Private renters in Nottingham are among the best protected from so-called revenge evictions, according to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Nottingham City Council is among the top ten councils for taking formal action and offering tenants protection from landlords who evict tenants after they raise a complaint. The council is making use of a […]
The iconic statue of Nottingham’s legendary outlaw is to be repaired and improved so that it remains a fitting focal point for visitors outside a revamped Nottingham Castle. The Robin Hood statue, sculpted by James Woodford and gifted to the city in 1952 by local businessman Philip E F Clay, suffered a broken bow last […]
Pregnant women who smoke are being encouraged to give up cigarettes for a healthier pregnancy as part of a new campaign. ‘Love Bump’ will run in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and urges women to think about the harm cigarettes do to their unborn babies. Officially launched by the Nottingham City Health and Wellbeing Board on Wednesday […]
A Nottingham primary school has been praised for making ‘significant improvements’. Dovecote Primary was twice rated as requiring improvement when visited by Ofsted inspectors in 2014 and 2016. But the education watchdog has found positive changes have been made across the board – with children now making strong progress in their lessons. Inspectors have now […]
Work to treat and support people harmed by alcohol in Nottingham has been given a £540,000 boost from Public Health England. More screening and prevention will be provided at the Emergency Department of the Queen’s Medical Centre, while more dedicated housing for people with complex needs, such as alcohol dependency, will be created by Framework. […]
Nottingham could lose out on funding to the tune of £14m under new arrangements proposed by the Government. The blow comes on top of a decade of Government austerity which has seen Nottingham hit harder than more affluent areas – and the new funding proposals would only make this worse. The so-called Fair Funding Formula […]
A ground breaking ceremony at Nottingham Science Park took place on Wednesday 20 March to mark the beginning of construction of Nottingham Science Park Building No.2. The striking new building will provide 22,700 sq. ft. of Grade A office space for businesses looking for research and development facilities near like-minded organisations, creating a more effective […]
Nottingham City Council is partnering with Nottingham Building Society, also known as The Nottingham, on an innovative new project aimed to get more young families developing their reading and mathematical skills in the beautiful settings of the city’s parks. The StoryParks project is a seven week interactive outdoor pop-up reading and numeracy camp of stories, […]
More than £7m will be spent in Derby and Nottingham on measures to improve public transport, reduce congestion and better connect the two cities following a successful bid to the Department for Transport. As well as improving links between the two cities, schemes will use new technology to support connections to employment sites and other […]
Councillor David Mellen, Portfolio Holder for Early Intervention and Early Years at Nottingham City Council, has completed his Big Reading Challenge – smashing his target of reading to more than 5,000 children in 50 days. Since 28 January, Cllr Mellen has read to children in schools, libraries, theatres, bookshops, taxis and the main city council […]