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A plan to further improve patient access to Newark Hospital has been turned into a reality this week, as contractors officially started work on a new 80-space car park.

This year, Newark and Sherwood District Council is going the extra step to support businesses and to encourage visitors to visit the town as it announces free weekend and Bank Holiday car parking at all pay and display car parks that they manage this festive period.

Newark and Sherwood District Council officers arrived at Turner Lane play area in Boughton on Tuesday morning, continuing the £350,000 redevelopment of play parks across the district, to find that vandals had smashed down and damaged all the secure fencing surrounding the site. Upon entering the park, the vandals had bent the fencing, threw rubbish everywhere and left.

Newark is a unique town that has plenty of potential. It’s well-connected, has a rich history, contains a great marketplace in its centre, and features a vast number of excellent independent shops.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is asking all applicants currently on the housing register, to respond to individual letters it has issued.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is working alongside Newark College to host a morning meeting for local construction businesses to find out more about regeneration and growth in the district all while a tasty breakfast is on offer.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is urging any witnesses to come forward following two large fly-tips dumped in the local area last week.

Newark and Sherwood District Council continues to take massive steps towards achieving its carbon net zero target as the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on selected Council buildings begins.

Three teenagers have been banned from Newark Town Centre following numerous incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) against residents and businesses. Despite many interventions and repeated warnings, their distressing and threatening behaviour failed to stop, and Newark and Sherwood District Council and Nottinghamshire Police worked together to take legal action to give the victims the reassurance of their safety back.

The first phase to transform the empty former M&S building on Stodman Street in Newark into an attractive hub made up of homes and retail units is underway.  This ambitious project will breathe new life into the heart of the town when completed.