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 16 July. Des, as he was…
Leisure centres to open their doors again from next week
Nottingham City Council has today announced that the first of its leisure centres will reopen to the public from Monday. The authority’s eight centres were forced to close in March…
Notts Pride goes online for the first time ever
Organisers of this year’s Nottinghamshire Pride have announced this year’s annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in the county will be going online – featuring performances and interviews with local…
‘No place for hate’ says Nottingham as Chinese community targeted
A campaign has been launched in Nottingham to support the Chinese community after reports of Covid-related hate crime. Incidents have been reported of people being targeted simply because coronavirus was…
Nottingham Beach and Riverside Festival cancelled for summer 2020
Nottingham City Council has today announced the cancellation of two major summer events. Both the Nottingham Beach and Riverside Festival will not take place this year due to the coronavirus…
Council faces severe financial consequences unless Government delivers on its promises
The financial impact of Covid-19 on Nottingham City Council is now estimated at around £86 million, the authority has revealed today. Like councils across the country, this means severe consequences…
Council House to be lit up for Armed Forces Day 2020
Nottingham’s iconic Council House will be lit up tomorrow (Saturday) in red, white and blue to mark national Armed Forces Day 2020. The day aims to show support for the…
Further warning on COVID scams during fortnight of action
Nottingham City Council has today issued a fresh warning of coronavirus scams as part of a national campaign of action. This week sees the start of Scams Awareness Fortnight, run…
Ongoing Government support needed to prevent “spiral of decline” for retail and hospitality businesses
Government must continue to support small retail businesses over the coming months or risk a “spiral of decline” in our town and city centres according to Councillor Sam Webster, Nottingham…
50 electric vans available on free trials to local firms
Businesses in Nottingham are to be offered free trials of new electric vans after the City Council was successful in winning a £2.69m Government grant. The money will pay for…