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Square Peg, a Mansfield charity, has received £500 from The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme. Square Peg provides out-of-school leisure activities to young disabled people aged 13 to 24.…
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Ashfield and Mansfield district councils are working in partnership with Vision West Nottinghamshire College to help local people to secure work with an engineering firm that plans to create hundreds…
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Staff at Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Community Academy took part in 'PREVENT' training. The training was provided by Nottinghamshire Police force to raise awareness of the terrorist threat…
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Local community fitness company Fit4Fun are raising funds to support the delivery of a life-saving project with their Annual Fit4Fun Zumbathon, being held at Mansfield Rugby Club on 28th February.…
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A children’s hospice charity has benefited from a Santa’s Grotto created by a garden centre and run by Kirkby Rotary Club. At the Reuben Shaw & Sons garden centre in…
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Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People is delighted to announce ventriloquist and award-winning comedian Nina Conti as its newest patron. Nina visited the East Midlands’ only children hospice last…
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Nottinghamshire County Council's Legal Services team has been shortlisted for a local government 'Oscar' for the innovative way it has used new technology to improve efficiency and save money. The…
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Angry Mansfield Town player manager Adam Murray hit out after a controversial injury time penalty "robbed" the Stags of a second successive home win and two points in their relegation…
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Mansfield Town have extended their £7 ticket offer right up until kick-off ahead of tomorrow’s match at home to Northampton Town. More than 3,500 tickets (including season ticket holders) have…
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A two-day health event has been delivered to students at West Nottinghamshire College by Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Students at the college’s construction and building campus and the…
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Nottinghamshire County Council has welcomed the news that smoking in cars when someone under the age of 18 is present is to be banned from October 2015. The County Council…
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The biggest black-tie charity gala event in the area is set to return for a third year. The Hall-Fast Charity Ball, this year being arranged in conjunction with the Derbyshire…
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Staff from Academy Transformation Trust Further Education and Sutton Community Academy (pictured) broadened their language skills by attending a Polish for Beginners class. Staff chose to attend to help welcome…
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A Nottingham-based gaming company has set students at West Nottinghamshire College a creative challenge. Fuzzy Frog, which was established six years ago by chief executive Richard Flower, develops games for…
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The Rotary Club of Mansfield has presented £500 to Portland College’s sports department to buy individual sports kits for the college’s students and department staff. Portland’s sports curriculum includes a…
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The team at Ron Brooks Toyota on Oak Tree Lane, Mansfield, are having a hoot to help raise funds for Red Nose Day next month. Proud to do their madcap…
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Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield is hosting free February Half-Term Buzzy B Club events for children and families. January Buzzy B Club got the year off to a great start…
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This poster was designed by John Morell, an adult learner on the IT Skills course at the Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Community Academy, which took part in Mental…
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Building work has started on a new, state-of-the-art building for The Flying High Academy, Ladybrook, Mansfield. A ceremony to mark the landmark was attended by representatives from The Flying High…
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Robin Hood features in a special short video to champion the Major Oak as part of the ongoing European Tree of the Year competition. More than 4,000 people have already…
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Mansfield Market will have a Valentine's theme this Saturday, 14 February, when shoppers will be entertained by violinist Rob Jourdain, while they choose from a range of great gifts for…
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Apex Martial Arts Academy, Mansfield, attended part of a 26-hour non-stop martial arts event that attracted people from throughout Europe. The students were demonstrated, taught and learnt many new styles…
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A businessman is raising awareness of a campaign to help a little boy walk. Alfie Smith, of Awsworth, Nottingham, is allergic to protein, which has had an impact on his…
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Ashfield councillor Jason Zadrozny has backed an appeal from Cancer Research UK to help save the lives of more people with cancer. He has met volunteers at the charity’s shop…
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THE UK chorus champions, Lace City Chorus of Nottinghamshire, has received £500 from The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme. The funds will be used to bring a world-class coach…
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Warsop Inner Wheel Club president Terry Newton invited Warsop, Shirebrook and District Rotary Club president Steve Lunn and members to its meeting at the Hostess Restaurant, Nettleworth. The speaker was…
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Delighted Mansfield Town boss Adam Murray celebrated his first home win, 1-0 over Stevenage, as the Stags' full-time manager - and their first in seven matches - by refusing to…
