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A Mansfield pub is rebranding itself for the first time since around 1900. The Bowl in Hand, Leeming Street, has undergone a revamp, with new signs, window frame colours, and…
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More than £3,000 has been raised by people who took part in a zip wire challenge in aid of Nottinghamshire Hospice, Nottingham. A 15-strong group of fundraisers took to the…
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Mansfield District Council has welcomed its new Youth Mayor, 16-year-old Jake Baldry from Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield. Jake signed the Youth Mayor's pledge at a ceremony at the Civic Centre,…
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Solicitors Fidler & Pepper are hoping to again use their expertise in wills to raise thousands of pounds for charities. The firm, which has offices in Mansfield and Sutton, will…
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The director-general of the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) has called for reform to Britain’s education system. Speaking at a business dinner at West Nottinghamshire College last Thursday evening (15…
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Mansfield Museum is laying on a week of activities to keep youngsters busy during the half term holiday. Some of the activities are free while others cost a nominal fee…
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Young ballet dancers have been backed by leading local housebuilder Taylor Wimpey East Midlands with a sponsorship deal worth £500. The money will be used by English Youth Ballet to…
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Aspiring chefs at leading short-break holiday operator Center Parcs are following a recipe to successful culinary careers. Eighteen junior-level cooks across its five UK holiday villages have embarked on a…
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Not only have enterprising students at one Nottinghamshire school started growing their own fruit and vegetables, they are also getting paid for it. Pupils at Tuxford Academy have been reimbursed…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals has once again joined the largest ever NHS staff vaccination campaign with a programme of local activity to protect its staff and patients from flu. The Trust…
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The highest number of children, 10,419, took part in the Summer Reading Challenge in Nottinghamshire. It encourages children to keep up the reading habit during the long summer break. A…
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Students from Mansfield’s Vision Studio School enjoyed a regal visit to London this week, joining other UK studio schools at Buckingham Palace. At the inaugural Studio Schools Trust Student Convention,…
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As part of the continuing partnership between the specialist Portland College and Sandicliffe Hucknall, a brand new campaign has been launched in the run-up to Christmas. The 'Let's Decorate Portland'…
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Cyberchondria is a growing concern among many healthcare practitioners as patients can now research any and all symptoms of a rare disease, illness or condition, and manifest a state of…
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RAVENSHEAD man Mike Farley (pictured) has completed his second Cancer Research Shine Night Walk in London in memory of his wife, Carol (Cazi), who died from breast cancer. He finished…
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Learners from Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Campus, have attended a two-week course to prepare for a selection day as part of the recruitment for a new Marstons pub…
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Mansfield’s crematorium and the four Mansfield District Council-run cemeteries in the district — Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Warsop and Pleasley Hill — have achieved gold awards for their responsive and caring…
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West Nottinghamshire College will be hosting its first general open evening of the year next week. On Wednesday 21 October, from 6-8pm, the college will open its doors at the…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals will be offering support to bereaved families to help cope with baby death during Baby Loss Awareness Week. Each year between 9-15 October, Baby Loss Awareness Week…
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A Nottinghamshire County Council project that works with people with mental health difficulties across the county is helping to boost their wellbeing and employment levels. The Co-production project encourages participants…
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Staff from Academy Transformation Trust Further Education and students from Sutton Community Academy provided harvest arts and crafts for foundation children at Brierley Forest Primary School, Sutton. It gave academy…
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West Nottinghamshire College is joining more than 300 other organisations across the UK to become a Time to Change Employer Pledge organisation. The Time to Change Employer Pledge is an…
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More than 380 young people stepped up to the stage this week at two glittering events at Center Parcs to celebrate their success in life-changing projects. The teenagers have been…
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There’s twice the opportunity to seek advice on courses at West Nottinghamshire College next week. On Tuesday, 13th October, people can come to find out more about the range of…
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AN initiative that helps local people to develop projects to boost their communities is on course to complete 25 schemes this financial year. Now applications are being invited for communities…
