christ…
Read MoreSherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, which runs King's Mill Hospital, Sutton; Mansfield Community Hospital; and Newark Hospital, has worked with the community to ensure that its patients have an extra special…
Read MoreKingfisher Court Care Home in Sutton gave back to the local community this Christmas. Liz Barrett, principal at the Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton, asked residents to get involved…
Read MoreSeveral play areas across Ashfield are to see improvements in 2021 thanks to an additional £336,000 investment from the district council. The money is in addition to £1.5m already committed…
Read MoreA young girl from Kirkby beat entries from across the UK to win one of the top prizes in a festive postcard competition. Eugenijus Meduneckis, who works at Amazon in…
Read MoreNurses and healthcare assistants from Nottinghamshire Hospice will be caring for terminally ill patients in their homes across the city and county all through the Christmas period. The round-the-clock Hospice…
Read MoreA former bus driver is getting behind the wheel of a new venture - as a consultant for Slimming World with her own new group in Mansfield Woodhouse. Sonia Edmunds,…
Read MoreHistorical figures will talk about their links to Sherwood Forest in a series of unique new films being made by Mansfield District Council’s culture team. It has been working in…
Read MoreThe Amazons Breast Cancer Support Group, which helps breast cancer patients at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, has received a cheque for £2,366.33 from the staff at Sutton’s Mapplewells Co-op. The…
Read MorePortland College teamed up with the ATTFE College Let’s All Eat Foodbank, Sutton, to help others over Christmas. After supporting the Let’s All Eat initiative throughout the year by donating…
Read MoreBy Alan Dawson, the man behind the #madeinmansfield poetry initiative being featured in the News Journal. Ian Drury wrote his shopping list song, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3, in…
Read MoreSeven Nottinghamshire charities have received an early Christmas present from a Mansfield-based housebuilder. Sherwood Forest Foodbank, Homestart Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Service, Mansfield Samaritans, Helping Kids Achieve and Blidworth…
Read MoreAn East Midlands-based charity supporting people living with dementia through the pandemic has received £1,000 donation to help its new Welfare Calls telephone service. Alzheimer’s Society has received the funds…
Read MoreA Nottingham Building Society donation of £10,000 to BookTrust will help bring a smile to the most vulnerable children in our communities over the festive season. It will fund 1,000…
Read MoreStaff and learners at Academy Transformation Trust Further Education (ATTFE), Sutton, celebrated a term's work as learners were presented with certificates and awards in recognition of their commitment to their…
Read MoreATTFE College, Sutton, has highlighted the work it is doing to help tackle food poverty locally. In the Sutton area, the ATTFE College community interest company, Let's All Eat is…
Read MoreBusinessmen and women at the final virtual Mansfield and Ashfield 2020 breakfast meeting of 2020 ended the year with something a little different. They met Forest Town youngster Poppy Hickman,…
Read MoreTo help prevent an unnecessary rise in waste levels, Veolia (Nottinghamshire County Council’s recycling and waste contractor) is asking residents to reduce and recycle this Christmas. It said from food…
Read MoreSherwood Forest Trust — a charity entirely focused on Sherwood Forest — is celebrating its 25th birthday. The Edwinstowe-based charity plans a year-long celebration of what it has achieved and…
Read MoreLocal writer Alan Dawson, who is being the #madeinmansfield positive poetry initiative, has written this short story, Footsteps in the Snow, for Mansfield and Ashfield News Journal readers. He writes: During…
Read MoreSmall community-based businesses locally will be given the opportunity to be crowned champion of their town or the whole of Nottinghamshire in 2021 following the launch of an awards programme.…
Read MoreNew funding worth up to £250k has been unveiled to help communities protect the vulnerable and prevent people turning to crime and violence. Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping…
Read MoreEdwinstowe walking fundraisers Brian Hawkins, left, and Michael Dickinson — who have raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the John Eastwood Hospice — turned their hands to a different…
Read MoreYoung people previously involved in knife crime have turned their lives around thanks to the help and support of a flagship Nottinghamshire custody mentoring project. Since its launch in January…
Read MoreResidents in Mansfield district are being advised to check their Christmas and New Year bin collection dates. Green general waste bins that are due to be emptied on Monday 21…
Read MoreMansfield Building Society will close its Head Office and branch doors on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in recognition of the hard work and dedication its staff have shown…
Read MoreX-Press Legal Services, a property search company that provide reports to solicitors and conveyancers across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, has donated to two different charities for Christmas, hoping to bring some…
Read MoreMore than 200 young people in Nottinghamshire have taken part in an event promoting teamwork, resilience and problem solving. The event took place in young people’s centres across the county…
