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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE County Council has welcomed the news that it is to receive £2.7m from the Government to repair potholes. The funding is from the £168m dedicated Pothole Repair Fund which…
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The Sheriff of Nottingham has promised to ‘see Robin in Sherwood’ ahead of the 30th annual Robin Hood Festival which takes place from August 4-10. Robin, aka Steve Warrington, Maid…
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Students on computer science courses at West Nottinghamshire College were praised for their hard work and contribution over the last year at a celebration evening. Certificates of achievement were presented…
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A Nottinghamshire country park is celebrating after receiving awards from two online organisations recognising excellent feedback from visitors. Rufford Abbey Country Park has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award…
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE County Council and Nottingham City Council are inviting the public to show their appreciation for the work of the Armed Forces. Armed Forces Day is the annual, national campaign…
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A-Level students at West Nottinghamshire College have returned from an aspirational visit to Oxford University. The group of 14 students, who are studying on their first year in a range…
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A summer project giving young people the chance to try out KMX karts and other adventure activities, including slacklining, is being extended from Mansfield to include Sutton. Last summer more…
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A Mansfield park got a second spring clean last week courtesy of students from West Nottinghamshire College. Leading on from Mansfield District Council’s International Mansfield Clean Up Day, computer science…
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Ashfield MP Gloria De Piero has been quizzed by students at West Nottinghamshire College about politics and the representation of women in the media. A-Level students Michael Breen, 16, and…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s Students’ Union has revealed its new president after voting closed on Friday. Taking over the reins from current president Marie Oakton is 19-year-old Will Jordan, of Edwinstowe,…
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Three Mansfield-based charities benefitted from the kindness of staff and students at West Notts College. Over 12 trolleys, six baskets and 24 black bags of clothes were collected by staff…
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Samworth Church Academy’s weekly dog club, which aims to develop positive relationships between children and dogs, won a first place at its first competition. Samworth Striders, which was seeded last,…
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A petition calling on the Government to rethink the huge cuts in funding for local council services, and the way in which these cuts are unequally shared across the country,…
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Two Derbyshire companies have announced a new strategic partnership that will see up to 10 apprentices begin new work placements over the next 12 months. The new partnership between ecommerce…
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The Friends of Yeoman Hill Park and Mansfield Woodhouse Community Develop Group’s Village Social and Fundraising Group have come together to create a birthday party feel to the villages annual…
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Residents are being reminded of the many ways to pay Council bills ahead of the cashiers' office at Mansfield's Civic Centre closing permanently on Friday, 27th June. You can set…
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Mansfield District Council is sending out a message to residents across the District to stop rinsing their poultry with water before it is cooked. The Environmental Health team is highlighting…
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A PEACE garden created in Mansfield in memory of a local solider who died after returning to the UK when he was taken ill whilst serving in Afghanistan has been…
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Almost 50 students on construction-related courses at West Nottinghamshire College have been congratulated for their successes and achievements over the past year. A special awards ceremony was held at the…
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Teachers and nursery school staff in Nottinghamshire are set to learn the secrets of success for inspiring children to learn using the outdoors. Nottinghamshire County Council hosts the second Ashfield…
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Travel and tourism students took a journey back to the 1990s today to raise cash for a cancer charity. The 90s day was the idea of travel and tourism BTEC…
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YEAR 9 students from Mansfield area schools will be running their own market stall on the market on West Gate, Mansfield, as part of a Junior Enterprise competition. They will…
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MORE than 50 businesses joined together to demonstrate that Mansfield is a great place to do business. Be, See And Do Business In Mansfield transformed the town centre into a…
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West Nottinghamshire College brought some Brazilian magic to Mansfield by staging its own version of the FIFA World Cup. The 'West Notts World Cup' saw 24 teams made up of…
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Nottinghamshire County Council rangers are reminding visitors that barbecues are not allowed at Sherwood Forest Country Park. The park is part of Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve and is a…
