Three more Nottingham parks have gained Green Flag Awards this year, bringing the total in the city with the nationally-recognised standard to 68 – the most for any council area in the country. This international award, now into its third decade, is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible environmental […]
OFFICIAL OPENING: Cllr David Mellen cuts the ribbon to officially open the Rainbow Road with Leigh Ellis from Notts Pride, and sponsors from Robin Hood Energy, Nottingham City Homes, Nottingham Together and members of the LGBT community A Rainbow Road has been created in Nottingham city centre to mark this year’s Nottinghamshire Pride celebrations. Four […]
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 […]
An iconic portrait of Lord Byron will be coming to his home at Newstead Abbey for an exhibition this summer, as part of a major National Portrait Gallery project. The renowned painting of Byron by Thomas Phillips will be on display at his ancestral home at Newstead from 13 July until 3 November. The portrait […]
Nottingham’s famous Beach in Old Market Square has opened for the people of Nottingham and visitors to the city to enjoy this summer along with the brand new Playa Day Club & Restaurant. The luxury beach club with pop-up restaurant-bar is a first for the city, drawing its inspiration from beach clubs from overseas and […]
Statement from the City Council Leader, Councillor David Mellen “It’s important that we condemn terrorism wherever it occurs in the world and whatever the misguided motivation. “Attacks like the one in Somalia yesterday, which led to innocent people losing their lives, shock us all but it will of course have particularly affected Somali people and […]
A Rainbow Road is being created in Nottingham city centre to mark this year’s Nottinghamshire Pride celebrations. Four parts of Broad Street will be painted with multicolour rainbow stripes to show the city’s commitment to the LGBT+ community. The Rainbow Road will be the finishing point for this year’s Pride parade on Saturday 27 July. […]
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 […]
A city primary school has improved its rating with Ofsted – meaning that almost nine in every 10 children in Nottingham now attend a school that is ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. Henry Whipple Primary in Bestwood was previously rated as ‘Requires Improvement’ – but a new inspection has seen the school reach the ‘Good’ standard set […]