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Full back Mal Benning's second wonder goal in a week helped Mansfield Town defeat bottom-of-the-table Newport County 3-0 to clinch their third successive win and remain unbeaten at One Call…
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Mansfield District Council is changing to an improved payment system which means residents will not be able to make payments for rent, council tax or other fees from 6pm on…
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Charity AEDdonate is looking to team up with schools, communities, parish councils and clubs to raise funds to place defibrillators (AEDs) within them. In the UK just 8.6% of people…
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Caring staff at Mansfield Community Hospital promoted the importance of active aging to mark Older People’s Day. Coinciding with the UN International Day of Older Persons, Older People’s Day was…
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Margaret, Melanie, Scarlet, Becky, Lianne and Carolyn pose on the catwalk at Mansfield Hosiery Mills Social Club, where a fashion show raised £460 for the Amazon Breast Cancer Support Group…
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Mansfield-based charity APTCOO (A Place To Call Our Own) is appealing for willing volunteers to help them transform an allotment into an accessible growing space for families with children or…
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A former headteacher who shot to fame on Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning Educating Yorkshire was special guest at the launch of an educational network yesterday held at West Nottinghamshire College.…
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Mansfield’s Doorwatch group — believed to be the only active one of its kind in England — is celebrating its first year of successful operation. An anniversary meeting, attended by…
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Mansfield is the sixth most improved local authority area in England in a table that ranks areas according to deprivation. The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) which were published last…
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The Palace Theatre Music Society, Mansfield, is urging people to support its concert series to ensure the society can continue. It has organised and promoted classical music concerts in the…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is calling on local residents to join their growing community of Digital Champions as part of national Get Online Week (12-18 October). An estimated 10.5 million people…
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A Mansfield Woodhouse domiciliary care provider has celebrated two years in business by embarking on further growth and expansion. Respectful Care, based at Park Road Business Place, has opened a…
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An organisation set up to help veterans and their families is asking people to dig deep and support its food bank and its furniture project. JFA, run by unpaid volunteers,…
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A Mental Health Champion has been appointed at Mansfield District Council as part of a charity-driven mental health challenge. Cllr Lee Probert, ward councillor for Yeoman Hill, was appointed after…
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The Mansfield director of Caremark — a nationwide care service that allows people to remain in their own homes while receiving regular social care visits and services — was part…
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Teenagers across the area are to be honoured at the Nottinghamshire County Council 4Uth Awards at County Hall later this month. The county council received a record 130 nominations for…
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Magnificent Mansfield Town came from two goals down in a terrific match at Dagenham and Redbridge to win their second away League Two match in five days. Mal Benning's volley…
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The rail sector's growing importance to the local and regional economy was showcased at a high-profile event in Mansfield yesterday (Thursday 1 October, 2015). It saw rail and engineering employers,…
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Learners from Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Campus, took part in a morning’s fishing with Pat Shirley, Gary Barfoot and William Leake, from Brierley Pond Community Project, Huthwaite. Learners…
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Posters have been produced to ensure a safe and happy Halloween for all in Mansfield district. Residents who do not want trick-or-treaters knocking at their door can display Mansfield District…
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Mansfield-based office interior company Working Chairs & Interiors is doing its bit in the fight against back pain by promoting Back Care Awareness Week. The event, from 5th to 9th…
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Portland College's fundraising team are looking for cyclists to take part in a 250-mile ride in early summer 2016. The ride, details of which are still to be confirmed, will…
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A coach who has trained Mansfield’s most successful swimmers has won a top award. Glenn Smith, Mansfield District Council’s swim coach and development officer, received the prestigious Para-Coach of the…
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Mansfield-based promotional merchandise and business gifts supplier Pellacraft has won the best trade stand award at the 2015 TUC Congress in Brighton. It is the fourth year that the company…
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The Cornwater Club at Ravenshead has received £3,000 to fund outings for elderly people. The donation was made by the Santander Foundation, which offers grants to UK registered charities for…
