Worrying new study claims 1 in 3 adults in Nottinghamshire are obese Ashfield is the worst-affected district Nottingham Post · Jul 6, 2022
Locations for all mobile speed camera locations in Nottinghamshire There are more than 50 cameras across the county Nottingham Post · Jun 26, 2022
Ashfield District Council claim bid to reopen Maid Marian line rejected in 'body blow' by Government They say the Government thought the level of subsidy would be too high Nottingham Post · Jun 17, 2022
BBC One Sherwood locations as Ashfield mentioned in show The six-part drama is airing on BBC One Nottingham Post · Jun 14, 2022
Sherwood recap: episode one – welcome to Ashfield … mind the flying arrows In the beguiling series opener, a tragic murder opens old wounds – and something more sinister – in this ex-mining town simmering with age-old rage The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022
The 'calm' Notts district where average house price has risen the most in the county in last 20 years Average prices in the area were £185,364 in March this year Nottingham Post · Jun 9, 2022
Council leader slams new £500k Nottinghamshire cycle path as 'biggest waste of money' he has ever seen Work was completed earlier this year Nottingham Post · Jun 8, 2022
The ‘amazing’ indoor market in Sutton In Ashfield that people are blown away by The market has welcomed two new stalls Nottingham Post · Jun 5, 2022
Despair at Kirkby-in-Ashfield roadworks that councillor claims are causing 'serious danger to life' They will be in place for several more weeks Nottingham Post · Jun 1, 2022
Conservative MPs predicted to lose seats across Nottinghamshire following partygate scandal Ashfield and Bassetlaw predicted to remain blue Nottingham Post · May 28, 2022
Ashfield council slams government cuts as three schools rated among worst in UK The council has called for 'urgent Government intervention' and says the funding is a 'scandal' Nottingham Post · May 27, 2022
Latest Nottinghamshire mobile speed camera locations confirmed Mobile teams will be enforcing speed restrictions Nottingham Post · May 22, 2022
Food banks: an MP claimed there's no massive use for them in the UK – the evidence shows why he's wrong There is no “massive use for food banks” in the UK, according to Lee Anderson, the Conservative MP for Ashfield. However, figures and evidence from food bank organisations, charities and researchers show that this is simply not the case. The Conversation · May 20, 2022
‘An insult to the whole community’: Sutton-in-Ashfield people react to MP’s food bank comments Lee Anderson’s suggestion that food poverty is down to not being able to cook and budget properly is ‘out of touch’, says council leader The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022
The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2022 Who is Lee Anderson, the Tory MP causing outrage with his food bank comments? TORY MP Lee Anderson is facing a backlash for suggesting some food bank users “cannot cook properly”.
Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022 Tory doubles down on foodbank claims and says 'I'm glad it caused all this fuss' Ashfield MP Lee Anderson dug in over his controversial remarks, saying: 'The point I was trying to make is that I think the the actual food bank usage is is exaggerated'
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 Minister distances Government from Tory MP Lee Anderson’s food bank comments The MP for Ashfield is facing a backlash for saying people use food banks because they ‘cannot cook properly’ and ‘cannot budget’.
Nottingham Post · May 12, 2022 Nottinghamshire readers react to Lee Anderson saying food bank use fuelled by no budgeting or cooking skills The Conservative MP for Ashfield has also hit back on Facebook
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Tory MP Lee Anderson defends saying food bank users ‘cannot cook properly’ The Ashfield MP said people use food banks because they ‘cannot budget’.
Nottingham Post · May 11, 2022 Lee Anderson: Who is the controversial MP? The Ashfield MP suggested that people reliant on food banks "cannot cook" and "cannot budget"
Nottingham Post · May 11, 2022 Tory MP defends Lee Anderson and says 'poor basic skills' trapping people in cycle of poverty He has come to the defence of Ashfield's Tory MP Lee Anderson whose comments have been the cause for controversy
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Tory MP urged to apologise over claim food bank users ‘cannot cook properly’ Labour branded his remarks ‘beyond belief’, whilst the Liberal Democrats described them as ‘disgraceful’ and the SNP ‘reprehensible’.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Tory MP : People use food banks because they cannot budget or cook properly Ashfield MP Lee Anderson made the remarks during a debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons.
Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022 Tory MP moans poor people 'can't cook properly' and boasts meals only cost 30p Ashfield Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed "generation after generation" of people in his constituency "cannot budget" and "there is not this massive use for food banks"
Nottingham Post · May 8, 2022 Old Pretty Polly factory to become homes under new plan for Sutton-in-Ashfield that's 'place to be' "Sutton-in-Ashfield is the place to be to invest”