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Slow progress on hall work

Slow progress on hall work

District councillors are to continue with plans to bring back into use the Tudor Hall and Old Magnus Buildings in Newark despite losing out on a Lottery bid.


Steer clear please

Steer clear please

Residents say their homes are being damaged by heavy traffic as drivers try to avoid a busy roundabout.


Toasting poet’s birth

Toasting poet’s birth

Newark Caledonian Society marked Burns Night on Friday with a dinner and dance at the Town Hall.


Users welcome checks

Users welcome checks

Disabled people have welcomed a review of who should be given special parking permits, saying those who abuse the system spoil the privilege for the genuinely needy.


Views on parking revealed

Views on parking revealed

Carparking was on the agenda last night at a private meeting between members of Bingham Town Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council and the pressure group Community Concern.


Visit eases surface tension

Visit eases surface tension

Speed humps similar to those used in an area of Mansfield could soon be installed in Southwell town centre.


War role rewarded at last

War role rewarded at last

Land Army girls who worked the fields in the Newark area during the second world war are finally being recognised for their efforts.


All change for hall

All change for hall

Residents and developers are on a collision course over Ollerton Hall after it emerged the building would become a care home and not apartments.


Anti-crime campaign backed

Anti-crime campaign backed

Bingham’s Neighbourhood Watch scheme has won a national award for its success in promoting the Smartwater campaign.


Artwork in the round

Artwork in the round

Pupils at Holy Trinity Infants’ School, Southwell, have been preparing circular artwork for an exhibition at Southwell Artspace.


Backers needed for police post

Backers needed for police post

More volunteers are needed at the Balderton police contact point so that it can open more often.


Brides face town walk

Brides face town walk

A ban on bridal cars dropping off passengers outside Newark Town Hall is to be referred to the county council after town councillors queried the ruling.


Chelsea stage for garden

Chelsea stage for garden

A garden developed by staff and students at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Campus will feature at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.


Chemical concerns subside

Chemical concerns subside

Another inspection and report of the former gas works off Moor Lane, Bingham, has revealed the amount of work needed to contain the contamination is not a much as first feared.


Cleared to work on dyke

Cleared to work on dyke

A scheme to clear out parts of Southwell’s Potwell Dyke is being planned after Nottinghamshire County Council agreed to do the work.


Climate of fear

Climate of fear

Residents are calling for more police patrols to tackle drunken yobs on the streets of Southwell.


Closing the door for a final time

Closing the door for a final time

A popular village Post Office closed for the last time on Wednesday after a residents’ campaign failed to save it.


Crossings come under scrutiny

Crossings come under scrutiny

Temporary cameras were installed at manually operated railway crossings in three villages.


Defences hold

Defences hold

Mr Nathan Corden, the general manager of Southwell Racecourse, which only re-opened in December after last summer’s floods, was relieved to have no problems this time.


Facing up to PO closures

Facing up to PO closures

Villagers are being urged to use their post office as much as possible ahead of its closure on March 8.


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