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Mansfield schoolboy Liam-Jay Bonsall has been presented with the gift of a mascot day at Mansfield Town FC in recognition of his commitment to his school work at The Beech…
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Preparations for a royal knit to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday in Mansfield in June are under way at Veolia (Nottinghamshire County Council’s waste contractors). It has been welcoming knitters…
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Lucy Jane Edwards, (15), of Kirkby, has been crowned Miss Mansfield Outstanding Teen. Lucy, whose particular talent is dance, received her title from last year’s inaugural winner Ellie Rose Walker.…
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Mansfield District Council is working with groups across the district in preparation for the Royal Knit, to yarn bomb Mansfield Town Centre this June. The aim is to bring people…
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Rainworth-born and educated chef Thomas Moody took part in the regional finals of the Roux Scholarship competition to find Britain’s best young talent in the kitchen. Thomas (27), who works…
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A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and a Mansfield District Council warden, who went beyond the call of duty to help an elderly woman who was twice the victim of…
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Two children’s hospice charities have benefited from a Santa’s Christmas grotto created by a garden centre and run by a Rotary club. Rotn Paul Riley, president of Kirkby Rotary Club,…
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ST John Ambulance volunteers from Pinxton have raised £4,000 towards first aid equipment for their unit, including a defibrillator. Money was raised with the support of the community and businesses,…
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Takeaways, restaurants, cafés and coffee shops are being invited to get involved in a new scheme to encourage healthy eating in Mansfield. Mansfield District Council has launched the Healthier Options…
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Forest Town student Leah Clegg (above) has clinched a place in the semi-final of the Miss England competition after success at the Miss Nottingham contest. Leah, (18), won the beauty…
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MANSFIELD pensioner Anthony Allsop has been officially recognised as the oldest man to walk solo between Land’s End and John O’Groats — the length of the UK mainland. Anthony (75),…
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Students from Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, visited the newly-opened Studio 29 dance studio in Ravenshead to try out different dance styles in a professional setting. Charlotte Neea, team leader of…
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Samworth Church Academy celebrated its sporting talent at the annual Sports Awards ceremony. Dozens of prizes were awarded for outstanding dedication or achievement. Two special awards were given to students…
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Pupils at a Huthwaite school have dished up praise for the school meals served by Nottinghamshire County Council. The All Saints’ C of E Infants’ School received a cheque for…
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Seventeen people from Nordic Walking classes at Newstead Abbey Park and Rufford Abbey Country Park are raising funds for an Ashfield group that helps people with dementia. The walkers will…
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Up to 50 students from Vision West Nottinghamshire College joined Mansfield District councillors at a Question Time-style debate. Mansfield’s mayor Tony Egginton, portfolio holder for public protection Coun Mick Barton…
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The Flying High Academy at Ladybrook, Mansfield, celebrated World Book Day with pupils dressing as their favourite characters from books, reading aloud and swapping books. Six-year-old Brandon Smith said: “I…
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Householders can find out how to save money on energy bills at two free events in Mansfield. The Big Energy Saving Network is providing impartial advice and support on suitable…
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Assistant nursery manager Kirstie Deakin with Fay Trueman, Ethan Healy, nursery nurse Alex Limb and Millie Churcher. Shaving foam, beans, cornflour and paint were just some of the things being…
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Students at West Nottinghamshire College got their hands dirty in the name of Student Volunteering Week (SVW). SVW is a national celebration of student volunteering. Now in its thirteenth year,…
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Do you know someone who goes the extra mile to help others within the local community? The nominations for the Mansfield Volunteer Awards are open. There are six categories: Andrew…
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Businesses are invited to enter teams into a charity challenge. Mansfield’s Parker PR is staging a fire walk to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support on the 8th April at…
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Lucy Wright, left, with paramedic colleagues. FORMER West Nottinghamshire College student Lucy Wright is to feature in a BBC documentary about the working lives of trainee paramedics. The 21-year-old will…
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Mrs Jean Hardy receives a bouquet from principal Dame Asha Khemka. Long-standing chairman of governors Jean Hardy MBE stepped down after more than 20 years’ service at West Notts College.…
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International Clean Up Mansfield Day will take place on Wednesday, 2nd April and Mansfield District Council wants your help to make it bigger than last year. More than 30 groups…
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REMINISCENCE packs called Memory Lane kits are being piloted by Nottinghamshire County Council to support people with dementia and their families. The Libraries Service and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust…
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Volunteers who give up their time to make people’s stay in hospital more comfortable have been awarded for their efforts. The sterling work completed by 16 volunteers at Mansfield Community…
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A Kirkby firm could create up to 15 new jobs after £56,500 grant funding from the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership icon paved the way to expand a new manufacturing process.…
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Posters designed by three children from High Oakham Primary School, Mansfield, will be used as part of a Mansfield District Council campaign to encourage people to be responsible dog owners.…
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MANSFIELD’S new £9m bus station — launched by Nottinghamshire County and Mansfield District councils last March — is getting ready to celebrate its first anniversary. So far more than 3.5m…
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Nottinghamshire County Council is appealing for Ashfield people to become school governors. There are 83 governor vacancies, 13.7% of the positions, vacant across Ashfield with residents wanted in parent, community,…
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