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3,000 homes in areas of Southwell, Lowdham, Lincoln Road and Hawtonville in Newark are now taking part in a food waste collection trial being run by Newark and Sherwood District Council as preparations continue for the introduction of separate food waste collections across the district in 2027. 

Mansfield District Council has approved funding to begin the detailed work needed to establish whether Article 4 planning controls should be introduced for Houses in Multiple Occupation in Mansfield.

Drivers are being reminded to ‘think pedestrian’ as the winter months approach.

The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has welcomed today’s Autumn Budget.

A prolific shop thief faces an immediate return to prison if he enters any one of a list of shops in Mansfield.

A rise in rough sleeping across part of Nottinghamshire is partly due to prison releases, it has been revealed.

A Mansfield woman says that her new council home is helping her to be “the best mum she can be” after a series of housing setbacks.

Work has officially started on the regeneration of Yorke Drive in Newark, marking a major milestone for residents and the wider community.

Police in Mansfield have seized another illegally ridden electric bike on the Oak Tree Estate.

Residents in Meden Vale are being invited to have their say on changes at Pencil Park.

Mansfield District Council has launched its annual Secret Santa Appeal to help local families this Christmas.

Mansfield Town claimed their first league victory at Blackpool since 2017, winning four-one in heavy rain and strong winds.

Mansfield MP Steve Yemm is calling on the government to deliver a fairer pension deal for former miners in next week's Budget.

Six men have been charged following the theft of high-value Pokémon cards from a warehouse in Retford.

The Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal has been launched in Mansfield.

Newark and Sherwood District Council has adopted an updated Allocations and Development Management Plan following approval on 20 October.

A man has been charged in connection with a fatal collision in Pleasley.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle following a police stop in Mansfield.

Plans have been unveiled to modernise ambulance facilities across the East Midlands.

A Mansfield man has saved a number of tenants from being unlawfully evicted from their homes after he shared Mansfield District Council’s advice with his neighbours.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Rampton high secure hospital run by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as requires improvement again following an inspection in April.

Mansfield residents are invited to kick off the festive season at the West Gate ChristmasFest next month.

A thief was tracked by a council CCTV operator and arrested just over half an hour after stealing from a Mansfield toy shop.

A new housing estate has been given permission to be built at the site of an old quarry after nearly 10 years of discussions.

Newark's policing team and council have combined to close two problem properties in the town.

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward says a proposed tourist tax across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire would be no higher than five per cent.

A woman who recorded videos of her sexually assaulting a young child has been locked up.

Workers at a Nottinghamshire factory supplying the defence and aviation industries have begun a week of strike action.

Mansfield's MP is asking residents to share their experiences of anti-social behaviour in the town centre.

Forty additional ambulances are being funded for East Midlands Ambulance Service as part of government plans to tackle winter pressures.

One man has been arrested on suspicion of failing to stop after a team of council workers helped police detain a suspect.

The route for Mansfield's Remembrance Sunday parade has been changed this year.

Two men have been arrested after police discovered suspected Class A drugs and a large amount of cash in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

East Midlands Ambulance Service says it experienced another period of high demand on Thursday morning.

Patrolling officers quickly rounded up three suspects following reports a shop had been robbed.

A Mansfield Woodhouse mum is calling for greater awareness of Developmental Language Disorder after years of searching for answers about her son’s difficulties.

Detectives have praised the courage of victims in helping lock up a teenage rapist.

More than 800 jobseekers and students descended on Kirkby as the popular Ashfield Careers Fair was once again a huge success.

A 'dangerous' offender narrowly avoided killing his flatmate when he stabbed him with a broken glass.

A 19-year-old man has been charged after a police operation in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

Concerns over missed bin collections in Mansfield and Warsop have been raised with the district council’s chief executive.

A former Ashfield council leader convicted of fraud and tax evasion has been given a seat on the authority’s planning committee.

A drug dealer was caught after he was spotted making a sale.

Mansfield District Council is creating a new register of local community groups and charities that could benefit from practical support.

Two men have been charged after several bottles of alcohol were stolen from a Mansfield restaurant.

East Midlands fire investigation dogs Ginny and Barney have won national recognition at the UK Service Dogs Awards.

Future plans for a fourth bridge over the River Trent to help with congestion in a Nottinghamshire village ‘can’t be ruled out’.

An Indian restaurant had a prayer mat and chemicals sat on top of open food ingredients when a food hygiene officer visited for an inspection.

A national cross-country relay event is returning to Mansfield’s Berry Hill Park later this month.

Police and Trading Standards have seized suspected illegal tobacco from a convenience store in Mansfield town centre.

HC-One’s Berry Hill Park care home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, is celebrating World Conservation Day on July 28, 2024, by highlighting its eco-friendly initiatives.

If you weren't able to be at our recent 25th Birthday celebration you can exclusively listen to some of it here.

The Meden Square area of the village was left underwater following Storm Babet and local people are coming together to help those affected.