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People have until Friday to nominate a special young person to be recognised as part of the annual Nottinghamshire County Council 4Uth awards. The awards are a celebration of excellence…
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A photography clinic is being staged by West Nottinghamshire College for people wanting to learn more about their digital camera. To celebrate national Adult Learners’ Week (14th-20th June), the college…
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An award-winning student chef will be working alongside her colleagues to produce a five-course dining graduation event next week at West Nottinghamshire College. Melissa Jackson (19), of Mansfield, has recently…
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Three representatives from Mansfield Town Football Club set off on a charity cycle ride from London to Amsterdam today. Stags’ head of media and communications Mark Stevenson, club mascot Doug…
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Young people in Mansfield and Ashfield have an opportunity to secure an apprenticeship during the summer holidays while being paid to gain employability skills. Vision Apprentices – the recruitment arm…
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Catering and hospitality students at West Nottinghamshire College will be giving their charity of the year a final boost next week. In aid of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, learners on…
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A football tournament brought young people and businesses figures together at the weekend to embrace community spirit. Organised by The Inspire and Achieve Foundation, the Twinning Football Tournament saw 11-a-side…
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A short film showing the demolition of the former Mansfield General Hospital from start to finish is now available to view online. The footage has been compiled from a time-lapse…
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Mansfield's 281 Restaurant and Rooms has been recognised as a top-performing restaurant and hotel by the prestigious TripAdvisor website. It has been awarded a 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence thanks…
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Mansfield District Council is to set up its own housing development company in a bid to speed up house building. The council-owned company will ensure some of the long-term vacant…
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Residents of Mansfield District are being reminded to dispose of their garden waste correctly. Mansfield District Council's Waste and Recycling team has noticed an increase in the amount of garden…
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Up to 66 new affordable homes are set to be built in Mansfield under an innovative new scheme aimed at making it easier for people to buy their own homes.…
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Nottinghamshire Arts Fund has opened this week for applications from arts organisations and community groups. People can apply for between £500 and £2,500 from the annual fund, which is managed…
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A fortnight of artistic talent is coming to West Nottinghamshire College as students from creative industries and digital technologies bring their end-of-year projects to a show-stopping finalé. Starting on Tuesday…
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MANSFIELD Woodhouse residents are urged to celebrate the centenary of Yeoman Hill Park at the village's annual summer event. The Friends of Yeoman Hill Park and Mansfield Woodhouse Community Development…
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A Blidworth-based landscaping company is investing in its workforce by offering employees apprenticeships. Ulyett Landscapes has joined forces with Vision Apprentices to offer ten of its staff NVQ Level 2…
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Two family learning projects in Nottinghamshire have been chosen as examples of best practice by Ofsted and NIACE (the National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education). Family BLOODHOUND, based around…
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Mansfield Town chairman John Radford has been forced to withdraw from a charity cycle ride because of injuries sustained in a car accident, but has donated £1,000 to aid the…
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First-time buyers in Nottinghamshire can get a better deal on a council-backed mortgage scheme than they would on the Government's help-to-buy scheme, according to Nottinghamshire County Council. For mortgages of…
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A night under the stars is coming up this weekend for local teenagers, for a fundraiser organised by West Nottinghamshire College. Thirty 16 and 17-year-olds will be camping out at…
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An exhibition on the history of Mansfield and District Male Voice Choir (MDMVC), which dates to 1926, will start on 9th June at Mansfield Museum and run until 5th July.…
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A six-course dining experience with influences from wartime cooking, is coming to Mansfield’s Refined restaurant courtesy of graduating students at West Nottinghamshire College. Ian Heslop, a student on the NVQ…
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Samworth Church Academy students have hosted a tea party for the community as part of an enterprise project that challenged them to benefit a group or organisation. They also took…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals will be honouring its volunteers during National Volunteers’ Week (1st-7th June) with a series of celebrations being held across King’s Mill, Newark and Mansfield Community hospitals, and…
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Time is running out for local people to have their say about a new blueprint for the ways Nottinghamshire County Council provides services in the future. Redefining your Council proposes…
