Newark

Vandals have been caught on camera while spraying the word “Outlawz” on the side of a stationery shop in Newark town centre.

Conservationists fear that trees have been felled at nesting sites and wildlife has been crushed by diggers at a nature reserve.

A Territorial Army medic is back at work at Newark Hospital this week, proudly displaying his Afghanistan campaign medal.

A community shop run by volunteers is planning to welcome new families into the village by donating bags stocked with useful supplies.

A former pupil is collecting names for a petition in support of Besthorpe Primary School.

Newark is set to get its first full-time radio station.

About 400 mourners attended the funeral service for the wife of a prominent traveller.

A forgotten part of Southwell’s past has come to light in a major historical discovery.

Two local MPs have said they do not use taxpayers’ money to buy furniture, after news emerged this week of the so-called John Lewis list for MPs’ expenses.

As news of China’s crackdown on Tibetans’ calls for independence echoes across the world, Miss Katie Greenfield (33) of Lime Grove, Newark, spoke to two exiled nuns, who served nine and 12 years’ hard labour for their Tibet protests.

A retired clergyman and former officer in the Territorial Army has been banned by his bishop from taking church services.

A pensioner hurled an empty tomato soup tin as she fought off two burglars who claimed to be from Neighbourhood Watch.

Anyone interested in possible alien activity should head to Nottinghamshire, according to a new report.

Quality real ale served in a traditional atmosphere has earned the Castle And Falcon the title Newark area pub of the year.

An award-winning brass band that marked its 70th anniversary last year has withdrawn from competing because it cannot find enough members.

European law could stop Newark Town Council having Christian prayers before meetings.

The top ten hymns, chosen by a church’s congregation, were sung at a service to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Around 100 people fled Newark Town Hall on Sunday during a concert after a teenage girl who was told to leave set off a fire alarm.

It could cost a council almost £300,000 to remove soil dumped illegally on a former gipsy caravan site, a council meeting heard.

People throughout the area have been getting active in aid of Sport Relief — the national fundraising initiative that helps to tackle child poverty in the UK and abroad.