More Nottingham children offered a place at their first-choice school
Nearly 95% of children in Nottingham have been offered a place at their first or second-choice primary school – up 2% on last year. Figures out today (Tuesday 18 April)…
Council Leader calls for mandatory minimum sentences for knife crime following fatal assault
The Leader of Nottingham City Council has called for the Government to introduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for knife crime following a fatal assault on Woodborough Road, Nottingham, on Friday.…
Businesses donate close to 3,000 Easter eggs for Nottingham children
Thousands of children, including those in care, are getting an Easter treat after companies in Nottingham donated chocolate eggs. Staff at businesses across the city have been donating the treats…
International honour for work with young people
A city council worker who supports young people involved in serious offending or at risk of being taken into care has become the first in the UK to receive a…
‘Social smokers’ urged to turn over a New Leaf and quit the cigarettes
Health professionals in Nottingham are warning that risks of cancer and heart disease remain high for those who class themselves as ‘social smokers’. Many people choose only to light up…
Council takes control of transport scheme for disabled school children
Nottingham City Council has invested £350,000 to transport severely disabled children to and from school. The authority has purchased nine specially-adapted ambulances which have been running since the beginning of…
New Year’s Honours joy for pair
A Nottingham headteacher and the man who heads up the City’s Safeguarding Children Board (NCSCB) have been included in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Carol Norman, from Welbeck Primary…
Inspectors praise Nottingham residential home for high standards of care
A Nottingham care home which looks after elderly people with dementia has been rated as ‘good’ by regulators. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection at the…
Make sure babies are sleeping safely this Christmas
Public health experts are offering a festive reminder to parents, carers and grandparents about the importance of safer sleeping for babies over the Christmas holidays. Risks increase significantly at this…
City hits 1,400 new school places milestone with Bluecoat Academy expansion
More than 1,400 extra school places have been added in Nottingham in 2016 as the City Council prepares to formally handover the new Bluecoat Academy building. The milestone has been…