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE County Council’s has vacancies for school crossing patrols, including at Warsop and Mansfield's King Edward School in Littleworth. "Our crossing patrols perform a vital and much-valued service ensuring that…
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Councillors will discuss progress on Nottinghamshire County Council’s plans to establish an independent charitable body or trust to deliver its libraries, archives, arts and community learning services at its next…
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Jobseekers in Mansfield and Ashfield are to be given the chance to find out more about careers in the National Health Service (NHS) at two special events next month. The…
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Dame Asha Khemka, principal and chief executive of West Nottinghamshire College (front, centre), joins students and staff in celebrating the top national accolades it has won for its green initiatives.…
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Mansfield District Council has introduced a package of measures to help reinvigorate the town’s market. It hopes the initiative will increase the number and choice of stalls, and improve the…
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MANSFIELD charity Jigsaw Support Scheme and the Samworth Academy's Student Opportunities fund are the beneficiaries from half-price horse racing tickets for an evening of racing and music at Southwell Racecourse.…
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People looking for ideas this bank holiday weekend and half-term have been invited to explore some of Nottinghamshire’s "hidden gems". With Nottinghamshire County Council’s country parks – Rufford Abbey, Sherwood…
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A free advice day for budding entrepreneurs, which will provide expert advice, practical information and workshops on starting out in business and encouraging growth, will be held on 11th June…
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Nottinghamshire County Council has dissolved its Rights of Way Committee and moved its responsibilities to other committees. Full Council approved plans to divide up the Rights of Way committee's work…
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Park life is a lot more fun for children in the area, following a £110,000 investment by Mansfield District Council in three parks. The Oak Tree estate in Mansfield now…
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The chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council signed off from his year in office by handing over more than £3,650 to his chosen charity. Coun John Allin raised £3,652.50 for Rainbows…
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Nottinghamshire foster carer Hayley Peck will be ready to take any questions would-be foster carers want to ask her when she takes part in the county council’s Twitter chat on…
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Exhibition partners are looking forward to showcasing their business at the Be, See and Do Business event on 29th May, organised by Mansfield 2020, Mansfield BID, A Star Media, MDC.…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £191,000 by NHS England’s Nursing Technology Fund to support the rollout of an award-winning hi-tech system that will revolutionise patient safety.…
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New mums can take their babies to a new six-week fitness programme, which starts next month. The Mummies and Buggies sessions at River Maun Recreation Centre, Barringer Road, Mansfield, start…
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Foster carers make an amazing contribution to helping and supporting vulnerable children and young people through a difficult time in their lives, but what support do foster carers receive themselves?…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is showing its true colours by flying the Rainbow flag, as part of a worldwide campaign against homophobia. Coun Pauline Allen, the new chairman of Nottinghamshire County…
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The current Royal Concert Hall auditorium seating was installed when the building was first constructed back in 1982 by Gloucestershire firm, Race Furniture. Now, 32 years later, the same company…
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Hall-Fast has been announced as finalists in the National Red Ribbon Awards. The Mansfield based industrial supplies firm was nominated by an anonymous person for the Corporate Social Responsibility award.…
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Mansfield District Council has appointed Coun Andy Wetton, ward councillor for Meden, as its new chairman. Coun Katrina Atherton, ward councillor for Manor, was appointed as vice-chairman. The appointments were…
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Catering and hospitality students are putting the final touches to their menu for an end-of-year graduation meal. Chefs George Riley, 21 and Penny Randall, 19, who are students on the…
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The Sister Cities Association of Mansfield is appealing for new members ahead of its visit to one of the 40 other Mansfields across the world. The association, which is planning…
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE is on course to meet a challenging 40% reduction in the number of serious casualties on the county’s roads by 2020. A report to the council’s transport and highways…
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The college hosted a visit by former education secretary and Labour life peer Baroness Morris of Yardley to inspire students to learn more about, and engage with, the political and…
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Students with the best money-saving ideas were presented with prizes for their efforts at West Nottinghamshire College last week. Connor Gill, 20, Karan Taylor, 18 and Jessica Brassington, 16 were…
