At Planning Committee this week, Ashfield District Council’s plans to build 16 new Council homes on the site of former garages in Kirkby were approved.

Ashfield District Council has submitted planning applications for another Towns Deal project - the creation of two sports hubs at Kingsway Park, Kirkby, and Sutton Lawn.

Ashfield District Council has donated a new portable defibrillator to Byron’s Rest Walking Group in Hucknall.

Money to help protect survivors of domestic abuse and make them feel safer has been secured by Ashfield District Council.

A tenant is facing eviction because of repeated antisocial and criminal behaviour at their home on Kirkby-in-Ashfield’s Coxmoor estate.

Shops and businesses in Hucknall are to get expert help and advice in a move aimed at revitalising the town’s High Street and shopping centre.

A crackdown on street harassment of women and girls will see offenders fined in an effort to stamp out inappropriate behaviour across Ashfield.

Help is being offered to Ashfield firms who want to reduce their energy bills and look for greener alternatives to running their business.

Renovated tennis courts at Huthwaite Welfare Park and Sutton Lawn are now open for bookings after improvements costing almost £160,000.

The first ever election for a mayor for the East Midlands will take place on Thursday 2 May, and a campaign has been launched today to encourage people in Ashfield to vote.

Ashfield District Council is working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police to disrupt crime and antisocial behaviour on a Hucknall estate.

The countdown is on until the improvement works start on Fox Street and Portland Square, Sutton.