Dangerous wild animals

If you wish to keep a dangerous wild animal you must to hold a licence from the Council. Check the dangerous animals list (PDF File, 48kb) to see which animals you need to hold a licence to keep. This licence does not apply to any animal kept in a ...

Newark Buttermarket

Situated behind the Town Hall, Newark Buttermarket was opened in 1884. Designed as a covered market, it’s a beautiful building that has a major role to play in boosting the town’s retail, cultural and leisure offer. It’s always been a place to ...

Reporting fraudulent claims - Council insurance claims

Fraudulent claims against the Council can cost our residents thousands of pounds as taxpayers. Whilst we know that there are genuine claims made by people, we also know that a number of claims may be false. To report somebody making a fraudulent insu...

Tree Plantings at Vicar Water Country Park - Vicar Water Country Park

In association with our partners we have planted 4.4 hectares of native woodland on previously grazed land at Vicar Water Country Park. This area of the park is called Vicardale. The tree planting forms part of the Defra funded Trees for Climate proj...

Cleaning up after your dog - Dog Fouling

You can buy poop-scoops to pick up your dog's mess, or a carrier bag will do just as well. Special bins are provided in many parks and road verges for disposing of mess. Otherwise, use a litter bin or your wheelie bin at home; first making sure that ...

April 2016 – March 2017 - Committee Agendas and Reports Archive

Audit and Accounts committee 30 NOV 2016 (PDF File, 3,589kb) 07 SEP 2016 - Report to Follow (PDF File, 344kb) 07 SEP 2016 (PDF File, 2,076kb) 13 JUL 2016 (PDF File, 4,030kb) 27 APR 2016 - Audit and Accounts Agenda (PDF File, 3,348kb) Council meeting...

Calling for interview - Equality and diversity in employment

If you are invited for interview, you will be asked to tell us if there are any adjustments you need. Please tell us any difficulties or requirements you may have. We will make reasonable adjustments wherever possible. These might include ensuring th...

How do we measure our performance? - Community Plan

The Community Plan lays out how we will deliver for our residents, but how do we, and our residents, know that we are achieving this? We do this by reporting every quarter (every 3 months) on our performance against the Community Plan. We examine dat...

Utility bills - Manage my Council tenancy

Choose provide helpful guide covering various types of energy bill problems that people can face. The guide covers areas like what to do when your bills are too high or how to correct an error on your bill.  They also have a guide detailing grants...

Get into cycling - Cycling in Newark and Sherwood

Caught the cycling bug and want to get more serious? The British cycling website features advice on how to get into different area of cycling like track, mountain biking, cycle cross, road racing and even commuting. It's also free to sign up for the...

Live and local Nottinghamshire

Live and Local Nottinghamshire is part of a network of over 40 rural touring schemes across the UK, providing access to high quality arts events for people in rural areas. The scheme is run by Live and Local with shows within the district part-fu...

Running - Clubs and Groups

Parkrun happens every Saturday at 9 am, for free, in local parks around the world. All you have to do is register and turn up ready to run, jog or walk the 5k course. Our local parkrun venues are ,  and Clumber Park. For more information and to regi...

Community Plan

Our  Community Plan 2023-2027 (PDF File, 11,236kb) sets out our values, purpose and objectives for four years. It details what we intend to achieve in that period to improve residents’ quality of life and enable those who live, work and invest in...

Planting a hedge at home - Protecting trees and hedgerows

Most hedges are formed from plants that naturally want to be trees, so face and top trimming is usually needed once or twice a year to keep them tidy. Hedges can last for many years if properly maintained making them reliable and cost effective. Most...

Senior officer pay - Council managers

Each year we publish information on the number of employees who were paid £50,000 or more. These can be viewed below: Amounts payable to Senior Employees 2021-2022 (PDF File, 129kb) Amounts Payable to Senior Employees 2020 - 2021 (PDF File, 431kb) ...

Reusing carrier bags - Reduce

Plastic bags can take hundreds of years to break down and can end up as litter in our countryside, rivers or the sea, where they can pose a threat to wildlife. Animals can easily get entangled in plastic bags, or they may be mistaken for food. Try to...

Calendar Documents - Calendar Docs

Abbey Road 26th Aug (PDF File, 769kb) Ambleside 6th Aug (PDF File, 210kb) Burgage Close 23rd Aug (PDF File, 213kb) Burton Court 7th Aug (PDF File, 212kb) Cambridge Close 28th Aug (PDF File, 212kb) Coghill Court 23rd Aug (PDF File, 211kb) Coopers Rise...

Meetings - Norwell Parish Council

The dates for the Parish Council meetings up to May 2024 can be found below.  Agendas will be posted in the Parish noticeboards and will also be available on the Norwell & Norwell Woodhouse Parish Council Facebook page.  Members of the public are w...

Tenant involvement opportunities - Tenant engagement

Over the next few months we are reviewing how we do things. Tenants and leaseholders will be able to suggest ways in which they would like to see how things work. Together we will provide a menu of opportunities for all people, whether you have a day...

Areas of special local character - Local heritage assets

Many settlements within Newark and Sherwood have a historic core that can easily be identified. This is apparent through the presence of early structures such as medieval churches, manor houses or industrial sites such as mills. Often these settlemen...

Appendix D - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Update

Appendix D - Proposed Growth Site Locations (Dwg 001) (PDF File, 5,121kb) Appendix D - Proposed Growth Sites References (Dwg 002) (PDF File, 5,267kb) Appendix D - Fluvial Max Flood Levels (Dwg 003) (PDF File, 3,334kb) Appendix D - Fluvial Max Flood V...

Resident's panel - Yorke Drive document library

Code of Conduct Yorke Drive Resident's Panel (PDF File, 435kb) Terms of Reference Yorke Drive Resident's Panel (PDF File, 797kb) 2025 Agenda - Yorke Drive Resident's Panel 29 April 2025 (PDF File, 553kb) Agenda - Yorke Drive Resident's Panel 28 Janua...