Opinion

It was fantastic to see the announcement this week of an additional £450,000 for Nottinghamshire to support homeless people off the street, writes Ben Bradley MP.

The safety of children outside schools is paramount and that’s why I’m delighted that the council has, in principal, decided to purchase a third camera enforcement car to patrol outside schools, writes Coun Philip Owen, chairman of the children and young people’s committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

We’re days away from the date when I thought I could stop writing about Brexit but it keeps getting put off, writes Steve N Allen.

A few weeks ago I revealed that I had been test driving several cars because I was bored with my latest runaround.

Among the exhibits and pictures on display at Mansfield Museum are paintings by Mansfield’s most famous artist – Albert Sorby Buxton, writes Liz Weston.

In a week dominated by Brexit votes in Parliament, you may have missed the Chancellor’s spring statement, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

This week, I met local stakeholders to talk about making the most of the tourist economy in Mansfield, writes Ben Bradley MP.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who has made a donation towards the costs of the new Nottinghamshire Great War Memorial which, will be opened this summer, writes Coun Kay Cutts.

I’m back on the TV at the moment as BBC 2 is repeating the last series of The Mash Report.

At the end of the month the school will welcome its first ever group of foreign exchange students in the shape of 11 young people from Toulon in the south of France, writes Mark Cottingham, principal at Shirebrook Academy.

Much has been said already about the funding Theresa May has offered to help towns in particularly the Midlands and the north, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

Last weekend I was privileged to be invited to cut the ribbon on some great new facilities at Scorpions Cheer Academy on Victoria Street, writes Ben Bradley MP.

I would like to thank the tens of thousands of residents who got involved in this year’s Big Ashfield Spring Clean, writes Coun Helen-Ann Smith of Ashfield District Council.

Do you rink, asks Liz Weston, curator at Mansfield Museum.

Animal welfare is an issue that my constituents feel strongly about, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

These last few weeks have seen the UK hold an important conversation about immigration, terrorism and human rights, writes Ben Bradley MP.

Did you know that Nottinghamshire welcomes 24 million visitors to the county every year, servicing 15,000 jobs and generating £1.75 billion for the economy, writes Coun Kay Cutts.

Do you remember where you were when it happened, writes Steve N Allen.

There was really positive news this week about plans for reducing waste, boosting recycling and restoring weekly bin collections, writes Ben Bradley MP.