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Live or work in Forest Fields or Hyson Green? Protect your loved ones – get a Covid test
A new pilot Asymptomatic Testing Centre for people who live and work in Forest Fields and Hyson Green will open at Djanogly Community Leisure Centre, Gregory Boulevard, on Wednesday 20 January 2021. The centre …
| Coronavirus, Coronavirus update, Featured, Public Health
Ending benefit uplift would cut the thread some are hanging on by – Council Leader
An uplift in Universal Credit introduced at the beginning of the pandemic should be kept, and extended to other benefit recipients, says the Leader of Nottingham City Council. If it ends in April, as is planned, …
| Featured, Finance and Money, Press Releases
Plan to tackle hate crime goes to Full Council
City councillors will be asked on Monday to formally approve a new plan to tackle hate crime in Nottingham. The Hate Crime Strategy, announced in October last year, has been written with partners from across …
| Campaigns, Community Protection, Equalities, Featured, Press Releases
Global hotel operator IHG signs up to Nottingham’s Island Quarter
A BRAND new upscale hotel complex will soon be on its way to Nottingham after the developer behind The Island Quarter development signed terms with IHG – one of the world’s leading hotel …
| Featured, Planning, Press Releases, Regeneration
National Lockdown announced with immediate effect
The Prime Minister has announced a new national lockdown which starts immediately, to be ratified in law on Wednesday and lasting at least six weeks. What this means is that people in Nottingham like the rest of …
| Coronavirus, Coronavirus update, Featured, Press Releases, Public Health
Statement from the Leader of Nottingham City Council on schools reopening
Councillor David Mellen, also Portfolio Holder for Schools, said: Covid infection levels in Nottingham currently remain below the national average and infection levels among primary school children are lower …
| Coronavirus update, Featured, Press Releases, SchoolsCampaigns
Plan to tackle hate crime goes to Full Council
City councillors will be asked on Monday to formally approve a new plan to tackle hate crime in Nottingham. The Hate Crime …
Warning of unsafe toys bought online ahead of ‘Black Friday’
Shoppers are being told to watch out for unsafe toys being sold by third-party online sellers as special deals for Black Friday and Christmas. …
City takes action to stand against hate
City leaders will come together this week to launch a new plan to tackle hate crime in Nottingham. Nottingham City’s Hate Crime Strategy …
Get job-search ready with Nottingham Jobs
Nottingham Jobs is launching a new campaign to help unemployed people across the city with job searches, applications and interviews. The …
Nottingham’s carbon-neutral campaign signs off with bell-ringing
A 28-day challenge to show families in Nottingham how fun and easy it can be to go carbon-neutral formally ends tonight (Friday) with the sound of …
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Former Nottingham Lord Mayor and City Councillor, Desmond Wilson
Desmond Wilson, who was first elected to Nottingham City Council in 1991, representing St Ann’s right up until 2008, sadly passed away on Thursday …
Clifton Leisure Centre’s therapeutic salt room is first in the city
Active Nottingham is leading the way in Nottingham, by being one of the first gym providers to offer a Himalayan Salt Room experience as part of …
Housing Benefit and Council Tax services moving to Loxley House on Monday 13 January
Nottingham Revenues and Benefits service, which provides support for Housing Benefit and Council Tax currently based at Nottingham Central Library …
A year of change in Nottingham – with the best yet to come
As construction teams close down for Christmas, Nottingham is in a rare quiet period after a busy year of redevelopment in the Southside area of …
City Council sets out its 2020s vision for Nottingham
A plan which sets out Nottingham City Council’s priorities and ambitions for the start of a new decade has been published. The …