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Information about the range of leisure, cultural and fun activities in Mansfield District to keep kids entertained during the upcoming school holiday is available online now. Mansfield District Council's What's…
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West Nottinghamshire College’s Students’ Union (SU) is celebrating for a second year running after scooping a gold award in the Green Impact Students’ Union awards. The news was announced during…
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Tom Stevens, of West Nottinghamshire College (left), and Alan Simpson and Dave Shoreman, of architects IBI Taylor Young (centre and right), pictured in front of the college's £11 million Lifestyle…
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Students had their paintbrushes and rollers at the ready last week to give the offices of a Mansfield-based charity a make-over. The group of 17 male and female students on…
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Two hospices are calling on people to pull an all-nighter in Mansfield to raise funds. The Mansfield Moonlight and Memories Walk will take place on Saturday, 7th June. The 3.7…
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Mansfield District Council is urging developers and house builders to take advantage of a Government fund. The Department for Communities and Local Government has launched a £525m Builders Finance Fund…
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A NEW £65,000 play area in a Mansfield Woodhouse park is to be officially opened on Friday. The new play area in Manor Park was jointly funded by Nottinghamshire County…
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Councillors have approved a draft report which could signal some of the biggest changes to the way Nottinghamshire County Council operates in its 125-year history Redefining Your Council outlines how…
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SUPER slimmer Stuart Eggleshaw (43), who is featured in last month’s NewsJournal, has been named Slimming World’s Greatest Loser 2014 after shedding 22st 9lbs in 16 months. Stuart, the scoreboard…
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This picture is sure to stir the thoughts and memories of visitors to Rufford Abbey country park over the years. It shows an image of the Tunnel Bridge which has…
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Mansfield District Council is running a dog fouling campaign throughout May, targeting streets, parks and open spaces with known problems. Throughout the month, neighbourhood wardens will be raising awareness of…
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Visiting times across all adult inpatient wards at King’s Mill Hospital have been extended following patient feedback. Friends and family will now be able to visit patients anytime from 11.30am…
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MANSFIELD bus station has won a prestigious award for the contribution it has made to the people of the town since it opened last year The building was entered in…
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Mansfield Market will be celebrating the national Love Your Local Market fortnight with a range of activities and entertainment for all ages between Wednesday, 14th and Wednesday, 28th May. On…
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Young people will be get the chance to discuss health and social issues with healthcare and council leaders at a Question Time-style debate next week. The Health Debate, organised by…
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The Mansfield 2020 team had a cause to celebrate with a record number of new members joining in the first quarter of 2014. At its monthly breakfast meeting at the…
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A national reading scheme has created a renewed passion for books with students at West Nottinghamshire College. The group of students (pictured) are currently studying on the VRQ Level 3…
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Samworth Church Academy hosted a primary school indoor athletics competition. Abbey, Berry Hill, Wynndale and Oak Tree primary schools took part at the Mansfield senior school. Oak Tree won ahead…
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The Big Lunch - the UK's biggest annual get-together for neighbours - will be taking place on Sunday, 1st June. The aim is to get as many people as possible…
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A scheme to make Mansfield an even safer place for a night out is being funded by Nottinghamshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for the county. Best…
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Mansfield company Hall-Fast Industrial Supplies is closing in on its target of raising £40,000 within 24 months for the Fountaindale SEN School, Mansfield. The latest fundraising event organised by the…
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A new report which is set to transform the way Nottinghamshire County Council provides services in the future, will be debated by councillors for the first time next week. Redefining…
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Joe Czubkowski, a student a Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, continues to rise in the world of climbing. Joe has just returned from winning the final round of the Peak Region…
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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are playing live in the Sandy Pate Sports Bar at Mansfield Town FC this Friday evening. Admission is free for all and the entertainment…
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Mansfield's Shopmobility service for people with a temporary or permanent physical disability has been extended to Mansfield's bus station. The service, which is in addition to the council's Shopmobility scheme…
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Students at Samworth Church Academy welcomed Kevin Mincher, of ‘Unstoppable Teen’ fame, whose specialty is to focus and enable students to become more effective at studies and achieving their future…
