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jamesnaish
Apr 18, 20241 min read
Delight at national recognition for independent living schemes
Bassetlaw District Council is celebrating national recognition for its work modernising independent living schemes and improving the...


jamesnaish
Mar 25, 20242 min read
More jobs set to be created in Bassetlaw
Plans to unlock £160 million in government grants have taken a notable step forward as the final steps are taken to formalise the East...


jamesnaish
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Exciting improvements underway at Langold Country Park
Work is underway to make Langold Country Park more user friendly and accessible thanks to over £170k of funding secured and provided by...


jamesnaish
Mar 15, 20242 min read
£20m Levelling Up funding on its way to Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw District Council has completed work with the UK Government and received the green light to invest £20 million of regeneration...

jamesnaish
Mar 11, 20243 min read
Independent planning inspectors find Bassetlaw Local Plan ‘Sound’
Bassetlaw District Council’s Local Plan is considered to be ‘sound’ by the independent Planning Inspectorate following examination, with...


jamesnaish
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Demand for more school places being met in Worksop
Bassetlaw District Council has secured £3 million of developer funding to help meet growing demand for school places in Worksop. The...


jamesnaish
Jan 26, 20241 min read
Rural communities get more than £500k funding
More than half a million pounds of funding is on its way to support rural community groups and businesses in Bassetlaw after they bid for...


jamesnaish
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Residents delight at Larwood House refurbishment
Residents say they are happy and settled at Larwood House in Worksop, one of Bassetlaw District Council’s five independent living...


jamesnaish
Jan 19, 20242 min read
More funding for arts, heritage, cultural and creative activities
Grants of up to £5,000, to support communities in Bassetlaw with a passion for arts, heritage, cultural and creative projects have been...


jamesnaish
Jan 18, 20242 min read
Work continues at Westmoreland House
Bassetlaw District Council is continuing to make significant investment in its accommodation for older people by modernising and...


jamesnaish
Jan 16, 20242 min read
First steps in multi-billion-pound STEP project
A significant milestone preparing for a UK first in energy production, which will create thousands of jobs and attract investment in...


jamesnaish
Jan 10, 20243 min read
Council meets with EA to discuss Bassetlaw flood plight
Bassetlaw District Council and the Environment Agency have met this week to discuss the devastating floods that hit Bassetlaw in October...

jamesnaish
Dec 21, 20232 min read
More Bassetlaw start-ups secure Enterprise Grants
Bassetlaw District Council is continuing to award Enterprise Grants to start-up and pre-start-up businesses across the district; and...


jamesnaish
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Government builds full council tax increase into Local Government funding settlement for 2024/25
On Monday, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, published the Provisional Local Government...


jamesnaish
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Middletons Yard celebrates official opening
Bassetlaw District Council has officially opened its thriving new business hub in Worksop town centre, providing facilities and support...


jamesnaish
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Bassetlaw District Council goes electric
Bassetlaw District Council is taking its commitment to be one of the cleanest and greenest districts in the country further by...

jamesnaish
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Bassetlaw District Council commits to net zero operations target by 2030
Councillors at Bassetlaw District Council have unanimously committed to reducing council operations to Net Zero by 2030, following a...


jamesnaish
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Council brings more CCTV refuge points to Worksop
Bassetlaw District Council is continuing to make Worksop a safer place by installing three more CCTV Refuge Points for people to use if...


jamesnaish
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Council allocates extra cost-of-living funding
Bassetlaw District Council has allocated £160,000 to projects to provide additional support to our communities through the ongoing...


jamesnaish
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Statement on the future of Wilko
A statement from Cllr James Naish, Leader of Bassetlaw District Council on the emerging situation at Wilko. “Like many local employees...
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