Several Newark and Sherwood District Council initiatives to make Newark and Sherwood safer are nearing completion with Councillor Paul Taylor, Portfolio Holder for Public Protection and Community Relations, assuring residents that the work will not stop here.
Plans for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will take a step forward from next week, as the nine local councils will come together at their Full Council meetings to discuss progress.
Earlier this week, Newark, including Balderton, was selected by the UK government to develop plans for up to £20 million in funding to help drive growth over a ten-year period, through the announcement of the ‘Plan for Neighbourhoods’ scheme.
To mark her tenure as Chair of Newark and Sherwood District Council, Councillor Jean Hall is embarking on a personal challenge to celebrate our remarkable district.
Newark and Sherwood District Council have given their Community Chest fund a fresh new look and feel relaunching the scheme as the Grant for Local Opportunities and Wellbeing (GLOW). GLOW provides community groups with the opportunity to apply for funding of up to £1,000 to support local projects.
Newark and Sherwood District Council has agreed to part-fund an ambitious and exciting new project to create the largest woodland in the area in decades. This initiative will see the planting and maintenance of up to 114,000 trees, transforming the district’s landscape.
Newark and Sherwood District Council is expected to be allocated a 12-month extension of UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to continue to support local projects in the area, to March 2026.
Plans for huge CCTV improvements in Newark and Sherwood have now been approved, with a new centralised control room set to be built allowing for better prevention of crime in the area.
