Newark Emmaus Trust young and vulnerable people benefit from GPS bike trackers as part of Safer Streets project
| Updated: 09:34, 15 March 2021
A charity for young and vulnerable people in Newark will benefit from six top of the range GPS bike trackers.
Newark and Sherwood District Council and tracker supplier Back2You have each donated three high-quality trackers to the Newark Emmaus Trust for young people to use as an independent means of transport.
The trust, based on Northgate, Newark, helps local and vulnerable homeless young people by providing temporary accommodation, as well as supporting them with professional care and training to improve future prospects and career opportunities.
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| Updated: 14:48, 23 December 2020
Charities and groups that have done their best to support people throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been given a share of £1,800 fund from Newarkâs Asda.
The store asked customers to nominate organisations that had tried to make sure nobody had been on their own in the pandemic.
Six groups received £300 each Ââ Newark Community First Aid, HUG (Help Us Grieve), Newark Community Hub, Beaumond House Hospice Care, Home Start Newark, and Newark Emmaus Trust.
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The storeâs community champion, Sinead Hinch, said: âIt really is so wonderful to be able to support local groups, even more so at this time of year.â
Newark Business Awards 2020: The winners revealed
| Updated: 16:31, 15 December 2020
Businesses and organisations from across the district came together on Friday in a ceremony to honour the best at the Newark Business Awards.
After several false starts thanks to coronavirus restrictions, the ceremony finally went ahead online using the Collab virtual venue platform.
But there was still all the glitz and glamour of the occasion, as guests dressed to impress and sipped bubbly while watching the ceremony from their living rooms.
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Advertiser editor Sharon Hodkin said: âWhile a virtual ceremony was not what we were expecting when we launched the awards way back it January, it was a huge success.