Newark

The family and friends of Joel Picker-Spence celebrated Christmas and his seventh birthday at the weekend.

An insect enthusiast has returned from South America with hundreds of new specimens for his collection.

Two groundsmen are to be trained in how to trap moles that are causing a mess at Newark Cemetery.

The bodies of people who die suddenly in unexpected circumstances are no longer taken to the mortuary at Newark Hospital. Only the bodies of people who die in the hospital are taken there.

A major industrial park in Newark that could bring more than 500 jobs is being marketed.

Retired and elderly people had massages and surfed the internet at an International Older People’s Day on Tuesday.

A Quaker meeting house that preserves many of the features of 17th Century rural life is welcoming people on October 11 for an open afternoon.

The parents of a boy who was knocked unconscious outside his school say there could be a more serious accident if poor parking continues.

A time capsule containing a front page of the Advertiser was buried as part of events to mark the first anniversary of the Acorns Out-of-School Club.

More than 200 people have signed a petition calling for the speed limit near a village school to be cut.

A former Scout master has been banned from working with children after taking indecent pictures of boys from his troop.

A boy who needs a bone marrow transplant cannot have the operation because the leukaemia from which he was suffering has returned.

The treasured possessions of residents in the district will be shown on two editions of the BBCs Antiques Roadshow later this month.

Most GP practices in the Newark area scored above the national average in a Government scheme assessing quality of care to patients over the past year.

Residents are being reminded about recycling rules as part of a county-wide bid to cut contamination.

A wreath was laid at a granite memorial on the banks of the River Trent on Sunday in memory of ten Scottish soldiers who died at Cromwell Weir 33 years ago.

A youth centre that cost about £900,000 has been officially opened on the former Sconce Hills High School playing field in Newark.

The return of livestock classes coupled with good weather helped Collingham ploughing match and show to record visitor numbers on Saturday.

Plans for the £50m redevelopment of the Potterdyke site in Newark that will bring an Asda supermarket to the town provoked a mixed reaction from the town council planning committee on Wednesday.

It is 50 years since an RAF Vulcan bomber crashed during a low-level flight in front of 20,000 spectators at an airshow.