Ollerton

Two Dukeries College pupils will cycle 75 miles from their home to the Peak District to raise money for alternative treatment for a young father with cancer.

Residents and staff at a Boughton care home that was earmarked for closure have been given a reprieve.

A week of action to tackle issues ranging from vandalism to drugs has helped restore pride, according to residents.

The fate of an old folk’s home earmarked for closure will be revealed at a briefing at the home on Tuesday.

Planners at Newark and Sherwood District Council have been presented with an award for their work on the Sherwood Energy Village, Ollerton.

FOUR locally-brewed ciders sold out and local ales proved popular at Bingham Rugby Club’s beer festival at the weekend, despite a power cut that reduced the drinking time.

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two chinchillas were found dumped on a playing field in Boughton.

A multi-agency week of action will take place on the Retford Road estate, Boughton, next week.

Ollerton’s only public toilets are set to close after Newark and Sherwood District Council decided they were of poor quality and limited community value.

A school principal has promised to work with councillors to help reduce anti-social behaviour by his pupils.

Calls for a skatepark to be built near a new youth centre have been dealt a blow because of uncertainty over plans to re-build the Dukeries College.

A man living close to a 300-year-old building that he fears could be converted into a home for young offenders, wants a public meeting with developers to clear the air.

A couple say their life has been left devastated after a fire tore through the block of flats in which they lived.

A St George’s Day celebration will not include a dragon parade this year, but organisers are still hoping for an exciting day of events.

School league tables have revealed that Dukeries College, Ollerton, is the best secondary school in Nottinghamshire for pupils’ progress.

The future of an underused rural bus service looks uncertain after a council admitted it will have to pick up the bill when Government subsidies run out this month.

Traffic wardens will return to the streets of Newark and Sherwood in May, handing out fines of up to £70.

Almost 900 cremations have taken place at a new crematorium in the last year, although this was not enough to see a town council receive any financial benefit.

A council leader hopes the opening of a Boots pharmacy in Ollerton could signal the beginning of a retail boom that could attract more high street names to the town.

A mother is calling for money to be spent on improving play areas, which she says are falling into disrepair, and are a magnet for drinking teenagers.