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University-level students at West Nottinghamshire College celebrated together at a double graduation ceremony at historic Kelham Hall, near Newark, on Saturday. This year more than 280 students graduated from university-level…
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Around 8,000 people visited Mansfield town centre on Sunday for the annual Christmas Light Switch On event. The day was packed with festive entertainment for all the family. The Market…
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Members of Kirkby Rotary Club are helping to bring Christmas cheer to the community while raising money for charities. On Saturday, November 26th, Santa’s Grotto opens at Reuben Shaw’s garden…
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A call has been made by Mansfield District Council for people to support this year’s White Ribbon Campaign and help make a difference to the lives of families fleeing domestic…
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Eight-year-old Jaidon Boucher will turn on the 2016 Christmas lights at The Big Switch On stage show in Mansfield on Sunday after his family donated £605 towards Mansfield 103.2’s King's…
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Free NHS health checks are to be offered at Mansfield Civic Centre on Wednesday, 23rd November, from 2.30pm to 4pm. The event, which is being hosted by Mansfield District Council,…
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Creative solutions to some of society’s biggest issues, from obesity to unemployment, were devised by computer science students at West Nottinghamshire College as part of a nationwide competition. A group…
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Leading educationalist Dame Asha Khemka has scooped a prestigious national accolade for championing and promoting apprenticeships. The principal and chief executive of West Nottinghamshire College was named winner of the…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ endoscopy team has been recognised for its contribution to better treatment of stomach and bowel conditions in Pakistan. The trust’s endoscopy department is one of 26 specialist…
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Mansfield Town have appointed nine-time promotion-winning manager Steve Evans as their new first-team boss to replace Adam Murray, who left on Monday. Evans is joined at One Call Stadium by…
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Mansfield Civic Centre has become home to a new community safety hub. It has brought together teams from Nottinghamshire Police and Mansfield District Council’s community safety department and provides a…
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Three barbers at a Mansfield salon presented a national charity with funds they raised by jumping out of a plane. Dawn Kershaw, Suzann Armstrong and Karen Berry, who work at…
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Mansfield’s spectacular Christmas light switch-on event is all set to take place on Sunday (20 November) with a packed schedule of festive fun. There will be free family entertainment from…
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Travel and tourism students from West Nottinghamshire College have enjoyed a cultural visit to Leicester to discover more about Diwali earlier this month. During their visit on 1 November, the…
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Manager Adam Murray has left Mansfield Town Football Club, it was revealed on Monday evening. A club statement said: "Following a meeting between Adam and chairman John Radford, Adam asked…
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Panto stars, snowmen and animals galore will be at the Four Seasons Christmas show. There will be a whole host of free festive fun next weekend alongside Mansfield’s Big Switch…
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Groups planning events from February to July to help mark the Great War can apply for funding from Nottinghamshire County Council. The sixth round of awards from its Community Commemoration…
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Staff from Mansfield Building Society and students from Wynndale Primary School refurbished a shed and fencing in the Mansfield school’s allotment. The allotment, used as an outdoor learning space for…
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Mum and daughter team Anne and Rebecca Wass have realised a dream by opening a new children’s boutique in Mansfield. Jak & Daisy, on Regent Street, sells a hand-picked selection…
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YOUNGSTERS at Asquith Primary School, Mansfield, learned about both world wars in the lead up to Remembrance Day and then stood in the playground for a two-minutes’ silence. Pupils in…
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Students at West Nottinghamshire College have benefitted from a funding initiative called Sportivate – a £56 million national project designed to get 11-25 year olds participating in sporting activities. The…
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Local branches of the Royal British Legion will hold a number of Remembrance Sunday parades and services throughout Mansfield district on Sunday 13 November 2016. Mansfield 9.50am: The parade assembles…
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The Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society is holding a public open evening at its Coxmoor Road observatory in Sutton on Saturday, 10th December. Visitors can view the night sky through…
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A new community paediatric website is being launched by Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The website, with child-friendly language and graphics, will be unveiled during a special information session…
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A photography tutor from West Nottinghamshire College has been helping budding photographers discover beauty within some of Nottingham’s forgotten corners. Richard Edwards has joined forces with Space Inclusive – a…
