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Weekly News Digest
Wednesday 18th December 2025
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Joining Slimming World saved my life, says new consultant A woman who is launching a new Slimming World group in New Houghton in January has explained how losing weight transformed her life. Marissa Miles, who lost 2st 10lbs over 11 months, said small, but meaningful changes, made with the help of Slimming ...
The big sort begins in Mansfield's Secret Santa AppealThe sorting has begun for Mansfield District Council’s Secret Santa Appeal after donations flooded over the past few weeks. The appeal, launched in October, will ensure hundreds of children and adults across Mansfield have a guaranteed gift to open ...
Top regional awards for care home team Baily House Care Home in Mansfield scooped the Care Home Team and Activity Organiser awards at the East Midlands Great British Care Awards.The winners will now compete at the national awards in Birmingham in March. The Great British Care Awards ...
Students make a difference with foodbank donationStudents, families and staff from The Garibaldi School spent their final day of term helping make a difference for those in need this Christmas. The Forest Town-based school – which is part of the Nova Education Trust – continued its tradition of donating ...
£80,000 funding transforms facilities at Debdale Park The home of the highest ranked local non-league football club is being transformed. Sherwood Colliery FC, whose meteoric rise up the football pyramid has taken it to the Pitching-In Northern Premier League East Division (step 4) in just 16 years ...
More visitors coming into Mansfield New figures show that tourism is continuing to bounce back in Mansfield after being hit by the pandemic. The number of visitors and economic impact of tourism on the district is being monitored for the council by Global Tourism Solutions. Their latest analysis ...
Free breakfast for all students at The Samworth Church Academy The Samworth Church Academy has joined the National School Breakfast Programme to provide children with a healthy breakfast at the start of the school day. The breakfast, funded by the Department for Education and delivered by Family Action, supports ...
Green-fingered help for hospice from AmazonSeven employees from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Sutton volunteered at the John Eastwood Hospice in the town to help landscape its gardens. Vivek Khanka, general manager at Amazon Sutton, said: “We’re pleased to support to the work ...
Students fundraising at festive marketFestive activities at West Nottinghamshire College included a Christmas market, organised and hosted by education and early years students. Learners wrote to shops and businesses, asking for products and gifts to sell and as raffle prizes. They also got friends ...
Kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms specialist Royale Cuisines opens new showroomRoyale Cuisines has opened its brand new showroom in Mansfield after relocating to 148 Chesterfield Road North. There are new kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms displays — and to ...
Gymnast Erin Broughton celebrates an outstanding 2024 Warsop gymnast Erin Broughton is reflecting on a highly successful 2024, where she made her mark on the national stage. Fifteen-year-old Erin, a student at Meden School in the town, enjoyed many sporting high points in the previous 12 months. She ...
Festive giving tree from care servicesStaff at Cygnet Grange and Cygnet Lodge, Mansfield-based neuropsychiatric rehabilitation services, have created a Giving Tree for a fifth successive Christmas. They decided to start the initiative as an alternative to Secret Santa. The scheme is run by the ...
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