Ollerton

The far right British National Party has named a candidate to contest the Sherwood seat in the General Election.

Plans to make £400,000 alterations to a thriving Ollerton church are well under way.

Plans to improve the Hop Pole Hotel, Ollerton, were among planning applications supported by town councillors yesterday.

Ollerton and Boughton has been earmarked as the second biggest area for growth in the district over the next 16 years.

Young people in Ollerton and Boughton will be able to make their views known through their own youth council.

A teenager will compete in his first international speed-skating championships this weekend.

Assurances have been given that a skatepark in Ollerton would not attract vandalism, noise, litter and gangs of youths.

Pupils who formed their own political parties debated their policies in Parliament on Tuesday — and took first and second prize in a competition.

A giant Easter egg is being raffled to raise money for Help For Heroes.

Among more than 1,250 schoolchildren lining the streets when Nottinghamshire soldiers exercise their freedom of Newark will be 29 from an Ollerton school with very special reasons for being there.

Beauty and the Beast with a modern twist will be performed by Ollerton’s Women’s Institute from tonight at the Jubilee Hall.

The woman who died following a collision at Edwinstowe on Sunday was Margaret Jones, 68, of Sandbach, Cheshire.

Ollerton Citizens’ Advice Bureau is inviting potential volunteers to an open event on Thursday, from 2pm until 4pm.

Residents living near Tesco in Ollerton have demanded action from the supermarket to stop anti-social behaviour in its carpark.

A customer adviser is planning to complete a non-stop marathon-and-a-half on a treadmill on Monday in memory of her mother who died a year ago on that day.

Nottinghamshire Police’s Foreign National Crime Unit has tracked down and arrested a man in Ollerton who entered the UK illegally while on the run from custody in Greece.

A former soldier is planning a record-breaking trip through 14 countries to try to raise £100,000 for charity.

A writing workshop will take place at Ollerton Library on Friday.

Ollerton residents protested outside County Hall this morning ahead of a budget meeting at which cuts to many services in the town were expected to be approved.

A long-awaited memorial to miners who worked at Ollerton pit could be in place by the end of summer.