Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Pro-Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Science at the University of Nottingham, has been elected as new Chair for One Nottingham. One Nottingham is the strategic partnership for the city that encourages and facilitates collaboration across Nottingham, bringing together the public, business, faith, voluntary and community sectors. One Nottingham supports, or has […]
John Dexter, Director of Education at Nottingham City Council, has this end-of-term message for schools, parents and pupils in the city: Once again the end of year approaches and, as is ever the case, change is in the air. Exams and SATs over, teaching staff have been turning their minds to summer festivals, arts weeks, […]
A Nottingham landlord has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting having too many people living in a rented property. Matteo Mariano, aged 53, of Ranmoor Road, Gedling, plead guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to breaching a prohibition order requiring him to limit the number of occupants to two or fewer. Officers from Nottingham City Council’s […]
A mobile classroom for all ages, an office on the go, and a pedal-powered community carriage were among the ideas for trains in the future presented at the Houses of Parliament by Nottingham schoolchildren this week. Ten members of Nottingham Primary Parliament presented their designs to the Transport Select Committee on Monday (22 July), as […]
A huge St George’s flag has been unfurled on Nottingham’s Council House today to celebrate England’s historic win in the ICC Cricket World Cup yesterday. The 18m by 8m (60ft by 26ft) flag covers most of the building’s frontage in honour of the remarkable win over New Zealand at Lord’s. The flag is the one […]
Nottingham City Council is pledging to stop using single-use plastic over the next four years as part of its new Council Plan. Action includes looking at ways to reduce the use of plastics at events such as Splendour, Goose Fair and Riverside Festival, promoting the use of refill bottles and food containers and replacing recycling […]
Musical youngsters will be out in Nottingham this weekend marking 50 years of friendship between Nottingham and its twin city Karlsruhe in Germany. The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra will be holding a series of flash mobs in the city on Saturday 13 July as part of the twinning celebrations. This will start with a performance […]
Nottingham’s forward-thinking approach has been highlighted by Friends Of The Earth (FoE) as part of a new campaign to tackle climate change. The national branch of the international campaign group is calling on people to ‘challenge their local authority to do more’. They want councils to be learning from each other and sharing best practice. […]
Recent Nottingham Trent University graduate and Young Creative Awards winner Sasha Hughes-Stanton has been awarded a special prize by national arts charity UK Young Artists – a week-long residency in Shanghai, China. 22 year-old Sasha graduated from Nottingham Trent University this year with a First Class Honours degree in Textile Design. In May, Sasha was […]
Children who need additional help with their early speech and communication skills are set to benefit from a Nottingham City Council initiative to improve training for early years professionals. The council has been successful in securing £186,500 through a joint funding bid in partnership with Derby City and Leicester City. The funding will be used […]