Pearson victorious at sports day

LAMBLEY PRIMARY’s annual school sports day resulted in a very close victory for Pearson, one of the school’s four houses. Held on the playing field this afternoon, Wednesday 15 June 2011, the sporting celebration was unaffected by the rain which…

New fence sparks footpath debate

A NEW FENCE erected in Lambley today (Saturday 11 June 2011) has thrown walkers into confusion for crossing and apparently closing-off a well-used footpath. Although only partly completed, the first section of the stout timber fence runs directly across the footpath…

Turbine farm stages open day

THE FARM at the centre of the Woodborough wind turbine controversy, Woodborough Park Farm, is taking part in Open Farm Sunday this weekend, 12 June 2011. Across the country, hundreds of farms are opening their gates to the public to…

Sherwood MP launches newsletter

THE MEMBER of parliament for Sherwood, Mark Spencer, has launched a monthly email newsletter for constituents. Although this has been going since March 2011, we’ve only just learned about it. In this month’s missive, Spencer asks for constituency views on…

Lambs loose in Lowdham

MOTORISTS travelling in to Lowdham on Lambley Road got a surprise this morning when confonted by three stray lambs. The beasts were eventually rounded-up by local residents, but not before evading capture for several minutes and causing a minor traffic…

Book festival tickets update

LOWDHAM BOOK Festival reports strong ticket sales for 2011, two weeks after opening its box office and a week before the programme starts. In an update posted on its Facebook group page, co-organiser Ross Bradshaw reports that some events are…