EAST Midlands Designer Outlet McArthurGlen’s has reported year-on-year increases in sales and footfall for the Easter weekend.

Residents in Glapwell have the chance to speak to their local Safer Neighbourhood policing teams at a drop-in surgery at Glapwell Community Centre, 6-7pm on Wednesday, 23rd May.

A SPONSORED walk for the Stroke Association’s ‘Step Out’ campaign will be taking place at Rufford Abbey Country Park on Sunday from 2-5pm.

A DEDICATED student from Selston Arts and Community College is set to receive an award as the top student on his course.

TWO council offices which help tenants complete forms and offer advice about housing matters are to shut this year.

LAWYERS for two of the men accused of murdering Forest Town man Jonathan Turner during a town centre attack said a third defendant had delivered the final kick which killed him.

A KIRKBY man described by a judge as a violent bully has been jailed for two years after breaking a ban on contacting his ex-girlfriend.

THE largest community-owned wind farm in the UK could be built on countryside between Glapwell and Shirebrook.

A MANSFIELD furniture store is set to re-open after a major refurbishment.

A FATHER who lost six children in a house fire has thanked the community and the emergency services for their ‘overwhelming’ support.

THE sun was shining at Newark Showground as farmers, producers and traders gathered for this year’s Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show.

NEWLY-WEDS Mike Harrison and Sarah Bairstow have become a real life Robin Hood and Maid Marian after being the first couple to tie the knot in Sherwood Forest on Saturday.

A PAIR of A-Level students from the Brunts Academy in Mansfield have documented the horrors of what happened at the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz on a blog.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE County Council has introduced its new look website front page today (Wednesday).

A TRILOGY of brass bands will help communities around Pleasley celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style on 4th June.

POLICE are asking for help as they attempt to trace this man and woman in relation to a theft at a Mansfield shop.

THE father of a soldier who died recently has spoken about a planned sponsored walk to be held in his honour.

A VIETNAMESE man has been charged after a large cannabis factory was uncovered at a house in Mansfield yesterday (Tuesday 15th May).

HEALTH chiefs who run Sutton’s King’s Mill Hospital will be supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week by encouraging folk to talk openly about the steps which can make a difference when they are dying or bereaved.

A RESIDENTIAL home in Bolsover is holding a fundraising garden party on Friday to support Action for Brain Injury Week.