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The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme has awarded Whitwell Forward £341 to by promotional flyers, tickets and programmes promoting the seventh annual Whitwell Festival. Whitwell Forward is a small…
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Students were being cut from the wreckage of two crashed cars at West Nottinghamshire College’s construction campus in Kirkby. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, as it was in the name of…
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Community spirit was rewarded when schools, businesses, voluntary groups and individuals were presented with awards and certificates for their involvement in International Clean Up Mansfield Day 2015. The ceremony at…
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Mansfield district councillor Lee Probert organised an Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk at Yeoman Hill Park, Mansfield Woodhouse, which raised £275.76. She said: “225,000 people will develop Alzheimer’s this year, that’s…
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A new website has been launched after the discovery of more than 2,000 photographs taken at the old Aquarius club at Chesterfield and the Talk Of The Midlands. The photos…
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Career Champions won the Education and Business Partnership award at the East Midlands Chamber Nottinghamshire awards. It is a partnership set up in 2013 to bridge the gap between schools…
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The continued excellence of Mansfield as a great place for a night out has been officially recognised with the endorsement of a “light touch” assessment of the town by the…
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A Mansfield company that installs TV aerials is warning residents about cut-price offers on internet search engines such as Google and what it described as a "£45 aerial myth." Orbital…
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Groundworks engineering contractor Van Elle has been named as the East Midlands Chamber’s* Nottinghamshire Business of the Year. The firm, which is headquartered in Pinxton, Nottinghamshire, also walked away with…
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Samworth Church Academy has opened its doors to Year 6 pupils and their families to explore the facilities on offer when they join the academy next year. The academy opened…
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Skills for Independent Living learners from Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Campus have been working with First Art and Nottinghamshire County Council to make books. The learners wrote their…
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Plans for a children’s soft play area and café have been approved for the Water Meadows Swimming and Fitness Complex, Mansfield. They will offer an all-day family experience at the…
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Budding rock stars and guitar enthusiasts can sign up to a boot camp to learn more about the basics of playing the guitar at a discounted price. The six-week course…
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The genie will be out of the lamp to launch a magical festive season in Mansfield at the annual Christmas lights switch-on event. Guest celebrities from the Palace Theatre’s pantomime,…
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Mansfield law firm Forrest Williams has been recognised by the prestigious Legal 500 independent directory of leading law firms across the world. The firm, established in 2009 by Steve Williams…
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Society, education, young people and homelessness were issues discussed around the board room table this week (21 September) as students at Mansfield’s Vision Studio School welcomed the town’s mayor. Students…
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A new service offering self-care advice to the public has opened in Mansfield and Ashfield. The Mid-Nottinghamshire Self-Care service, which is open to anyone over 18 who is living or…
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Volunteers from Mansfield and Ashfield were amongst those from across the county who were honoured at a Girlguiding Nottinghamshire tea party at Portland College. County Commissioner Kate Royse presented awards…
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A major scheme to replace lighting columns along one of Mansfield’s busiest roads begins next week (Monday, September 28). Street lighting is being renewed along St Peter’s Way from its…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust continues to recruit nurses to further improve the quality of care provided to patients and reduce expensive agency costs. Registered nurses are being sought…
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Frontline staff who work in adult social care have received awareness training on the signs to watch out for that someone could be suffering silently as the victim of loan…
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Members of the public and stakeholders are invited to Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ next Board of Directors meeting, taking place at King’s Mill Hospital. The trust holds Board meetings each month…
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A Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust physiotherapist has been shortlisted in the Rising Star category at the 2015 Health Service Journal Awards. Samantha Musson, team leader in the Women’s…
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Mansfield Town have recalled midfielder Joe Fitzpatrick from his loan spell at Sutton Coldfield. The Stags have called back the 18-year-old after a virus struck the Stags’ camp yesterday, according…
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“Live life with a positive attitude and never stop dreaming” – these were the inspirational words from businessman-turned-football club owner Darryl Eales to students at West Nottinghamshire College. The high-flying…
