Newark and Sherwood District Council, in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council and Urban&Civic, has been successful in their bid for a £20 million investment, into the Southern Link Road (SLR), from the central Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF). This is one of just 17 successful bids out of 84 UK-wide authorities that submitted, and the only successful bid from a Nottinghamshire district.
When I started my own business 2 years ago, I was only 22 and a recently qualified upholsterer. I had worked my apprenticeship learning to make newly upholstered furniture but now saw an opportunity to use my skills on a more personal level by moving into reupholstery.
The Harley Open Exhibition is a biennial competition which attracts an impressive range of artists. Previous exhibitions have include work by well known names such as Olivier Leger, Chris Eckersley, Susan Isaac and Joanna Whittle - but entries are not restricted to established artists. Anyone can enter their work for consideration for the exhibition, whether you are professional or a hobbyist, experienced or just starting to make art, The Harley Gallery would love to see your work. The only restrictions are that artists should be from within 100 miles of the Gallery, and entries must be ori...
The Victorian Society is the only charity dedicated to championing Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales, and works tirelessly all years round to raise awareness to the plight of precious examples of architecture that are in desperate need of rescue and restoration. It fights to save buildings that people still value and protect them from demolition or careless alteration so that future generations can enjoy them. Some of its most famous success stories include St. Pancras in London and the Albert Dock in Liverpool and its Conservation Advisers help local planning authoriti...
In North Notts has grown substantially over the last few years, becoming not only the region’s key provider of events, information and interests, but also during lockdown a source where visitors to the site could find useful information from local farm shop openings to where the best online keep-fit zoom meeting would be.
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Bawtry may stand on the River Idle but the townsfolk are anything but – today they are determined to encourage many more people to discover how much there is to enjoy here. And following our visit, I quite understood why. Located on the South Yorkshire border with Nottinghamshire, between the conjunction of the A614, A631 and A638 roads, this gorgeous market town is centred around its main street, Market Hill, a fitting nod to its history when it was a thriving market town. Its location provides it with a sleepy, real country feel and yet it enjoys easy road links to ...
It is 46 miles by canal towpath from West Stockwith on the River Trent to the terminal basin in Chesterfield. The route is an officially recognised long-distance footpath called the Cuckoo Way. At the eastern end the canal is very rural. The towpath is mostly grass and there are places where you can’t see a house. It goes round a few villages, but the only major urban areas are Retford and Worksop. Here the towpath is heavily used and usually in good condition, especially in Worksop where it has a resin bonded surface for several miles.
When you get to Kiveton, the canal stops dead at the ...
In November 21, Babworth Art Exhibition was opened by Isabelle Richards, Heritage Engagement Officer at the Pilgrims Gallery in Bassetlaw Museum, and Rev'd David Gough, Area Dean, Bassetlaw & Bawtry Deanery.
