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A grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, will help Newark clean up gum and reduce gum littering.

Anti-social behaviour at Newark’s St Marks Place continues to be stopped in its tracks as part of the Safer Streets project. Pedestrian gating, the final security measure to combat crime and anti-social behaviour in the area, has been installed. This, alongside vehicle access gating installed in January 2023, has been installed to prevent public access to the site which had previously been subject to drug use, urinating, and graffiti, leaving residents and workers in the area feeling unsafe.

On 4 July 1943, a plane crashed on take off in Gibraltar. On board this aircraft was the Commander in Chief of the Polish Forces, his daughter Zofia, and other eminent dignitaries including an English MP. That man was General Władysław Sikorski, Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in exile.

A District Council tenant who spent years terrorising her neighbours with violence, noise, anti-social and criminal behaviour has been evicted from her home after Nottingham Crown Court granted an Outright Possession Order.

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Newark and Sherwood District Council is committed to tackling anti-social behaviour, and that is why it is supporting a national campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) and keep its residents safe.

Today, Councillor Paul Peacock, Leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, has announced some changes and additions to the Portfolio Holders appointed in June following the local elections in May which saw significant change leading to No Overall Control. 

A new trial scheme has launched in Newark and Sherwood to give small traders a new disposal option for their waste.

Communities and businesses across Newark and Sherwood are seeing the benefits of a series of projects funded by Newark and Sherwood District Council aimed at improving skills, supporting businesses and providing new and exciting opportunities for residents as part of the first year of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

A communal garden used by tenants living in a block of flats in Southwell has been improved thanks to funding from Newark and Sherwood District Council and support from its construction partner, Gusto Construction Ltd.