News from Mansfield and Ashfield Chad
Pleasley play area to get £50,000 revamp
The popular play area on Terrace Lane Recreation Ground, Pleasley, is going to be revamped thanks to Pleasley Parish Council being awarded a grant of over £49,000 by The Veolia Environmental Trust. Much of the existing play equipment has become unsafe an
One rescued following gas blast
One person has been rescued by fire crews after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a house. Nottinghamshire Police said up to four people were thought to have sustained injuries in the blast at a property in Wright Street, Newark. At least five fir
Rod Stewart tops UK album chart
Rod Stewart's first album of self-penned songs in 20 years has gone straight to the top of the UK album charts. The album, called Time, is the veteran crooner's 7th album to reach the number one spot in this country. The first time Stewart - known for th
Toddler taken to morgue in body bag
A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead. Mohammed Eisa Danial Hayat was the sole survivor of the devastating crash during a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi
Philpott wife plans sentence appeal
A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyer has said. Mairead Philpott, 32, was jailed alongside her husband Mick at Nottingham Crown Court last month after being f
Cameron hints at going it alone
David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue. The Prime Minister said that if difficulties between his Conservatives and Nick Clegg's Lib Dems meant
Two 'critical' after death crash
Two men are critical in hospital after a car crash claimed the lives of two teenage girls. A third man is in a stable condition after the "horrific" accident which saw their car plunge from the road into a ditch. Driver Shaya Rae Leigh, 18,...
Tory chiefs rally over 'loon' slur
The Conservative leadership has rallied around party co-chairman Lord Feldman in the row over reports an ally of David Cameron called grassroots activists "swivel-eyed loons". Lord Feldman, who was not named in newspaper reports, was forced...
Hunt in GP call over A&E crisis
Family doctors need a "closer personal relationship" with their patients as part of efforts to ease the crisis in hospital accident and emergency units, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said. Mr Hunt insisted he was not blaming GPs for the...
Call to stop demonising bankers
Sir Mervyn King has called for an end to bankers being "demonised" for their role in the financial crash, insisting the problem was with the system rather than individuals. The outgoing governor of the Bank of England said there was a...
Plans to redevelop historic Teversal Manor are withdrawn
Plans to redevelop a manor house in Teversal Village, which was fictionalised as Wragby Hall in DH Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, have been withdrawn. An application had been submitted to Ashfield District Council to redevelop the Grade II-lis
Rooney to miss game as baby is due
Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's final game of the season as wife Coleen is due to give birth to the couple's second child. The 27-year-old England striker was given permission by the Premier League winners to sit out the trip to play West Brom
MPs in line for dramatic pay rise
MPs are in line for a dramatic pay rise of up to £20,000 in a move that could spark public fury. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) has been looking at an increase of between £10,000 and £20,000 - although the lower figure is consid
Pressure mounts over 'loons' claim
Pressure continued to mount on the Conservative leadership over claims an ally of David Cameron described grassroots activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons" who forced Tory MPs to adopt hardline stances on divisive issues. Party co-chairman...
New chairman for Mansfield District Council
Mansfield District Council has appointed Coun Julia Yemm, ward councillor for Sherwood, as its new chairman of the council for the year ahead. Coun Andy Wetton, ward councillor for Meden, was appointed as vice-chairman. The appointments were made at the
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