Dolly Parton’s Nottingham Homecoming
Over 2,500 children in Nottingham are now better prepared for primary school, thanks to the book gifting charity Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. So far, partners including Nottingham City Council have…
Plans to expand Mellers Primary given the go ahead
A new £3.35 million project to expand Mellers Primary School has been given the green light. Work on the Radford school will see places increase from 210 to 420 to…
Six years of improved attendance in Nottingham
School attendance has improved in Nottingham for the sixth year in row. Overall absence has fallen over the last six academic years in Nottingham, from 7.2% in 2009/10 to 4.9%…
Winners of the Young Creative Awards 2016 are announced.
The best of Nottingham’s young creative talent has been honoured at Nottingham Playhouse. Hundreds of people attended the 8th Nottingham Young Creative Awards, which aim to give people aged 13…
Nottingham pupils celebrate 125 years of school swimming.
Nearly 160 pupils will take to the pool at Harvey Hadden for a Victorian-style swimming celebration. Instructors will step back into the 1890s and dress in Victorian swimwear to teach…
City Council crackdown on school attendance
Nottingham City Council is joining forces with Community Protection to hold truancy patrols to ensure children are in school. Truancy ‘hotspots’ across the city will be targeted by the council’s…
Get your tickets for Young Creative Awards 2016
The judges have met and the winners have been picked – now is the time to get your tickets to the award show of the year. Young Creative Awards 2016…
Nottingham Youth Offending Team gains top marks for restorative justice scheme
A Nottingham City Council team that brings offenders and their victims together has been praised for its work. The Youth Offending Team (YOT) is using ‘restorative justice’ to help young…
Council urges Nottingham companies to back Business Charter.
A new charter that aims to promote local jobs, a living wage for workers and the end of zero hour contracts has been given the go-ahead Companies in the city…
After almost 20 years, the Lord Mayor’s charity ball is back
The Lord Mayor of Nottingham’s charity ball, an event which hasn’t taken place for almost 20 years, returns this week. The charity ball, which will be held in the Ballroom…