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Delight at national recognition for independent living schemes

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Apr 181 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...

More jobs set to be created in Bassetlaw

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Mar 252 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...

Exciting improvements underway at Langold Country Park

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Mar 212 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...

£20m Levelling Up funding on its way to Bassetlaw

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Mar 152 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...

Independent planning inspectors find Bassetlaw Local Plan ‘Sound’

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Mar 113 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...

Demand for more school places being met in Worksop

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Feb 142 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...

Rural communities get more than £500k funding

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Jan 261 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...

Residents delight at Larwood House refurbishment

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Jan 242 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...

More funding for arts, heritage, cultural and creative activities

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Jan 192 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...

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Jan 182 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...

First steps in multi-billion-pound STEP project

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Jan 162 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...

Council meets with EA to discuss Bassetlaw flood plight

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Jan 103 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...

More Bassetlaw start-ups secure Enterprise Grants

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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...

Government builds full council tax increase into Local Government funding settlement for 2024/25

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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...

Middletons Yard celebrates official opening

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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...

Bassetlaw District Council goes electric

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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...

Bassetlaw District Council commits to net zero operations target by 2030

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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...

Council brings more CCTV refuge points to Worksop

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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...

Council allocates extra cost-of-living funding

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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...

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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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