A multi-agency hub that will unlock opportunity and improve the town centre has been submitted for planning consideration. Mansfield Connect is designed to bring public and educational services under one roof.
Located at the former Beales and Co-op stores, the project is funded in large part by welcome government funding, supported by the partners with a stake in the building. The application was formally submitted in December and is scheduled to be considered by the Mansfield planning committee in early May.
The delivery of a third phase of new council homes has reached a significant milestone, with work starting on site.
Mansfield District Council appointed Mercer Building Solutions following a competitive tender process to undertake the construction of 77 high-quality and affordable homes off Centenary Road. The contractor is also delivering social housing, on behalf of the council, on the Bellamy estate.
James Biddlestone has been confirmed as the council’s new Chief Executive Officer. The Executive Mayor announced his commitment to invest and nurture homegrown talent and provide the opportunity for a passionate, Mansfield-focused leader to step forward to take on the role of CEO.
Crack down on rougue traders
A week-long crackdown on unlicensed scrap metal collectors in Mansfield has seen rogue traders fined and vehicles seized.
Look out your window when you hear the bin collection coming and you may just spot our newly named wagons! Recyclosaurus Rex and Lighting McClean were names chosen by the public following a community competition late
last year.
Donations to John Eastwood Hospice
Mansfield and District Crematorium has raised £11,600 this year for the John Eastwood Hospice Trust, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, from a metal recycling scheme.
The creation of an £8.8m skills hub to train people for careers in emerging industries and help businesses
adapt to new technologies has taken a major step forward.
The government is introducing ‘Simpler Recycling’, a new set of legal regulations designed to make recycling easier. It will first affect businesses with 10 employees or more from 31 March 2025 onwards.
