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LEARN MOREAn autumn fair in Christ Church Hall, Boundary Road, Newark, on Saturday raised £715 for church funds.
An edge-of-town park and ride at Bingham is being considered to reduce the number of town parking spaces being used by commuters.
The number of potential homes on the Growth Point development site south of Newark has been cut from up to 6,000 to 4,000 because of concerns about flooding.
Southwell Minster Girls’ Choir embarked on its first overseas tour to Stavanger in Norway yesterday.
The Mayor of Newark, Mrs Rita Crowe, is supporting an event run by The Big Training Company UK online centre to give people who have never used the internet the chance to try.
The UK Border Agency led a major operation seeking out illegal immigrants working at the Currys distribution centre in Newark.
One in seven people knows someone living off the proceeds of crime.
Pupils focused on maths for two weeks with work culminating in a maths-themed sports event on Friday.
Churchgoers in the diocese are among the most generous in the country but on Saturday were asked to consider giving more.
A woman who has been writing educational text books for 30 years has had her first novel published.
About 35 postal workers joined a picket line outside Newark delivery office this morning (Friday) in the second of two national 24-hour strikes.
Two new police community support officers have joined the Newark area Safer Neighbourhood teams.
An open-air drumhead service was held on the paved area of Brisbane Court, Balderton, on Saturday afternoon to mark the launch of this year’s Poppy Appeal.
Carparks in Bingham are the fullest out of three areas in Rushcliffe, according to a borough council report.
After its success in previous years a campaign backed by the Advertiser to deter youngsters from knocking on doors and demanding trick or treats is being repeated.
This year’s Poppy Appeal will be launched in Bingham tomorrow — with a desperate appeal for more volunteers to help with door-to-door collections.
Poppy sellers will be out in force tomorrow as the 2009 Royal British Legion appeal gets under way in Newark Market Place.
Dough hedgehogs and decorated gingerbread men were among the items made by children at a Newark primary school as part of a visit by a baker.
Townsfolk and businesses are being urged to support Newark Parish Church, which is struggling to meet running costs.
The museum service in Newark looks set to be reviewed following the failed bid for Lottery money to develop the Old Magnus Buildings on Appletongate.