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Flats plan backed by council

Flats plan backed by council

Flats plan backed by council

07 November 2008

Plans to change offices in Ollerton into flats have been supported by the town council.


Deprived of play

Deprived of play

Deprived of play

31 October 2008

Vandals have destroyed children’s play equipment in an arson attack just a month after it was installed.


Searching out club’s spooks

Searching out club’s spooks

Searching out club’s spooks

31 October 2008

After staff and members reported strange occurrences at Ollerton and Bevercotes Miners’ Welfare Institute, a team of paranormal investigators was called in to try to provide an explanation.


Student earns top award

Student earns top award

Student earns top award

31 October 2008

A 15-year-old schoolboy who hopes to become a doctor has won a national award aimed at widening participation in higher education.


Building on old methods

Building on old methods

Building on old methods

24 October 2008

Families had the chance to help build a new community classroom and learn a traditional craft on Saturday at the Dukeries Complex.


Grandmother launches appeal

Grandmother launches appeal

Grandmother launches appeal

24 October 2008

A woman whose grandsons have just returned from serving in Afghanistan helped to launch this year’s Poppy Appeal in Ollerton.


Library experiments with science day

Library experiments with science day

Library experiments with science day

24 October 2008

A science event designed to get boys interested in reading was held at Ollerton Library on Saturday.


Pupils try hand at tag rugby

Pupils try hand at tag rugby

Pupils try hand at tag rugby

24 October 2008

More than 80 children from six primary schools in the Ollerton area took part in a tag rugby tournament.


Rail link bid picks up steam

Rail link bid picks up steam

Rail link bid picks up steam

24 October 2008

Plans for the return of passenger trains linking Ollerton with Nottingham and the East Coast mainline are looking positive.


Wrong site for drug unit

Wrong site for drug unit

Wrong site for drug unit

24 October 2008

Plans for a possible unit in Ollerton for recovering drug or alcohol addicts is continuing to cause concern.


Flats for recovering drug users refused

Flats for recovering drug users refused

Flats for recovering drug users refused

17 October 2008

A controversial application to turn a semi-detached house in Forest Road, Ollerton, into six flats which could be used for recovering alcohol and drug users was refused by Newark and Sherwood District Council planning committee on Tuesday.


Policy for colliery houses

Policy for colliery houses

Policy for colliery houses

17 October 2008

A policy to try to prevent traditional colliery houses being converted into flats has been adopted by Ollerton and Boughton Town Council.


Priorities in order

Priorities in order

Priorities in order

17 October 2008

Anti-social behaviour, drug taking and criminal damage top a list of residents’ concerns in Ollerton and Boughton.


Pupils try out new shirts

Pupils try out new shirts

Pupils try out new shirts

17 October 2008

Budding rugby players from a village primary school have been kitted out with a new set of shirts to play in by a rugby club.


Signing translates into award chance

Signing translates into award chance

Signing translates into award chance

17 October 2008

A GIRL who has spent most of her life helping her deaf mother to communicate has been nominated for SkillsTrain Young People of the Year award in Nottinghamshire.


Hoping for help

Hoping for help

Hoping for help

10 October 2008

A HOSPICE that cares for seriously and terminally ill children is looking for more support from the people of Ollerton and Boughton.


Showers shut for safety

Showers shut for safety

Showers shut for safety

10 October 2008

Bacteria that can cause legionnaire’s disease has been found in shower pipes at a school.


Supporting forces by brewing tea

Supporting forces by brewing tea

Supporting forces by brewing tea

10 October 2008

A Big Brew event at an old people’s complex in Ollerton raised around £30 for an organisation that supports men and women in the armed forces.


Bus arsonists are sentenced

Bus arsonists are sentenced

Bus arsonists are sentenced

03 October 2008

Two teenage boys from Boughton have been sent to youth custody for stealing and setting fire to a £50,000 minibus.


Friends rally round

Friends rally round

Friends rally round

03 October 2008

Friends of a 29-year-old former Ollerton man who is having treatment for a brain tumour have raised money to help him.


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