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For most people in Newark and Sherwood, your Council Tax is made up of five main parts. The main bulk, 73.2%, is set by Nottinghamshire County Council and it has set its increase for 2023 – 2024 at 4.84%.

The Sustainability in Business workshop, held at Hexgreave Hall on 28 February and organised by Newark and Sherwood District Council, provided expert insight into the positive effects sustainability can have on local businesses.

The Safer Streets project continues to improve safety and security in the district as new intercom systems are installed in residential council properties in Newark.

Sign up and support a good cause today and not only will you be in with the chance of winning weekly cash prizes of up to £25,000 but if you enter before 25 March, you will be in with the chance of winning a trip to Center Parcs, all for just £1 a week!

Most residents will have received their energy support discount automatically from their energy supplier. However, there are a significant number of residents who are now eligible for the discount and may not realise that they need to apply for this support.

Newark and Sherwood District Council is holding a consultation and engagement event to give Bilsthorpe residents the opportunity to voice their opinion on what facilities are of value to them as a community and what else might be needed.

The legacy of a 17th century Mayor of Newark is being honoured this month with a day encouraging foodbank donations at the town’s National Civil War Centre. In a drive led by re-enactment group Colonel Robert Overton’s Regiment of Foote, anyone bringing a foodbank donation to the Centre on Saturday 11th March will receive free entry, enjoying fascinating galleries, fun interactives and games and the chance to meet the re-enactors in full Civil War costume.

Retailers across Newark and Sherwood have been receiving help from the District Council in a bid to maintain a healthy and diverse high street. Following challenges presented by the pandemic and an increasingly digital economy, Newark and Sherwood District Council is working with local business owners to build and develop their businesses.

Work towards creating a cleaner, safer, greener district continues as the Great British Spring Clean returns to Newark and Sherwood for another year.

The District Council tackled fly tipping and fire damage in Boughton last week after a green space was blighted by littering and reckless behaviour.