2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (681+ words) Meanwhile, a Newark teaching chief was banned from the profession after referring to parents as ‘scrotes, vermin and pond life’. Take a look at last week’s top headlines below… Man charged with 52-year-old woman’s murder set to face trial A…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (365+ words) A college student has become one of the five youngest people in the UK to hold a private pilot’s licence. Antoni Bagrowski, 17, who studies at the Air and Space Institute (ASI) in Newark, passed the last of his ten exams…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (354+ words) A charity wants joggers to raise money for ‘mental elf’ with its annual festive fun run this December. Nottinghamshire Mind will host the 5k event at Sherwood Pines Forest Park in Edwinstowe and is encouraging participants to turn out in fancy…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (619+ words) A county councillor has said he does not want to “get people’s hopes up” of a regular bus service returning to an isolated village. According to Allington Parish Council, the area has been without frequent public transport for “too long…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (516+ words) A teaching leader who referred to parents as “scrotes, vermin and pond life” has been banned from the profession. Lee Hessey was chief executive of the Forge Academy Trust - which runs schools in Newark and Ollerton - when he committed serious…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) A four-bedroom house could become a small children’s home for up to three young people if new plans are approved. Anqa Care and Support Ltd has applied to South Kesteven District Council to change the use of 1 Alexandra Close, Long…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) A former primary school site is back in educational use for special needs pupils. The old Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School site is now being used as a new SEND satellite facility, having officially closed on August 31. The closure…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (820+ words) Residents have raised concerns over plans to build 75 more homes as part of the major redevelopment of a former colliery. Harworth Group has submitted an outline planning application for the properties in the latest phase of works at the old…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (570+ words) A “shining star” who became a world renowned athlete has been praised by staff at her former schools. Amy Hunt, who attended Barnby Road Academy in Newark and Kesteven and Grantham Girls’ School (KGSS), recently became the first person ever…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (611+ words) Angry villagers have submitted a glut of objections against plans to build a temporary ready-mix concrete plant opposite a children’s nursery. The site on the edge of North Muskham would border the Little Toes Day Nursery on Bathley Road, with…...