A housing licensing scheme in Nottingham is continuing to protect tenants and make sure they live in good quality private rented housing. The ambitious Selective Licensing scheme has reached its half way point and seen some key achievements over its first few years. It was one of the largest schemes of its kind in the […]
Nottingham City Council is ready to embark on the next stage of developing the Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens, having received approval from the Executive Board to submit a bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) on 25 August. An announcement on the outcome of the bid is expected in December 2021. Alongside this, contributions […]
Nottingham City Council is leading a regional bid for up to £140million of Government funding to help tackle fuel poverty. As the accountable body for the Midlands Energy Hub, the Council plans to apply for the grant from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through its ‘Sustainable Warmth Competition’. The Midlands Energy […]
Nottingham Beach will not be going ahead this year as a result of the ongoing Covid pandemic, Nottingham City Council and Mellors Group have announced. The Beach event takes place every summer in the Old Market Square and would normally have opened next week to coincide with the start of the school holidays. Councillor […]
Partners in Nottingham have unveiled their new four-year plan to tackle issues such as crime, ASB, substance misuse and reoffending. The Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership (CDP) has set out its new plan to address issues that matter the most to Nottingham residents. With a main focus on areas such as: Anti-Social Behaviour Drugs […]
People in Nottingham are being urged to continue to follow the guidance on ‘hands, face, space, fresh air’ after Step Four is reached on the roadmap out of Covid-19 restrictions. The Government confirmed this week that restrictions will be lifted on 19 July when there will be no limits on mixing indoors with people from […]
Work to build 36 new affordable rent council apartments has started in Clifton. Nottingham City Homes were granted planning to build the one-bedroom apartments on the site of the former Southchurch garages, off Hamilton Court. Construction is starting this week, with the new homes due to be completed in 2022. These will be owned by Nottingham […]
Work has started to make 14 council homes in Sneinton greener and more energy efficient. The six houses and eight bungalows on Keswick Street will benefit from improvement works that will increase energy efficiency and reduce heating and energy costs for residents. The next phase of the award winning and pioneering Energiesprong scheme to turn […]
Thomas Heatherwick to create new vision for key site of former Broad Marsh shopping centre in the heart of Nottingham City Centre Stories to advise Greater Broad Marsh Advisory Group on commercial and delivery model as UK cities respond to double impact of Covid and online shopping Nottingham City Council and the Greater Broad Marsh […]
Hard pressed families in Nottingham are set to benefit from extra support this Summer, as Nottingham City Council secures a double whammy of funding for two support schemes. Supermarket e-vouchers A total of £1.3 million is being made available to provide supermarket e-vouchers of £15 a week over the Summer holidays. These will go to […]