Conman gardener ordered to repay £6,000 to elderly victim
A dodgy handyman who conned a bed-ridden pensioner into paying him thousands of pounds has been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay back money to his victim.…
St Ann’s tenant evicted for anti-social behaviour
A tenant has been evicted from a property in St Ann’s following repeated incidents of noise nuisance, threats to residents, racial abuse and criminal damage over a prolonged period of…
Two brothers banned from NET tram network
Two brothers have been banned from the entire NET tram network after repeated incidents of fare evasion and anti-social behaviour towards staff and passengers on trams. On 7 December 2016,…
Rogue odd-job man defrauds bedbound pensioner of thousands of pounds
A rogue odd-job man who conned an elderly, bed-ridden woman out of thousands of pounds has pleaded guilty to fraud following a Nottingham Trading Standards investigation. William Bower, aged 38,…
City Council deals with over 4,500 complaints about private rented housing
Nottingham City Council has handled over 4,500 complaints and requests for help over the last four years about housing conditions in Nottingham’s private rented sector, according to latest figures. A…
Nottingham secures Purple Flag accreditation for seventh consecutive year
Nottingham is celebrating the fact that the city has secured Purple Flag accreditation for a seventh consecutive year. The Nottingham Business Improvement’s (BID’s) approach to the management of the evening…
Second successful prosecution of rogue landlord
A rogue landlord has been landed with a hefty legal bill for the second time in two years, following a successful prosecution by Nottingham City Council’s Safer Housing Team. Mr…
Landlord fined £29,000 after property found in “filthy and verminous” condition
A Nottingham landlord has been fined £29,000 after a rental property on Alfreton Road was found to be in a filthy and verminous condition with a rat infestation. Nottingham HMO…
Fake tobacco worth £80,500 for sale in two Nottingham shops
Two Nottingham shopkeepers have admitted having £80,505 worth of counterfeit and illicit tobacco for sale in their premises. Adnan Mohamed (29) of Dryden Street, Nottingham, who runs the Biedronka shop…
Crime more than halved so why scrap city division – poster campaign
Nottingham City Council has launched the next phase of its campaign to urge a re-think over Nottinghamshire Police’s decision to scrap the city division and leave the city without a…