Politics

Veteran Derbyshire politician Dennis Skinner’s potty-mouthed behaviour has inspired a ‘foul’ comeback from a vandal at a Scottish train station.

New councillor Matthew Relf, of Searby Road, Sutton, received 82 per cent of the votes in yesterday's Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood by election

The Ashfield Independents received an overwhelming vote of confidence in its leadership of Ashfield District Council yesterday (December 12) by storming a by-election in Sutton.

There are 337 schools in Nottinghamshire – 281 primary, 45 secondary and 11 special schools, writes Coun Philip Owen, chairman of the children and young persons committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that it is shelving plans to create one or two new ‘super councils’ in the county.

With Brexit so fluid and the situation changing every day in recent weeks, it’s actually impossible for me to write about it days in advance for this week’s column, writes Ben Bradley MP.

For two-and-a-half years, the country’s eyes have mostly been on Brexit and I know many of you are sick of hearing about it, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

The BBC is reporting that Theresa May could be delaying a vital vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement which is scheduled to take place tomorrow (December 11).

As Britain edges closer to one of the most important parliamentary votes for a generation, Mansfield is again being put into the spotlight when it comes to Brexit.

An eight-week consultation on the admission arrangements for 2020-2021 for Nottinghamshire community and voluntary controlled schools is now underway and will close on January 15, writes Coun Philip Owen, chairman of the children and young people’s committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Online shopping might be on the rise, but I don’t think there is any replacement for going into a shop, having a good look round and getting advice from the staff before you buy something, writes Gloria De Piero MP.

Hundreds of people in Mansfield and Ashfield are homeless, according to a new report from housing charity Shelter.

The Chancellor recently pledged an extra £420 million for road and Nottinghamshire’s share of that will be £6.6 million, writes Coun John Cottee, chairman of the communities and place committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Nottinghamshire libraries have had their funding slashed by more than a million pounds over the past year, analysis of Government figures reveals.

Mansfield District Council has been strongly criticised for move, which it says is a financial decision to help it fund vital services

Following the announcement of the Prime Minister’s plans for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement this week, it has been reported that I handed in a letter of ‘no confidence’ to the Conservative party’s 1922 Committee, writes Ben Bradley MP.