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One lucky child will get the opportunity to turn on Mansfield's Christmas lights at this year’s Big Switch On event. A VIP prize package up for grabs in a competition…
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Mansfield Museum's Christmas Market is returning for an 11th year, from Thursday, 1 December to Saturday, 3 December, from 10am – 4pm. The market, which is free, includes over 40…
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Sherwood Forest’s iconic Major Oak has had its journey through the seasons captured on film by the BBC’s The One Show. The ancient oak, which once provided shelter to Robin…
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A teacher with an interest in the first world war has written a book about Forest Town’s Great War heroes. Tim Priestley, (44), deputy head at Intake Farm Primary School…
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Mansfield-based specialist interior fit-out company for the food, leisure and hospitality sector, Jephsons Shopfitters has stepped in to help Portland College by sponsoring the new Christmas lights that will form…
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Pianist Julian Clef and mezzo-soprano Victoria Gray are taking part in a concert at The Crescent Centre, Peel Crescent, Mansfield, on Sunday, 27th November, at 3pm. Tickets, priced £10 (students…
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Mansfield’s first-ever, large-scale university centre has opened its doors to students – and was immediately hailed as a “beacon of aspiration” for local communities. The £6.5 million Vision University Centre,…
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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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Staff and students at West Nottinghamshire College are rooting for former painting and decorating student Stefan Hubble who is set to take his decorating skills to national level Stefan, 27,…
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A butcher who started work at a Mansfield shop more than 30 years ago when he was just 16 has now taken over the business. Following the retirement of the…
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With only four weeks to go until the opening night of Mansfield Palace Theatre's Christmas panto, Peter Pan, on Saturday, 26th November, tickets are being snapped up quickly with 75%…
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A homebuilder has raised money for a charity that helps the elderly in Mansfield and Ashfield. Westerman Homes, which is currently developing its Larwood Park site, off Sutton Road and…
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An Ashfield Rotary club is playing its part in enhancing the local environment. The Surgery on Lowmoor Road, Kirkby, agreed that Kirkby Rotary Club would take over two large, raised…
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Mansfield District Council has replaced its old fibre-optic CCTV system and launched a new state-of-the-art wireless system. It said the upgrade was necessary because much of the council’s equipment had…
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Mansfield Building Society Community Support Scheme has donated £470 to Doe Lea Resource Centre’s Craft and Chat Group to buy a sewing machine and fabric. The group, which organises craft…
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If you’re in need of a sit down when visiting Mansfield town centre, you will soon be able to take a seat to rest your feet. Mansfield BID (Business Improvement…
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Live music is set to ring through the streets of Mansfield this Switch On day on Sunday 20 November, 2016. The event, which kicks off from 11am, will be bigger…
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Parents and carers with children starting school for the first time next September (2017), can attend an information session covering key aspects of the admissions process. Organised by Nottinghamshire County…
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Childcare students happily swapped their Friday evening entertainment and socialising for a meal of bread and soup and a night in cardboard boxes. This was all in the name of…
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Key rings and credit-style cards reminding people to carry In Case of Emergency (ICE) details are being handed out in Mansfield on Friday night as part of a night of…
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A Mansfield-based rock and roll band are staging a charity gig to raise money for a cancer charity. Tight 5 — Mark Turton, Richard Hawksley, Laura Britton, Greg Fritchley and…
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Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, pupils collected food that was handed over to charity at a celebratory Harvest Festival in a school assembly. The school wanted the food to go…
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Citizens Advice Ashfield is helping local people get ready for winter by hosting two events on how to get the best value for money from their gas and electricity. The…
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Students at West Nottinghamshire College have been celebrating Black History Month throughout October. Among the activities to celebrate the achievements of black and Asian British people, principal and chief executive…
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An entrepreneurial Sutton couple have launched a unique new venture aimed at both local businesses and local people. My Birthday Vouchers offers the chance for firms to make discount vouchers…
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Three friends from Mansfield Woodhouse raised £1,479 for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance by taking part in Europe’s longest banger rally. The Monte Carlo or Bust Rally sees competitors…
