Inspector Sutton said the main thing she would bring to the role is consistency as she plans to be in post for some time.
Members of the team at Newark Parish Church will be hosting a free lunch for up to 40 people.
Newark's schools, nurserys and supermarkets raised money for Children in Need last week.
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A family who launched a campaign to buy a defibrillator outside a school were invited to a ceremony to see another one in place outside Newark Castle.
A tea party was held honouring exceptional achievements and commitment of local Guiding volunteers.
Staff at an accountancy firm in Newark have gone bright blue to help with an annual campaign to raise money for Beaumond House Community Hospice.
The Dean of Southwell, the Very Rev Nicola Sullivan welcomed Jacqui Parkinson, whose work is on display in the cathedral until November 30.
Shoes boxes filled by children across the Newark and Southwell areas will be delivered to children in Romania in time for Christmas.
An actor who went to drama sessions in Newark, to overcome his shyness as a child, is in the cast of a smash-hit musical which is on a UK tour.
