Newark

A council is planning to hand over a £200,000 pavilion to a community group.

Hundreds of toys, and money by the fistful to help the Newark area’s needy children have flooded in to the town’s Salvation Army.

Post offices in Laxton, Brant Broughton and Epperstone will shut as part of the national closure programme, it was confirmed this week.

A pair of television cooks who travel the world on their motorcycles created a feast in a Newark restaurant on Friday.

Farmers escaped the embarrassment of being fined by the country’s last remaining manorial government by adhering to rules dating back to medieval times.

Two Conservative councillors have taken over from Labour Party members in the running of a community centre, and hope to revive its flagging fortunes.

A village playing field will become an alcohol-free zone after the district council agreed to a request from residents.

The annual Newark Festival could make a comeback, and be even bigger than before.

Shopkeepers say parking enforcement is needed if work to improve several town centre streets is to prove worthwhile.

The owners of a former pub want a developer to turn it into a restaurant, flats, and shops.

Interested parties met to discuss a way of saving the Robin Hood Theatre, Averham, which has been closed for a year after it was declared a fire hazard.

Police are warning women not to leave their purses on show after a series of snatches in Newark town centre.

Pip spitting, apple peeling and juice tasting were among the activities on offer at an apple day at Osmanthorpe Orchard on Sunday.

War veterans and civic dignitaries attended a service on Sunday to honour the Polish servicemen who died during the second world war.

An illuminated sign that caused controversy when it was put up five years ago is to be taken down.

A soldier seriously injured fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan sold the first poppy of this year’s appeal in Balderton.

The practice manager at the Fountain Medical Centre, Mr Alastair Wood, said they offered three types of appointment.

The household tip and recycling centre between Hawton and Cotham looks set to remain open for a further three years, despite objections from residents and Cotham Parish Council.

A road sign will ask drivers to turn left, in a bid to cut long queues.

Waiting times to see GPs in the Newark area have improved dramatically since the Advertiser carried out checks last year.