Two Nottingham primary schools are celebrating after improving standards so that Ofsted now judges them ‘Good’ again. Both Cantrell Primary in Bulwell and Seely Primary in Sherwood were previously rated as ‘requiring improvement’ – but new inspections have seen them reach the ‘Good’ standard set by the education watchdog. The latest improvements mean that the […]
British tennis stars Jay Clarke and James Ward are part of the main draw for next month’s Nature Valley Open, an LTA event held at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. The ATP Challenger – which runs concurrently alongside the women’s WTA tournament featuring last year’s champion Ash Barty and British No.1 Johanna Konta – takes place […]
Nottingham City Council is supporting Dementia Action Week by working with partners to make the city more dementia-friendly. As a World Health Organisation Age Friendly City and a member of the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Dementia Action Alliance, the City Council is helping to raise awareness during Dementia Action Week from 20-26 May 2019. Dementia Action […]
The Nottingham Young Creative Awards enjoyed another sell-out evening of performances and awards at the Nottingham Playhouse with 17 year old Rochelle Simpson winning the top award for her short film Catch 22. Rochelle’s film is a dramatised film about a knife murder in Nottingham. Rochelle was presented with the award by Nottingham actor Harry […]
A new era begins at Nottingham City Council this week with a fresh Cabinet including new Leader and Deputy Leader and predominantly female executive councillors for the first time. The changes will be formally ratified on Monday 20 May at the first full council meeting since the local elections, which saw the Council Leader of […]
Preparations for one of Nottingham’s biggest sports events got underway today (Thurs) at the Nottingham Tennis Centre where in just under a month’s time some of the world’s leading tennis players will converge on the city for the fifth Nature Valley Open. The tournament opens on 8 June and this year’s line-up looks to be […]
Cricket fans unable to get their hands on tickets for Trent Bridge World Cup matches this summer are invited to join the fun and action at a city centre Fanzone. Thousands of new and existing cricket fans have the opportunity to get up close to international cricket action as the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup […]
PHOTO: 615 shoes on the steps of the Council House to represent the 615 children in need of fostering People are being urged to open their homes to children in care in Nottingham as part of this year’s Fostering Sunday (12 May). Ahead of national Foster Care Fortnight, which begins on Monday 13 May, church […]
Councillor David Mellen has been chosen as the new Leader of Nottingham City Council. Following the local election on Thursday 2nd May, Councillor David Mellen was elected as Leader of the council’s ruling Labour Group. Councillor Mellen was first elected to the Council in 1995 to represent Dales ward and has served on the Council’s […]
Labour has retained control of Nottingham City Council following the local election on Thursday 2 May. Ahead of the polls opening, the party held 52 seats on the authority with the Conservatives holding three. The full results are: Labour: 50 seats The Nottingham Independents Putting Clifton First: three seats Conservatives: two seats