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Charity aiming to influence policy on mental health education

10 December 2017
Charity aiming to influence policy on mental health education

Charity aiming to influence policy on mental health education

10 December 2017

A mental health charity based in Newark is set to open an office in America and is on the verge of influencing a change in national education policy in the UK.


Businessman says pupils' attitude to learning must change

09 December 2017
Businessman says pupils' attitude to learning must change

Businessman says pupils' attitude to learning must change

09 December 2017

A successful businessman who rose to become chief executive of a construction, engineering and manufacturing group wants children to be enthusiastic about the opportunities available to them.


Weather warning for snow upgraded to amber

08 December 2017
Weather warning for snow upgraded to amber

Weather warning for snow upgraded to amber

08 December 2017

Heavy snow is expected to fall in the Newark area on Sunday with 10cm looking likely, the Met Office has warned.


College students receive awards for excellence

07 December 2017
College students receive awards for excellence

College students receive awards for excellence

07 December 2017

Two Newark students were among the winners at Lincoln College Group’s annual awards.


Business support at early age is key

07 December 2017
Business support at early age is key

Business support at early age is key

07 December 2017

An entrepreneur who started out by selling sweets in the playground says schools need to do more to encourage young businesspeople.


Green light for £12.3m project

06 December 2017
Green light for £12.3m project

Green light for £12.3m project

06 December 2017

A sports village that will provide state-of-the-art facilities in Newark and create 80 jobs within three years has been given planning permission.


Veteran honours first world war soldier found to have local link

06 December 2017
Veteran honours first world war soldier found to have local link

Veteran honours first world war soldier found to have local link

06 December 2017

A veteran who was given a poppy commemorating a soldier who died in the first world war Battle of Passchendaele laid a wreath in his honour, and discovered their addresses were once just 800 yards apart.


Bridge damage triggers fresh call for bypass

01 December 2017
Bridge damage triggers fresh call for bypass

Bridge damage triggers fresh call for bypass

01 December 2017

A councillor has renewed calls for a bypass to be built around Kelham Bridge after it was damaged in a crash.


Lloyds closure will leave Bingham with no banks

30 November 2017
Lloyds closure will leave Bingham with no banks

Lloyds closure will leave Bingham with no banks

30 November 2017

Bingham, a town with a population of more than 9,000, will be left without a bank from May next year when Lloyds closes its Eaton Place branch.


Former bank buildings to be sold at auction

30 November 2017
Former bank buildings to be sold at auction

Former bank buildings to be sold at auction

30 November 2017

The former Natwest bank building in Southwell is one of two closed branches going under the hammer at auction with a guide price in excess of £450,000.


MP says aspiration levels need to rise

30 November 2017
MP says aspiration levels need to rise

MP says aspiration levels need to rise

30 November 2017

The MP for Newark, Mr Robert Jenrick, recognised that social mobility and levels of aspiration were not high enough in Newark.


Injection of sustained investment is needed, says leader

30 November 2017
Injection of sustained investment is needed, says leader

Injection of sustained investment is needed, says leader

30 November 2017

The State Of The Nation report that ranked Newark and Sherwood one of the worst places to live for people from disadvantaged backgrounds has uncovered a stark picture of under-investment in young people.


Working to close deprivation gap

30 November 2017
Working to close deprivation gap

Working to close deprivation gap

30 November 2017

The State Of The Nation report, which was published this week, placed Newark and Sherwood next to bottom at 323rd out of 324 local authority areas for social mobility.


District ranked at foot of social mobility table

29 November 2017
District ranked at foot of social mobility table

District ranked at foot of social mobility table

29 November 2017

A government report has ranked Newark and Sherwood as one of the worst places in England to live for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Firearms surrender hailed a success

27 November 2017
Firearms surrender hailed a success

Firearms surrender hailed a success

27 November 2017

More than 245 items of firearms and ammunition were handed to Nottinghamshire Police during a national two-week surrender.


Fight continues for return of security camera

25 November 2017
Fight continues for return of security camera

Fight continues for return of security camera

25 November 2017

Councillors who represent Newark’s Winthorpe Road estate say they have not given up the fight to get a security camera near a complex of elderly people’s homes re-instated.


Artist swaps Italy for English market town

19 November 2017
Artist swaps Italy for English market town

Artist swaps Italy for English market town

19 November 2017

A former art teacher has swapped the landscapes of southern Italy for the architecture of historic Newark.


Changes proposed to urgent treatment at Newark Hospital

17 November 2017
Changes proposed to urgent treatment at Newark Hospital

Changes proposed to urgent treatment at Newark Hospital

17 November 2017

The Urgent Care Centre at Newark Hospital could become an Urgent Treatment Centre from early next year in changes that could see the hospital become a centre of excellence.


Hundred-year-old sign uncovered at barbershop

17 November 2017
Hundred-year-old sign uncovered at barbershop

Hundred-year-old sign uncovered at barbershop

17 November 2017

A sign promoting chocolates and cigarettes, which could be 100 years-old, has been uncovered on the front of a shop.


Hoping to find out more about gunner

17 November 2017
Hoping to find out more about gunner

Hoping to find out more about gunner

17 November 2017

A man whose uncle was killed on a sortie to Lutzendorf from RAF Balderton is hoping to visit the crash site to find out more about his uncle and comrades.


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