At a time when other states are restricting voting, Connecticut took a step in the opposite direction Tuesday night as lawmakers approved a landmark switch to no-excuse absentee ballots. Lawmakers in the state House of Representatives voted 104-44 on a bipartisan basis for a constitutional amendment to change the law and make it easier to obtain an absentee ballot. The spirited debate lasted .
Newark songwriter sets himself music challenge in battle with anxiety
| Updated: 16:39, 14 January 2021
A songwriter is using the New Year to let go of his anxieties and is calling on other musicians to join him.
Richard Fry, 41, of Newark, has been playing guitar and writing his own songs since he was a teenager and, despite studying at drama school, has always described himself as more of a singer than a performer.
He said in the past he had struggled with the vulnerability of performing his own songs, but that 2021 was the year to change that.
Newark musician Richard Fry is hoping to release some music this year & gain a bit more confidence. (43901902)
Brave Collingham man who worked at Newark and Sherwood District Council loses his cancer battle
| Updated: 11:09, 17 December 2020
The family of a man who continued his studies for a masters degree, despite battling a brain tumour, have been told he passed Ââ weeks after his death.
Tom Swanâs wife Emma and his mother Angela described an amazing, brave and selfless person full of ambition, compassion and warmth.
He had married childhood sweetheart, Emma, just two months before his death.
Tom and Emma Swan on their wedding day.
Emma, a teacher at Loversâ Lane Primary School, Newark, said: âTom was such a positive, upbeat person and so determined to keep going and not let his tumour stop him from living his life, which is shown in his motivation to continue with his masters despite all the obstacles in his way.