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July 30, 1958

Newark Bowling Club won the J. E. Harding trophy when they beat Lenton Abbey 18-17 in the final of the Nottinghamshire County Bowls Association county rink championship. This is the first time the trophy has come to Newark.

The winning team are Mr C. E. Holland, Mr H. H. Lord, Mr A. G. Clark and Mr J. R. Masding..

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Forty cars a minute on the Great North Road caused the heaviest-ever traffic flow through Newark on Saturday.

An AA inspector, counting 2,350 vehicles in an hour described the traffic as abnormal.

The “Advertiser� was told by the AA: “It may be that one of the few fine Saturdays we have had coincided with the beginning of many holiday fortnights.

We noticed an increase in the number of the overnight travellers, and it may be that these drivers accumulated around Newark at mid-day.

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Additional market stalls may stand all along the north side of Newark Market Place between Bridge Street and Church Street, the town council was informed on Monday.

The suggestion that this area, at present used for carparking, should be turned over to stalls on market days was put forward by the market committee.

The chairman of the committee, Alderman G. R. Walker, said the removal of about 20 cars would not cause any more congestion, and the main point they were concerned with was the prosperity of the market.

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July 9, 1958

Brant Broughton was the village most taken by surprise by last week’s flooding, for never in living memory has there been water in the main street. But on Wednesday afternoon floodwater rose fast and put a stop to traffic.

Farmers suffered heavy losses in crops and livestock, although cattle and hundreds of poultry were evacuated to dry land on Wednesday night. At midnight, tenants of council houses surrounded by water took up their carpets and moved upstairs.

Several houses were evacuated. Mr and Mrs W. Tasker were forced to leave their house in main street in the small hours on Thursday morning. Mrs Tasker, an invalid, was carried across the flooded street in a chair by several neighbours.

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Motorist members of Newark Road Safety Council were on Monday asked to note whether the brilliant neon lighting of Kelham sugar factory caused any serious distraction when night driving on Great North Road.

Pointing out that there had been three fatal accidents involving cyclists near the factory in the last year or two, Mr A. W. Neal suggested that the brilliant red lights of the factory might have some effect on the ability of drivers to see cyclists rear lights.

Members agreed to take note of the effects, although Mr E. H. Ashton remarked that this sort of accident was rare in the town, where there was heavier traffic and more illuminated signs.

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A survey has established that Southwell Rural District Council owns 98 houses — all erected before the war — which have no wash basins. Wash basins will be installed at a cost of nearly £1,600 during the next two years, and rents will be adjusted.