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Nottinghamshire Police cyber crimes team offer advice for protecting from customer data breaches
Nottinghamshire Police’s cyber crime team are highlighting four simple ways customers can protect themselves following a series of high-profile data breaches. Hackers have targeted organisations by stealing customer data and demanding a ransom payment to prevent the information being sold on the dark web. This can often lead to targeted crime such as identity theft, phishing emails and people’s online accounts being hacked. Ticketmaster, a subsidiary of Live Nation, recently confirmed a significant data breach, with hackers claiming it had stolen the personal details of 560 million customers –...
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Reader’s letter: Proud of town’s star athlete
I can't begin to say how proud I am to see Amy Hunt win gold in the European Athletics Championships. I can well remember the first time she picked up a baton on the Barnby Road playing fields. We couldn't offer her much in the way of sprinting prowess, but Amy represented us in football, netball, hockey, cricket and cross-country teams and of course the Newark Primary Schools Area Sports. Always polite, full of smiles, a clever, unassuming and hardworking young girl. She was a joy to teach and coach as Mr Chamberlain, Mrs Kelly, Mr Barbuti and Mr Shephard will all attest, she shone in an exce...
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Table pictures at the Newark Business Awards at Newark Showground
More than 300 people attended a black-tie gala ceremony to see the winners of this year’s Newark Business Awards crowned. The annual event which took place at Newark Showground was organised by the Advertiser under parent company Iliffe Media. A total of £1,137.73 was raised on the night for Newark Community First Aid — the chosen charity of the night. The Newark Aid provides high-quality, reliable and professional first aid service at events in the area and aims to supply first aid training within the community. The evening started with a drinks reception where guests had the chance to exhibi...
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Newark-based Taylor Woodrow civil engineer wins prestigious award
A site manager with cerebral palsy has been named as the Civil Engineering Achiever of the Year. This year’s Institution of Civil Engineers’ East Midlands Merit Awards, sponsored Waterman Aspen, took place on Friday, June 7. The awards recognise teams that have delivered the best civil engineering projects across the region during the last 12 months and individuals that had made a significant contribution to the profession. Jack Foster, Newark-based site manager at Taylor Woodrow, was named as the Civil Engineering Achiever of the Year, in the category of those with less than 10 years of exper...
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Re-awakening St Mary Magdalene and Reusabox named winner and highly commended in Newark Business Awards Environmental Champion category
Environmental Champion St Mary Magdalene church now operates as an eco church — putting a focus on minimising its carbon footprint and encouraging the congregation to make green lifestyle changes. In the past year the parish church has achieved Silver Eco Church award, meeting all the criteria for the second level certification. It forms part of the Church of England's ambition to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2035. The church has begun to shift the mentality of individuals, encouraging them to make lifestyle changes, and has taken steps to make its buildings and facilities more energy effi...
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The Workhouse and Infirmary, Southwell, features in new National Trust Podcast episode
A podcast presenter has gone back in time to explore what life was like in a workhouse. In its latest series, the multi award-winning National Trust Podcast has shone a spotlight on The Workhouse and Infirmary, Southwell, which this year marks 200 years since it opened. Curator and presenter James Grasby travelled to the site on the outskirts of the town to record the episode, which saw him transported back to 1871 to see for himself what life would have been like for a single male inmate forced to knock on the door and ask for help. James was shown around the site by Fiona Lewin, collections ...
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What was making the news in the Newark Advertiser in 1924, 1974 and 1999
The Advertiser has opened its archives to see what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago. 25 years ago – June 18, 1999 ABOVE: A human chain was formed at Newark Parish Church as part of a national campaign to highlight the need for scrapping Third World debt. Around 40 people joined hands and displayed banners to attract the attention of shoppers. • The first ever Newark On Water Festival made a huge splash with around 10,000 people joining in the fun over three days. About 120 boats from across the country were moored at the riverside for the festivities. Highlights included ...
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Resurfacing of pothole-riddled road The Ropewalk, Southwell, to take place this summer
A pothole-ridden road which has long awaited resurfacing has had dates for the work “set in stone”. The Ropewalk, Southwell, has been in disrepair for a number of years, and although it had some patch repairs made in 2023 the surface has continued to deteriorate. Southwell’s county councillor, Roger Jackson, gave an update to Southwell Town Council at its full council meeting on June 19 and confirmed the resurfacing would go ahead this summer. It is due to take place from August 11 to 18. Mr Jackson said these dates were “set in stone”, and added: “That’s a bit of good news, we’ve been trying ...
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Police appeal after 17 year old driver dies in crash at North Rauceby
A 17-year-old boy has died after a two-car crash — and police now want to hear from witnesses. Officers were called to an incident involving a grey Audi and a black Ford Fiesta on Newark Road in North Rauceby at 9.41pm on Thursday, June 20. Police explained that the people in the Fiesta were taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre hospital in Nottingham, where the 17-year-old driver died. The occupants of the Audi were said to have sustained minimal injuries. A police spokesman said: “Our thoughts are with their family at this extremely difficult time, and they are being supported by specially tra...
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Future Prospects Group wins award for Business Innovation at the Newark Business Awards
The winner of the Business Innovation award went to the professional services provider, Future Prospects Group. The business specialises in recruitment and training solutions for companies on a local, regional, and national basis. Initially set up as a permanent recruitment business, they have continued to evolve and place innovation at the heart of everything they do. “We are massively excited to win this award, there was a really varied range of finalists in our category and we are delighted to win this award. “For us one of our big values is continuous improvement and this is part of it, we...
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