The City Council is pleased to announce that the Broadmarsh, Victoria and Mobile Travel centres have signed up to offer ‘Safe Places’ as part of the Nottingham Mencap scheme. Launched in October 2014, the Smile! Stop Hate Crime programme works in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottinghamshire Fire and […]
An event is being organised by the Nottinghamshire Road Safety Partnership to help businesses adopt driving practices that will prevent accidents, save lives and reduce operational costs. The Driving for Better Business Nottingham Seminar will be held on Tuesday June 16th, 2015 at Nottingham Trent University’s Nottingham Conference Centre. Its aim is to encourage local […]
Following the success of the popular free winter Citycard Cycle day hire offer, the City Council is extending the promotion over the summer as part of Nottingham’s Cycle City campaign. With £6.1m set to be invested in Nottingham’s cycling infrastructure, the free Citycard Cycle hire offer gives people that don’t cycle the opportunity to give […]
Nottingham will become home to the UK’s first all-electric Park & Ride bus service when 13 new vehicles boost the city’s electric bus fleet to 58. Funding for the buses comes from a £1.4m grant from the Department for Transport Green Bus Fund with an additional £2.1m raised from the City Council’s Workplace Parking Levy. […]
The final phase of road safety and maintenance works to improve the Elmbridge shopping area on Beckhampton Road will start on April 7th and continue until April 21st. Road Safety has been improved with new pedestrian crossings at Southglade and Robin Hood Primary schools, additional double yellow lines added to improve visibility and reduce congestion, […]
The latest phase of road works to improve the pedestrian environment around Sneinton Market will begin on March 30th, 2015. The works will take place for seven evenings, excluding Good Friday and Easter Monday. The current scheme forms part of the programme of improvements to support economic growth in the Creative Quarter, complement the redevelopment […]
The City Council is launching the first of a series of free books created to encourage school children, aged from three to six years old, to choose buses as their preferred travel option. The launch will feature Ellie the Electric Bus and will take place in the Old Market Square between 9am-5pm on March 25th, […]
Finishing works on one of Nottingham’s new landmarks, built as part of the city’s tram expansion project, are set to be completed as testing on the new line to Chilwell steps up a gear. Temporary construction components on the Ningbo Friendship Bridge are to be removed during overnight works on March 16. The work will […]
The City Council has successfully applied to become one of twelve cities selected to bid for a share of the Government’s £35m fund to encourage the introduction of electric vehicles. After getting through the initial application process, Nottingham City Council has been invited to submit a detailed bid for a share of the £35m ‘Go […]