Bon Moor Drain
The Parish Council has been in diplomatic negotiations with Nottinghamshire County Council regarding our request for formal management protocols for the upper reaches of the Bon Moor Drain (“Stink Dyke”). This drain is redundant and dry for most of the year and sprouts abundant vegetation which blocks it. This greatly increases flood risk to Orston […]
SAFER ROADS UPDATE!!
Making Our Roads Safer Petition – Thank you!! Overwhelming support Your support for the petition was really heartening with 180 signatures. This level of support confirms the general consensus that there is an urgent need to improve the safety of roads approaching the village and at key junctions within Orston. This is probably the first […]
THOROTON SOLAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
A Message from the Chair of Thoroton Parish Council
The days are getting noticeably longer
The birds are responding in full voice. Staking their territory and hoping to entice a mate. Its Saturday and I’ve been in the office. It’s a fair afternoon and I’m counting down the hours until I can speed home and get out for a walk before I lose the last of the light. I head […]