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A variety of events and activities are taking place in country parks this coming May. They include a number of conservation and re-enactment events at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve…
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The European Parliamentary Elections are taking place on 22nd May, when five members will be elected for the East Midlands. For details of the parties and individual candidates standing in…
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Mansfield company Stopford Associates is urging businesses to take advantage of Research and Development (R&D) tax relief after helping an Ollerton-based engineering company claim £195,000 through the scheme. Many firms…
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Nottinghamshire County Council’s registration service is celebrating its 85th anniversary as the authority marks its 125th year and gone are the days when the service just registered births, deaths and…
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PARKING enforcement officers in Nottinghamshire are to go high-tech in the future with the provision of hand-held computers and personal video cameras. Nottinghamshire County Council’s transport and highways committee has…
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Six years ago, Barbara Moakes was suffering with chronic neck pain, which made sitting up in bed to eat, watch TV or read quite an ordeal. To solve the problem,…
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Care and treatment received at King’s Mill Hospitals is rated positively by patients, according to the national in-patient survey of 2013. The findings come from the 11th annual survey of…
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People in Mansfield are being asked to be on the look out for illegal tattooists, known as scratchers. Mansfield District Council has received numerous complaints from licensed tattooists, who report…
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A group of students on the National Citizenship Service (NCS) programme are appealing for help with a sleep-out in aid of a Mansfield homeless shelter. The 15 students from Ashfield…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is appealing for people to join its Dementia Memory Walk to raise money for the Trust’s Dementia Care Appeal and the Alzheimer’s Society. The…
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Mansfield District Council has organised two weeks of activities to support Mansfield’s market as part of the Love Your Local Market campaign from 14th to 28th May. The national initiative,…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is appealing for photos of people enjoying its country parks this Easter weekend. Rufford Abbey Country Park, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve and Bestwood Country Park are…
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Two King’s Mill Hospital nurses have been recruited by a national healthcare organisation to act as ambassadors for their profession. Claire Madon (Registered Nurse/Senior Service Improvement Facilitator) and Emma Pownall…
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A charity night at The Mint Indian Restaurant, Mansfield, for Fountaindale SEN School and Headway raised £2,000. The event was the brainchild of Mansfield businessman Malk Hall, managing director of…
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Businesses and other organisations can now bid for a share of a new annual £1m jobs and growth fund, provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. The Nottinghamshire Economic Development Capital Fund…
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TWO teaching assistants from Mansfield's Flying High Academy, Joe Young and Wendy Soar, raised money for Cancer Research, including through a skydive. Both women did a tandem jump with experts…
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Mansfield man Mr Derek Ward (67), who has had two hip replacements, ran the London Marathon for the third successive year. Mr Ward, who finished in 6hrs 22mins despite the…
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Twenty year 11 engineering students from The Manor Academy, Mansfield Woodhouse, took part in the annual Engineering Employers Networking Lunch. Organised by the Mansfield Learning Partnership, the event saw employers…
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Year 5 pupils at Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, took part in tree planting and a litter pick. All 34 children worked in small teams to plant their own tree…
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Ed Tripp, from the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, delivered five nature sessions at Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, on helping young people understand why and how they could support local wildlife.…
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Nottinghamshire County Council has paid tribute to the role of Neighbourhood Watch and its thousands of volunteers in reducing crime in the county, 50 years after the first Neighbourhood Watch…
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Tiny insects could ruin your lawn this summer, residents and gardeners in Mansfield and Ashfield have been warned. Chafer beetles are only one centimetre long and fly very poorly. But…
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West Nottinghamshire College has cemented its best-ever results in the UK’s biggest construction skills competition. On Thursday the college hosted the East Midlands regional heats of SkillBuild 2014. Aimed at…
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Mansfield District Council is urging residents to sign up for its garden waste scheme. Thousands of residents have already joined the scheme, which costs £25 for the year round service.…