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Fidler & Pepper Solicitors, which has offices in Mansfield and Sutton, are using their skills in writing Wills to again help a national fundraising initiative. Will Aid has been running…
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Abbey Primary School, Mansfield, and Forest Town Heritage Group are looking for people who remember anything about the old Sherwood Hall to help with their heritage and gardening project. Abbey…
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Doctors and nurses at Sherwood Forest Hospitals endoscopy department, including King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, are celebrating after achieving accreditation from leading clinicians — the Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.…
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Staff at the Mansfield branch of the Nottingham Building Society (The Nottingham) joined with Redgate School, Mansfield, to help homelessness charity Framework. Redgate pupils collected food, toiletries and clothing at…
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Guinness World Record holder and street entertainer Rob Roy Collins will be appearing on Mansfield Market to perform his daredevil routine from 11am on Saturday 29 October. As part of…
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Five new stalls were launched at Mansfield Market last weekend after they were accepted on to Mansfield District Council "incubation stall" scheme. The stalls had their first trading day on…
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Teamwork, leadership and understanding others’ feelings are just some of the skills that more than 100 teenagers have developed during the summer’s National Citizen Service (NCS) projects. Two glittering ceremonies…
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Former England and British Lions captain and lock forward Bill Beaumont, who is now chairman of World Rugby, is to be the guest of honour at a dinner in Mansfield.…
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There will be free family fun at the Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, next week, when the popular Buzzy B Club returns for a day of free, creepy creature-themed fun…
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A community cause is urging people to take part in a Christmas appeal with a difference. Ladybrook Enterprises Ltd in Mansfield wants residents to join its reverse advent calendar initiative.…
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The landlady at The Talbot in Warsop, Karen Emm, had her hair shaved off as part of fundraising by staff and customers at the pub for Macmillan Cancer Support over…
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Mansfield-based charity A Place To Call Our Own (APTCOO) was among the winners at the Midlands National Apprentices Awards in Leicester. It was awarded the Santander Award for Newcomer Small…
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Anna Rigby, a 15-year-old pupil at the Samworth Church Academy, in Mansfield, has been elected Mansfield's new Youth Mayor. The election, held during Local Democracy Week, saw a total of…
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Teachers-UK surprised two Meden School students with a Mansfield Town Football Club signed football and T-shirt during the Warsop school’s annual awards evening. Students were rewarded for their attitude to…
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Paralympic swimming stars Ollie Hynd MBE and Charlotte Henshaw are set to receive the Freedom of Mansfield after their successes in Rio. An Extraordinary Meeting of Mansfield District Council will…
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Almost 170 teenagers stepped up to the stage to be applauded for taking part in what is being described as a once-in-a-lifetime project. Two glittering ceremonies were held at Center…
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Banner Jones Solicitors in Mansfield completed a free Wills month to raise money for the John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton. The firm, based on Union Street and formerly known as Bilton…
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Mansfield man Stuart Brown is urging residents to back a Christmas shoebox appeal — to help homeless people in Mansfield and their pets. The aim is to collect donations of…
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Family law specialist Natalie Potter has become one of just a handful of lawyers to gain accreditation to a group of solicitors who can handle matters relating to children. Natalie,…
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Mansfield taxi firm manager Nick Shaw is on target to complete 18 long-distance runs for charity. Nick, (46), is raising money for Sense, a national disability charity that supports people…
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Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is set to be one of the first big hitters to appear at Mansfield’s new venue, The Civic Quarter. Formerly the Lindhurst Rooms, within the…
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Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support scheme has donated £500 to 1st Clipstone Scout Group to fund kayak equipment, including lifejackets, safety helmets and emergency throw-lines, to help the group get…
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Mansfield-based charity A Place To Call Our Own (APTCOO) was among the winners at the Midlands National Apprentices Awards. It was awarded the Santander Award for Newcomer SME of the…
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Rising star Keera Scott has been shortlisted in an awards scheme that celebrates the work of people involved in the hotel industry. Keera (26) is the events manager at Mansfield…
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Scores of residents attended two free fun events in Ashfield and had a say on the type of new activities they would like introduced to help improve the health and…