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Half-time substitute Reggie Lambe struck the winner seven minutes into the second half to clinch Mansfield's first win in seven matches and their first at One Call Stadium since mid-November.…
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An inspirational centre that is training the next generation of engineers was given the VIP seal of approval this week. West Nottinghamshire College’s Engineering Innovation Centre, which is training up…
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Construction company Woodhead is making sure that its projects are benefiting its local community by carrying out a £430,000 renovation and refurbishment project at Crompton View Primary School in Bilsthorpe,…
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Residents can sign up for Mansfield District Council’s Garden Waste Collection Service for 2015/16. Information on how to sign up for the scheme, which starts on 1 April, will be…
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A Mansfield school, a council-led Ashfield initiative, clubs and individuals were among winners at the annual Nottinghamshire Sports Awards. Nottinghamshire County Council and Sport Nottinghamshire staged the 23rd annual celebration…
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oday (Thursday 5 February) is National Voter Registration Day and Mansfield District Council is urging those who are not already registered to vote to go online now. If you are…
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Budding entrepreneurs looking for support for their business development have been invited to apply for a Nottinghamshire Community Foundation grant. Local business ‘dragons’ are looking to award successful enterprise ideas…
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A mental health support group for people in Mansfield aged 16-25 wants the community to know it is here to help. The group offers free counselling and one-to-one support as…
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Information about free and low-cost activities planned for families throughout the February school holiday is now available in the What's On guide. Mansfield District Council, Mansfield District Leisure Trust, Mansfield…
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The iconic Major Oak is now involved in its latest epic adventure – with a quest to conquer Europe! Robin Hood’s famous hideout, the Major Oak, is in the running…
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Friends of Yeoman Hill Park at Mansfield Woodhouse were joined by nursery youngsters when they planted an Antarctic Beech tree. It has been planted overlooking the 1930s Art Deco bandstand…
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Residents and children are invited to tell Mansfield District Council what outdoor gym and play equipment they would like to see in a local play area. Up to £120,000 in…
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A 16-year-old Ashfield School pupil has taken the first step in a national competition for budding chefs. Nathan Kanya won the initial phase of the Rotary Young Chef of the…
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A Sutton funeral directors is opening its doors to the public on Saturday, 21st February to mark one year of trading. Visitors will be able to look around the premises…
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Teenage siblings Sarah and Mark Miles have been hailed by residents and a council for helping to clear snow for their neighbours. Sarah, who was named the 2013 winner of…
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The Mansfield Building Society has given £300 to the 5th Mansfield Sea Scout Group towards safety equipment for their water sports activities. The funds were awarded as part of The…
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Secondary schools across Nottinghamshire have been praised for gaining GCSE results above the national average. A total of 58 per cent of pupils got five or more GCSEs with A*…
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Academy Transformation Trust Further Education at Sutton Community Academy hosted a visit by MP Tim Farron, president of the Liberal Democrats and the party’s spokesperson for foreign and Commonwealth affairs.…
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Mansfield Community and Voluntary Services (CVS) has launched a new website and online community portal to help support community organisations and voluntary groups. The new-look website has been created for…
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It was a case of “lights, camera and action” as students from Portland College undertook a work-focused visit to the BBC’ television and radio HQ in Nottingham. Jo Davies, radio…
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The Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield entertained children at its Buzzy B Club workshop themed on A Very Hungry Caterpillar, the famous Eric Carle book. Children made their own…
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The Invest Ashfield and Mansfield AMbassadors' programme celebrated its first year of promoting local business opportunities with a lunch-time event attended by around 40 AMbassadors. Representing businesses from across Ashfield…
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The changeable winter weather that has seen temperatures fluctuate between below freezing to more mild conditions has resulted in some unusual events in the area's natural habitats. Nottinghamshire County Council…
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Cinderella opened its doors at Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Community Academy on Thursday, 22nd January for four sell-out performances. After last year’s success with Aladdin, drama tutor Jack…
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Students at West Nottinghamshire College made the time to keep a very special memory alive today across the campuses. Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) marks the 70th anniversary of the…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is to give a £20,000 grant to Nottingham Credit Union (NCU), so more people in Mansfield and Ashfield can take advantage of savings accounts and affordable loans.…
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Nottinghamshire County Council’s new Chief Executive will take up his post at Easter, it has been announced. Anthony May, who was officially confirmed into the position at the last Full…