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Abbey Primary children invited grandparents to come into the Mansfield school to play old-fashioned games. The event was planned by the RRSA Champions (Rights Respecting Schools Award) group, made up…
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Pupils from Berry Hill and St Peter’s primary schools continued their work with Mansfield District Council on King George V Park by taking part in a tree planting and litter…
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A Mansfield school has received a funding boost after a charity ‘teddy bear toss’ by supporters of ice hockey team Sheffield Steelers. The charity spectacular saw fans of the newly-crowned…
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Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, has opened its doors to the new Drug Awareness Resistance Eeducation (DARE) programme, which will be launched nationwide in September. DARE officer Hand delivered the…
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Abbey Primary children show off their new ukuleles after the Mansfield school set up a new after school club. The instruments were purchased after the school secured a grant from…
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) would like to hear from the public about their experience of services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The views and experiences of patients…
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MANSFIELD homeware, gift shop and tea room Beau-ti-ful Home and Gift on West Gate was named Business of the Year at the Mansfield 2020 Ball and Business Awards. More than…
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Bar and door staff at pubs and clubs in Mansfield have agreed to wear promotional items showing their support for the town’s Purple Flag campaign. And members of the public…
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A community orchard containing 50 fruit trees has been planted at The Carrs Local Nature Reserve, Warsop, as part of a Mansfield District Council initiative to plant more trees across…
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Mansfield District Council is urging more people to take part in the market consultation before it closes on Friday, 18th April 2014. The survey, which is seeking feedback on proposals…
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A dance spectacular in Mansfield’s Market Place will help people get into the swing of things as they might have been in the 1940s. The Mansfield Improvement District (BID) has…
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Students from Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, have surprised their neighbours by delivering Easter presents to their doors. Lauren Buchanan, a sixth form student at the Academy, said doing that kind…
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Increased activity in the property market has prompted the launch of a new independent sales and lettings agency in Mansfield town centre. Melissa Field has set up Mansfield Property Services,…
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The Little Explorers group at The Flying High Academy, Ladybrook, Mansfield, was given nutrition lessons by experts. The group for up to four-year-olds, parents and carers is held each term-time…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking urgent talks with UK Coal, Government officials and the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership over the threatened closure of the county's last remaining deep coal mine.…
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ONE of Mansfield’s biggest success stories that has made a positive impact throughout the world lies hidden away on an industrial estate in the town. The National (formerly Nottinghamshire) Police…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is appealing for people interested in learning new skills to become a volunteer for the forthcoming Summer Reading Challenge. The council manages an annual summer holiday library…
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The school council at the Flying High Academy, Mansfield, has been trialling new menu options with Nottinghamshire County Council food development manager Donna Baines. Mrs Baines said the food being…
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AN innovative graphic that helps explain how its £1.2bn budget is spent has been launched by Nottinghamshire County Council at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk The interactive infograph is one of the first by…
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More than 2,200 of Nottinghamshire County Council's lowest paid frontline workers had their pay increased from 1st April, after the authority became amongst the first in the East Midlands to…
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The Mansfield Building Society has reported an 18% growth in mortgage lending to £58m as one of the highlights from its 2013 results. The society was able to increase its…
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The writing skills of Mansfield’s young people were praised at the second WrittenByMe short story competition, created by the Mansfield Learning Partnership and Mansfield 2020 to promote literacy among young…
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MANSFIELD’S bus station celebrated its first birthday with a day of activities. Highlights included performances by the Portland College ipad band and the Mansfield Community Gospel Choir, Wheel of Fortune…
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The final structure on the former Mansfield General Hospital site came down this week as a six-month project to demolish the building and clear the 1.3 hectare site nears the…
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Members and friends of the Maun Conservation Group took part in International Clean Up Mansfield Day. They cleared litter from the Quarry Lane Local Nature Reserve and were joined by…
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More than 306 bags of rubbish were collected by 45 groups in just one day as part of International Clean Up Mansfield Day. The rubbish was collected in Mansfield, UK,…
