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80s star Limahl to roll back the years at Newark Festival

20 May 2018
80s star Limahl to roll back the years at Newark Festival

80s star Limahl to roll back the years at Newark Festival

20 May 2018

Eighties pop icon Limahl is expecting a good crowd for his performance at Newark Festival.


Job cuts blamed on roadworks in town centre

18 May 2018
Job cuts blamed on roadworks in town centre

Job cuts blamed on roadworks in town centre

18 May 2018

A fish and chip restaurant owner blamed Severn Trent’s ongoing roadworks in Newark for a downturn in business that led to him laying off three long-standing employees.


Surviving Dambuster Johnny Johnson lends a hand at bomber sculpture site

17 May 2018
Surviving Dambuster Johnny Johnson lends a hand at bomber sculpture site

Surviving Dambuster Johnny Johnson lends a hand at bomber sculpture site

17 May 2018

Veterans of Bomber Command, including George "Johnny" Johnson, who grew up in Collingham, helped to signal the start of a project to erect a full-sized sculpture of a Lancaster bomber near Norton Disney.


Families urged to join popular charity cycling fundraiser

13 May 2018
Families urged to join popular charity cycling fundraiser

Families urged to join popular charity cycling fundraiser

13 May 2018

Cyclists are gearing up to take part in a popular annual off-road charity challenge.


Tackling fitness challenges for Newark Patriotic Fund

05 May 2018
Tackling fitness challenges for Newark Patriotic Fund

Tackling fitness challenges for Newark Patriotic Fund

05 May 2018

A keen cyclist and runner has set himself a series of challenges to raise money for a charity that helps injured and mentally-scarred ex-Servicemen and women.


Adventurer braves Siberia's frozen expanse

20 April 2018
Adventurer braves Siberia's frozen expanse

Adventurer braves Siberia's frozen expanse

20 April 2018

An adventurer from Southwell experienced temperatures as low as -35 degrees when he walked 634km across the world’s largest frozen lake.


Artists put various aspects of Newark in the spotlight

20 April 2018
Artists put various aspects of Newark in the spotlight

Artists put various aspects of Newark in the spotlight

20 April 2018

A month-long exhibition of work by two artists features scenes of Newark — some of which are more well-known than others.


Families’ delight at new play equipment

17 April 2018
Families’ delight at new play equipment

Families’ delight at new play equipment

17 April 2018

Children have new play equipment thanks to Newark and Sherwood Homes, the company that manages council properties across the district.


Owner will not be compensated for loss of business

14 April 2018
Owner will not be compensated for loss of business

Owner will not be compensated for loss of business

14 April 2018

The owner of a fledgling business in Newark will not be compensated for loss of trade she says has been caused by Severn Trent’s £60m sewer replacement scheme — because she is not in the immediate area of the works.


Council sees red over the wrong shade of yellow on roads

12 April 2018
Council sees red over the wrong shade of yellow on roads

Council sees red over the wrong shade of yellow on roads

12 April 2018

Double yellow lines have been painted too wide and in the wrong shade of yellow, to the anger of a town council.


Rat-run motorists will face action

12 April 2018
Rat-run motorists will face action

Rat-run motorists will face action

12 April 2018

Police have accepted they are responsible for enforcing traffic regulations on two pedestrianised town centre streets that are being used as rat-runs during the Severn Trent sewer works.


Remembering airfield's international history

11 April 2018
Remembering airfield's international history

Remembering airfield's international history

11 April 2018

A reunion has been held to remember the history of RAF Balderton, where Servicemen from all over the world were based during and after the second world war.


Paying respects to three soldiers killed in first world war action

10 April 2018
Paying respects to three soldiers killed in first world war action

Paying respects to three soldiers killed in first world war action

10 April 2018

Poppy palm crosses have been laid on the battleground memorials of three Newark soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the first world war.


Gearing up to ride 900 miles non-stop

08 April 2018
Gearing up to ride 900 miles non-stop

Gearing up to ride 900 miles non-stop

08 April 2018

The owner of a mobile bicycle business is preparing to ride non-stop from John O’Groats to Land’s End in aid of Reach Learning Disability.


£1.2 million improvements at Newark Northgate station

06 April 2018
£1.2 million improvements at Newark Northgate station

£1.2 million improvements at Newark Northgate station

06 April 2018

A plaque has been unveiled to celebrate a total of £1.2 million worth of improvements at Newark Northgate train station.


Staff set up to support charity

05 April 2018
Staff set up to support charity

Staff set up to support charity

05 April 2018

Staff at the Minster School, Southwell, channelled their competitiveness for Cancer Research UK.


Pub toasts county award success

03 April 2018
Pub toasts county award success

Pub toasts county award success

03 April 2018

Pub staff are celebrating continued success with another award win.


Fundraisers rise to charity challenge

31 March 2018
Fundraisers rise to charity challenge

Fundraisers rise to charity challenge

31 March 2018

A pupil at the Mount Church Of England School, Newark, helped to organise an after-school cake sale to raise money for the Down’s Syndrome Association.


Peace game to mark Armistice centenary

30 March 2018
Peace game to mark Armistice centenary

Peace game to mark Armistice centenary

30 March 2018

Footballers from Newark will travel to Belgium to play a peace game on the centenary of the end of the first world war, to honour those who fell during the conflict.


Freedom of Southwell is granted to RAF Reservists

30 March 2018
Freedom of Southwell is granted to RAF Reservists

Freedom of Southwell is granted to RAF Reservists

30 March 2018

An RAF Reservist squadron is to be granted the Freedom of Southwell to mark its 90th anniversary.


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