Nottingham City Council is set to adopt an Economic Recovery and Renewal Plan for the city which aims to improve Nottingham’s prosperity and local people’s prospects. As one of the partners of the Nottingham Growth Board, the City Council has been working with key local businesses, educational institutions, public sector organisations and One Nottingham to […]
A major new office developed as part of the regeneration of Nottingham’s Southside area has started recruitment. The Unity Square development close to Nottingham Station is the new regional headquarters for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and its customer services hub is on the lookout for people considering a career in customer service or administration. […]
Draft proposals for consultation regarding the modernisation of Nottingham City’s Library Service are set to be discussed at a meeting of the Council’s Executive Board on Tuesday 18th January. The draft proposals are being put forward in light of the council’s difficult financial situation and include consideration of closing three libraries that have low usage […]
Inspectors from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission have recognised efforts in Nottingham to improve support for people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). A five-day inspection was carried out last November involving speaking to children and young people with SEND, parents and carers, and City Council and local NHS officers. They also visited […]
Businesses, schools, and residents in possession of poultry and captive birds are being told to keep them indoors where possible to protect their flock and reduce the risk of avian influenza. The UK is facing its largest ever outbreak of bird flu with cases confirmed across the country since the start of November. To help […]
Hockley has been named as one of the 12 ‘coolest postcodes to move to in 2022’ by The Sunday Times Style Magazine. Locals have long known it as an area of the city centre with a cool vibe, with its mixture of independent shops, bars, restaurants and music venues. In the heart of the city’s […]
We are saddened to hear that Karl White has died from Covid and send our deep condolences to all who knew and loved him. As a valued member of our youth services team for 32 years until retiring in 2016, including running Meadows Youth Centre, he was a good man who was always putting the […]
City councillors have accepted almost £1m of external funding to expand a project so that even more local businesses and employees can access skills and training. The D2N2 Skills Access Hub was set up in April 2020 with an award of £4.8m and since then has been supporting 888 small and medium-sized businesses to access […]
Nottingham City Council has been working hard to reduce the city’s carbon emissions as Nottingham strives to become the UK’s first carbon neutral city by 2028. A lot has been achieved in the first year of delivering the Carbon Neutral 2028 Action Plan, and city-wide CO2 emissions per capita have fallen by over 50% in […]
The Midlands Energy Hub has coordinated a bid to secure more than £82m of Government funding through the Sustainable Warmth competition. These grants from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will be used to carry out a range of improvements on 6,500 homes owned by low-income families in the Midlands – making […]