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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...
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Apr 19, 2024


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...
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Mar 25, 2024


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...
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Mar 21, 2024


£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...
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Mar 15, 2024

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...
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Mar 11, 2024


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...
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Feb 14, 2024


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...
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Jan 26, 2024


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...
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Jan 24, 2024


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...
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Jan 19, 2024


Work continues at Westmoreland House
Bassetlaw District Council is continuing to make significant investment in its accommodation for older people by modernising and...
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Jan 18, 2024


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...
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Jan 16, 2024


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...
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Jan 10, 2024

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...
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Dec 21, 2023


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...
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Dec 20, 2023


Middletons Yard celebrates official opening
Bassetlaw District Council has officially opened its thriving new business hub in Worksop town centre, providing facilities and support...
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Oct 17, 2023


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...
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Sep 26, 2023

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...
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Sep 22, 2023


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...
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Aug 23, 2023


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...
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Aug 8, 2023


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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Aug 3, 2023

Priory Centre engagement hub now open in Worksop town centre
Residents, businesses and visitors who want to learn more about Bassetlaw District Council’s plans to regenerate the Priory Centre have...
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Aug 2, 2023


Landlords held to account
Bassetlaw District Council has held two local landlords to account after they failed to make essential repairs to their tenant’s heating...
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Jul 26, 2023
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