Adoption plea to help children in care in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council is renewing its appeal for people to give a permanent home to children in care as part of National Adoption Week (15-21 October). Around 80 children in…
Nottingham City Trading Standards and Nottinghamshire Police join forces for Operation Rogue Trader
Conmen and aggressive doorstep sellers were targeted during a major crackdown as part of Operation Rogue Trader. Officers from Nottingham City Council’s Trading Standards team led a week of activity…
Nottingham would be £60m a year better off if Government funding was fair
Nottingham City Council would be almost £60m better off a year if it had been given the same treatment as Surrey County Council under the Government’s austerity-driven council cuts. The…
Three-year city centre ban following one-man crime spree
A homeless man who dressed up as the Batman villain The Joker during a crime spree has today been jailed for 22 weeks and banned from the city centre for…
Newstead Abbey Celebrates Ada Lovelace Day
Newstead Abbey will be celebrating Ada Lovelace Day this weekend to promote the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. Ada Lovelace was the daughter of the most…
Entries open as ITU World Triathlon Series returns to Great Britain in 2019
Today (Monday 8 October) the race will be on to secure entry to Great Britain’s two legs of the prestigious ITU World Triathlon Series in 2019. The events, taking place…
Loads of fun at the fair… Nottingham’s Goose Fair is back from Wednesday
One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs makes its annual return to the city today (Wednesday) as Goose Fair opens at the Forest Recreation Ground. As is traditional, the fair will…
Official opening for £4m special school expansion
A City special school will officially open its new £4m expansion on 2 October – increasing its provision for children with special educational needs from 45 permanent places to 120…
Problem hotel closed for three more months
The City Council, working with Nottinghamshire Police, has secured a further three-month closure order at The Stage Hotel on Gregory Boulevard, following a successful court application. The Stage Hotel was…
Nottingham’s Urban Room officially opens on Carrington Street
Nottingham’s Urban Room was officially opened in Carrington Street last night (Thursday 27 September). The special event included guests Mike Baulcombe, Regional Director for Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)…