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Loopholes for Potholes

Local residents have been wondering why there has been such a long delay. Part of the explanation is the significant Government cut to Council funding. Another reason occurred last year with…

Julian Hamilton

Happy New Year!

It is easy to forget that Southwell is still a great place to live, with the continuing austerity and a challenging economic future. This year the new play area, with financial help organised…

Flood Funding

With the flood money agreed, the County Council is seeking Government approval for Southwell's flood mitigation project. If approved, work on the defences could start in 2018. The total cost is…

Financing Flood Mitigation

Although Southwell Town Council's funding to the flood mitigation measures is smaller than the District and County Councils', it is still a significant contribution from Southwell's Council…

Bramley Seedling Gift

Roger Merryweather, a much respected former Southwell Town Councillor, has supplied a Bramley Apple tree to the town, a gift of Southwell Civic Society. The Town Council has been considering…

David Will Deliver Fairness for Newark

Responding to recent news that a government crackdown on tax avoidance has raised a record £23.9bn in additional tax for the year to the end of March, Liberal Democrat David Watts has pledged to…

David Watts is fighting for Newark

David Watts is fighting for Newark in the by-election campaign to elect the replacement for Patrick Mercer, who resigned recently prior to the publication of a highy critical report by the Commons…

David Supports Hospital Upgrade for Newark

At a crowded hustings in the Magnus Church of England Academy on Earp Avenue in Newark this evening, Liberal Democrat David Watts outlined his support for the upgrading of the nearby Newark hospital.…

David's Anger at Labour Incompetence

Liberal Democrat David Watts has expressed his anger at Labour incompetence, against a backdrop of Liberal Democrat successes in Government. While Labour has wasted County Council funds the Liberal…