The Leader of Nottingham City Council has responded to the tragic incident which resulted in the death of a young student in the early hours of Saturday morning. Expressing deep condolences to the family of Arjun Singh, Councillor David Mellen said: “Incidents of this nature can’t and won’t be tolerated in our city. “This is a […]
A call for the Government to commit to urgently cut air pollution levels in the UK made today by a national group of 175 doctors and health professionals has been backed by the Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council. The Group has warned that that the “severe pressures” the NHS is under this winter are […]
Nottingham City Council Leader, Councillor David Mellen, has responded to the news that a suspected terror attack took place at London Bridge earlier today: “The details of exactly what happened in London today are still unclear but sadly it appears that two members of the public have died in the incident and a number of […]
If you’re not already registered to vote, you need to do so by midnight on Tuesday 26 November if you want to take part in the General Election on 12 December. Anyone wishing to vote by post needs to make an application by 5pm on the same day – 26 November. With the mail likely […]
Highways crews have been out and about in Nottingham today (Thursday) to help keep the city moving after constant heavy rainfall has caused roads to flood in some areas. All of Nottingham’s 40,000 plus gullys – the metal grates seen in the street – are cleared annually, with known problem areas targeted more frequently particularly […]
A plan which sets out Nottingham City Council’s priorities and ambitions for the start of a new decade has been published. The Council Plan for 2019-2023 was signed off by councillors at a City Council meeting today (11 November). A resolution had previously been passed by the Council in May adopting the policies outlined […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been urged by Nottingham City Council to restore the funding sources that previous Chancellors have taken away from Nottingham. Councillor Sam Webster, the Council’s Portfolio Holder for Finance, Growth and the City Centre has written to Sajid Javid ahead of this week’s spending review announcement to highlight that Nottingham […]
Statement from the City Council Leader, Councillor David Mellen “It’s important that we condemn terrorism wherever it occurs in the world and whatever the misguided motivation. “Attacks like the one in Somalia yesterday, which led to innocent people losing their lives, shock us all but it will of course have particularly affected Somali people and […]
Due to the persistent rainfall over the past week in the Nottingham area, the World Triathlon Nottingham on Saturday 15 June will now be held as a duathlon. This decision has been made further to the continued monitoring of the water flow and results of an additional water quality test taken this week. The safety […]
There’s a greater chance that people living in Nottingham may own a cave than anywhere else in the UK, but they may have been in the dark about how to look after them – until now. With 860 caves and cave systems beneath our feet across a city of just over 300,000 people, there’s a […]