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Satellites tracks school routes

Satellites tracks school routes

Pupils created a picture of their school by mapping their routes around the site with global positioning system devices.


School planned at former B and B

School planned at former B and B

A three-storey farmhouse could be used as a residential school if plans are approved by Newark and Sherwood District Council.


School welcomes first pupil

School welcomes first pupil

The first child has started lessons at Hope House School, Barnby Road, Balderton, which has been set up to help autistic children.


Search for centre site continues

Search for centre site continues

Efforts to build a new community centre in Bingham will continue regardless of whether or not plans for a replacement health centre go ahead, according to the Mayor of Bingham.


Sing up for our school

Sing up for our school

The pupils at Nottinghamshire’s smallest school hope to score a hit with a song that pleads for it to be saved.


Sound system off-key as youth deterrent

Sound system off-key as youth deterrent

It is supposed to be the latest device in tackling anti-social behaviour by gangs of yobs, but early indications show the Mosquito device may not be all that effective.


St George gallops into town

St George gallops into town

A procession will mark the start of St George’s Day celebrations in Ollerton village on Sunday.


U-turn to the parish pump

U-turn to the parish pump

Balderton has ended its unhappy eight-month flirtation with town status.


Youngsters show drama talent

Youngsters show drama talent

More than 100 children took part in the tenth Wolfit Festival Of Drama And Verse-Speaking at the Magnus Church of England School, Newark, on Friday and Saturday.


£40,000 for centre fittings

£40,000 for centre fittings

An extra £40,000 will be given towards a community centre at Fernwood.


Artists aid for charity

Artists aid for charity

Daffodil-themed pictures were exhibited as part of a competition held to raise money for a cancer charity.


Bid to be bag-free

Bid to be bag-free

A campaign has started to ban plastic carrier bags in Southwell.


Buses to serve new village

Buses to serve new village

Fernwood will soon have its first bus service. Marshalls Coaches of Sutton-on-Trent has told the Traffic Commissioner that it will launch the Fernwood Flyer on May 19.


Cut price trim for Services

Cut price trim for Services

Services personnel are being offered a haircut at a snip of a price if they go to a barbers in Ollerton.


Duke impressed by St John HQ

Duke impressed by St John HQ

The Queen’s first cousin, the Duke of Gloucester, officially opened the £600,000 headquarters of the Newark division of St John Ambulance on Tuesday.


Easy pickings for sneak thieves

Easy pickings for sneak thieves

A spate of sneak-in burglaries prompted police to take up a suggestion by the Advertiser to test just how seriously householders took the security of their homes. Reporter DAN CHURCHER accompanied the police to check home security in Balderton. This is what he found.


Fence separates sides in land row

Fence separates sides in land row

Access for community groups and clubs to the all-weather sports pitch at the Minster School, Southwell, could be delayed. CAROLINE BOYD reports on the dispute between Southwell Rugby Club and Nottinghamshire County Council that centres on the ownership of a small piece of land.


Friendship prompts swim for charity

Friendship prompts swim for charity

A woman who lost two close friends to cancer is taking part in a swimathon to raise money to fight the disease.


From tight budget to dream wedding

From tight budget to dream wedding

The Advertiser Bride Of the Year 2008 is Miss Amanda Aitchison (23) of Albion Street, Newark.


Growing interest in breast cancer group

Growing interest in breast cancer group

The first meeting of a breast cancer support group in Southwell was attended by 18 women who had or were recovering from the disease.


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