An event is set to give residents a chance to hear the views of East Midlands Mayor candidates and ask questions.
Newark Business Club will host the hustings event on Friday, April 12, at the YMCA Community and Activity Village in Newark.
All five mayoral candidates are set to attend for an evening of debate and discussion where they will put forward their views and priorities for the new East Midlands Combined Authority.
An election will be held on May 2, which will decide who becomes the mayor of the new authority — which is to be in control of a £4 billion investment to be spent across Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derbyshire and Derby.
It will be spent on issues including jobs, housing, transport and net zero, and will allow more decisions to be made in the region rather than Westminster.
The event is free to attend but tickets are on a first come first served basis, and can be booked via Eventbrite.
The hustings event will run from 6.30pm to 8pm, and attendees can send their questions for candidates in advance to hello@newarkbusinessclub.co.uk.
In the running for the position are Green Party candidate Frank Adlington-Stringer, Conservative candidate Ben Bradley, Reform UK candidate Alan Graves, Independent Matt Relf and Labour’s Claire Ward.
The combined county authority is formed by Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council, and was developed in partnership with district and borough councils across the two counties.
Leaders and deputy leaders from each authority will also sit on the combined county authority, and will be advised by specialists.
