October 2019
Fighting the menace of fly-tipping COUNCILS across Nottinghamshire are joining forces to deal with the costly battle against fly-tipping in the county. Newark and Sherwood District Council deals with around 1,300 incidents of fly-tipping a year with clean-up costs running into the tens of thousands of pounds. The Cleaner Nottinghamshire Group, which is made up of all Nottinghamshire local authorities, Nottinghamshire Police, Highways England, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Environment Agency, has been launched to combat environmental crime by sharing resources and intelligence. Coun David Lloyd, Newark and Sherwood District Council leader, said: “Fly-tipping is an illegal, ugly, hazardous blight on the environment, which is tarnishing landscapes across Newark and Sherwood.” l See page 11.
Blidworth and Rainworth News Pages 7, 9, 13, 19,
Bilsthorpe News Pages 7, 25
Farnsfield News Pages 3
Ravenshead News Pages 5, 27, 33
What’s On Pages 21, 23
Sport
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P-P-P-Pick up a pumpkin at new venture A GROWING family-run business is getting ready to open its fields to the public for the first time.
The newly-named Nottinghamshire Pick Your Own Pumpkins has flourished since it was set up 10 years ago by the Hodkinson family. Now they are opening a pick your own farm at Haywood Oaks Lane, Blidworth — and growing the most pumpkins they ever have. l See page 13.