Stay tuned – we’ll be back soon!

If you were listening in last Sunday, you’ll already know about this but just in case you missed it…

There’s good news and bad news – the bad news is that the Girls Around Town are hanging up their headphones for a little while but there’s good news too – your favourite Sunday morning show will be back before you know it!!

Good luck to Tina, who’s leaving the show to concentrate on BELOVED@THEBARN, her new business in Southwell. And a big ‘thank you’ to Phil who’ll be keeping those headphones warm for us while we’re away with his Sunday Breakfast Show from 8am till 12 noon – we promise to reward him with cake when we return…

In the meantime, we’re already making plans for GAT#2, lining up lots of great guests and working on at least one regular new feature. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates and watch out too for news of what we’ve got in mind for the relaunch – the details are still under wraps for now but we promise there’ll be something a little bit special about the first show.

And as you’d expect, there’ll probably be cake involved as well!

Until then, if you’re missing your Sunday mornings with Radio Newark’s answer to Loose Women and Woman’s Hour, don’t forget that you can always listen again to the podcasts featuring some of the awesome guests who’ve joined us in the studio over the past year…

We’ll still be sharing stories about what’s going on in and around Newark over the next few months so let us know if you have events and activities you’d like us to feature here.

And if you have an interesting story to tell or you’re an expert in a field you think would be of interest to GAT listeners, why not get in touch to add your name to the guest list for next year? Just email june@girlsaroundtownonline.com – we’d love to hear from you!

Have a happy Christmas and a great New Year – keep warm this winter and we’ll see you next spring!!

Park, ring, go!

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No change for the machine in the pay and display car park? No problem…

Motorists using Newark & Sherwood District Council car parks now have a quick and easy alternative way to pay – no hunting for coins, no more trekking to and from the machine and no need to display a ticket on the dashboard, RingGo‘s mobile phone service takes care of it all.

Register for a RingGo account in advance online or via the free app then, when you want to park, just use your mobile phone to pay with your debit or credit card. You can even set up text alerts to let you know when your virtual ticket is about to expire and top it up from wherever you are if your meeting’s running over or you need a bit of extra shopping time!

Check out the video here to find out how hassle-free cashless parking works…

Let’s get digital

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It’s official – Radio Newark will be getting digital from 7am tomorrow, Monday 14 November, when the new DAB service launches on Breakfast with Matt and Vicky.

Which means you’ll be able to listen to all your favourite shows – including Girls Around Town, of course – not only in and around Newark but across the whole of Lincolnshire too!

June, Tina and Sue (and all their lovely guests) will be live on FM and on DAB from 10am to 12 noon every Sunday from 20 November. So spread the word – tell your families, friends and colleagues – and don’t forget to hit the ‘Scan’ button on your DAB radio tomorrow morning.

Oh and by the way, you can still listen online if you’re even further afield…