In December 2020 the District Council approved plans to plant over 4000 trees at Vicar Water Country Park to create a beautiful new wood. The area, around 4.4 hectares, was previously grazed by a local sheep farmer. However, he has since retired and the District Council spotted the opportunity to create an extensive habitat scheme within the Green Flag award winning park.
Shelby Valentine, Lexie Johnson and Alex Vickery have become the first IASTI Newark students to pilot an aircraft in flight. The trio were treated to a flight experience with AeroSPARX display pilot Rob Barsby as a reward for their good attendance, work ethic and attitude toward their course. They even got to fly a loop-the-loop.
I have always grown up with dogs so it was no surprise when I decided to bring a dog into my home. I remember it well, sitting at my computer reading about the different breeds. I never planned to own a Dobermann but when one came across my screen I instantly fell in love. The more I looked into the breed the more I knew this was the breed for me. Soon after I purchased my first male Dobermann, a black and tan 10 month old, named Puma. He was a magnificent companion. Intelligent, elegant, brave and loyal are all true when describing a Dobermann. It wasn’t until many years later after I lost...
Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall & Deer Park was transformed into a spectacular woodland paradise as Christmas at Wollaton Hall - a unique festive outdoor light installation.
Community supporters scaled new heights this week as the YMCA Village hosted a ‘Topping Out’ ceremony together with R G Carter construction to mark a development milestone of the youth charity’s main community building ahead of its opening in Spring 2022.
Nottingham’s Malt Cross is pleased to unveil a brand new winter events programme as the venue welcomes people back in collaboration with YMCA Robin Hood Group (formerly Nottinghamshire YMCA).
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.
The two-month-old, named Mzimu is still being kept indoors by his protective mum Ruby but he is healthy and providing a welcome addition to the endangered species’ ranks. Okapi calves are very vulnerable in their first few months and little Mzimu’s progress so far has given a Christmas boost to the Animal Team at the Park.