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Mansfield-based company Pellacraft became one of the first Nottinghamshire businesses to sign the “Dying To Work” charter, backing a campaign supporting terminally ill employees in the workplace. The campaign was…
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Information technology students from West Nottinghamshire College have visited one of the UK’s highest profile premier league football clubs to discover how computer systems have an impact on the club…
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A group is appealing for volunteers to help stroke survivors on the road to recovery. Ashfield Stroke Group, which was created in partnership with the Stroke Association and is run…
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Mansfield Town won a thrilling derby clash with local rivals Notts County on Saturday thanks to two substitutes. Talisman striker Matt Green, dropped to the bench for the last four…
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Former Welbeck Colliery cricketer Jake Ball claimed the best ever figures by an English player on his international debut, taking five wickets — including two in successive balls — as…
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Mansfield District Council is encouraging businesses to come forward to make the most of sponsorship opportunities this Christmas time. Businesses that are looking to put their brand in the spotlight…
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Duran, the ultimate Duran Duran tribute show, will visit One Call Stadium later this year. Taking place at 7.30pm on Saturday, 15 October, in the 1861 Suite at One Call…
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The race is on to find Mansfield's next Youth Mayor as pupils take to the polls on Thursday, 13 October, to vote. This year there are four candidates who have…
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Tai chi, yoga and fitball are just some of the activities visitors, staff and patients can try if they visit King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, on Tuesday, October 11. Sherwood Forest…
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Experts at Fidler & Pepper Solicitors have teamed up with Nottinghamshire Hospice as part of the charity's Make Your Will month running throughout October. It is the only law firm…
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Students got an insight into the history of local sports clubs last week at West Nottinghamshire College. To mark Sporting Heritage Day (30 September), the college welcomed representatives from Mansfield…
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Sutton Community Academy's MacMillan Coffee Morning was well supported by staff and students who made and donated cakes that were sold throughout the morning. The academy raised over £110 towards…
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There is still time to nominate your unsung sporting heroes in the Mansfield Sports Recognition Awards 2016. Mansfield District Council, in association with the Armchair Club, is seeking nominations in…
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Mansfield District Council's Armed Forces Champion, CounSean McCallum, is launching a new breakfast club for veterans in the Mansfield and Ashfield area. The first meeting of the Mansfield & Ashfield…
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A £10,000 refurbishment programme to enhance maternity services is under way at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton. The project, funded by the Mansfield and Sutton League of Friends, will provide home…
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West Notts College, Mansfield, is hosting an A Level open evening, on Tuesday, 11th October, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. There will be a full college open evening (A Level, apprenticeships,…
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The new chief executive at The Evolve Trust, which runs academies in Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse, has introduced The Extra Mile Award to thank staff who go beyond the call…
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Actress Dame Barbara Windsor has joined forces with The Royal British Legion to urge the people of Nottinghamshire to volunteer their spare time during this year’s Poppy Appeal campaign. Dame…
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Mansfield Museum is holding a free clothes swap event next month. The event, on Tuesday 11 October, from 5pm to 8pm, offers the opportunity to bring unwanted adult and children’s…
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Ravenshead-based charity the Cornwater Club, which supports older people by providing friendship and activities, is to receive support from shoppers through the Co-op’s community fund. A local trial of the…
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There are 40 places in the world called Mansfield, or at least with “Mansfield” as part of their place name, and the Sister Cities Association of Mansfield is dedicated to…
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Mansfield Town’s chief executive officer Carolyn Radford is set to spend a night in a cardboard box when she sleeps rough next month to highlight and raise funds for homelessness.…
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Vision Studio School governor and local businessman Malcolm Hall MBE has spoken about his pride for pupils who are showing their support for his 500 mile bike ride this Friday…
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A two-week campaign aimed at helping people save their friends from domestic abuse has seen hundreds of Mansfield shoppers being given special teabags. Nottingham-based charity Equation trialled a project at…
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1st Farnsfield Scout Group has received £420 from Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme for three new tents. Richard Sneade, Cub leader at the group, which has grown from 12…