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Holocaust survivors, civic leaders from across the East Midlands and faith organisations will gather for a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday, 27 January (10.30am - 12noon).…
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Volunteers who carry out conservation work at Rufford Abbey country park in all weathers have been saluted by Nottinghamshire County Council. The council manages the park and recognised the volunteers…
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Mansfield Town manager Adam Murray said Saturday's 0-0 draw with League Two leaders Wycombe Wanderers was a "real platform" to build on in their relegation fight. The Stags, dominant at…
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West Nottinghamshire College will be staging two information events in February, aimed at people wishing to study full-time or university-level courses. The events, which are being held at the college’s…
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Mansfield Town’s One Call Stadium pitch will undergo a 10.45am pitch inspection tomorrow morning, ahead of the Stags’ scheduled Sky Bet League Two match at home to leaders Wycombe Wanderers.…
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Most people have regular health checks but how many get hearing tests? To encourage people to think more about their hearing, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is supporting National…
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The Christmas prizedraw organised by the Rotary Club of Warsop Shirebrook and District since 1986, which this year included 18 organisations, has reached the £100,000 mark. All monies raised go…
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Abbey Hill Primary School’s parents, staff and children are celebrating gaining the national Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) award for the Kirkby school’s work with parents. The school said building…
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A multi-storey car park in Mansfield will have wider than standard spaces when it reopens following essential improvements. Walkden Street car park will be closed from Monday, 16 February for…
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Everywhere you look in the media today, it is full of stories of the growth in buy to let. The amount of time buy to let is mentioned has grown…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is celebrating being named in the top 100 employers in the UK for workplace equality by leading Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) rights charity, Stonewall. The council…
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The latest job figures announced today showed significant annual falls in the number of people claiming out of work benefits and the total number of unemployed people across the region,…
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Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, is ready to launch its first free Buzzy B Club for 2015 filled with fun activities for children and families to enjoy. Buzzy B will…
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Hucknall's branch of Sandicliffe Ford have dedicated their next year to fundraise for Portland College, based in Mansfield. Staff at the car dealership branch will be attending Portland's fundraising events…
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Samworth Church Academy celebrated its annual Founders Day this week with special guest speakers the Rt Revd Richard Inwood and Caroline Samworth. The Founders Day event takes place each year…
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Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Community Academy and Ashfield Job Centre Plus have been working together on a new initiative involving the Range homeware store that is due to…
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Mansfield District Council has given the go ahead to a number of recommendations designed to boost and improve Mansfield Market. These include the decision to keep the market running for…
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Life Education Centre, Nottinghamshire, which runs an interactive mobile classroom in local schools, has received £257 from The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support Scheme. The funds will be used towards…
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West Nottinghamshire College has played host to more than 25 headteachers from the Chinese province of Guangdong. They toured the college's state-of-the-art facilities and saw students at work as part…
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Eye-catching artwork and a new community café have heralded the start of a new era for The Old Library in Mansfield. The Old Library Youth Arts and Media Venue unveiled…
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West Nottinghamshire College is celebrating retaining a national accolade commending its dedication to promoting health and wellbeing to staff and students. The Healthy FE and Skills certificate, led by the…
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Students at West Nottinghamshire College have been urged to look at leading healthier lifestyles this week through a college-wide health initiative. The ‘New Year, New Me’ event, organised by the…
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Drivers Direct, one of the UK’s leading providers of temporary and permanent drivers to commercial organisations, has raised more than £2,500 for Marie Curie by holding a black tie event…
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Students at a pioneering new school have been finding out about work experience and employment opportunities in the care sector. Vision Studio School, in Mansfield, staged a careers fair to…
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Mansfield District Council is holding a number of briefing sessions for prospective candidates and election agents in preparation for the elections taking place in May this year. Thursday 7 May…
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Portland College students hit the back of the net when they got to watch a Premier League match in an executive box and meet World Cup winner Mesut Ozil. The…
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There were 151 nominations and more than 60 prizes given to students at Samworth Church Academy’s Speech Night. Each of the schools within the Mansfield academy nominated a student of…
