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YMCA Village - Cycling in Newark and Sherwood
The YMCA cycling facility is designed to cater to individuals of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. From the Learn to Ride area for beginners to the Community Trail and Pump Track for advanced riders, it provides a traffic-free environment to buil...
Raffles, totes and lotteries
The promotion of lotteries (this covers raffles and totes) is governed by the Gambling Act 2005. Your society must fill out and return a raffles, totes and lotteries registration form (PDF File, 318kb) if you wish to hold certain lotteries in Newark...
Made Neighbourhood Plans
The following neighbourhood plans have now been completed and approved. These plans now form part of the development plan for the district and will be used in the determination of planning applications....
Gambling licences
If you wish to allow gambling activities to take place in your premises, you must apply for a licence. The council is responsible for: licensing premises for gambling activities issuing provisional statements for premises considering notices given f...
Dealing with drainage problems - Drainage
If you’re experiencing a drainage problem at your Council home please for assistance. If you’re a housing association tenant, contact your social landlord and if you are a private-sector tenant, contact your landlord or letting agent. If you own...
Pavement licence
A Pavement Licence permits a pub, bar, restaurant, café, snack bar, coffee shop, or ice cream parlour to place street furniture in an approved location on the highway. With effect from 31st March 2024, the Levelling Up & Regeneration Act 2023 made a...
Become a local promoter - Live and local Nottinghamshire
Keen to see more events coming to your community? You should think about becoming a live and local promoter. Live and Local can give you lots of advice on the role including: organising your team licensing and insurance access to venues selecting an...
Paying your parking fine - Car parking enforcement
The easiest way to pay your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) is online. You can also pay by telephone by credit or debit card. The 24-hour automated payment line is 0345 5201357. Choose option one. Make sure you have your vehicle details and PCN number re...
Palace Theatre Newark - Room hire
The Palace Theatre Newark (NG24 1JY) is located in the centre of Newark, is easily accessible by public transport and is just a short walk from Newark Northgate train station. The theatre has a number of spaces, including the auditorium that seats 6...
Skin piercing and tattoos
You’ll need a licence from us to carry out the following skin piercing or tattoo activities: tattooing cosmetic piercing ear piercing acupuncture electrolysis semi-permanent make up microblading Unlike annual licences that need to be renewed each...
Support for children and young people
A huge range of our services are provided for children, young people and families – from leisure activities to volunteering opportunities, healthy lifestyle advice to educational activities, work experience placements, safety advice and more. More...
Safeguarding children and adults
It is the responsibility of every employee of Newark and Sherwood District Council to assist in the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our safeguarding policy for children and adults ensures s...
Partly occupied property - Rate reliefs
A ratepayer is liable for the full non-domestic rate whether a property is wholly occupied or partly occupied. Where a property is partly occupied for a short time, we have discretion to award relief in respect of the unoccupied part. To apply f...
Pay a parking fine - Making payments to the Council
Parking fines/Fixed Penalty Notices can be paid online via the Nottinghamshire County Council website...
Request CCTV footage - CCTV
You can request images of you which have been recorded by the council's CCTV camera system. However any requests must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. Make a request by downloading, completing and returning our CCTV fo...
District and County councillors - Bathley Parish Council
Find your district councillor Find your county councillor on the Nottinghamshire County council website...
What you can do - Understanding climate change
Everyone can help tackle climate change, and even small changes can make a big difference. Whether you're just starting out or already living sustainably, there’s something for everyone. Easy tips for beginners Switch off lights and appliances whe...
Moving in or out - Ways to pay business rates
If you’ve taken on new business premises, moved or are vacating your premises you need to let us know. Fill-in our business rates moving and vacating form (PDF File, 286kb) and email it to us on business.rates@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk or call ...
Newark Buttermarket
New retailers who have moved into the premises include: Tambo Lounge - offering delicious, fresh food and drinks including vegan and gluten-free options. The space has a spirit of lounging. Relax and enjoy breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner or the lice...
Rainworth village hall - Community centres
Rainworth Village Hall has a fully licensed bar and full self-catering facilities. Room layouts can be tailored to suit all requirements and can seat to 180 people for events such as weddings, christenings, birthdays and celebrations. The hall on Kir...
Safer workplace, better business - Health and safety at work
The Safer workplace, better business pack (PDF File, 2,284kb) was developed by officers of the Devon Health and Safety Sub Group in partnership with the HSE. The pack has now been taken up by a number of other local authorities across the country....
Asbestos
Asbestos is a mineral fibre that was used for many years due to its strength and resistance to heat and oil. If your property was built or refurbished before the year 2000, it's possible that it contains materials made from asbestos. Inhaling asbest...
Recycling centres
Nottinghamshire County Council runs 12 household waste recycling centres, two of which you’ll find in Newark and Sherwood; one in Newark at Brunel Drive (NG24 2EG) and one in Bilsthorpe (NG22 8UA)....
Business rates - Business finances
Business rates is a local tax that is paid by the occupiers of all non-domestic or business property, in the same way that council tax is a tax on domestic property. Find out how to pay your rates as well as whether your business qualifies for any ra...
Principles and Commitments - RIPA Policy
The Council is committed to being open and transparent in the way that it works and delivers services, including the use of covert surveillance. Wherever possible, overt (non-secret) investigation techniques should be used....
