City Council staff who worked over the weekend to provide vital services such as road gritting and support for vulnerable people have been praised by the Council’s Leader. Councillor Jon Collins said: “Nottingham was hit by snow over the weekend for the second time this month but Council staff were once again up to the […]
The Leader of Nottingham City Council has described the death of Mariam Moustafa as a “tragedy”. Councillor Jon Collins said: “The death of Mariam Moustafa and the circumstances of it are shocking. Those responsible for the alleged assault reported last month need to be brought to justice. “The Police have said there is no information […]
A senior Nottingham City Councillor has reassured local communities that the city takes all hate crime extremely seriously following national media and social media coverage about letters threatening members of the Muslim community received in other parts of the country. Councillor Toby Neal, Portfolio Holder for Community and Customer Services, said: “We understand the impact […]
Labour has won the City Council by-election in the Wollaton West Ward. Cate Woodward is the new councillor polling 2193 votes and winning with a majority of 243. Conservative candidate Paul Brittain was second with 1950 votes. The seat had previously been held by Councillor Georgina Culley, the Leader of the Conservative Group at the City […]
Nottingham City Council has welcomed a move by Nottingham City Transport (NCT) to ensure people can buy the cheapest bus tickets via its mobile app. The Council had previously criticised the bus company for failing to make its two cheapest ticket options available for purchase via the app, despite it being introduced over a year […]
Nottingham City Council has pledged to continue to support small and medium size firms locally after awarding them £48 million worth of contracts in 2016/17. This is part of the social value commitment in Council’s draft Procurement Strategy due to be launched in April. As well as ensuring fairness and transparency in competition for all […]
Key business leaders have given their backing to plans for organisations across the Derby and Nottingham area to work more closely together to improve opportunities and quality of life for local people. A Derby Nottingham Metro Summit, which took place at the University of Derby on 17 January, was attended by over 100 representatives from […]
East Midlands Trains and Network Rail have been praised by Nottingham City Council for getting Nottingham station back up and running so quickly after Friday’s fire. All but two of the platforms were reopened early on Saturday morning with all platforms in operation later in the day. A near normal service is expected to run […]
Capital One has joined in as a supporter of the Hoodwinked sculpture trail. The credit card provider is to sponsor a robin sculpture for the city centre trail, along with supporting a local school to get involved in the Hoodwinked education programme, ‘Robin’s Tales.’ Rupert MacInnes, Vice President External Affairs, Capital One UK, said: “We […]
Gritting teams have been working hard over the weekend to keep Nottingham moving as snow affected the city for the first time this winter. Lorries have been out gritting the city’s roads day and night while street teams hand gritted priority pedestrian areas in the city centre and in neighbourhoods. Councillor Sally Longford, the Council’s […]