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Providing sanctuary for wildlife

Providing sanctuary for wildlife

Cygnets, goslings, ducklings and chicks await visitors to a garden centre near Southwell.


Pupils mark a half-century

Pupils mark a half-century

Pupils at St Peter’s Primary School, Farndon, dressed in 1950s-style clothes and learnt how to dance the jive as part of events to mark their school’s 50th anniversary.


Research finds support need

Research finds support need

A pilot project being carried out in Bingham to identify the needs of the elderly has found people living at home need more support.


School’s closure proposed

School’s closure proposed

Campaigners fighting to keep Nottinghamshire’s smallest primary school open refuse to give up despite a recommendation for closure.


Seeds of success sown at Magnus

Seeds of success sown at Magnus

Former pupils of Newark’s Magnus Church of England School read like a Who’s Who? of prominent public figures.


Seeking sites for new tips

Seeking sites for new tips

Two new sites are being considered in the Newark area for a waste and recycling centre to replace the one between Hawton and Cotham.


Stepping up security

Stepping up security

POLICE are to step up security at a Boughton industrial estate to try to tackle rising crime.


Street drinking banned

Street drinking banned

A ban on drinking alcohol in all public places in Balderton is to be sought by the parish council to try to stamp out anti-social behaviour.


Taking steps to OAP park

Taking steps to OAP park

A proposal to install a pensioners’ playground in Bingham is to be explored.


Taste of UK for Estonia

Taste of UK for Estonia

Sausages from a Newark butcher will be served to European ambassadors in Estonia as part of a trip to promote healthier school meals.


Thousands sample rare beers

Thousands sample rare beers

About 11,160 pints of rare beers, including cask-conditioned bitters, milds, stouts, lagers and pale ales, were drunk at the three-day Newark Beer Festival.


Time has come for clock’s unveiling

Time has come for clock’s unveiling

A unique three-pendulum clock designed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the British Horological Institute was finished on Saturday.


Village’s heart begins to beat

Village’s heart begins to beat

A spirit of community is building all the time among people living in Newark and Sherwood’s newest village.


Village buses banned

Village buses banned

Buses have been banned from Fernwood roads and will not be allowed to return until developers have carried out health and safety checks.


Wanting the best for their children

Wanting the best for their children

Parents and pupils were shocked to hear that the Magnus Church of England School, Earp Avenue, would need special measures to improve the quality of education provided for its 1,111 pupils.


Windows mark link to queen

Windows mark link to queen

A village has marked its connection to Queen Eleanor with new stained-glass windows commemorating her death.


Bad behaviour is top concern

Bad behaviour is top concern

Anti-social behaviour was highlighted as the biggest problem in Southwell by residents who met the town’s policing team on Saturday.


Branching out into recycling

Branching out into recycling

A 15ft metal tree was unveiled next to the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest yesterday to encourage recycling.


BT threat to phone boxes

BT threat to phone boxes

BT has announced a review that could lead to the removal of public telephone boxes from many communities.


Building for the future

Building for the future

The new £1.6m construction centre at Dukeries College, Ollerton, will be officially opened by Mr Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, today.


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