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Give your views on the future of Local Government in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

People across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are being invited to share their views on the future of local government.

Published: August 4th 2025

• Council reaches milestone in pilot scheme installing child safety devices

  Mansfield District Council has reached its 300th referral for installing child safety equipment in homes to reduce the number of accidents involving young children.

  Published: June 7th 2023

  

• First stop reached for Destination Mansfield

  Work has begun on drafting a major Mansfield District Council place strategy which aims to rebrand the area and boost the public perception of the town.

  Published: June 7th 2023

  

• Executive Mayor announces his Cabinet

  Executive Mayor Andy Abrahams has announced his new cabinet and set out his vision for the next four years after being re-elected.

  Published: May 23rd 2023

  

• Michael Gove MP visits future Mansfield Connect hub following successful Levelling Up bid

  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, was in Mansfield today (Thursday 18 May).

  Published: May 18th 2023

  

• Could Mansfield Market be the start of the next retail empire?

  Mansfield's Executive Mayor Andy Abrahams is calling on people to show their support for Mansfield Market, saying it could be the breeding ground for the next rags-to-riches success.

  Published: May 15th 2023

  

• Mansfield Mayoral and district election results 2023

  This page will be updated with information about the 2023 local elections as they come in.

  Published: May 5th 2023

  

• National Day of Reflection marked in Mansfield

  Mansfield District Council has marked the National Day of Reflection today (Thursday 23 March) with a minute's silence and the lighting of candles. 

  Published: March 23rd 2023

  

• Warsop Health Hub works fully approved to begin in the summer

  A new community hub will now be able to move ahead at full speed following successive decisions by the council and recent funding grant success.

  Published: March 14th 2023

  

• Work to plant more than 3,000 trees across Mansfield begins

  Mansfield District Council, Sherwood Forest Trust and the NHS have united together to begin planting 3,400 trees across the district to ‘green up’ the town.

  Published: March 8th 2023

  

• Families hail new Windrush exhibition at Mansfield Museum

  The families of Mansfield's Windrush generation have been speaking about a major new exhibition that has opened at Mansfield Museum.

  Published: March 7th 2023