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Takeaway businesses across Nottinghamshire are being supported to offer healthier choices to their customers in a new Healthier Options Takeaway merit (HOT) scheme being launched by Nottinghamshire County Council with…
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Staff, clients and friends of Mansfield care agency Respectful Care worked together over the Christmas and New Year period to collect food donations for people worried about becoming homeless. Donations…
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ROBIN Hood Primary and Nursery School in Mansfield Woodhouse has officially changed its name to The Bramble Academy — and is now one of three academies in The Evolve Trust…
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A new cancer service in Mansfield and Ashfield is looking for volunteers. Self Help Nottingham, in partnership with Macmillan, has developed a project to provide support to anyone living with…
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The East Midlands’ only children’s hospice is calling on people in the community to take to the road, the water, the skies or the mountains to support youngsters with life-limiting…
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A Kirkby Rotary Club pre-Christmas fundraiser to guess the birthday of Barney the Bear has raised money for charity. The bear was on display alongside Santa’s Grotto at Reuben Shaw’s…
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Eye-catching artwork and a new community café herald the start of an exciting new era for The Old Library in Mansfield. The Old Library Youth Arts and Media Venue unveils…
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A world-renowned psychologist has chosen Mansfield and Ashfield to launch a new friendship scheme designed especially for older people. Dr Meredith Belbin has devised a new approach thatidentifies compatibility amongst…
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Mansfield market is set for a £100,000 boost as part of a £658,776 Mansfield District Council package of measures aimed at creating jobs and helping business growth. The money for…
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The Corner House Trust, which runs a care home for people with learning disabilities based in Mansfield, has received an award of £360 from The Mansfield Building Society’s Community Support…
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The president of the Inner Wheel Club of Warsop, Terry Newton, opened the monthly meeting at the Hostess Restaurant, Sookholme. Guest speaker Paddy Holden gave a talk called The 25th…
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Schoolchildren helped conservation group members to plant a tree at Mansfield’s Titchfield Park to commemorate 100 years since it was given to Mansfield District Council. The holm oak tree was…
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YOUNGSTERS from the Notts Wildlife Trust’s Wildlife Watch Group that meets monthly in Mansfield took part in a session called Mud, Glorious Mud. They learned about soil and carried out…
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Schoolchildren visited a construction site to see the work that regeneration specialist Keepmoat is carrying out for Mansfield District Council. Year six pupils from Wynndale Primary School made the short…
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THE Christmas panto at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, was a record breaker. Sleeping Beauty attracted 31,910 people (96% tickets sold), up from 31,044 (94%) the previous year. It broke the…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is on course to have filled the equivalent of more than 152,000 pot holes across the county by the end of March. A report to this week’s…
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Past Lives Project is running a one-day Heritage Vintage Tea Rooms with a twist on Saturday, 17th January at Turner Hall, Mansfield Woodhouse, 1-4pm. There will be traditional English cakes,…
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Thousands more families in Nottinghamshire will benefit with news that a national scheme to support vulnerable people is to be extended. Nottinghamshire County Council has secured funding to extend its…
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A £3m Nottinghamshire County Council fund to boost economic growth and job creation is to re-open for new bids from businesses and other organisations from 7 January. So far, around…
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New Nottinghamshire County Council proposals could see thousands of extra homes and businesses get access to faster broadband. The Council and BT are six months into the delivery phase of…
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The Academy Transformation Trust at Sutton, formally known as Sutton Community Academy, is a major provider of adult learning and further education. Several learners have achieved level 3 CIBTAC diploma…
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Following the success of last year's sell-out production of Aladdin, Sutton Centre Stage Group is staging Cinderella from January 22-24 at Sutton Community Academy Theatre. Tickets are £3 (or £10…
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Nottinghamshire County Council has agreed new services which will help more individuals in the County to achieve or maintain a healthy weight, and will help to address obesity as an…
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ONCE Twelfth Night arrives and the decorations come down, don’t forget to recycle your real Christmas tree – by taking it along to one of the County Council’s recycling centres.…
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Purpose Media at South Normanton is celebrating a major feather in its cap having attracted Nigel Speight, a developer of Apple Apps, to join its ranks. In his new role…
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Young people in the Oak Tree area of Mansfield have something to look forward to in the New Year - free of charge multi-sports coaching sessions on a well-lit games…
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A Mansfield-based charity is to set up a community choir thanks to funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery. Disability Nottinghamshire, which promotes the independence and choice of people with disabilities…
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Mansfield Woodhouse sportsman Adrian Tranter was made an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for services to martial arts. Adrian, of Mansfield Woodhouse, is president of British Taekwondo,…
