December

District Council welcomes local organisations to apply for UK Shared Prosperity Funding

Newark and Sherwood District Council is inviting eligible local organisations to apply for UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) to support the delivery of projects and programmes that help to build pride in place, increase life chances across the district, boost productivity and create employment opportunities.

Generous Residents Ensure Most Successful Year for Palace Presents

Many more people in need will be waking up to presents this Christmas morning thanks to the Palace Theatre Newark’s gift donation scheme. 263 gifts, the highest figure in the three years that Palace Presents has been running, were dropped off by kind theatre visitors and have now been distributed to six local charities.

Have a greener Christmas and recycle your Christmas tree with the District Council

This Christmas residents will once again be able to recycle their real Christmas trees with Newark and Sherwood’s District Council’s Christmas tree recycling programme in its bid to make the district Cleaner, Safer and Greener.

Winter Focus Week in Balderton

An intensive program to help make Balderton cleaner, safer, and greener was undertaken last week by the District Council’s Street Scene team.

Palace Panto Puts Smiles on Faces in First Week

A royal ball has arrived in Newark as the Palace Theatre’s spectacular pantomime Cinderella is now underway. The show opened its doors on Tuesday 6th December and has so far entertained thousands of school children during the week as well as local dignitaries, officials and press at a gala evening last Saturday.

Six good causes benefit from £500 each thanks to Community Lottery

Local good causes are benefiting from an extra cash injection of £500 each thanks to the Newark and Sherwood Community Lottery Raffle.

Receive free valuable expert advice to help your business flourish

Newark and Sherwood District Council are again offering a series of one-hour sessions for local businesses who wish to receive free specialist and local support to help them thrive.

District Council to bring private, public and community groups together to improve prosperity for residents

Newark and Sherwood District Council is set to establish a new Community Partnership, which will bring together key private, public and community groups across the whole of the district with the single aim of improving the quality of life and prosperity for residents and businesses across Newark and Sherwood.

District Council allocated £3.28m to support communities and accelerate economic growth in Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood District Council has successfully secured £3.28 million from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to diversify communities and town centres, enhance local skills, improve infrastructure and help to accelerate economic growth across the district.

New Strategy to Ensure Arts Are Accessible To All

Over the past year, Newark and Sherwood District Council has been working to engage even more audiences, of different backgrounds than ever before with heritage and culture through a range of events and outreach. Now, their aim to work with the community in the most effective way possible is being developed as a forward strategy by the Council and is set to be discussed in a Cabinet Working Group.

Celebrating a Historic Year for Heritage and Culture

The Heritage and Culture Team at Newark and Sherwood District Council are celebrating a successful year of welcoming more people to get involved and have fun across their sites. Residents and visitors from further afield have enjoyed family days at Newark Castle, a brilliant line-up of shows at the Palace Theatre and a huge range of activities for all ages at the National Civil War Centre.

District Council sets out approach to supporting residents with cost of living

Newark and Sherwood District Council agreed on its approach to support residents with the challenges faced with the increasing cost-of-living at its Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 6 December.

District Council's new Tree Strategy takes root

Over the last three years, Newark and Sherwood District Council has been responsible for planting and giving away 18,000 trees in a bid to reduce the district’s carbon footprint and to help support its ambitious target of being carbon neutral by 2035.

New plan outlines investment into a carbon net zero Newark and Sherwood

LAST night, the District Council confirmed its commitment to achieve carbon net zero across the entire District through its agreement with a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP).

Health and wellbeing strategy to reduce inequalities within the district

Newark and Sherwood District Council has set out a four-year plan to help improve the health and wellbeing of local residents focusing on reducing the inequalities of those in particular areas of the district.