Ashfield Independents

Leader of the Reform Party Nigel Farage on a walkabout on April 25, 2025 in Beverley, England. Luke Campbell is the Reform Party Candidate for Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, being contested on May 1st, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Clearest sign yet that the British people are fed up with two party pol...

Ashfield Independent Councillors will always fight to keep Council Tax low. They froze Council Tax again this year.

Political Opinion: This election is about Ashfield – Don’t let Westminster decid...

Coun Jason Zadrozny is now the official opposition leader at Nottinghamshire Council. Photo: Submitted

Ashfield Council leader now official Opposition leader at County Hall

Jason Zadrozny with just one day's returns.

Thousands of Ashfield and Mansfield residents return council leader's Summer Sur...

Councillor Jason Zadrozny is the Leader of Ashfield District Council.

POLITICAL OPINION: This will be the year of delivery in Ashfield

Councillor Tom Hollis is determined that the Council build more council homes.

OPINION: Why building council homes must be a priority!

Ashfield Council will submit its housing plan to the Government within months

Council to submit housing plan within months following Michael Gove’s deadline

The proposed local development plan with go to full council later this month. Photo: Submitted

Ashfield’s long-awaited housing plan to ‘take a stand’ against developers

Kirkby Councillor Andy Meakin wants the County Council to feed hungry children.

Kirkby Councillor speaks up for hungry children

Coun Jason Zadrozny (left) with (from second left), Couns Andy Meakin, Jamie Bell, Rachel Madden, Warren Nuttall, Alderman John Baird and Warren Nuttall at the opening of the leisure centre last year. Photo: Submitted

Council leader proud after Kirkby leisure centre lands top award

Ashfield Council is in the UK's top 10 for increase in business rates

Ashfield among UK's top 10 councils for biggest increase in business rates

Coun Paul Grafton, left, and Coun Tom Hollis at Welfare Park in Huthwaite. (Photo by: Ashfield Independents)

Plan revealed to complete transformation of Huthwaite park

Coun Matthew Relf, Ashfield Council executive lead member for growth, regeneration and local planning, is standing for East Midlands mayor as an Independent candidate. (Photo by: Ashfield Independents)

Independent Nottinghamshire councillor announces East Midlands mayoral bid

County Hall In West Bridgford is set to be vacated by Nottinghamshire Council. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

County Hall could house 350 homes and commercial space

Couns Ben Bradley (left) and Keith Girling both agree moving to new offices at Top Wighay is the right option for the council

Council confirms it wants to move to new offices near Hucknall

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson with cafe volunteers and users at a public meeting earlier this year

MP says council should be 'ashamed' as popular Sutton cafe faces closure

Ashfield Council's headquarters on Urban Road, Kirkby.

Three sites identified for at least 47 social homes across Ashfield

Coun Jason Zadrozny, Ashfield Council leader.

Ashfield Council to decide if its leader can turn shop into flat

Coun Jason Zadrozny-Bland (second right), says the Ashfield Independents want to finish the work they've started after winning the election

Ashfield Independents leader wants to 'finish the job' after election success

The Ashfield Independents have secured another landslide win in the Ashfield Council elections

Ashfield Independents sweep to landslide win in Ashfield elections

Ashfield Council's headquarters on Urban Road, Kirkby.

Outgoing Ashfield Independents councillor will not vote for party in May

Portland Square, Sutton town centre.

Voters issue anti-social behaviour message to election candidates

Daniel Williamson.

County council by-election to be held in Ashfield after councillor steps down

Coun Jason Zadrozny, Ashfield Council leader.

Ashfield Council leader told he can draw up plans to build four homes

Coun David Hennigan, Ashfield Council Independent member for Sutton Central and New Cross.

Tax hike approved in Ashfield amid ‘tough times’ for council’s budgets

Coun Dave Hennigan emptied a jar of coins on to the chamber floor during his speech

Coin-chucking councillor signs off in unusual way as council tax rise confirmed

Coun David Martin, Ashfield Council cabinet member for finance.

Ashfield Independents plan council tax rise of almost 3 per cent

Nottinghamshire Council members have used their divisional fund to support vital charities. However, the Conservative administration has voted to slash the fund from £5,000 per councillor to just £3,000 for each of the 66 councillors.

Concerns for charities after council cuts ‘vital’ community fund

The proposed new Top Wighay council building.

Independents say new council office should be scrapped to create roads cash

The damage done to Coun Arnie Harkin's daughter's car after it crashed swerving miss a pothole

Council to demand action on potholes after councillor's daughter's car crash

Campaigner Terry Galloway, centre, with Coun Daniel Williamson, member for Kirkby South, and Coun Helen-Ann Smith, member for Sutton North.

Motion preventing discrimination against care leavers backed

Coun Helen-Ann Smith says the issues with the county's roads are far from fixed

Sutton councillor slams Conservatives at county council over road repairs claims

Ashfield Council members are backing plans for the return of whole-time cover at Ashfield Fire Station.

Ashfield residents urged to sign fire station petition to 'help save lives'

Coun Jason Zadrozny-Bland said those arrested had '100 per cent done nothing wrong'

Ashfield Independents vigorously deny any wrongdoing after councillors arrested

Councillors in the chamber.

Nottinghamshire Council’s £400k online live streaming system used for first time

Coun Chris Baron says his motion calling for Coun Tom Hollis to be forced to resign has been rejected as an item for full council

Councillor claims 'gagging' as motion against Tom Hollis is rejected

Coun David Hennigan.

Ashfield Council hits back at MP's column

A sad day as club members return after their last day of competitive sailing on King's Mill Reservoir in Sutton.

Stormy waters sink Sutton Sailing Club after battle with council to stay afloat

Coun Tom Hollis

Disgraced Ashfield councillor Tom Hollis speaks out after conviction leads to di...

Coun Tom Hollis.

Disgraced Ashfield councillor axed as deputy leader

The proposed Whyburn Farm development site.

Rearranged date confirmed for meeting to determine future of Ashfield’s local pl...

Coun David Martin (left), with fellow Ashfield Independent, Coun Jason Zadrozny, inspecting a pothole in Underwood.

Council slammed over 'video nasty' of pothole repair in Sutton

The roadworks on Priestsic Road.

Rival politicians claim credit after ‘danger to life’ Sutton pavement obstructio...

An artist's impression of the what the new £15.7m council offices at Top Wighay Farm will look like

Ashfield councillors object to new £15.7m office plans on district border

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson

Ashfield MP says stop the 'war of words'

A car approaches a large pothole on Hamilton Road in Sutton.

Pothole hotspots in Sutton are set for repair, promise council chiefs

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