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Nottinghamshire County Council’s library visitors now have access to many of the world’s top national newspapers online at the touch of a button – thanks to a pioneering new scheme.…
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THE Lib Dem Leader on Ashfield District Council, Coun Jason Zadrozny, said if Ashfield got its fair share of £77,000,000 given to Nottinghamshire County Council to repair broken roads and…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is raising awareness of the health dangers of roll-up cigarettes, and encouraging smokers across the county to give up the habit in the New Year as part…
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The family and friends of a much-loved Mansfield schoolboy who died from complications after a bone marrow transplant have raised almost £2,500 for the charity that helped him in the…
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Tinsel-toed team members at the Wilko stores in Sutton and Mansfield have raised a sparkling £280 for John Eastwood Hospice, the store’s regional charity of the year. Dressed in their…
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An annual recycling initiative at West Nottinghamshire College has turned old printer cartridges into cash for a Mansfield homeless charity. A cheque for £450 was presented to Tony Lee and…
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Meden Sports Centre in Warsop will reopen in time for the new school term in January after essential repairs were carried out to address fire safety concerns. The sports hall,…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh's last fundraising day in the build-up to Christmas sees it at Sainsbury's and Aldi in Mansfield from 9am to 5pm on Christmas Eve.
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Tuesday it will at…
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PARENTS who have bought their children new bicycles for Christmas are being encouraged to make sure they teach them to ride correctly and that the bikes are properly adjusted. “Even…
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Travel and tourism students from West Nottinghamshire College shone their brightest on stage yesterday for their favourite charity and a chance to travel overseas. First and second year learners on…
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Nottinghamshire County Council wants to hear from people as part of this year’s Budget Consultation about a new support service for families in the county to help them in times…
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A Mansfield schoolgirl bagged a prize in an art competition organised by Tesco, Chesterfield Road, Mansfield. Caitlin Elliott (10), of King Edward Primary School, Mansfield, won £250 for the school…
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Creative artists of the future are learning their crafts in a flagship £2.3 million facility. A new Visual Arts and Design Centre has opened at West Nottinghamshire College's Derby Road…
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More than 300 students and staff ran away from West Nottinghamshire College this week (17 December). This was all in the name of charity as students and staff from across…
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NOTTINGHAMSHRE County Council is calling on the Government to support the next stage of a feasibility study which is looking at extending the Robin Hood Line passenger train service to…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Saturday it will on…
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Michael Pringle (52) is the new County Councillor for the Ollerton and Boughton Division, following a by-election yesterday. The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Stella Smedley MBE,…
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Students at Vision Studio School in Mansfield said a big thank you to ASDA for their festive kindness. Staff from ASDA gifted the school, based on Chesterfield Road, a twelve…
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This year’s pantomime at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, Sleeping Beauty, is set to break all Palace Box Office records and is well on course to reach 97% sold over the…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Friday it will be…
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Mansfield District Council's buildings will be closed at times over Christmas and New Year 2014/15. The Civic Centre and Council Contact Centre will close at 2pm on Wednesday 24 December.…
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Students at Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, responded to a call from two sixth formers with an overwhelming act of generosity. The sixth form students, Beth Mortiboy and Pierce Holland wanted…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Thursday it will be…
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Schoolchildren helped conservation group members to plant a tree in Mansfield’s Titchfield Park to commemorate 100 years since the park was handed over to the town’s council. The holm oak…
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Adults from the Skills for Independent Living provision at Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Community Academy, have been busy making decorations at Christmas workshops. Learners explored using different techniques…
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Santa Claus took a break from loading up his sleigh yesterday to visit the littlest members of West Nottinghamshire College. Accompanied by his assistant Elfie, Santa took sacks of gifts…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Wednesday it will be…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is asking people who suffer minor accidents or illness this winter to think about whether they really need to go to the Emergency Department…
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The Maun Conservation Group, Mansfield, (above) spent a morning clearing paths on the Quarry Lane Local Nature Reserve in the town. The group welcomes new members for its work on…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Tuesday it will be…
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Martin Lee, Labour’s candidate for the Mansfield mayoral election inMay, visited Framework’s Rock Court accommodation in the town for homeless young people to speak to staff and to make a…