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Mansfield District Council has welcomed the opportunity to help Syrian refugees fleeing the war-torn country. The council has responded to a request from the Home Office and offered its support,…
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Promotional merchandise and business gifts supplier Pellacraft has appointed a new web developer and a graphic designer. Autumn is traditionally a very busy time for the promotional goods industry as…
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Mansfield has won the city category of the prestigious East Midlands in Bloom Awards. The district won a silver gilt medal with a score of 166 points - four points…
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Mansfield and Ashfield Federation of Small Businesses’ Supper Club chairman Richard Fuller presents £80 to Tracy Horton, of Portland College, after a collection by members. The club is a group…
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Brookside (Mansfield) WI celebrated its 30-year anniversary at a supper with guests from other groups. At the AGM new officers were appointed. Taking over from Elizabeth Parker as president was…
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The number of people out of work and claiming Jobseekers Allowance in Nottingham fell again in August, according to figures released. There were 7,690 JSA claimants in the city -…
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Mansfield industrial supplies firm Hall-Fast and Nottingham Rugby won the Club Sponsor of the Year award at the Lawson Keys National Rugby Awards at Twickenham. Hall-Fast is currently backing the…
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A Mansfield man is taking part in the SUBWAY Helping Hearts™ Family 5K in Sheffield on 20th September to raise funds for national charity Heart Research UK after the death…
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The best of Mansfield's pubs, clubs and bars have been honoured at the Best Bar None awards held at the Civic Centre. Organised by Mansfield District Council, the ceremony recognised…
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The Mansfield Jobs Fair is taking place on Friday, 25th September, from 10am to 3pm, at Mansfield Library, West Gate, Mansfield, NG18 1NH. There will be information on: •job vacancies…
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Despite planned changes in Government legislation, buy to let investment in the private residential property sector continues to attract very high levels of growth – with much of it coming…
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The search is on for Mansfield’s sporting heroes of 2015. In association with the Armchair Club and the Chad, Mansfield District Council is seeking nominations for the Mansfield Sports Recognition…
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Four competition-winning students from West Nottinghamshire College are celebrating judges’ decisions to place them in national final competitions. The foursome consists of Andy Gardner (18), and Kalum Pepperday (17), from…
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Oak Tree and Asquith primary schools, Mansfield, have both received a £400 grant from cereal maker Kellogg’s after completing an innovative online breakfast club training programme that has been developed…
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The Inner Wheel Club of Kirkby has raised more than £600 for the MIND charity in the town through raffles at recent social events. Jacquie Hampshire prepared a birthday brunch…
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Mansfield-born thriller writer Lee Brailsford (37), never expected a career as a writer, but after a spontaneous decision in a Norwegian flat he has published three novels. His third book,…
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Mansfield Town thrashed Crawley 4-0 on Saturday to clinch their first home win of the season - scoring more than one goal at the One Call Stadium for the first…
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Could you please publicise the following two events, all monies raised are to buy equipment for pupils at The Flying High Academy. Former pupils of the old Cumberlands School in…
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President of the Rotary Club of West Ashfield Michael Longdon receives a cheque for £500 from Kuldip Sandhu, owner of Nisa Supermarket, Riddings. The donation was from the Nisa Community…
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Mansfield District Council’s Dog Control Service has been awarded a Gold Community Animal Welfare Footprint Award by the RSPCA for its high quality work in handling of stray dogs. The…
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The former Crompton View Primary School in Bilsthorpe has been relaunched as Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy. It is part of The Flying High Trust, based at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School,…
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Free parking for 30 minutes at Mansfield’s pay and display car parks will begin on 14 September. Drivers parking in the Four Seasons and Walkden Street multi-storey car parks will…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is searching for a Father Christmas to join its team to help entertain children at its Rufford Country Park grotto. Lynn Negus, retail manager at Rufford, said:…
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Stanton Hill businessman John Bowden, The Garden Barber, has been thanked for helping to create thousands of smiles at the Idlewells shopping centre, Sutton, after building and donating a holiday…
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Young people interested in an Army career should visit Mansfield town centre this week to meet soldiers from The Rifles who are in town as part of the regiment's recruitment…
