Newark

There is still no permanent home for a 2,000-year-old necklace found near Newark almost three years ago.

A carol service at which people gave to charity in exchange for placing lights on a Christmas tree in memory of loved ones, was held on Sunday.

Crowds attended a carnival in Newark Market Place on Sunday to follow-up the previous weekend’s ceremonial switch-on of the Christmas lights.

Newark town councillors are objecting to the Asda supermarket planned for Potterdyke carpark in Newark, and the scheme to move the town’s bus station to The Wharf.

Evening charges are to be introduced at The Wharf, Appletongate, London Road and Potterdyke carparks in Newark.

Newark’s Christmas lights have failed to inspire the festive spirit in many people this year.

This year’s magical pantomime at the Palace Theatre, Newark, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, began its run on Wednesday (Dec 12).

Outdoor dining could be on the way in Newark Market Place.

A choir of more than 100 children from the junior sections of schools throughout the Newark area took part in Christmas Music on Friday.

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.