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Best local crowds of the whole of Tour of Britain

Organisers have heralded the Notts stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race as having the ‘best local buy-in of the whole tour’ as well as the most displays of land art.

Thanks to everyone who turned out in their thousands to help make the event a day to remember, including our flag and trophy design winners, Sam Radburn, 6, and Eva Smith, 8.

Sam waved off the international riders with his starting flag, while Eva presented her trophy to stage winner Ian Stannard in front of local crowds and a worldwide TV audience.

You can catch the race highlights here - see if you can spot yourself!

Here's our very own land art at County Hall.

Tour of Britain Ian Stannard

Early flood investigation findings

An initial investigation into the flooding in Sutton-on-Trent earlier this summer following torrential rain has been released.

Our investigations have shown that the flooding in the Great North Road area was due to the Bulham Lane drain overflowing in a number of locations.

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Next stage of major Sherwood Forest project

A project to preserve and celebrate Sherwood Forest with a National Lottery £2.4m grant will concentrate on four key themes.

The scheme areas are Celebrate Sherwood, Skilful Sherwood, Understanding Sherwood and Connecting Sherwood.

See what this means...

Sherwood Forest Country Park

Dukeries Library opening hours to change

Opening times for the Dukeries Library in Ollerton will change to term-time hours only from the October half-term this year.

The public and Dukeries Academy students currently share use of the library and the academy funds most of the running costs.

Changes are due to reductions in academy staffing...


Over 55s sessions to keep fit and reduce injury risks

Residents aged over 55 are being encouraged to get involved in group exercise classes to reduce their risk of injury at home and become more active.

Eight weekly events are taking place across the county to help improve the strength and balance of older people.

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Older people exercise falls prevention

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