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Three team members at independent financial services broker Midlands Asset Finance are taking part in a charity challenge to raise money for two local organisations which support the homeless. Antony…
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A council pilot project that aims to reduce hospital “bed blocking” in Mansfield and Ashfield has been given a glowing commendation in a new report. Since 2014, the ASSIST Hospital…
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Panto stars and Peter Pan-themed activities will be part of the Christmas Lights switch-on show in Mansfield Market Place. The Big Switch-On 2016 will take place on Sunday, 20th November…
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Mansfield has become one of three areas selected to trial innovative new interactive Touchpoint technology that aims to bring more people into town centres. Rewarding Visits has chosen Mansfield to…
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A new term at West Nottinghamshire College means new experiences and computer science students discovered these during a day trip to Nottingham. Second year learners on the BTEC Level 3…
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On Saturday, 1 October, Leeming Street will be the place to be as Mansfield Museum hosts its first Fun Palaces event, in collaboration with The Palace Theatre and the Old…
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Two fun events with free activities and food have been organised in Ashfield to give residents a chance to find out about the wide range of things going on and…
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Edwinstowe-based construction firm Robert Woodhead expects to smash its £25,593 fundraising target as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations. The company has planned fundraising activities, including sponsored bike rides, sponsored…
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A Mansfield chef and ex-West Nottinghamshire College student is delighted at being selected to cook at a prestigious catering presentation in London. Lewis Kuciers, 20, from Fiskerton, near Southwell, was…
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Mansfield Museum and the town’s Palace Theatre have both won gold customer service awards in a scheme run by business networking organisation Mansfield BID. The awards were presented to Mansfield…
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Mansfield District Council is to target Warsop in a Week of Action later this month with litter picks, environmental clean-ups, community speed watches and campaign to promote responsible dog ownership.…
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Mansfield District Council has approved £100,000 of funding to create further apprenticeship opportunities within the authority. The money, which comes from the council’s Economic Stimulus Fund, will enable it to…
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Noble Foods employees tackled a five-day, almost 600-mile bike ride to raise money for a dream holiday for a colleague diagnosed with terminal cancer, and the John Eastwood Hospice, Sutton.…
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Shoppers at Mansfield’s Four Seasons will be able to begin their Sunday shopping trips even earlier from next week, as the centre is opening its doors at 10am. “We have…
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Mayor Kate Allsop officially opened the new access path to the picnic area at Mansfield's Quarry Lane Nature Reserve. The route is part of the Maun Conservation Group's £25,000 improvement…
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Mansfield will celebrate the success of local Paralympic swimmers Ollie Hynd MBE and Charlotte Henshaw in a Rio-hemed day of entertainment in Mansfield Market Place on Saturday 24 September. The…
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Barclays Bank staff in Mansfield joined colleagues from across the region in a co-ordinated fundraising effort to help fund an operation for a two-year boy with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy.…
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Wild Things has received £473.37 from The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme. Wild Things is a voluntary managed, not-for-profit co-operative providing environmental learning adventures, Forest School programmes and co-operative…
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Mansfield has topped the best city category in the East Midlands in Bloom awards for the third time. The district also received a high-scoring silver gilt medal and a special…
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A new campaign that could help people save their friends from domestic abuse is being trialled in Mansfield. Residents will be shown how to recognise if someone close to them…
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Volunteers from Mansfield and Blidworth were among those honoured at a celebratory tea party held by Girlguiding Nottinghamshire at Portland College, Mansfield. County Commissioner Jackie Brocklehurst presented 60 members and…
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A South Normanton-based hotel has chosen a Mansfield charity as one of its good causes to support at a fundraiser ball. The Derbyshire Hotel, has chosen The Inspire and Achieve…
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Residents thinking about decorating have the chance to paint their homes for free thanks to the Community RePaint Nottinghamshire scheme one-off events run by Veolia (Nottinghamshire County Council’s waste contractors).…
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Mansfield officially remains a great place to enjoy a fun and safe evening out. It has retained Purple Flag status — an accreditation scheme that recognises excellence in the management…
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More than 288 new registrations have been added to the organ donation register thanks to Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Second Chance campaign. The new recruits signed up during…