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Financial support is now available for people whose homes or businesses were flooded between 1 April 2013 and 3 December 2013. The flood support grant schemes provide up to £5,000…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Monday it will be…
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE County Council has been presented with a prestigious road safety award by HRH Prince Michael of Kent. The Council received the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award at a…
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Samworth Church Academy held its Christmas Fair this week attended by many family and friends. The fair had raffles and stalls with gifts and refreshments, all manned by Academy students.…
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Following a visit to Buckingham Palace, Mansfield company Dijitul will be pioneering iDEA, a nationwide initiative that supports 14 to 25-year-olds to develop digital business ideas while improving their digital…
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Academy Transformation Trust Further Education, Sutton Community Academy supported the Sutton Town Centre Group Christmas market and the switching on of the Christmas lights. The two days saw market stalls,…
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The John Eastwood Memory Tree has been launched at the Four Seasons Shopping Centre, Mansfield, and will be open daily until Monday, 5th January. The centre is working in association…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. On Saturday it will be…
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Mansfield Town have extended their offer of £7 a ticket for tomorrow's home game against Cheltenham for supporters buying online. Fans can buy tickets via www.stagstickets.co.uk and print out their…
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The Civic Carol Service will be held at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Church Side, Mansfield, on Monday 15 December at 7pm. The service, led by the Rev David…
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As the countdown to Christmas continues, Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ health experts are advising patients to not leave it too late to get their repeat prescriptions. Those with long term health…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Today (Friday) it will be…
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People that studied and worked at West Nottinghamshire College's Derby Road campus in Mansfield, from its opening in 1954 to the present day, have celebrated its 60th anniversary. The college…
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Sherwood Forest based holiday company Forest Holidays have chosen Portland College as their 2015 charity of the year. This exciting partnership means that both companies will be working together to…
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Volunteers have started wrapping at Four Seasons, Mansfield, transforming shoppers' purchases into beautifully-wrapped gifts this Christmas, all in aid of a good cause. Volunteers from the local branch of Samaritans…
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Health and social care students from West Nottinghamshire College reached out to the homeless this week with winter hamper boxes. A van-load of over 80 gift-wrapped boxes was delivered to…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Today (Thursday) it will be…
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Shannon Ward, a fifteen year old teenager from Bulwell, Nottingham has received a new, state-of-the-art, powered wheelchair to help boost her mobility, thanks to the joint fundraising efforts of customers…
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Lib Dem Leader on Nottinghamshire County Council Coun Jason Zadrozny put volunteers in the spotlight when he did a shift in a charity shop. Jason worked in the Children’s Society…
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Mansfield Market has been nominated in the KPR Midlink Great British Market Awards in the Britain’s Favourite Market category and needs shoppers and traders to vote online. The Britain’s Favourite…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Today (Wednesday) it will be…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals is benefiting from improved support in controlling infection thanks to the appointment of a new specialist. As Nurse Consultant for Infection Prevention and Control, Rosie Dixon is…
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Mansfield’s A-Star Media was one of fewer than 100 small businesses from around the country invited to Downing Street to mark the second Small Business Saturday, when small, independent businesses…
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Schools minister David Laws has praised Ashfield School as outstanding on a visit to see how his brainchild, Pupil Premium, is working. The premium is additional funding given to publicly-funded…
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Students from schools across the Mansfield area took over market stalls as part of a Junior Enterprise project, selling to the public and learning how to start their own business.…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Today (Tuesday) it will be…
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The legendary Major Oak in the heart of Sherwood Forest lit up the night sky as part of a special celebration marking 60 years since the national nature reserve was…
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Mansfield District Council’s award-winning International Clean-Up Mansfield Day will take place on Friday, 12th June. Last year, more than 45 groups across three continents took part in the second clean-up…
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A-Star Media was one of fewer than 100 small businesses from around the country invited to Downing Street to mark the second Small Business Saturday, when small, independent businesses in…
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Shoppers can park for free in Mansfield town centre on the evening of Thursday 11 December. Mansfield District Council is offering free parking in all Council car parks on Thursday…
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Whilst the show still continues on-stage, the fun carries on off stage as Friday, 12 December sees the return of National Panto Day, and the Mansfield Palace Theatre will be…