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Family law specialists at Fidler & Pepper Solicitors are for the first time hosting two Saturday morning clinics at its Mansfield office, in Queen Street, for new divorce and separation…
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Over 30 bags of litter were gathered on Wednesday by students at Vision West Nottinghamshire College as part of an international Mansfield Clean Up Day. The group of students (pictured)…
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FUNDRAISERS are walking from the Sundial at Sutton to Nottingham Forest ground on Saturday (5th April). The event, being held for the third consecutive year, is in aid of the…
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Mansfield company Gi Group has launched its Big Egg Appeal to collect Easter eggs for deserving children. Branch manager Rebecca Lacey and her team will be giving the eggs from…
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Nottinghamshire County Council and New Leaf Stop Smoking Services took the message of No Smoking Day to Sure Start children’s centres across the county with a competition to produce the…
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Bright-coloured, plastic trombones have been helping inspire students to start taking up brass music instruments. That is the view of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Music Education Hub, which has been organising…
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Samworth Church Academy students held a mock wedding ceremony in St Alban's Church, Forest Town. It helped them to explore the marriage ceremony, with vicar, the Rev Phil Stead. As…
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Budding artists from West Nottinghamshire College visited their ‘pop-up’ exhibition at Mansfield Library. Set in the library’s first floor exhibition space, the Extended Diploma Art and Design students, together with…
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Residents are being asked to give their views on the proposed closure of an access gate at Haddon Road open space, Mansfield. Following a petition by residents, Mansfield District Council…
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A charity duck race organised by Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, raised £2,539.79 for Mansfield charity Jigsaw Support Scheme and the academy’s Student Opportunities fund. The race in Titchfield Park, Mansfield,…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ Library and Knowledge Service has been picked out for a national award thanks to the success of a groundbreaking project to help people with dementia. The Sally…
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Metal railings and gates manufacturer Alpha Rail, based in Kirkby, has launched a £1,000 competition for schools considering installing or renewing metal railings, gates or other architectural metalwork. Alpha Rail…
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NEW posters alerting motorists to the presence of road workers operating on the highway are being launched by Nottinghamshire County Council. Already used widely in other areas of the country,…
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A StagMobile - a Mansfield Town mobility scooter - branded in the club's colours has been launched by Mansfield Mobility Centre. Gary Hagan, owner, said: “Our partnership with Mansfield Town…
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Art and design students at Vision West Nottinghamshire College will be staging a pop-up exhibition of their work at Mansfield Library for one week. Extended Diploma Art and Design, and…
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Vision West Nottinghamshire College’s Students’ Union staged its Staff Oscars when more than 260 staff were nominated by students and awarded certificates, with the highest nominations received a golden Oscar-style…
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Mansfield District Council is asking residents to nominate areas of Local Green Space within the area that are of particular importance to their community. The government has made it possible…
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Work is to start in Ashfield in May on the £20m Better Broadband for Nottinghamshire (BBfN) programme. The programme, led by Nottinghamshire County Council and BT, will be rolled out…
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Up to 50 students from Vision West Nottinghamshire College joined Mansfield District councillors at a Question Time-style debate. Mansfield’s mayor Tony Egginton, portfolio holder for public protection Coun Mick Barton…
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Mansfield’s Four Seasons Shopping Centre has adopted the John Eastwood Hospice as its charity for 2014/2015. The hospice, next to King’s Mill Hospital on Mansfield Road, helps people suffering with…
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MORE than 250 pairs of prescription glasses have been donated by visitors to Mansfield's Four Shopping Centre to developing countries via international charity Vision Aid Overseas. A collection tub was…
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Students were limbering up and counting the cash at Vision West Nottinghamshire College – to support a national charitable cause. In aid of Sport Relief 2014, students across all college…
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Patients at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust have helped launch new values and behaviours that will ensure staff deliver quality care all of the time. Last autumn, patients were invited to…
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Samworth Church Academy dancers are through to the national finals of the Great Big Dance Off at the New Theatre Oxford on June 10th. The Academy’s dancers, Destination Dance, performed…