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Mansfield Museum is celebrating a successful summer season with an almost 40% rise in visitors compared to last year. During the six weeks of the school summer holiday the museum…
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A new guide showcasing some of the best historical spots across Mansfield’s town centre will be launched on Saturday (12 September) to coincide with Heritage Open Days. The Mansfield Heritage…
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Ravenshead woman Eve Griffith has been appointed county president of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire. She succeeds Anne Allery, who retired after seven years in the post. Eve joined Girlguiding Nottinghamshire in 1985…
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The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme has awarded the Rainworth-based Detached Youth Project £400 towards buying sporting equipment. The group works with young people aged four to 19 to…
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MANSFIELD Museum is piloting a new Memory Café for people living with dementia and their carers from this September. A spokesman said: "We aim to make the Memory Café a…
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Mansfield District Council marked Merchant Navy Day yesterday by flying the Red Ensign at the Civic Centre to raise awareness of the UK’s on-going dependence on Merchant Navy seafarers. The…
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Mansfield District Council’s three summer festivals managed to avoid the worst of the dismal British summer and have been a soaring success, attracting around 2,000 people this year. The weather…
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University-level teaching and learning at West Nottinghamshire College has been given the seal of approval by a national Higher Education body. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has…
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Mansfield district councillor Lee Probert is organising an Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk on Saturday, 26th September, at Yeoman Hill Park, Mansfield Woodhouse, starting at 10am. She said: "225,000 people will…
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A disused bin shed has been transformed into a new community space for residents of a supported-living scheme in Mansfield Woodhouse. The Portland Street scheme provides accommodation and support to…
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A new academic year has brought new students to West Nottinghamshire College this week and things have kicked off with the annual freshers’ fair. Featuring at three campuses including Derby…
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Pictured preparing a strawberry tea for the Inner Wheel Club of Kirkby are members Jacqui Hampshire, Lynda Moor, hostess Susan Smailes and Jean Toseland. Around 30 members and friends enjoyed…
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A community choir, launched this year and run by Mansfield-based Disability Nottinghamshire, has been given a major boost. The Our Voice community choir will benefit from a donation of £720…
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The Clifton Lodge of the Masons has donated £1,438 to Portland College following a fundraising event at the college earlier in the year. The money will go towards buying a…
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Katrina Atherton, founder of Mansfield business A-Star Media, has been used by the Government to encourage young people into business. She has been used as a case study by the…
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The Pinxton-based Chernobyl Children Lifeline’s Richard Street and Mariya Bylina, an English teacher in Belarus, gave a presentation to the Rotary Club of West Ashfield. Mr Street, the main organiser,…
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A mock major event involving 10 organisations and 86 volunteers is taking place at Ravenshead on the morning of Saturday, 5th September to prepare voluntary agencies for a search and…
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Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning gymnast Craig Heap is to give a talk to Mansfield Armchair Club, a group of businessmen who have helped local sporting talent — including swimmers Rebecca…
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Mansfield District Council has appealed for what it believes is the silent majority to show support for the local gay community after a transsexual in the town complained about the…
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The Red Ensign will fly over County Hall for the first time as Nottinghamshire County Council marks Merchant Navy Day, 3rd September. It will be raised by Ravenshead’s Tom Mason,…
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Warsop Inner Wheel Club international service organiser Christine Fretwell held a charity fundraiser at the home of member Ruth Ullyot. The event was attended by more than 50 members, friends…
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Mansfield District Council is taking in the lead in its efforts to reunite lost dogs with their owners with the launch of a highly successful Facebook campaign. The MDC Facebook…
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Edwinstowe-based construction company Woodhead is set to begin work on a brand new £4.7m business innovation hub on the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee Campus. The Technology Entrepreneurship Centre will be…
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Burma campaign veteran George Humphrey, a member of the Warsop branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL), is one of the national faces of this year’s Poppy Appeal. Mr Humphrey…
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A scheme that helps people to develop schemes to boost their communities is on course to complete 25 projects this financial year – an increase of 12. Launched in 2013,…