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Young performers from Razzamataz Theatre School, Mansfield, enjoyed the experience of a lifetime as they performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the heart of London’s West End. The group, aged…
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King’s Mill Hospital has taken delivery of two new patient buggies thanks to a donation of £22,155 from Alan Taylor of the Taylors Transport Group – UK & International, Huthwaite.…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Today (Saturday ) it will…
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During Christmas and New Year 2014/15 there will be changes to some bin collections in Mansfield District. Green and blue bins (household waste and recycling bins) Changes will only affect…
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Adam Murray has been appointed the new manager of Mansfield Town FC. Murray had been caretaker manager since Paul Cox left the club last month. Murray, who was assistant manager,…
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An employment fair aimed at creative individuals is being held at West Nottinghamshire College next week. A range of full and part-time job opportunities within the college’s creative industries and…
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Following a national recruitment exercise, Anthony May has been appointed as the next Chief Executive at Nottinghamshire County Council, subject to approval of the County Council at the Full Council…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Today (Friday ) it will…
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Lesley Wright has been elected to the Netherfield ward following a by-election in the Mansfield District. The by-election was called following the death of Councillor Derek Evans earlier this year.…
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A haunting video produced by about Nottinghamshire County Council’s County Youth Arts team working with a dozen students from Vision West Nottinghamshire College powerfully promotes the critical importance of checking…
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Mansfield Rotary Club's annual Christmas sleigh is again taking to the streets in December to spread festive cheer and raise money for its charity work. Tonight (Thursday) it will be…
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Mansfield District Council’s Neighbourhood Wardens have been awarded the Investors in Best Practice Charter for the second successive year. Assessors praised the wardens for their partnership work, effective public communications…
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A Nottingham-based firm is investing in its workforce with six new apprentice team leaders. Hillarys – which produces made-to-measure blinds, curtains and shutters – has appointed six apprentices through Vision…
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Mansfield Town assistant manager Adam Murray, has applied to be the next manager. Murray, named caretaker after Paul Cox's departure last month, is believed to have been one of seven…
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TV presenter Amy Thompson from Channel 5’s Milkshake! and other panto stars will meet youngsters at Mansfield Library this weekend. Amy Thompson (Princess Briar Rose), Adam Moss (Silly Billy) and…
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Students from Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, went on an Outward Bound adventure trip to Aberdovey, Wales. Students had expeditions in Snowdonia National Park and took part in water activities and…
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Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield is working in association with their local charity of the year, John Eastwood Hospice, to provide much needed funds for their care services this…
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Following a record 57 nominations across 11 categories, this year’s Mansfield Sports Recognition Awards ceremony promises to be bigger and better than ever. Nominations have now closed, the evaluation panel…
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Victoria Auctions, Antiques and Collectables has opened at Unit 1B, Victoria Street, Mansfield. There will be monthly auctions and regular antique fairs. For more information, go to www.victoriaantiquecentre.com or email…
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There are just two weeks left for people in Nottinghamshire to be in with the chance of winning £3,000 from the East Midlands’ only children’s hospice’s Christmas raffle. Tickets are…
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A Warsop student has been named the best at his college. Harley Henson (18), an apprentice at B&B Tractors, Warsop, scooped the prize at an awards ceremony at Moreton Morrell…
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The curtain has only just gone up on this winter’s pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield — but the theatre is already looking ahead to next Christmas. Tickets…
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As part of its North Nottinghamshire Community Partnership with ice hockey side Sheffield Steelers, award-winning Mansfield company Hall-Fast is offering free tickets to every child under the age of 16…
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Four Seasons Shopping Centre in Mansfield has launched their free Christmas themed activities for children and families to enjoy at their Buzzy B Clubs. Buzzy B kicked off the festive…
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The boss of an expanding Mansfield company used the official opening if its new premises to champion both the introduction of young people into manufacturing and Mansfield as a great…
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Work is due to start on the building of 17 high quality new bungalows on Flint Avenue in Forest Town. Contractors Wates Living Space will commence work on the £3m…
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Volunteers will be helping shoppers in Mansfield transform their purchases into beautifully wrapped gifts this Christmas, all in aid of a good cause. Volunteers from the local branch of Samaritans…
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Nottinghamshire County Council took another step towards tackling the harm caused by tobacco in our communities by signing the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control at its Full Council meeting…
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