3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (359+ words) Robert Jenrick has called for a debate in parliament in a bid to prevent “terrible tragedies” relating to off-road and electric bikes. The Newark MP paid tribute to Robert Henry Steele, who died aged four after a collision involving an…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (638+ words) Here is a list of upcoming events in Newark and Sherwood this week… Lincoln: New Theatre Royal, Dreamcoat Stars, 7.30pm Lincoln: Engine Shed, The Bootleg Beatles Nottingham: Theatre Royal, Heathers The Musical, 7.30pm plus matinees, to Saturday Nottingham: Royal Concert Hall, Jason…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (378+ words) Newark Alliance Premier Division champions AFC Newark were pushed all the way on the opening day of the new season. Newly-promoted Collingham were their hosts and the teams were locked at 2-2 in the first half before the visitors grabbed a…...

6+ day, 19+ 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…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (219+ words) Plans to abolish existing councils and create new unitary authorities in Nottinghamshire have been paused. The Government has launched a review of local government reorganisation in light of new legal advice, with Communities Secretary Angela Rayner set to confirm this…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (687+ words) A major project at Newark Castle is set to receive additional funding - which has been redirected from plans to revamp the town centre. Newark and Sherwood District Council will use the additional funding from the Government’s Local Regeneration Fund, through…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (293+ words) Improvements will be made to a number of key roads across our area this month. Nottinghamshire County Council, working with its highways partner Via East Midlands, has published its month-ahead programme of planned roadworks for September, featuring a machine lay…...

1+ week, 20+ min ago   (324+ words) Robert Jenrick has vowed to resign as Chancellor if Reform are elected to government and he fails to stick to his promise on income tax. The Newark MP, who is Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman, issued a letter during the party’s…...

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, 9+ 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…...