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A Closure Order has been secured by Newark and Sherwood District Council working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police.

Small and micro businesses across Newark and Sherwood can now apply for two grant funding schemes and access specialist advice to support the rural economy and help improve environmental sustainability.

Business owners across Newark and Sherwood can receive support and advice on how to grow their businesses by taking part in the District Council’s Business Support Programme. Delivered in partnership with The Consulting Room, the Programme will take place over 16 weeks and will provide business owners with knowledge and support on how to grow their business. 

A letter sent to the Secretary of State from Leader Councillor Paul Peacock and Portfolio Holder for Biodiversity and Environmental Services Councillor Emma Oldham.

Newark and Sherwood District Council’s work to decarbonise a number of its buildings powers on as Vicar Water Country Park is added to its list of sites fitted with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.

Ten brightly decorated benches will adorn Newark this summer and local artists are now being offered the chance to design them. Newark Creates have partnered with Wild in Art, the organisation behind the Lincoln Imp Trail and the Shaun the Sheep sculptures at Clumber Park, to produce the BookBenches and they’re now on the lookout for ten artists to give them their own colourful and unique flair.

Tenants who live in a District Council- home and already owned an XL Bully dog before 31 January 2024 will be able to keep their dog(s), providing they comply fully with the District Council’s new policy and the legislation introduced by the UK Government.

Winter works to enhance Sconce and Devon have kicked off as the District Council’s Street Scene Team, Park Rangers, community groups and volunteers team up to work on a host of fantastic new developments at the park.

Newark and Sherwood District Council’s cabinet has passed proposals to widen the scope of the Empty Homes Council Tax Premium to include homes left empty for more than 12 months. This premium was originally introduced for homes that had been unoccupied for two or more years, to encourage property owners to empty homes back into use.

Saturday 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK, it is the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945. To mark this poignant day, when communities can get together to remember all victims of genocide, Newark and Sherwood District Council will be hosting a wreath laying at the statue of Irena Sendler alongside the Polish Consulate and Newark Town Council.