Human Interest

Firefighters are to be armed with sponges and buckets this weekend, to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity.

Police are appealing for information on a woman who was reported missing from the Newark area.

A Newark property consultancy is set to help a major water company secure land for projects and guide net-zero initiatives for the next five years.

A growing community group has expanded even further with new activities and increased space.

A flotilla of more than 30 boats will be travelling across Newark next week as they convoy up the River Thames in protest of waterways funding.

A mental health patient who spent more than a decade sectioned under the Mental Health Act is aiming to support others in her position.

Millions of pounds are set to be invested into major road improvement projects across the area, following a boost to highway funding.

The number of young people admitted to hospital with stab wounds in Nottinghamshire dropped by a third last year, figures show.

A council leader has taken aim at his county counterpart over library funding cuts in an open letter.

A new charity has been set up to support a band’s mission to provide access to instruments, tuition and performance opportunities.

A fashionista and keen darts player has marked her 90th birthday in grand fashion.

A £100,000 grant is to fund a major play park renovation, and ensure it is accessible to children with physical and sensory needs.

New facilities have opened to the public as part of a £5.2million leisure centre investment.

A new book is exploring the social history of Newark through the lens of one of the town’s most historic businesses.

A specialist physiotherapist has been awarded by Dragon’s Den star and entrepreneur Theo Paphitis.

The closure of a busy Newark road has been delayed after a county councillor point out the chaos it would cause.

A popular family-run national retailer is upping sticks and moving into a much larger premises in Newark, it has been confirmed.

A group of travellers illegally camped on a Newark park have officially been served with court papers.

Our ‘already fragile’ social care services face an ‘enormous strain’ due to rising costs, according to concerned council leaders.

Residents have been encouraged to become litter heroes, as part of the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign.