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Nottingham schools set for improvements after £2.6m grant award
More than £2.6m will be spent improving the condition of school buildings across Nottingham. Five projects have already been identified by Nottingham City Council to receive a share of the £2,679,416 Capital …
| Education, Featured, Press Releases, Schools
City residents invited to Nottingham Castle Queen’s Baton Relay event
The Queen's Baton The Queen’s Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games (Birmingham 2022) will arrive in the city on Sunday 10 July. This is the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay – a journey which brings together …
| Featured, Leisure and Culture, Leisure Centres and Sport, Press Releases, Sport, Whats On
Council budget boosted by £30m of property sales – with £90m more to come
The City Council has brought in over £30m of income from selling land and property it owns over the last two years – with over £90m more in the pipeline over the next few years. The council owns over 3,600 …
| Budget, Featured, Finance and Money, Press Releases
City Council’s response to Government statement on proposed intervention
Nottingham City Council has pledged that the major improvements it has been making to financial governance and management will continue in light of the Government’s announcement that it is minded to appoint …
| Featured, Finance and Money
Works starts on over 120 new council homes in Nottingham
The diggers are on site and work has kicked off in Bestwood to build 129 new council homes. The homes, which are being built on land off Beckhampton Road, will consist of one, two and three bed properties, …
| Featured, Housing, Press Releases
Skateboarding space to form part of Broad Marsh redevelopment
Plans have been unveiled to create a skateboarding area as part of the huge changes under way to reimagine the Broad Marsh area. The project, announced in the week of International Go Skateboarding Day (Tuesday …
| Broadmarsh, Featured, Press Releases, RegenerationCampaigns
Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe
Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support residents living in tall and …
‘Super-strength’ illegal vaping products seized during city raids
Trading Standards officers in Nottingham have seized illegal vaping products – some containing five times the legal amount of nicotine and …
City Council to create ‘living memorials’ for those who lost their lives to Covid-19 in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council is to create ‘living memorials’ to remember those who lost their lives to Covid-19 in Nottingham. A Covid …
Nottingham city centre internationally recognised as safe place to socialise
Metal detectors outside bars, high-visibility police patrols and a joined-up CCTV network that sees suspects arrested within minutes are just …
Green light for £62k expansion of CCTV network in Nottingham
Nottingham is to benefit from an extra 12 state-of-the-art surveillance cameras as part of a project to keep people safe and catch …
E-vouchers to help with household food and energy bills
Nottingham City Council is providing extra financial support to residents for food and energy bills this winter through the Household Support …
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Nottingham is ready to welcome refugees from Ukraine
Nottingham City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods, Safety and Inclusion, Cllr Neghat Khan, said: “Ours is a welcoming city and, …
Time to start booking activity clubs for Easter school holidays
Parents and carers can now book activity clubs for their children over the Easter holidays. More than 15,000 youngsters who receive free …
Mel Barrett appointed as Lead for Nottingham City Place Based Partnership
Mel Barrett, Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council, has been appointed as Lead for Nottingham City Place Based Partnership (PBP). He will take …
Challenges and opportunities of the year gone and the year ahead
2021 has been another difficult year for many people in many different ways – but there have also been some great moments. The year began with …
Help to keep people safe from Covid-19
Nottingham City Council and the NHS are working together to increase uptake of the Covid-19 vaccination among our diverse communities. We …
Big Reading Challenge aims to raise funds for more free books for children
Nottingham City Council is holding another Big Reading Challenge in a bid to raise funds for a charity that gives free books to children in the …