Ollerton

Nottinghamshire Police were overwhelmed by the response to an information session aimed at recruiting more Special constables for the Ollerton area.

Weddings could soon be held at Southwell Workhouse for the first time.

Police are hoping to build on the wave of public support after last week’s disorder in Nottingham at a Special constables recruitment session in Ollerton.

A teenager who battled a condition that left her confined to her bedroom has won the district heat of a county competition.

More than 500 people in Ollerton have signed a petition opposing the building of a wood-fuelled heat and power plant at Elkesley.

After seemingly endless delays and false starts, the derelict Ollerton and Bevercotes Miners’ Welfare building is finally being demolished.

A neglected area of grassland next to Ollerton Cemetery is to be transformed into a peaceful community and wildlife garden.

Permission has been refused for a Gipsy and Traveller caravan site in Ollerton because the area has already exceeded its quota.

Residents are being warned not to leave out clothes for collection for a company claiming to be helping the air ambulance.

Ollerton must retain sports facilities in the wake of the demolition of the miners’ welfare building, according to the secretary of the town’s sports forum.

Concerns have been expressed about the capacity of Ollerton’s schools to cope with increasing numbers of Gipsy and Traveller children settling in the area.

A project that encourages people to grow their own food and promote healthy eating is set to flourish after receiving a £150,000 lottery grant.

A container that will transport humanitarian aid packages to Zambia is being decorated by young people from Ollerton and Boughton ahead of being dispatched to Africa.

Young people who use a popular Ollerton youth club have written letters praising its work in response to discussions about incidents of anti-social behaviour.

A church in the centre of Ollerton is on the way to achieving its dream of becoming a community hub for the area.

Homes and businesses in Ollerton village have been left without phone or internet access for a week after the theft of underground cabling — and the disruption could last into the weekend.

Long-awaited demolition work on the former miners’ welfare building in Ollerton should start within the next two weeks after a mobile phone company committed to moving its equipment from the site.

Fresh calls have been made for Bishops Court, Boughton, to remain in county council ownership in the wake of the collapse of Southern Cross.

A planning permission has been renewed that will allow Tesco to extend its Ollerton store.

Firefighters were called to a scout camp after a caravan and container caught fire.