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People seeking work are being invited to a jobs fair in Mansfield next week. The fair on Friday, 23 September is at Mansfield Library, West Gate, from 10am to 2pm.…
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Mansfield 2020 is to host a second MakeIT Construction and Engineering event on Thursday, 6th October, from 7.30am–9am, at Ransom Wood Business Park, Mansfield. MakeIT forum was created after demand…
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Mansfield District Council's Dog Control Service has been awarded a Gold Community Animal Welfare Footprint Award (CAWF) by the RSPCA for the second year running. The award was given in…
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Two sisters whose knowledge and experience covers nursing and high-level retail management have launched the next phase in the expansion of home care and support provider Respectful Care. Sisters Emma…
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Home-Start Mansfield, a charity that supports parents with young children by visiting families in their own homes, is looking for new volunteers. A course for those would like to help…
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People are being given the chance to view the galaxy and listen to the ‘sounds of space’. Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society is holding open days at its Coxmoor Road…
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Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, won a new category, Our School, at Mansfield BID’s Garden and Craft Festival. The school received £100, a goody-bag, trophy and certificate. Learning support assistants…
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Paralympic star Ollie Hynd banished the memories of 400m freestyle disappointment at the 2012 Games in London to claim gold in Rio. Hynd, 21, of Kirkby, smashed his own world…
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Mansfield Town will serve complimentary hot drinks to every disabled supporter at all of the club’s first-team games at One Call Stadium. Members of the club’s staff will deliver a…
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Ashfield Citizens Advice, which last year dealt with more than 1,500 issues, is appealing for more volunteers. In 2015, volunteers at Ashfield Citizens Advice donated 2,309 hours of their time,…
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Ashfield and Mansfield District Councils are joining forces with Vision West Nottinghamshire College and the Department of Work and Pensions to put on two job fairs. Jobseekers will be able…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is launching a new online, one-stop-shop of support for local armed forces personnel, reserves, veterans, cadets and people who interact with them. The website, www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/supporting-armed-forces highlights some…
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Mansfield residents June and Tony Harvey have turned their green fingers to gold after scooping Mansfield District Council’s coveted Best Kept Garden award. Their garden on the Grange Farm Estate…
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Amateur artists and designers in Mansfield and Ashfield are being urged to create a poster encouraging people to sign the organ donation register. For inspiration they can base their work…
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See Off The Summer, a free, fun, friendly festival packed full of entertainment for all the family, is to take place in Titchfield Park, Mansfield, on Saturday, 10th September, from…
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Remarkable people, including a young woman who recently underwent a heart transplant operation, were honoured after a local search to find Everyday Heroes. In keeping with the spirit of the…
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A former Merchant Navy sailor, who was aboard one of the first ships to enter Nagasaki in Japan after it was destroyed by an atomic bomb during the second world…
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Kirkby Rotary Club helped the work of an organisation that supports children and teenagers who look after older or younger relatives. The Young Carers Project, funded by Nottinghamshire County Council,…
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Nick Sharratt, the man behind the illustrations for Jacqueline Wilson’s Tracy Beaker books, is the subject of a new colourful, humorous and hands-on exhibition. Pirates, Pants and Wellyphants – The…
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Mansfield Building Society is to hold a focus day for people approaching or in retirement on Friday, 9 September at its branches in Mansfield, Chesterfield, Sutton and Kirkby. The aim…
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A hand-hygiene torch relay will take place from King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, to Mansfield Community Hospital and on to Newark Hospital on 7 September. Inspired by the Infection Prevention Society’s…
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Local people will have the chance to find out how clinical research benefits their health during a special event at King’s Mill Hospital on 15 September. Clinical research into prevention,…
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Edwinstowe-based construction firm Woodhead Group is hosting a 1940s-themed charity fete in aid of St Mary’s Church, Edwinstowe, and the Prince’s Trust as part of its 70th anniversary. The event…
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History fans will get the chance to get a peek behind the scenes at Mansfield Museum on 8 September. The award-winning museum on Leeming Street will be opening its stores…
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Mansfield Market Place will host its first Car and Bike Show on Sunday, 11 September, from 11am to 3pm. The event will be a showcase of vehicles including vintage and…
