A road signage error on a key interchange near Sudbury has prompted calls to use the opportunity to implement changes, to help divert traffic away from the town’s most congested roads. Town councillor Steve Hall has urged Essex Highways to amend a newl…
Newark Parish Church secures £2.5m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to help preserve 800-year-old grade-one listed building in ‘Reawakening of St Mary Magdalene’ project
More than 800 years of heritage and historic will be preserved as £2.5m of funding has today been awarded to Newark Parish Church. The Reawakening of St Mary Magdalene project has been in the works since 2019 with the aim of repairing and restoring the…
Key Ladies start a GoFundMe page after tools stolen in Newark, Nottinghamshire
A Newark business that had its van broken into and lost tens of thousands of pounds worth of tools after they were stolen, has started a GoFundMe page. The business owners of The Key Ladies will not be able to get back to work until their tools are ret…
Nottingham City Hospital gives Dan Evans, of Newark, suffering from a rare form of cancer, free round of treatment
A teenager with a rare form of cancer has been given a free round of medication by Nottingham City Hospital. Dan Evans, 18, a former student of Sir William Robertson Academy in Welbourn, was diagnosed with stage four Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma…
Newark and Sherwood District Council look to form Trent Valley Consortium and Newark MP Robert Jenrick supports need for future flood defences after series of severe flooding in district during Storm Babet and Storm Henk
“Enough is enough”, a councillor has said after three major flooding events across the district in three months. Now the water has receded, attention has turned to the need for defences to help protect communities from future flooding — expected to cos…
Beaumond House’s Be Bright Blue campaign week of action encouraging businesses around Newark to get involved
A hospice is calling upon the help of shops, businesses and organisations to support a campaign raising awareness about loneliness after a diagnosis. Beaumond House’s Be Bright Blue campaign week of action from this Saturday (January 13) and runs until…
The Original Factory Shop returns to the red as Covid support ends
By Jon Robinson The Original Factory Shop slipped back into the red during its latest financial year as the government’s Covid support measures came to an end. The company, which is headquartered in Burnley, Lancashire, had posted its first pre-tax pro…
Mobico: National Express owner revs up a gear as shares rebound on Cosmen family backing
By Guy Taylor National Express owner Mobico Group may finally be turning a corner after a year to forget. Shares hit record lows in 2023, with an October profit warning sending the transport operator spiralling to the bottom of the FTSE 250. Inflation …
Harry Anderson scores four goals as Thorley Manor under-13s beat Sandy Whites 7-0
Four first-half goals from Harry Anderson set Thorley Manor under-13s on their way to a commanding 7-0 win over Sandy Whites. Joining him on the score sheet were Rex and George Rees while Jude produced a tireless display to be named man of the match. T…
Mark Kleinman’s City column: Why BAE chief Woodburn could be a slick choice for BP and more
By Mark Kleinman Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column. This week he asks who might take the reins at BP, what next at Endeavour Mining, and a new retail platform BP’s board might…