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Weekly News Digest
Wednesday 1st May 2024
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Lancaster flypast part of tribute to Armed Forces Flag-waving crowds are expected in Mansfield Market Place as the town says thank you to the Armed Forces — past, present, and the future. A flypast by an iconic Lancaster bomber is set to be the highlight of the annual celebrations. The special ...
Strapped in for start of truck racing championshipHuthwaite’s Taylors Trucksport Racing team prepared for the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship in a three-day test in the Czech Republic, writes Paul Horton. Driver Mark Taylor and the team will be competing from next month ...
Putting the pieces together for new community jigsaw swap project A community jigsaw swap project has been launched by a caring Mansfield Woodhouse man. Tony Price-Mear, the husband of well-known local fundraiser, Yvette Price-Mear, is running ...
Students bring skills to one of county's finest hotels An historic hotel welcomed a new workforce this spring as students from West Nottinghamshire College took over the kitchens, bars, restaurants, and spa for a week. The ‘takeover’ was part of an annual project for students to gain real-life work experience ...
Sports hub for Ashfield a step closer Plans have been submitted for sports hubs at Sutton Lawn and Kirkby’s Kingsway Park. The Sutton Lawn centre will include creating two new 3G football pitches, improvements to existing grass football pitches, converting a derelict shale pitch ...
Celebrating 30 years of care at nursing homeKirkby’s Lowmoor Nursing Home is inviting the community to help it celebrate 30 years of care. A special event will be held at the home on Lowmoor Road on Saturday, 18th May, with live entertainment by the JJ Galway Band, fish and chips, an ice cream van, ...
Reaching out to help! The charity Reach Mansfield has thanked Masonic Broxtowe Lodge for a £1,000 donation. Pictured above, from left, are the lodge’s treasurer Andy Campin, worshipful master Jim Adams, and assistant secretary Steve Gee presenting Reach Mansfield ...
1500 trees plantedEmployees at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Sutton took part in a tree-planting event at the site as part of the company’s commitment to the environment. More than 1,500 trees, of 16 varieties, are being planted to improve habitat for wildlife and improve ...
Trust switch will strengthen skills at special schoolA Kirkby special school has joined a leading multi-academy trust in a move that it said would strengthen skills and knowledge, and nurture existing relationships. Bracken Hill School — rated good by government inspectors Ofsted — has become the ...
College and heath trust link up for internship Staff from West Nottinghamshire College’s supported internship team invited partners from Sherwood Forest Hospitals to participate in an assessment day helping to select individuals looking to study on the DFN Project SEARCH programme. DFN Project ...
D-Day remembrance service planned Relatives of Ashfield’s D-Day veterans are being invited to a service of commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings during the second world war. On 6th June, 1944, Allied forces mounted a large amphibious operation ...
Police launch new domestic abuse team to provide faster service to victimsPolice say domestic abuse victims are getting the help they need more quickly thanks to a new streaming service. On average Nottinghamshire Police receives 75 calls a day relating...
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