Residents asked for their views on sites for housing and employment A consultation exercise is under way to ask the residents of Newark and Sherwood their views on a review of sites allocated for housing and employment in the district.
Newark and Sherwood District Council has previously earmarked sites for a total of 10,000 homes and 203 hectares of employment land to be delivered by 2033 and the public now has the opportunity to have its say on the future suitability of these and a small number of new sites. Among the new sites included are the former Thoresby Colliery, Clipstone, which is subject to a planning application for 800 homes and 10 hectares of employment land, and Quibell’s Lane, Newark which has been identified as a proposed new travellers’ site. (Continued on page 5)
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Young people are given confidence at Bikeability session in Rainworth Young people in Rainworth with speech, language and communication needs focused on the skills they require to be safer riders, as Via’s Road Safety team delivered a Bikeability course at Dawn House School. Bikeability is a national initiative aimed at giving people the practical skills and understanding of how to cycle on today’s roads.
The courses not only help to build pupils’ ability in cycling but also improve overall confidence and independence. The students took part in a level two course, in which they completed on-road journeys, learnt to recognise hazards, signalling and when to use different types of road positioning. (Continued on page 23)