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Two Mansfield businessmen — Hall-Fast Industrial Supplies owner Malk Hall and A Star Media director John Starkie — completed a 310-mile, 24-hour charity bike ride in aid of three charities.…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust is celebrating a successful ongoing recruitment drive after offering 64 highly-skilled nurses posts for next year. Recruited from the Philippines, the new staff will arrive in…
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A group that provides a social day care setting for people of any age suffering from the early stages of memory loss has thanked fundraisers for a donation — and…
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The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme has awarded Nottinghamshire Hospice £500 towards the purchase of a petrol lawnmower and petrol strimmer. The hospice garden is maintained by volunteers and…
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Year six students from King Edward Primary School, Mansfield, took part in an interactive two-day Little Genius Project at The Brunts Academy, funded by Nottinghamshire County Council. It was presented…
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A business offering outdoor activities in the heart of Sherwood Forest is celebrating 21 successful years. The Adrenalin Jungle, founded by Nottinghamshire entrepreneur Don Logan, a paintball enthusiast with an…
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Runners and spectators filled the streets of Mansfield for the first Reach Mansfield 10K, helping to raise money for good causes. Organisers hailed the event, created in place of the…
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The quality of care for children and young people with diabetes provided at Sherwood Forest Hospitals is at an all-time high according to the results of an audit published by…
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A 16-year-old Mansfield Royal Air Force (RAF) air cadet on holiday in Gibraltar with his family was delighted to be given a tour of the country’s RAF base by its…
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The Ministry of Defence is trying to trace the Mansfield-area relatives of an RAF airman killed when his aircraft crashed in the Netherlands during the second world war. Sergeant Gerard…
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Runners and spectators alike will fill the streets of Mansfield to support the first Reach Mansfield 10K and contribute towards local good causes on Sunday. Organised by Nottinghamshire charity Reach…
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Homelessness charity Framework is calling for community groups to come together and collect essential household items in support of its harvest campaign, The Feeding Futures Appeal. The Appeal hopes to…
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Mansfield and Ashfield schools, community groups and councils wanting to plant trees in school grounds or in community spaces are being urged to apply for Greenwood Community Forest grants. It…
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The trust that runs King’s Mill and Mansfield Community hospitals has expanded its team caring for frail, elderly patients. The news comes as reports reveal people in the UK are…
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Charcoal-coloured cheese, Skegness cheese, meats, chutneys, pâté, salads, and more - that’s what’s available at Mansfield's newest shop, The Deli @ No 3, in Toothill Lane. The deli has been…
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People concerned about the impact of care fees should seek the advice of professional advisors, rather than rely on assumptions. According to specialist lawyer Richard Howard, a partner at Fidler…
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On Sunday, hundreds are expected to participate in the highly-anticipated Mansfield 10K. The race replaces the well-supported Mansfield Half Marathon, which ended in 2011, and aims to regenerate interest in…
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Nottinghamshire residents are being reminded of training courses on using a mobility scooter safely that take place in Retford and Mansfield over the next few weeks. The county council is…
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A special event aimed at encouraging more people in Nottinghamshire to consider a career in the care sector comes to Mansfield this Friday. Nottinghamshire County Council has been working with…
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The Brunts Charity, founded in Mansfield more than 300 years ago, wants to make people aware that it provides subsidised housing for the over 60s in the town and surrounding…
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The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme has awarded Bakewell Silver Band £250 towards the purchase of sound recording equipment. Ian Wildgoose, of the community brass band, said: “We would…
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Magnificent Mansfield Town upset the form book to win their local derby 2-0 at Notts County on Friday, thanks to goals in either half by Chris Clements and Ryan Tafazolli.…
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Mansfield District Council prepares to end the summer holidays with a bang at its last summer festival on Carr Lane Park in Warsop on 27th August. The event runs from…
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The Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield has been recognised for its environmental initiatives. The centre has won th Environmental Best Practice award at the International Green Apple Awards. It…
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Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has hailed the success of efforts to restore heathland habitat in the heart of Sherwood Forest. Over the past three years, the charity, which cares for around…