Integrated Impact Assessment - Previous stages of plan review
An integral part of the Plan Review process is its Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA). This process will fulfil the statutory requirements to carry out a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), as well as an Equa...
Open data at Newark and Sherwood Council - Open data
We’re making more of our information publicly available . You can use this data to create apps or link directly to your websites. If there is a particular dataset that you need, or you have feedback on anything else we could include not on this pag...
Removal of hedgerows - Protecting trees and hedgerows
Any owner of a hedge forming the boundary of agricultural land must make an application to us if they wish to remove it. We’ll assess the importance of the hedge using criteria set out in the Hedgerows Regulations 1997. If the hedgerow is important...
Meetings - Rufford Parish Council
Meetings are held every two months on the third Tuesday in the month. Meetings start at 6:00pm and usually take place in the Markham Suite at Rufford Abbey Country Park. The meetings for 2025 are: Tuesday 21 JanuaryTuesday 18 MarchTuesday 20 May toge...
Am I at risk of flooding?
There is a watercourse on my land. What are my responsibilities? An ordinary watercourse is any natural or artificial channel that water flows through, such as a river, including where a river flows through a culvert, brook, beck, or mill stream. ...
Annual gas service FAQs - Repairs and maintenance
Why do I need an annual service? The annual service is important to ensure the safe and efficient use of your appliance. It is also important to maintain the warranty on any new appliances. It is a legal requirement and is a condition of your tenancy...
Smoke alarms - Fire safety for tenants
Did you know you’re four times more likely to die in a fire in your home if there’s no working smoke alarm? Smoke alarms detect fires via a smoke detector and alert you early, giving you time to enable you and your family to leave the house in sa...
Useful Links - Support for children and young people
Gov UK - Young People Youth Zone at Nottinghamshire County Council Children's BBC - cbeebies BBC Nottingham - for news, weather, entertainment, sport and things to do Nottinghamshire Help Yourself - information and support for communities across ...
Standards and working practices - Skin piercing and tattoos
Anyone carrying out tattooing or cosmetic piercing must work to the standards and working practises detailed in the tattooing and body piercing guidance toolkit (PDF File, 2,874kb) published by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)....
Health and safety advice for employees
Our Environmental Health team is committed to helping businesses throughout Newark and Sherwood to meet their legal obligations and ensure health and safety is properly managed. Our officers give advice to businesses on the simplest and most cost eff...
Small business rate relief - Rate reliefs
This relief is designed to help small businesses reduce their business rate bill. You can get small business rate relief if:• your property’s rateable value is less than £15,000• your business only uses one property - you may still b...
What we can do to help
Newark and Sherwood District Council will: provide an environment that is safe and do all we can to ensure you and your family are safe and protected. we will listen to you, support you, and believe you without judgement and not make any assumptions...
No Mow May
We once again joined the No Mow May initiative and let the grass grow in May 2025! During the month of May our Street Scene Team cut back on the mowing of certain areas of various Council-owned green spaces and country parks. In doing so the grass wa...
Star ratings - Animal activity licence
When we have received your application, we will assess your business and apply a risk rating and award stars based on your compliance with the licence conditions. Low-risk premises can attain up to five stars, and premises that have been assessed as ...
Privacy Notice
The UK GDPR gives individuals the right to be informed about how organisations use their personal data. This information is provided in the form of a Privacy Notice. This Privacy Notice provides a high level overview of the data we collect and proces...
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Death or major injury - Accident reporting
If someone has died or has been injured because of a work-related accident this may have to be reported. Other than for certain gas incidents, a RIDDOR report is required only when: the accident is work-related (ie. the work activity itself has cont...
Volunteer in our parks - Volunteering opportunities
Join The Friends of to help the Council to manage and maintain this well-loved green space. The voluntary group meets every other month, helping with events, park facilities and promoting the history of the space. New members are always welcome. The...
Key strategies - Council strategies
Community Plan 2023 - 2027 (PDF File, 17,357kb) Consultation and Engagement Strategy (PDF File, 497kb) Newark & Sherwood Economic Growth Strategy 2021-2026 (PDF File, 1,281kb) Visitor economy strategy 2020-23 (PDF File, 7,849kb) Equality and diversi...
Events - Queen Elizabeth Memorial Gardens
The garden is used for range of District Council run activities including garden talks and educational workshops with its park rangers and community gardening sessions with their environmental services team. The garden is available to book free of c...
Open data - Transparency
Find out more about under the terms detailed on the Open Government Licence....
Recycle
If you are trying to recycle an item that doesn’t show on the list, you can let Nottinghamshire County Council know on the next page. Check what you can recycle | Nottinghamshire County Council...
Counting of the votes - 12 February 2026 Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
Firstly, the ballot boxes will be verified to ensure that the number of ballot papers in each box is the number that has been issued. Postal ballot papers that are to be included in the count will also be verified. Once all votes are verified, the ba...
King John
Newark Castle was the scene of the spectacular death of King John in 1216. The medieval King John is a controversial historical figure perhaps best known for his part in the Robin Hood legend. He is also known as the monarch who signed Magna Carta. H...
The countryside code - Walking in Newark and Sherwood
When you’re out enjoying the outdoors, it’s crucial to follow the countryside code and respect others, protect the natural environment and enjoy the outdoors. Find out the full countryside code on the gov.uk website....