Harriet Prior Fly-tipping is a significant issue across the country but in figures released this year, Newark and Sherwood District Council has been ranked highly for the efficient way in which their officers respond to incidents and deal with offenders. In the Government’s Local Authority League Table, Newark and Sherwood has been ranked as the best district … Read more
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire has recently launched the ‘Fix My Street’ website! You can now easily report areas in your community that need cleaning up. Whether it’s litter or graffiti, your feedback helps make the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire a cleaner, more beautiful place to live. This work will then … Read more
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Highways in the county are to benefit from £4.8 million of extra investment to enhance highway maintenance and improve readiness for winter. The decision follows the exceptional winter conditions of 2023 which caused extensive damage to Nottinghamshire’s road network. The money will go to highway maintenance, focusing on permanent in-lay repairs and large-scale structural patching … Read more
We’ve had a few people asking if anything can be done to preserve the garage on the High Street now it is vacant. Reputedly it was moved from Waddington after World War 1 and has been here ever since. We contacted Newark & Sherwood District Council and they told us that as it’s within the Conservation Area … Read more
The Parish Council monthly meetings take place at the Collingham Youth and Community Centre. The public are welcome – joining details on parish noticeboards or from the Clerk. The next meeting is on the 22nd August 2024 6.30pm, with meetings held on the fourth Thursday of the month. Don’t forget we are updating our website and … Read more
In the spring, The Parish Council decided to manage the Cross site in Collingham as a “flowering lawn” rather than a wildlife meadow. Over the past few years too much grass has grown, which crowds out the wildflowers, and then it falls over and rots down, which makes the soil richer and encourages yet more … Read more