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Broadleaves Housing with Care scheme in Boughton has been nominated for a national award for the best large social housing development at the LABC Building Excellence Awards.

A new scheme is set to launch in Newark to increase feelings of safety for women and girls within fitness centres and gymnasiums.

Families can enjoy a fun celebration of National Storytelling Week at the National Civil War Centre on Saturday 4 February with a fantastic star guest. Free for Newark and Sherwood residents, the monthly Family Saturday event will be welcoming ‘doodling poet’ Chris White for 30-minute sessions of rhyming mayhem throughout the day.

This week 92 town centre businesses attended Newark Town Hall to share their ideas for developing and regenerating Newark town centre.

Newark and Sherwood District Council involved tenant Ginnette Hardy has been awarded the ARCH Community Champion Award for her dedication to the community. The award recognises individuals or groups who have dedicated their time to making a difference in their community and to the lives of people living in social housing.

For the first time, residents in Newark and Sherwood will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections taking place on Thursday 4 May 2023. Residents are being urged to make sure they are ready to vote in May by checking they have an accepted form of ID.

Victims of rural crime are set to be given free security upgrades to prevent their properties and vehicles being targeted and to make them feel safer.

Starting this week Newark and Sherwood residents who applied for a free tree will be able to collect their saplings as part of the District Council’s annual free tree scheme!

Christmas tree collections have begun, and Newark and Sherwood District Council is reminding residents that next week is the last chance to book the service.

RESIDENTS can now have their say on a proposed kerbside glass recycling service, as Newark and Sherwood District Council urge all those living in the district to take part in a public consultation. The responses to this survey will be used to inform its decision on whether a kerbside glass collection service is introduced. The online survey is available at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/kerbsideglass and the link contains lots of useful information before residents share their opinions.