Ollerton

A cake company is enjoying the sweet taste of sucess after expanding its operation.

Three large stone balls have been stolen from a bridge across a river on the Thoresby Estate at Perlethorpe.

Students and the public had the chance to learn about the lives of miners from the 1800s to the present day as part of a mining memories project.

A Government minister is backing calls for safety improvements on a road where six people died in a crash.

Retired miners will share their memories of life on the coal face at an event at Dukeries College tomorrow.

A footballer who was told he may never play the game again because of a heart problem lifted the league trophy for his team after a remarkable comeback from surgery.

Concerns have been raised about the impact of government spending cuts on woodland in the Ollerton area.

An innovative project based in Sherwood Forest is under way to help unemployed people gain skills and experience to get back into work — and preserve the ancient woodland at the same time.

A working group has been set up to stamp out a two-year noise and nuisance problem in Tesco carpark, Ollerton.

Children have moved into new and improved classrooms after the opening of a £375,000 extension.

A company set up using money from the sale of a car has secured an order worth more than £1/4m from China.

A community workshop that serves elderly, disabled and vulnerable people has secured its future until at least March next year.

An Ollerton resident of 20 years and town councillor of nine years has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Ollerton and Boughton.

The derelict former miners’ welfare building in Ollerton is finally set to be demolished after months of delays.

Hundreds of pots of eco-paint have been donated to a college for use in painting and decorating classes.

Proud parents have the chance to get a keepsake of their child’s hand or footprint and raise money for an Ollerton church a week on Saturday.

The Dukeries College, Ollerton, must wait up to three years for money from Nottinghamshire County Council to help it undertake desperately-needed refurbishments.

Plans to transform a derelict former factory site into a retail area and attract new businesses to Ollerton have been submitted.

A rail service to Ollerton could be re-introduced, depending on the outcome of a study taking place this year.

Ollerton and Boughton Town Council has agreed to give £5,300 to the town’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau to help it as it comes to terms with huge budget cuts.