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Nottingham City Council’s Waste Operations Team is working with partners to help students on Lenton Boulevard recycle more and improve the neighbourhood. This term the team, along with Local Ward Councillor Sarah Piper, is undertaking a number of different activities to try and increase recycling with the target group and decrease the amount of extra […]
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A record number of 16 and 17 and year olds (92.3%) in Nottingham City are now in further education, employment or training. This means that Nottingham has the highest number of summer 2014 school leavers in further education, employment or training of all the Core Cities* and more than the national average which is 90.2%. […]
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Learning is more fun when the whole family’s involved – that’s the verdict from users of Nottingham City Council’s Family and Community Learning Service. Today, the service is celebrating after receiving a glowing report from Ofsted inspectors. The service received a ‘Good’ rating following a 3-day inspection in February. Inspectors were impressed that a high […]
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Finishing works on one of Nottingham’s new landmarks, built as part of the city’s tram expansion project, are set to be completed as testing on the new line to Chilwell steps up a gear. Temporary construction components on the Ningbo Friendship Bridge are to be removed during overnight works on March 16. The work will […]
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Nottingham is preparing to host one of the biggest St Patrick’s Day events in England. The annual parade and celebration is organised by volunteers from the St Patrick’s Day festival committee and supported by Nottingham City Council. This year’s festival will span four days, from the 15 – 19 March, and feature events in pubs, […]
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The Queen’s Medical Centre has s the arrival of its first tram last night (Wednesday) as testing on the new line to Chilwell intensifies. Initial trials between the ng2 Business Park and what will be the new stop at University Boulevard have been hailed a success, and daytime runs are expected to follow shortly. A […]
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Black cats. Walking under ladders. Red skies at night. All these superstitions will be put under the microscope by Nottingham schoolchildren at the launch of the first ever STEMWORKS Festival of Science and Curiosity. The festival programme has been organised by Nottingham City Council, Futures, The University of Nottingham and Ignite to highlight science based […]
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The City Council has successfully applied to become one of twelve cities selected to bid for a share of the Government’s £35m fund to encourage the introduction of electric vehicles. After getting through the initial application process, Nottingham City Council has been invited to submit a detailed bid for a share of the £35m ‘Go […]
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The A453 is to be renamed Remembrance Way to honour the 453 UK servicemen who lost their lives in Afghanistan. Work on the seven mile stretch of the A453 between M1 Junction 24 and the A52 Nottingham Ring Road is expected to be completed in May 2015. Following consultation with the Royal British Legion and […]
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Nottingham’s 2014 Respect survey has found that people in Nottingham feel safer than ever, with perceptions of anti-social behaviour (ASB) at a record low. The survey, commissioned by the Nottingham Crime & Drugs Partnership and carried out by Information by Design, is undertaken annually to find out the views and opinions of local people about […]
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