Read MoreAshfield School Year 7 student Ruby Giugno has been busy making beautiful snow globes with her mum, Natalie, to brighten up the festive season for a local care home and…
Read MorePeople are invited to remember their lost loved ones with a message on a memorial Christmas tree. Every year Mansfield Crematorium has a memorial tree that people can visit to…
Read MoreStudents at West Nottinghamshire College’s Derby Road campus in Mansfield rolled up their sleeves and helped lay down new roots in a tree planting mission. During National Tree Week more…
Read MoreChildren at a primary school took on a challenge set by a football club as part of a healthy lifestyle initiative — and surprised everyone by beating their target 20…
Read MoreLeamington Primary and Nursery Academy, Sutton, made sure that Covid-19 didn't get in the way of its Christmas festivities with an array of safe events for children to enjoy. Pupils…
Read MoreMansfield Lawn Tennis Club has gifted 150 tennis balls to children at Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, Sutton. Tom Darby, PE specialist at the school, explained: “Because of coronavirus we…
Read MoreSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SFH) is celebrating after being shortlisted in the prestigious HSJ Partnership Awards 2021. SFH and Proud2bOps have been shortlisted for their partnership work in…
Read MoreTo celebrate National Tree Week, a programme to plant 160 new trees on the highways in Nottinghamshire got under way. The scheme, delivered by Via East Midlands for Nottinghamshire County…
Read MoreNottinghamshire Police's family liaison officers are in many ways the very last people you’d want to meet, but in times of crisis they play an absolutely invaluable role – both…
Read MoreNottinghamshire County Council staff have been recognised for going above and beyond their normal duties during the pandemic. The Adult Social Care and Public Health Staff Awards for Nottinghamshire County…
Read MoreLee Anderson, MP for Ashfield and Eastwood, had planned to join 3rd East Kirkby Scouts Group at one of their evening walks this year, but due to Covid-19 restrictions the…
Read MoreThe #madeinmansfield positive poetry initiative, set up by local writer Alan Dawson (pictured) to showcase all that is positive about Mansfield and Ashfield through people’s own words, features the work of two…
Read MoreMansfield recruitment business Dalmatian BeSpotted organised a Christmas Shoebox appeal for Mansfield Soup Kitchen, a Church Street-based charity that helped some of the town’s homeless and less fortunate during the…
Read MoreThe head of a business networking organisation for Mansfield and Ashfield showed the spirit of Christmas by donating his annual payment to good causes. Mansfield and Ashfield 2020 chair Gary…
Read MoreIT will be a very happy Christmas for some families in Mansfield, thanks to the generosity of the public and businesses who helped smash the targets of two community appeals.…
Read MoreBusiness development group Mansfield and Ashfield 2020 plans to end the year in style by inviting its members to take part in a question and answer session with Mansfield Town…
Read MoreFood for Life (FFL) has announced a new early years project in Nottinghamshire. Funded by Nottinghamshire County Council Public Health, Food for Life will work with seven nurseries to contribute…
Read MoreTwo of The Nottingham’s branches – Mansfield and Sutton – have teamed up to play a role in brightening Christmas for vulnerable people locally. Together they are donating £350 to…
Read MoreSporting stars from across the area were celebrated at the annual Mansfield Sports Recognition Awards. The awards, which have continued thanks to the work of the Armchair Club, were held…
Read MoreThere was triple success for the John Eastwood Hospice at the OSCARS — the Nottinghamshire Healthcare OSCARS. The Outstanding Service Contribution and Recognition Scheme (OSCARS) celebrates the work of staff…
Read MoreNottinghamshire County Council-owned Via East Midlands won the 2020 Association of Public Sector Excellence Street Lighting Innovation Award for its work on an LED street lighting renewals project in Nottinghamshire.…
Read MoreHomeowners on a low income and suffering from a long-term health problem could qualify for a grant from Mansfield District Council to help reduce their energy bills? The Warm Homes…
Read MorePlans have been outlined to transform Mansfield into a university town as part of ambitious proposals to revitalise the area. Provision of student accommodation to support an increased number of…
Read MoreChildren at Flying High Academy, Mansfield, have developed their own e-safety mascot, which will be used to help them stay safe online. The pupils were tasked with creating the mascots…
Read MoreAnnesley has welcomed a brand new Christmas tree for 2020! The tree was planted thanks to collaborative working between Ashfield District Council and Annesley and Felley Parish Council. The 15-foot…
Read MoreNottinghamshire County Council will provide funding for food vouchers over the Christmas break to the families of children who are eligible to receive benefits-related free school meals. The funding will…
Read MoreSutton shopping centre Idlewells joined the nationwide Small Business Saturday campaign. The centre supports a number of small businesses both across the town and within the centre, with independent shops…
Read MoreFour new apprenticeship roles have been created at a full-service marketing agency as a result of businesses wanting to fast track their on-line presence and find new ways to market.…
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