What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1925, 1975 and 2000
The Advertiser has opened its archives to see what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
25 years ago - January 14, 2000
ABOVE: A party for youngsters of North Muskham at the village hall attracted more than 80 under 14s.
The youngsters were entertained with music and party games courtesy of entertainer Mr Bill Hemsley, of Kneesall.
The party was one of three events the parish council plans to hold to mark the year 2000.
* Fears are growing for the long-term future of Newark Sunday morning football after a referee was attacked after abandoning a game.
At a time when the refereeing crisis in the town is escalating, with fewer and fewer officials available to take charge of the number of fixtures, the latest events cast a huge shadow over the Newark Alliance.
Already one referee has quit this season - walking off the field, never to return.
* A teenager is lucky to be alive after his car plunged 50 feet from a bridge parapet into the River Trent.
Ricky Towers’ Volkswagen Scirocco crashed through a stone balustrade and plunged into the river from the A616 Newark to Ollerton road near North Muskham.
The car flew about 70ft, landed on its wheels and then floated down river on the current while gradually filling with water. Ricky, of Newark, managed to escape through a window.
* Southwell Town Council is submitting an undisclosed bid to buy the town’s police station.
The council wants to buy and move into the building at the Burgage and rent part of the office back to the police.
* Leading communications specialist Project Telecom is creating 200 new jobs with a £3m investment at Newark Industrial Estate.
The company has bought the former Fleur de Lys Automobiles factory, which will become the national operations centre for its managed services division with a call centre and distribution depot.
50 years ago - January 18, 1975
ABOVE: A tea for 36 pupils was held at Southwell Baptist Church.
The party started with the younger children who played games and they were then joined by the older children for tea. Afterwards, films were shown by Mr S. H. Taylor.
The after-lunch quiet of a village Sunday was suddenly shattered when a whirlwind tore a 150-yard wide path through the lower end of Flintham, damaging nine houses, wrecking a greenhouse and uprooting a power pole.
The disturbance, which lasted only ten seconds, caused people to rush to their windows expecting to see a low-flying jet passing over the village at roof height. Instead, they saw rafters, tiles and corrugated sheets flying in all directions.
A new charity has been established to control Southwell swimming pool, squash courts and sauna bath.
The charity will be known as the Southwell Recreation Centre and will control the amenities under a group of trustees.
A Newark man is making an individual effort to raise money for Balderton Hospital’s hydrotherapy pool fund.
Mr Paul Whiteley, of Lincoln Road, saves plastic cups from vending machines which a Nottingham firm then buy from him at £1 per 2,000.
Bus fare increases are being requested by the Lincolnshire Road Car Company after a sharp rise in their costs.
Fares of 2p would rise to 4p, and those of 4p and 5p to 6p.
The company said costs had increased by £870,000 since the last fare rise.