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Community groups across three continents are making final preparations ahead of International Clean Up Mansfield Day next week. More than 30 groups, including businesses, schools, community groups, councils and friends…
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Mansfield Museum is launching an after-school project for 12 students aged 11-15. Future History, funded by Museum Development East Midlands, will run for 12 weeks from 22nd April. Workshops will…
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MANSFIELD company Hall-Fast Industrial Supplies has been named the East Midlands Online Business of the Year by the Federation of Small Business - its 24th award. The company will represent…
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Soldiers will be exercising their freedom of Mansfield by marching in the town centre on Thursday, 3rd April. Around 150 troops from 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment (formerly the Worcestershire…
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Students from Oak Tree Primary School, Mansfield, climbed high ropes at Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield. Teacher Chris Bury and Zak Needham, an instructor at Samworth, ran the event. Mr Needham,…
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Mansfield District Council is seeking feedback on proposals for the future layout and number of days that Mansfield Market operates. Initial consultation was carried out last year with local businesses,…
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Mansfield and Ashfield Wildlife Watch, the junior version of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, has won a national award for the best new watch group. It was launched in October, 2012 for…
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MANSFIELD Rotary Club and the Armchair Club have combined to support Paralympians Charlotte Henshaw and Ollie Hynd in their quest for further medal success at the upcoming Commonwealth Games and…
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Sammy The Stag will be one of hundreds of teddies thrown onto the ice for the Fountaindale SEN School at an Elite League ice hockey game on Saturday The Sheffield…
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The annual Pay Policy Statement, listing the pay, terms and conditions of 9,428 employees directly employed by Nottinghamshire County Council, will be discussed at next week’s Full Council meeting (27th…
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Residents from across Mansfield tucked into a big tea at the Willingham Court retirement complex on the Oak Tree Lane estate to celebrate national nutrition and hydration week. The tea…
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MANSFIELD’S bus station celebrates its first birthday at the end of the month with a day’s worth of activities. The new building opened its doors to the public on March…
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INDUSTRIAL supplies company Hall-Fast has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with Mansfield Rugby Club from next season. The company already backs Mansfield Town Football Club and ice hockey's Sheffield Steelers.…
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Nottinghamshire residents have just a couple of weeks left to join the county council in sending a message to Prime Minister David Cameron that cuts to services in the county…
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Mansfield Industrial Supplies firm Hall-Fast is offering every Mansfield and Ashfield youngster a free day out as part of its community partnership with Nottingham Rugby. Every school and club within…
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Mansfield Town defender Martin Riley shows his support for Football Shirt Friday, in aid of The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK. Organisers of the fund are encouraging supporters…
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Dame Asha Khemka proudly shows off her insignia of Dame Commander of the British Empire after she received it from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. The principal and…
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The Flying High Academy at Ladybrook, Mansfield, celebrated World Book Day with pupils dressing as their favourite characters from books, reading aloud and swapping books. Six-year-old Brandon Smith said: “I…
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A scheme that gives would-be homeowners in the Mansfield area a helping hand onto the housing ladder has been re-launched by Nottinghamshire County Council and Lloyds Bank. Nottinghamshire County Council…
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Sherwood Forest Hospitals has been named as the trust with the highest uptake in the region for staff receiving the flu vaccination. Department of Health figures show 77% of staff…
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A group of advisers who believe the commercial property market is set to boom have formed the North Notts Commercial Property Group to ensure potential buyers have access to expert…
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The Commonwealth flag is flying above County Hall for the first time today as part of national celebrations for Commonwealth Day. Nottinghamshire County Council joined around 500 organisations across the…
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Mansfield industrial supplies firm Hall-Fast will sponsor the back of the Stags’ new away shirt next season. The successful company, which has won 20 major awards, sponsored five games this…
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Mansfield’s Create Theatre will be home to a working model railway for a children’s theatre production. Grandpa’s Railway by M6 Theatre Company is going on a national tour this spring…
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Mansfield Town players Ryan Tafazolli and Ollie Palmer join Miss Mansfield, Grace Turner, to launch the walk. CHARITY walkers are being urged to step forward and raise money for the…
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