Environment

A planning application to build nine houses on a disused playing field in Newark has been approved by Newark & Sherwood District Council.

Look out for the Keep Newark Tidy team in the town on Monday.

Another public meeting is to be organised by the campaign group Protect Newark’s Green Spaces, following one held at Newark Town Hall last week.

A presentation was made to Newark and Sherwood District Council, asking the councillors to save the trees bordering the site of The Bearings.

Electric car technology is advancing rapidly, and the latest figures suggest that Newark and Sherwood is getting on board with the green revolution.

Proposals for a new solar farm will be made public at a community information event.

Today is day two of Nottinghamshire County Show - here's what's happening today......

On both days, re-enactors took part in regular drills in the Market Place in front of the Town Hall.

This weekend is the 2019 Nottinghamshire County Show and promises a mix of crowd-pulling attractions and traditional agricultural activities.

A resident has hit out at fly-tippers who have blighted the surrounding countryside by dumping tyres, nappies and food.

Hedgehog Welfare in Newark are seeing an increase in sick hedgehogs due to the ever-changing weather, and are releasing some advice for local people.

Cub and scout groups, the Holy Trinity Catholic Academy and Reach Learning Disability have created their own plant designs at Sconce and Devon Park.

An ecology expert has joined a conservation trust as a trustee after helping to obtain research material from an ancient tree.

More than 40 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a scrapyard in Newark.

A conservation group has launched a new Heritage Tree Register for Nottinghamshire.

A 31-year-old man has been successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency after being found guilty of fishing without a licence in October 2018.

Illegal dumping continues to cause problems for Nottinghamshire Police.

Firefighters were called into action in the early hours of the morning after a tree set alight.

Residents united to take action against their village’s litter problem.

Leading food company Moy Park has launched an ambitious campaign to tackle the use of plastics and packaging across its business and the industry.