Bilborough Library is holding a free drop-in Technology Day on Tuesday 28 March to help people become more comfortable using technology and self service facilities in their local library. It is an opportunity to explore, learn and discover more about: • How to keep in touch with friends and family online • Digital books, e-magazines and […]
Health professionals in Nottingham are warning that risks of cancer and heart disease remain high for those who class themselves as ‘social smokers’. Many people choose only to light up on nights out or at parties, but the message ahead of national No Smoking Day on Wednesday 8 March is that the only way to […]
Councillors have today set the City Council’s budget for the next financial year, making £27m of savings in response to Government funding cuts. Since 2010 the council has seen its Government grant fall by £130m and has made £200m in savings. It has been hit harder than most by Government cuts, with people in Nottingham […]
A day of awareness about child sexual exploitation (CSE) is being held for people who work closely with children and young people. Organised by the Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Safeguarding Children Boards, the CSE Showcase event on Wednesday 8 March 2017 will be attended by 100 frontline workers from the voluntary and statutory services […]
Nottingham City Council is celebrating the city’s great apprentices next week for National Apprenticeship Week. The council is supporting the tenth annual National Apprenticeship Week, which runs 6-10 March 2017, celebrating apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals and businesses. To celebrate the week, Nottingham City Council and key local organisations which work […]
Curious shoppers looking for inspirational gifts and fascinating places to socialise off the beaten track can now discover some of Nottingham’s more unique, interesting and independent retailers and eateries thanks to a new walking trail and mobile app. The trail aims to make Nottingham’s vibrant independent sector, which includes diverse hidden gems from the quiet […]
Today sees the launch of a brand new triathlon event to the 2017 calendar. The British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup Nottingham will feature some of Great Britain’s finest sporting talent racing around Victoria Embankment and Trent Bridge on Saturday 2 September. Watch a demonstration of the route the competitors will take An expected crowd […]
Energy efficiency measures at Newstead Abbey are saving them £3,500 a year from its electricity bill. Newstead Abbey is the latest heritage site operated by Nottingham City Council to have an LED lighting overhaul to make the lighting system more environmentally friendly and cheaper to run. It follows a pioneering and award-winning project at Wollaton […]
Nottingham City Council has invested £350,000 to transport severely disabled children to and from school. The authority has purchased nine specially-adapted ambulances which have been running since the beginning of January. A total of 16 pupils are picked up every day from across the city and taken to Oak Field School and Sports College, in […]
On Friday 3 March, people from the North of the city will be heading to Bulwell as the Nottingham North Jobs & Apprenticeships Fair returns for a third year. This year the event will feature 40 stands with 30 of those being run by employers with live job vacancies and representing different sectors, including care, […]