2018 is set to be a pivotal moment in Nottingham’s development as a thriving modern city, with several ambitious regeneration projects getting underway. Nottingham City Council has been driving forward its long-term vision for the city’s regeneration over recent years, with unprecedented investment in major schemes such as the expansion of the tram network, redevelopment […]
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 […]
Nottingham City Council has allocated £106,000 to ensure that a robust Cold Weather Plan is in place in Nottingham to provide support for rough sleepers from November until the end of March. This will fund winter shelter arrangements and wider support, meaning that nobody needs to sleep rough in Nottingham this winter. These arrangements come […]
Some boys imagine themselves at the controls of rockets, speedboats or fast cars – but for Archie Cook of Aspley, the humble bin lorry is his dream machine. And for his seventh birthday, Archie had a truckload of fun when he got a ride to school in a Nottingham City Council bin lorry. Archie’s mum […]
Nottingham is celebrating Love Parks Week (14-23 July) by highlighting the city’s fantastic green spaces. A Sunday Times article (9/7/17) revealed that 15.3% of Nottingham is covered in accessible green space – making it the second greenest city in Britain. Birmingham came top in the report produced by the Ordnance Survey, with 15.6% green space. […]
It’s the BIGGEST ever summer in Nottingham – and everyone is invited! Summer 2017 is set to be the best ever in the city, with everything from amazing new events like the world-exclusive Dinosaurs of China Exhibition and the British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup – which will be broadcast live on the BBC – to […]
A scheme which aims to get more seats for older people in local communities is extending into Forest Fields. The Age Friendly Nottingham ‘Take A Seat’ initiative wants more shops and businesses to have a seat available in case an older person needs to catch their breath and rest. Nearly 300 businesses and community venues […]
Fly-tipping is a big problem for councils across the UK. In February 2017, the chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy called fly-tipping an ‘epidemic’ that has reached crisis levels. In Nottingham meanwhile, fly-tipping has been decreasing over the last few years. In 2016, Nottingham City Council collected 5920 fly-tips, compared to 7746 in 2015 and […]
Neighbourhoods across Nottingham are to be kept in trim from Monday 5 June as the City Council’s first hedge cut of the season gets underway. Colleagues and apprentices from the City Council will be working to maintain the hedges for council tenants on Nottingham City Homes’ garden assistance scheme over a six-week period. The second […]
A scheme which aims to get more seats for older people in local communities is extending into the Meadows. The Age Friendly Nottingham ‘Take A Seat’ initiative wants more shops and businesses to have a seat available in case an older person needs to catch their breath and rest. Nearly 300 businesses and community venues […]