The new East Midlands Mayor visited Newark today (May 17) — and set out a vision for high streets and visitor economy among her priorities for the town. Labour’s Claire Ward won the first-ever Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire mayoral election earlier this month, and just 10 days since taking office she paid a visit to Newark to meet with small business owners, community leaders and representatives from Newark and Sherwood District Council. Her visit included a tour of the town’s historic marketplace, conversations with the owner of independent business BeanBlock Community Café — which allowed th…