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RAVENSHEAD man Mike Farley is again taking part in the Cancer Research Shine Night Walk in London in memory of his wife Carol, (pictured with him, above) who died from…
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A team from Mansfield-based promotional merchandise specialists Pellacraft Ltd has raised more than £2,250 for homeless charity Framework. They took part in the Runga Run at Kelham Hall and Country…
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A new initiative supported by Nottinghamshire County Council and health partners that gives help and advice to new mums breastfeeding has been rated a success. The two-year pilot scheme, which…
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Fourteen students and two leaders on a National Citizen Service (NCS) course, based at West Notts College, Mansfield, are holding a series of sporting fundraisers to raise money for two…
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Children can now enjoy top-quality play facilities at the award-winning George V Park on Black Scotch Lane, Mansfield, thanks to a £60,000 investment by Mansfield District Council. The play area…
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A consortium led by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has been named as the preferred bidder to design, build and operate a new visitor centre —…
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The trust that runs King’s Mill and Mansfield Community hospitals has been praised by patients Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was rated for the quality of its patient environments.…
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If you’re a people person and passionate about being compassionate, a career in care could be the perfect profession for you. Over the next 12 years, the number of older…
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Mansfield Town full back Malvind Benning was an instant hit for Mansfield Town with a spectacular goal in the Stags' 1-1 opening day draw against Carlisle United in League Two.…
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West Nottinghamshire College students are seeing the fruits of their musical labour via a new website which is helping to bring new music talent onto the scene. The website, createrecords.co.uk,…
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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey East Midlands sponsored the Rainworth Community Family Fun Day and Music Festival a boost by sponsoring the event. The developer, which is preparing to build 160 new…
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Short videos have captured the excitement of medieval times during the annual Robin Hood Festival taking place this week at Sherwood Forest. The festival, organised by Nottinghamshire County Council, is…
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Mansfield soldier Corporal Mark Freeman has been preparing for another tour of duty in East Africa. Corp Freeman (27), pictured, has been with soldiers from B (Malta) Company, 2 MERCIAN…
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ROAD safety officers from Nottinghamshire County Council will be in Mansfield offering free child car seat advice. "If child car seats are not properly attached to the car in which…
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The Rotary Club of West Ashfield hosted two speakers, Suzey Edwards and Jeni Tinley, from Spectrum Wasp (We Are Special People) to learn about the charity that supports children and…
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More than 40 young people will attend an event at MyPlace, Westfield Folkhouse in Mansfield on Thursday, August 13, to give their views on health services across Nottinghamshire. The event,…
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Visitors from all over Britain and overseas joined with local Baptists to mark the 200th anniversary of Mansfield Baptist Church. During the celebration, schoolchildren and visitors viewed photographs and artefacts…
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The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme has awarded the Tin Hat Centre £480 to buy a pop-up gazebo. The Selston volunteer fundraising group helps elderly and individuals with learning,…
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Work is under way to build 12 family council homes in Mansfield. The £1.76m development in Pye Avenue is one of several housing schemes being built for Mansfield District Council,…
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West Nottinghamshire College is holding an information event aimed at helping school leavers to decide what they want to study next. The ‘What’s Next?’ event will take place at the…
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Phil Rose, known to millions as Friar Tuck from the hit TV programme Robin of Sherwood is a special guest at this year’s Robin Hood Festival! Nottinghamshire County Council is…
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A team from Boots UK’s Nottingham Support Office has built a polytunnel, including raised beds, and a gravel path at Mansfield’s Oak Tree Primary School. Boots agreed to help the…
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Staff at Sherwood Forest Hospitals welcomed in their latest recruits last week during the trust's first Nursing Welcome Day. More than 30 newly qualified nurses are set to start working…
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Former Miss Mansfield, Alice Kurylo, is to compete in the finals of Miss Great Britain in September. Alice (22), qualified by being named Miss Nottingham at the Miss Midlands final,…
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Visitors to Mansfield will soon be able to park for 30 minutes for free in all Mansfield District Council surface car parks. In addition, drivers parking in the Four Seasons…