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Mansfield promotional merchandise and business gifts company Pellacraft is to run a competition to guess the number of balloons in an Audi. The stunt was arranged as it prepares to…
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Home Bargains is investing approximately £500,000 in its new store in Sutton-in-Ashfield, which will be officially opened at 8am on Saturday, 3 September 2016. The event will feature a special…
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Patients, families, carers and the public are being given the chance to recognise the most deserving members of staff at King’s Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community hospitals. The People’s Award…
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Selston man Benjamin Chamberlain, (24), has beaten hundreds of other entries from across three continents to reach the finals of the International Forklift Operator of the Year 2016 award. Benjamin,…
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Mansfield-based charity A Place To Call Our Own (APTCOO) is celebrating 25 years of providing personalised, holistic support to families across Nottinghamshire who have a child or young person with…
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Staff from education resources company TTS Group Ltd, of Kirkby, went into Berry Hill Primary School, Mansfield, to help improve an area of the school grounds. They cleared an area…
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A double lung transplant patient from Mansfield Woodhouse will be talking about her experience when waiting for life-saving surgery during an open event and annual general meeting for Sherwood Forest…
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Mansfield town centre will find out this month if it is one of the top three nominations for a prestigious national award. A colourful initiative that helped celebrate the town’s…
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Employees at the Marks & Spencer retail outlet at the East Midlands Designer Outlet, South Normanton, have raised more than £3,680 for their charity of the year, Dogs Trust, based…
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Wednesday 24th August is the last chance for families to enjoy a day of fun, free entertainment at the final Mansfield District Council Summer Festival at Carr Lane Park, Warsop.…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust experts to help accident and emergency departments across the region hit four-hour target Experts at Sherwood Forest Hospitals have been recruited to help other…
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Ravenshead man Mike Farley is tackling the 26.2 mile Cancer Research Shine Night Walk Marathon in London for a third time - in memory of his wife, Carol (Cazi), who…
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Staff and students at Portland College, Mansfield, are moving closer to the summit of their latest project after a £1,800 donation from Ron Brooks Toyota, Mansfield. The money will go…
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Volunteers are being urged to sign up for Clumber Park Memory Walk to help support a total of more than 4,000 people expected to register to fight for a world…
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Fundraisers led by Jenny Chambers have raised £3,500 to be used for the benefit of breast cancer patients. Events including a Medium Night, jumble sales, parties and raffles were part…
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Mansfield District Council’s crematorium and four district cemeteries have achieved a gold standard award from the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) for their caring approach to helping the…
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Shoppers can look forward to a sweet treat in aid of a good cause this weekend, when Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, holds a bake sale bonanza to raise money…
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A Mansfield Woodhouse special school’s bid to create a sensory garden has been boosted by enterprising students at West Nottinghamshire College. Twenty-year-olds Sophie Smith, Sydni Hubbard, Jennifer Baxter and Melissa…
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Fundraising volunteers at King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, have been praised for their contribution towards transforming the care of dementia patients. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Dementia Care Appeal has…
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Nearly 200 apprentices have worked on placements at Nottinghamshire County Council in the last five years as part of the authority’s wider commitment to reduce youth unemployment, upskill the local…
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Mansfield company Caremark (Mansfield), which delivers care and support services to a diverse range of people of all ages who have chosen to remain living independently at home but need…
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Mansfield District Council is working in partnership with local charity Reach Learning Disability to bring the Mansfield 10k back to the town on Sunday 21 August. After a successful first…
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The Mansfield Building Society will be holding a focus day for people approaching or in retirement on Friday, 9 September at its branches in Mansfield, Chesterfield, Sutton and Kirkby. The…
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The Old Meeting House Unitarian Chapel, off Walkden Street, Mansfield, is hosting a three-day exhibition and events as part of the National Heritage Open Days initiative, from 9th-11th September. The…
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Students are nominating their peers to spread smoking prevention messages. ASSIST is the title of the programme funded by Nottinghamshire County Council’s public health tobacco control team, which is being…
