Ollerton

Pumpkins grown in a garden at Maun Infants’ School, Ollerton, were harvested on Monday for a pumpkin festival.

Police in Ollerton caught more than 30 motorists committing driving offences in one day as part of a regional campaign to crack down on drivers breaking the law.

The long-running campaign for a miners’ memorial in Ollerton is edging closer to success after it was revealed the monument should be able to be installed in the desired size and design.

People in Ollerton will be among those hardest hit by government reforms to the welfare system, according to town councillors.

There has been a reduction in anti-social behaviour on a recreation ground in Ollerton, which some residents claimed was making their lives a misery.

Grass on Ollerton roundabout has grown so long that there are concerns it is posing a safety risk.

A woman with cystic fibrosis is to take part in a sponsored walk on Sunday after she had to cancel her first attempt because of ill-health.

An exhibition of memories spanning the 80-year history of an Ollerton church has formed the centrepiece of its anniversary celebrations.

A talented teenage golfer who has been playing the sport for less than five years has been given a scholarship worth nearly £30,000 to study in America and develop her game.

Police in Ollerton are appealing to parents to take responsibility for what their children are doing during the night after a marked increase in petty crime since the start of the summer holidays.

The last remaining community workshop in the country could face closure next year if it cannot raise the money needed to keep it open.

A father is to run the Robin Hood Half-marathon in September for charities inspired by his son’s battle with cancer.

A charity gala in Boughton raised enough money to pay for a week’s travel and treatment for a teenager with a brain tumour.

The family of a young man who died in a car crash have paid tribute to their bubbly, conscientious and loving son and brother.

Photographs marking a rich history of the people and culture of Ollerton were unveiled on Monday.

A heritage society has won an award for its work with children and young people at the Nottinghamshire Heritage Awards ceremony in Nottingham.

A charity that provides furniture for families in need has become self-funding for the first time thanks to the success of its new shop.

A proposed crackdown on under-age drinkers in Ollerton could result in their parents attending an education session about the problem.

A beauty spot in Ollerton is being blighted by dog mess and youths who camp there and then set fire to the site, according to the chairman of Ollerton Safer Neighbourhood Group.

A pupil at the Dukeries College, Ollerton, has returned to his former primary school to take football training sessions.