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Nominations for this year’s Newark and Sherwood Community and Sports Awards will be opening on Friday 30 May, so start thinking about who you’d like to nominate!

As part of the Midlands Net Zero Hub's Devolution Scheme project, Newark and Sherwood District Council has successfully retrofitted five of their social housing properties with significant energy-efficient upgrades.

£500 of Newark and Sherwood Gift Cards are set to be given away between 12 May and 25 May by local businesses, encouraging residents to ‘shop local’ and boost the local economy.

Are you looking for a fantastic evening out this May? Then look no further than “Music From the Movies”, a beautiful evening celebrating some of the most well-known movie classics.

Latest update as of Wednesday 7 May 2025: Today (7 May 2025), the District Council returned to court to seek an extension to the injunction previously obtained on land at Weston. The extension must be heard in court to give those on the site a right to reply to our initial injunction. At court today, those on the land at Weston argued that we were too harsh with our initial injunction however, the judge felt otherwise and ruled in the District Council’s favour, extending the injunction until December 2026. 

An art display featuring bees, butterflies and sunflowers has returned to Newark Market Place for a second year and aims to animate the town centre and add some colour for visitors while they shop.

To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this year, Newark and Sherwood District Council has awarded 35 Town and Parish Councils across the district a total of £10,800 to help fund local celebrations.

Will from Coddington, has won the LitterLotto® weekly national jackpot of £1000!

It’s another year of No Mow May meaning throughout May, Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Street Scene Team will carefully select areas around the district that will be left to grow.  This will allow nature to take its course and provide wonderful biodiverse habitats for our district’s wealth of insects and wildlife.

To celebrate the redevelopment of the Sherwood Avenue Play Park, Newark and Sherwood District Council and Newark Town Council are hosting a free family fun opening event on Saturday 17 May 2025.