Ollerton

A mother who won an eight-month campaign for improvements to a play area says she is pleased with the results.

A pensioner who has been campaigning for an Ollerton Colliery memorial for more than ten years has said she will join forces with two women who are currently petitioning for one.

Nearly 100 brick-makers have been told they are to be laid off before Christmas because of a slowdown in the construction market.

A pupil at the Dukeries College, Ollerton, has been named Young Apprentice of the Year after completing a course in electrical engineering.

Plans for up to 170 holiday lodges on a former Army camp were unanimously approved by Newark and Sherwood District Council on Tuesday.

A petition calling for a town centre memorial to Ollerton Colliery has been signed by 375 people.

Police and staff at a day centre for adults with learning difficulties have condemned the actions of two teenagers who stole and set fire to a specially-modified bus used to transport people with serious disabilities.

A commemorative calendar, made up of photographs depicting a former mining community, has been produced by the Ollerton of Yesteryear group.

Concerns have been raised over whether or not facilities in Ollerton will be able to cope with an expected increase in population.

Specialist firefighters were put through their paces in a series of simulated rescues at a scrapyard in Boughton.

Two friends and neighbours have been nominated for a county award for encouraging more young people to take part in youth activities.

A shop that will sell eco-friendly products and give advice to people about how to be environmentally friendly is looking for businesses to help to fill its shelves.

Rail enthusiasts have set themselves a target of raising £16,000 as the first step towards re-opening a disused rail link.

A trio of cyclists are said to be making good progress as they attempt to cycle from Canada to Mexico.

Fears that a bus which provides services for people travelling to shop or work in Ollerton is to be axed have proved unfounded.

A care home that was spared from closure has had a Ground Force-style garden makeover, incorporating Boughton’s association with the mining industry.

A service that helps unemployed people in the Ollerton area find work can continue for another two years after a £100,000 grant was secured.

Pavement repairs have begun in Ollerton after residents highlighted areas they felt needed improvement.

Five former beauty queens took a trip down memory lane when they visited an exhibition featuring photographs of when they won their titles.

A teenager, his sister and a friend are more than halfway through their bid to cycle 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico.