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Change came years ago

Change came years ago

It is the second time in recent years that fears for the future of Newark Hospital have been sparked by revelations about its accident and emergency department.


Charities glad to be back

Charities glad to be back

Newark’s annual Christmas charity and craft market was back as part of the main switch-on event this year, to the delight of stallholders and visitors.


Civil War focus for third Lottery bid

Civil War focus for third Lottery bid

Revised plans are to be submitted to the Heritage Lottery for the transformation of Newark’s Old Magnus Buildings into a national English Civil War museum.


Concern about third option

Concern about third option

The board of NHS Nottinghamshire County approved the health review consultation document at a meeting in Newark Town Hall.


Confused by lanes’ names

Confused by lanes’ names

The names of two roads at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst campus have led to confusion and controversy.


Drainage worry over new homes

Drainage worry over new homes

Development on the eastern side of Newark would cause drainage problems in Balderton, a parish council agreed this week.


Drinks venue cheers village

Drinks venue cheers village

A village hall that is transformed into a makeshift pub every week is proving a hit with locals.


Following Gladstone’s footsteps

Following Gladstone’s footsteps

An exhibition in Newark Town Hall’s Spotlight Gallery to mark the bicentenary of the birth of the former Newark MP, William Ewart Gladstone, was officially opened by the town’s current MP, Mr Patrick Mercer, on Friday evening.


Good for history

Good for history

A school’s history department has been judged as good in most areas of its work.


Growth on agenda

Growth on agenda

Future growth in Bingham was discussed on Tuesday at a private meeting between the Crown Estate and councillors.


Guard foils raid on Co-op

Guard foils raid on Co-op

A security guard foiled an attempted armed robbery at a village Co-op.


Have your say

Have your say

The 90-day public consultation over the proposals for healthcare in Newark was officially launched at Newark Hospital on Monday.


Help in the heart of town

Help in the heart of town

A defibrillator is permanently in Bingham, allowing first-aiders in the town instant access to the life-saving equipment.


Hole-in-wall gang gaoled

Hole-in-wall gang gaoled

Four men dubbed the hole-in-the-wall gang have been gaoled for raids that netted about £250,000.


Homes a haven for old

Homes a haven for old

A retirement village — thought to be the first of its kind in Newark and Sherwood — is to be built in Ollerton.


Keen to be treated at Newark

Keen to be treated at Newark

Newark people are passionate about their hospital and want to be treated there when they are ill, district councillor Mrs Gill Dawn told colleagues on Tuesday.


Keen to keep phone box

Keen to keep phone box

Objections were expected to be raised last night over BT’s plans to remove a telephone box in Southwell.


Logging on to save services

Logging on to save services

A 14-year-old has set up a group page on Facebook urging people to call for all facilities to be kept at Newark Hospital.


Model way to slow traffic

Model way to slow traffic

A Newark junior school is the first in the area to have bollards installed outside that look like children.


Money rolls in at fair

Money rolls in at fair

A craft fair at South Muskham Village Hall on Saturday raised more than £2,000 in just two hours for St Wilfrid’s Church, South Muskham.


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