The financial impact of Covid-19 on Nottingham City Council is now estimated at around £86 million, the authority has revealed today. Like councils across the country, this means severe consequences for Nottingham unless the Government delivers on its promises to provide adequate compensation for the costs of the pandemic. The full scale of the financial […]
Nottingham City Council is to support primary schools to reopen for more pupils from Monday 15 June. Following discussions with education unions, head teachers and public health officials, the City Council is supportive that primary schools should prepare for a gradual increase in Year 6 pupils for the remainder of the summer term. Schools will […]
City council joined with NHS to provide more staff cover, training, infection control support and essential PPE Care home teams praised for working tirelessly on frontline to support care home residents during lockdown But council says more funding is urgently needed from the Government for care homes in city Nottingham City Council has praised local […]
Nottingham City Council has set out its clear position on the phased reopening of Nottingham schools to pupils from Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 from Monday 1 June. Cllr Neghat Khan, Portfolio Holder for Early Years, Education and Employment, said: “The City Council has been working with schools to understand how we might gradually […]
A message from City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen: Support for businesses Measures to combat the coronavirus are becoming a way of life in the city and will continue for some weeks and months. It is an uncertain time for our local businesses and the council is working hard to support them over this period. […]
A message from City Council Deputy Leader Cllr Sally Longford Jobs including on the homecare frontline During the Coronavirus outbreak, we are focused on looking after our most vulnerable citizens and supporting the care workers who work with them. We are encouraging people to apply for jobs in health and social care, as well as […]
A message from City Council Leader Cllr David Mellen: We are all getting used to new ways to live our lives and I would like to commend the response of local people to the huge changes they are having to make. Our largely empty streets are testament to people doing the right thing and following […]
City Council Deputy Leader Cllr Sally Longford: These last two weeks, we’ve faced enormous challenges as a city, but as we approach the weekend, I want to thank those of you who have come forward and volunteered your time and resources to provide help and support to those in need. Yesterday, we launched a dedicated […]
Nottingham City Council Leader, Councillor David Mellen: I know that people across the city are concerned about how they are going to access vital services and basic necessities, such as medication, food or just general advice on how to get everyday support. Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the Council has been working around the […]
Deputy Leader Cllr Sally Longford: We understand these are anxious times, with new changes to our lives coming on a daily basis, and how important it is for people to have the right information available to them. Since coronavirus began impacting on us, we have been answering people’s questions about what they should do, and […]