Ollerton

Any plans to reduce street lighting in Ollerton and Boughton will be opposed by the town council.

Horse riders will be able to take part in the Dukeries College and Complex’s Community Challenge for the first time this year.

A scheme to renovate Ollerton Hall and transform the grand but derelict building into 25 homes has been put forward.

A community recycling project that collects glass from the roadside, is appealing for more residents to use its service.

An initiative has been launched at Ollerton’s Asda to help the store work more closely with the community.

Up to 150 lorry-loads of soil, stones and fuel ash could be transported past Ollerton per day as part of proposals to transform Welbeck Colliery into a green space.

An application to build a memorial to honour Ollerton’s miners has been approved.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is to take responsibility for securing the former miners’ welfare site in Ollerton ahead of any future sale to developers.

A dartchery match raised more than £300 for Ollerton’s St George’s Day celebrations.

There is relief for the residents of Ollerton after funding for new public toilets was agreed.

Pupils at Maun Infants’ School, Ollerton, got their hands dirty planting 100 saplings as part of a project to plant six million trees nationwide ahead of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

A 21/2-metre tall fence is set to be installed around Ollerton Library in an effort to tackle persistent anti-social behaviour.

A safety zone could be introduced to tackle traffic problems outside a Boughton primary school.

Agreement between Tesco and Ollerton Town Council over the erection of a miners’ memorial at the former site of Ollerton Colliery is edging nearer after the two groups held positive talks.

A teenager who turned her life around after she stopped taking drugs and drinking has been named as a top apprentice in the county.

Children from Maun Infants’ and Nursery School, Ollerton, were joined by their parents to help them with a challenge to design and make a pair of shoes.

A one-stop job shop is to be created in the battle against unemployment in the Ollerton and Boughton area.

Motorists are being urged to take extra care to ensure their cars are left secure after a spate of thefts in Ollerton.

The Dukeries College, Ollerton, has achieved its best ever GCSE results, according to league tables published by the Government.

Tesco has agreed to meet representatives of Ollerton Town Council to discuss the building of a miners’ memorial on land near their store.