A Nottingham landlord has been fined almost £9,000 for putting the lives of his tenants in danger. Irfan Tariq, aged 43, of Ringwood Crescent, Wollaton, had placed 12 international students and two restaurant workers at a property in Carlton Road, Sneinton, but following intervention from Nottingham City Council’s safer housing team they all had to […]
Dogs Trust and Nottingham City Council are working together to educate local communities on the importance of cleaning up their dogs’ doo! The Big Scoop 2015, a joint campaign with Dogs Trust and Keep Britain Tidy, launches on Monday 15 June with the aim of reminding all dog owners how important it is to pick […]
When you hand some change to a beggar in the street, you probably think you’ve just helped to provide that person with the means to buy a warm drink or some food. Chances are, without realising, you’ve perhaps instead fuelled a drink or drug habit of someone who is not homeless and maybe not even […]
Two rogue landlords who put profit before safety have been fined a total of £16,400 for safety breaches which put their student tenants at risk. Landlords Mr Irfan Tariq and Mrs Sajadah Tariq of Elm Bank, Mapperley, were taken to court by Nottingham City Council’s Safer Housing Team for failing to licence student flats in […]
Nottingham City Trading Standards and Nottinghamshire police have teamed up to launch the Stop Rogue Trader campaign to prevent residents from becoming victims of doorstep crime. It is designed to gather intelligence and to take enforcement action against those who specifically target vulnerable consumers. Officers from trading standards and the police will be conducting regular […]
Three new cigarette bins have been installed close to the site of Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre to encourage smokers to dispose of their cigarette ends responsibly. There have been ongoing litter issues in the subway at the hospital site and, despite daily cleaning by Nottingham City Council’s Cleaning Teams in the area, local residents have […]
The leader of Nottingham City Council is urging people to ‘change how they give change’ as the authority and police look to tackle the issue of begging. Councillor Jon Collins has welcomed the news that there are fewer people begging in Nottingham but has joined Chief Inspector Shaun Ostle in trying to drive the small […]
Radford is getting set for a Week of Action which will focus on issues raised by local residents in the area. From Monday 23 March until Friday 27 March, there will be a multi-agency approach tackling important issues that local residents have said need addressing in the area. Throughout the week agencies will be working […]
A proposal to relocate the police and Community Protection from Central Police Station to Byron House, in Maid Marion Way, is progressing well. The co-location will involve the sale of Central Police Station to the city council, and the relocation of the staff working there as well as Community Protection staff from Exchange Buildings North. […]
Nottingham’s 2014 Respect survey has found that people in Nottingham feel safer than ever, with perceptions of anti-social behaviour (ASB) at a record low. The survey, commissioned by the Nottingham Crime & Drugs Partnership and carried out by Information by Design, is undertaken annually to find out the views and opinions of local people about […]