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The Flying High Trust, which runs The Flying High Academy in Mansfield; Peafield Lane Academy in Mansfield Woodhouse; and Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy, was labelled the Oxbridge of primary education…
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Professional triathlete Laura Siddall, from Mansfield, has become one of the new ambassadors for SockMine — a British manufacturer of high-quality technical sports socks. All SockMine products are designed and…
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A charity working with homeless people across the East Midlands is holding a 22-mile fundraising trek in the Peak District to help vulnerable and excluded people enjoy the great outdoors.…
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Mansfield Building Society has donated £220 to Nottingham Piscatorial Society from its Community Support Scheme. The piscatorial society is one of the oldest fishing clubs in the UK with around…
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Each year Ravenshead and Blidworth Rotary Club presents Year 6 school leavers with a Dictionary For Life. This year it presented a total of 45 dictionaries at Blidworth Oaks Primary…
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a group of young people from the Victory Youth Group (VYG) branch based in Nottingham’s UCKG HelpCentre generously gave their time to help care for the trees in the city’s…
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Saturday saw the start of a six-week long summer holiday season of completely free activities and competitions, courtesy of Idlewells Shopping Centre and its retailers. Three pirate shows from local…
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Local carers will be given the opportunity to access additional support on Tuesday thanks to a roadshow being hosted at King’s Mill Hospital. Trevor Clower, voluntary roadshow organiser, has planned…
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Kirkby Inner Wheel Club has welcomed new members Barbara Williams and Barbara Broomhead. The club’s success in steadily increasing membership is due in part to inviting guests to meetings and…
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Around 150 budding engineers from primary schools tested their rocket car and Minibot inventions at a special event at Joseph Whitaker School, Rainworth. The STEM day — science, technology, engineering…
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The two-day cricket festival that saw Nottinghamshire CCC host Royal London One-Day Cup games at Welbeck CC’s John Fretwell Sporting Complex ground over the weekend has been hailed an overwhelming…
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Mansfield Town made it two impressive 1-1 draws in five days against higher-ranked opposition at One Call Stadium after a 1-1 draw with Premier League Leicester City on Saturday. Matt…
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Mansfield District Council’s summer of fun continues with the second of three summer festivals on Wednesday, 12 August at Titchfield Park Mansfield. The event runs from 10am to 3pm and…
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Conservation experts from Nottinghamshire County Council and Mansfield District Council have welcomed the news that a famous local architect could become the face of the new £20 bank note. Fothergill…
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The route has been announced for the new Reach Mansfield 10k road race on Sunday, 23rd August. Since the closure of the Mansfield Half Marathon in 2011, the organisers have…
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Interactive media students at West Nottinghamshire College learned more about the exciting world of 3D animation and computer-generated imagery (CGI) from some of industry’s leading experts. They joined professionals from…
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A Sherwood Forest Hospitals staff member, his wife and family donned their dancing shoes and raised £900 for the trust’s neonatal unit. Steve Davies, who works at King’s Mill Hospital…
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Netherfield Ward councillor Sharon Adey, left, presents a petition of around 1,550 signatures to Mansfield mayor Kate Allsopp asking Mansfield District Council to support action to get Warsop a new…
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Five parks in the Mansfield district — and a conservation group —have been named among the best in the UK. Carr Bank Park, King George V Park, Titchfield Park, all…
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Mansfield company A-Star Media went to London to take part in the official national launch of Small Business Saturday, a celebration of a wide range of small businesses across the…
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Thirty-six Scouts and four adult volunteer leaders from Nottinghamshire have arrived at Heathrow to fly off to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan. They will join 4,000 other Scouts from…
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Mansfield BID has been putting the town on the map — and a government minister has vowed to visit to see for himself how partnership working is helping to revive…
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Ron Brooks Toyota Mansfield has donated £1,250 towards a music project at Farmilo Primary School, Pleasley. The Music For All project aims to give children increased development opportunities through the…
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Vision Express in the Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, raised funds for The Macular Society — an organisation supporting central vision loss — during the society’s first awareness week. Staff…
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Students from Vision Studio School have been rewarded for their volunteering efforts with adventure and action-based activities. Following a three-day mission of working with the Forestry Commission at Oxclose Wood…
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