Opinion

Having finished year 11 just a few weeks ago, I have had plenty of time to sit and contemplate many different ideas and problems, writes Benjamin Clarke.

It has been a week focused on schools and children for me, with some good news announced for Mansfield schools and lots of discussion about future Government policy, writes Ben Bradley MP.

Leading figures from the worlds of business, economic and visitor development, tourism and regeneration recently gathered at a Nottinghamshire tourism summit, writes Coun Kay Cutts.

This is my first column as leader of Mansfield Independents, writes Coun Mick Barton.

In the presence of HRH the Duke of Kent, the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire Sir John Peace, and relatives of those who lost loved ones in the First World War, I was very honoured to be present for the unveiling of the Great War Memorial on the Victoria Embankment in Nottingham, writes Coun Kay Cutts.

Receiving the news that you have cancer is a devastating blow for anyone, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

There are a number of ways to measure the impact of police activity on a community, writes Paddy Tipping, Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire.

Buses are a lifeline for many people living in areas live Ashfield, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

It’s been a positive week of progress for Mansfield in a number of areas, that I think are worth re-emphasising in my column this week, writes Ben Bradley MP.

You can now change your mobile provider by text, writes Steve N Allen.

With leadership elections heading out of Parliament and out in to the country in recent weeks, I’ve taken the opportunity to really focus on my education brief both through the select committee in Parliament– where we scrutinise policy and make recommendations to Government – and locally too, writes Ben Bradley MP.

More than two dozen residents flocked to a public meeting to have their say on plans for more than 300 homes in Warsop.

At the beginning of the year, I bravely ventured into the  attic, brushed away the cobwebs and found my crystal ball to take an alternative look at what would happen in 2019.

I’m getting involved in this year’s Scams Awareness campaign, which is taking place until June 23, writes Ben Bradley MP.

Politicians have it in for the BBC, writes Steve N Allen.

Like me, I am sure that many of you will have been deeply moved by last week’s D-Day 75 commemorations and the many stories of courage, selfless bravery and sacrifice retold by veterans and the descendants of those that didn’t make it home, writes Coun Kay Cutts, Nottinghamshire County Council leader.

I have always been drawn during my teaching career to schools which are strongly rooted in their local communities and that certainly applies to Shirebrook Academy, which is the only secondary school in the town, writes Mark Cottingham.