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Kirkby Rotary is organising an event designed to give local groups, agencies and charities a showcase for their services. Kirkby Community Fair, which is being supported by Ashfield District Council,…
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The Mansfield Garden and Craft Festival is to be staged in two marquees in Mansfield Market Place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September, from 11am to 3pm. On behalf…
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Pupils from three Ashfield took part in activities from sensory walks to Stone Age Olympics at Brierley Forest Park, Huthwaite. Organised by the Greenwood Community Forest team for the park’s…
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Mansfield schoolboy Liam-Jay Bonsall has been presented with the gift of a mascot day at Mansfield Town FC in recognition of his commitment to his school work at The Beech…
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Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme gave £300 to the Detached Youth Project at Rainworth, which provides youth club sessions and play schemes for disadvantaged children aged 5-18. Apprenticeships for…
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After the success of the first Summer Festival at King George V Park, the next Mansfield District Council event is on Wednesday 10 August at award-winning Titchfield Park in the…
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Mansfield letting agency Belvoir, which recently relocated to 20 Albert Street, Mansfield,hosted a welcome party on the opening day of Wimbledon during which owner, Michael Keywood, pictured right, presented Mansfield…
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A former painting and decorating student has been chosen as president of West Nottinghamshire College students’ union for the next academic year. Marc Jones, 21, was a student on the…
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In just over 19 months of trading, Michael Keywood’s new-start business has prospered to become one of the leading letting agencies in Mansfield. Michael opened Belvoir Mansfield in October 2014…
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New allotment plots are up for grabs on the Priory Road Allotment site in Mansfield Woodhouse after Mansfield District Council carried out work to reclaim and clear disused plots. During…
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Nottinghamshire County Council's chairman, Coun Yvonne Woodhead has chosen specialist, independent college, Portland College as her charity of the year. Each chairman chooses a local charity each year to raise…
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Pupils at Brierley Forest Primary School will be putting pressure on adults to quit smoking in their homes, cars and at school gates as part of a pilot campaign being…
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A Mansfield recruitment firm is set to create new jobs in the town after a substantial refurbishment of its White Hart Street offices. Frontline Recruitment is currently looking to take…
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Inspire’s Heritage and Music Services have announced a unique collaborative showing of the iconic 1916 film The Battle of the Somme. Inspire is a Community Benefit Society that delivers a…
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Top class T20 cricket is heading for Sookholme’s John Fretwell Complex for the second time inside a month when it hosts the Greene King England Legends Day next Friday (August…
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West Nottinghamshire College has counted up its final donations from this academic year’s fundraising efforts to reveal a bumper grand total. An impressive £23,614.85 has been banked for the academic…
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A businessman has helped nine-year-old Sutton girl Shannon Williams take the next step on the sporting ladder by sponsoring her with £250 towards her Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training. Neil Lack…
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Nicola Truswell, 38, from Berry Hill, Mansfield, is taking on the challenge of running the Mansfield 10k this year to raise funds for her son’s nursery. Three-year-old Fletcher attends Bright…
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Hundreds of families turned out to the first Mansfield District Council Summer Festival in Mansfield at King George V Park. Free entertainment including Punch and Judy show, reptile handling, dog…
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A Warsop resident who has transformed his neighbourhood with colourful community planting was among four people to receive Mayor’s Awards in Mansfield. Kate Allsop presented the award to Amby Taylor,…
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A social enterprise growing organic produce and providing work placements, training and volunteering opportunities for people with long-term needs has received £300 from Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme. Jennie…
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Movers and shakers from the world of creative and digital design have wowed audiences at West Nottinghamshire College. The recently hosted Create Expo saw experts and artists from creative agencies…
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Staff at Tallents Solicitors in Mansfield took part in Cupcake Day, supporting the work of the Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading dementia charity. After baking more than 100 cupcakes, they…
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The family friendly navigation challenge Xplorer is returning to two award-winning Mansfield parks this summer. Mansfield District Council will be running summer themed sessions from 11am to 1pm at Titchfield…
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