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From veg plot into stew pot

From veg plot into stew pot

An allotment-holder likes nothing more than fresh rabbit to go along with the vegetables he grows, and Mr Dennis Roy (73) has a plentiful supply on his plot.


Fun day rounds off estate’s positive action

Fun day rounds off estate’s positive action

About 200 people attended a community fun day on Saturday that rounded off a week of action aimed at improving life for people on Newark’s Hawtonville estate.


Going for the good life Gardeners plot a greener future

Going for the good life Gardeners plot a greener future

Gardeners want to help Newark people eat more healthily by selling vegetables grown in the town.


Grave look at history

Grave look at history

Graves in a village churchyard have been catalogued to help visitors trace their ancestors.


Groups show what they can offer

Groups show what they can offer

Crowds filled the Market Place on Sunday for the fourth annual Newark Day that gave local organisations and groups the chance to show what they have to offer.


Homes appeal again

Homes appeal again

An appeal hearing began on Wednesday to look into plans for 69 homes in a field off Millgate, Newark.


Linking tourism and churches

Linking tourism and churches

The new manager of the Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Church History Project, Mrs Tracey Akehurst, was introduced to the synod on Saturday.


Looking back on musical heyday

Looking back on musical heyday

Dennis and The Rockets, The Concords and Henry J. and The Pacifics — they sound like bands from a long-gone era, and that’s because they are.


Parade spreads English pride

Parade spreads English pride

The centre of Ollerton came to a standstill on Sunday as the St George’s Day parade marched through the town.


Park patrols cut problems

Park patrols cut problems

Police look to be winning the battle against anti-social youths who gather at an Ollerton play park — but residents say more needs to be done.


Pavilion revamp aims high

Pavilion revamp aims high

A £11/2m youth centre with a climbing wall and recording studio could be built in Newark.


Plans for school revamp revealed

Plans for school revamp revealed

Work is set to start on a new design and technology block for Toot Hill School, Bingham.


Pupils turn the tables

Pupils turn the tables

Interviews with teachers, news and weather reports are among the items to be broadcast by pupils on a radio station they have set up at their school.


Remembering Joel by helping others

Remembering Joel by helping others

A blood-testing clinic in memory of Joel Picker-Spence, who died of leukaemia last year, takes place at Newark Hospital next month.


Resigned to tip’s reprieve

Resigned to tip’s reprieve

A household waste recycling centre is to stay open for a further 18 months, despite objections from local residents.


Runners go the distance among marathon masses

Runners go the distance among marathon masses

Runners from the area were among the 35,000 who completed the 26-mile London Marathon on Sunday.


Show offers garden delights

Show offers garden delights

Mrs Susan Helliwell, of Gretton Close, Claypole, was among visitors at the fifth annual Newark and Nottinghamshire Garden Show, at the weekend.


Thefts take toll on giving

Thefts take toll on giving

The theft of lead from Collingham’s two Anglican churches has meant the parish has been able to pay only a quarter of its share towards the cost of running the Southwell and Nottingham Diocese this year.


The gift of life

The gift of life

A father was given a second chance of a normal life with a kidney transplant on the same day that his first child was born.


Toilet system feels the strain

Toilet system feels the strain

The sheer number of people using Newark’s only town-centre public toilets could have contributed to drainage problems that are keeping them shut.


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