4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (123+ words) A stretch of the A1 has been closed following a serious collision understood to have involved a HGV and motorcycle. The major road has been closed in both directions between Carlton-on-Trent and Tuxford due to the crash. The AA reports this…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago  (215+ words) A community project is set to help young people gain trade and employability skills while making a difference in their area. Volunteer It Yourself (VIY), a social enterprise that renovates community spaces while helping young people gain valuable skills and…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (720+ words) Frustrated Conservative councillors claim that £250m worth of county taxpayers’ assets will be handed over to an expanded city under the biggest council shake-up in 50 years. Border towns including West Bridgford, Arnold and Beeston will soon be absorbed into an expanded…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago  (394+ words) A well-known face in Newark’s boxing scene is to support Team England at this year’s Commonwealth Games. Dean Sugden, the founder and head coach of Suggy’s Gym and Newark Amateur Boxing Club, has been selected by GB Boxing to support…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (445+ words) Two people who helped save the life of a fellow runner after he collapsed have been recognised by Nottinghamshire Police. Bob White and Elizabeth Nelson, members of Newark parkrun, received a Head of Department's Commendation at an awards ceremony after…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (186+ words) Newark gym owner and boxing promoter Carl Greaves has opened his new premises. Greaves has launched CG Boxing Strength and Fitness at Balderton’s Hawton Business Park on Hawton Lane following three years at the Castlegate Centre in Newark. “I’m really…...

1+ day ago  (518+ words) A building firm has joined forces with a school to give pupils valuable construction experience while doing free repairs for vulnerable people. Ivy Construction, based in Collingham, has launched a Community Skills Programme after partnering up with Newark Academy, on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (135+ words) Firefighters are at the scene of a major blaze in Newark which is affecting several properties. Nine fire engines, including an aerial ladder platform, are in attendance at the flat blaze on Yorke Drive in Newark. As a precaution, residents…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (316+ words) An exhibition of traditional Chinese art — believed to be a first for the town — is to celebrate community and culture. Notts Through Chinese Brush opens at Long Acre Arts, Bingham, this weekend, and will bring together professional artists, school children…...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (595+ words) Meanwhile, the details of local government reorganisation and the county’s approved mega-council areas were revealed by the Government. Take a look through our latest top headlines below… Popular chippy reintroduces beef dripping: ‘It’s more natural and tastes nicer’ A fish…...