What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1925, 1975 and 2000
The Advertiser has once again opened its archives to see what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
25 years ago - October 13, 2000
ABOVE: More than 120 runners took part in a fun run organised by All Saints’ Primary School, Elston.
The money will be shared between the school and NCH Action For Children, which sent its mascot Cedric The Dragon to start the race.
* Newark’s biggest employer, NSK-RHP Bearings Ltd, is staging an economic fightback and is on course to return to profit net year.
The 850-strong workforce was rocked in June when told the Northern Road factory faced closure if it did not start making money. Since then, turnover has trebled from £23m to 60m.
* The former Peel and Bowler chocolate factory on Cartergate, Newark, could be transformed into a £½m entertainment centre.
Mr Steff Wright, who has run Partytime in Baldertongate for three years, has bought the premises.
He said the centre would be designed to cater for events such as wedding receptions and as a venue for live bands, discos, and corporate business events.
* Children are being blamed for starting a fire in an empty school building.
Firefighters spent an hour dealing with the blaze at the former Magdalene High School, Barnby Road, Newark.
They believe the fire was started deliberately in the sports hall.
* A team of sports and television stars took part in a charity football match at Collingham.
Sixties pop singer Jess Conrad and his Showbiz XI beat Collingham FC XI 8-3 in the event attended by about 500 people for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
Other celebrities included comedian Duncan Norvelle, Emmerdale actor Chris Chittell and former Lincoln City manager Keith Alexander.
50 years ago - October 18, 1975
ABOVE: More than £800 was raised for the Elizabeth Yorke Memorial Fund at an autumn fair held at the Lilley and Stone Girls’ High School, Newark.
Making their soft toys contribution were pupils Elaine Ogden, Gillian Troy, Caroline Judson and Helen Duddridge.
* Four squatters have occupied Newark’s disused St Leonard’s Vicarage in Northgate - and they plan to stay.
One of the men, a bearded 24-year-old called Frannie, announced: “No one’s going to shift us. With a little notice we can pack this place with 70 or 80 people and no one’s going to get in.”
The four, all local men, moved into the vicarage because their previous squat, a derelict house near the Trent, was damp.
* Traffic chaos hit a Newark street with the delivery of a new portable office for the Department of Employment in Slaughterhouse Lane.
The trouble started when the large prefabricated 4½-tonne Portacabin arrived on the back of an articulated lorry, but the entrance to the yard was too narrow and there are overhead wires.
The cabin was jacked up in the street while the workmen thought through the problem and while it was there motorists in nearby carparks were hemmed in.
A mobile crane arrived three hours later to lift it into place.
* The 6th Newark Sea Scouts have provided England’s champion Scout canoe slalam team for the second successive year.
At the National Scout Regatta at Holme Pierrepont the group’s Keith Footitt, Steven Dobson and Stuart Dethick finished first in the slalam.
* Concern about the shortage of nurses at comprehensive schools in Notts was expressed at a meeting of the county council.
Mr John Sheldon said that at schools without a nurse, teachers had to spend time doing the job. This, in effect, reduced the pupil-teacher ratio.
* Offers in excess of £50,000 are being asked for Beesthorpe Hall, Caunton, the home of Mr Charles and Lady Mary Keene.
The seven-acre grounds includes a swimming pool, rough grassland, woodland and a paddock.
100 years ago - October 14, 1925
* Most people are buyers of Jaeger sooner or later, and to help them in their selections Messrs R. J. Hambling, of Stodman Street, Newark, are sending out the new catalogue, illustrating with photographs, which the Jaeger Co have just issued.
It certainly is a very smart and convincing list of attractive garments of all kinds.
* Mr N. G. Baguley the well-known wireless amateur of Castlegate, Newark, has picked up messages from the expeditionary ships Bowdoin and Peary in the Arctic region.
* The death took place recently of Miss Ann Cullin, a life-long resident of Dry Doddington, she having been born in the house in which she lived, and in the same room in which she died. She had reached the age of 82.
Her mother was also born in the same house.
* The Southwell Women’s Institute have once more assisted the General Hospital, Nottingham, by arranging a potato, fruit and vegetable scheme in Southwell.
They were collected by the lorry of the Bulwell Finishing Company, which enabled the vegetables to be forwarded as collected in a fresh state.
Many well-wishers who had not garden produce gave sums of money, which was wisely invested in potatoes.
* A whist drive and dance took place at the Britannia Hall, Farndon, on Thursday evening in aid of the cricket club, at which 21 tables were occupied for whist drive.
Dancing was kept up until 1am, an enjoyable evening having been spent.
* In spite of the rather small attendance at the Town Hall, where a concert was held in aid of the hospital, it was obvious by the applause that the really good music was appreciated.