Summer holidays are here in Nottingham – and with more than four weeks left to fill, many parents are wondering how to keep kids entertained and fed without spending a fortune. Thanks to our many volunteers, Nottingham City Council services, faith groups, and community and voluntary providers around the city, Nottingham children can enjoy a […]
Nottingham City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen, and Chief Executive Ian Curryer said: “This Inquiry has carried out some incredibly important work to understand why abuse took place in the past so that lessons can be learnt and survivors can have their voice heard and gain some sense of closure. We accept its findings and […]
The East Midlands’ biggest free summer festival will be back on Nottingham’s Victoria Embankment this weekend (2- 4 August) where over 150,000 visitors are expected as the annual Riverside Festival takes place alongside the River Trent. The festival lasts until Sunday evening, offering a wide range of family fun and entertainment with something for every […]
Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Pro-Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Science at the University of Nottingham, has been elected as new Chair for One Nottingham. One Nottingham is the strategic partnership for the city that encourages and facilitates collaboration across Nottingham, bringing together the public, business, faith, voluntary and community sectors. One Nottingham supports, or has […]
John Dexter, Director of Education at Nottingham City Council, has this end-of-term message for schools, parents and pupils in the city: Once again the end of year approaches and, as is ever the case, change is in the air. Exams and SATs over, teaching staff have been turning their minds to summer festivals, arts weeks, […]
A Nottingham landlord has been fined almost £5,000 after admitting having too many people living in a rented property. Matteo Mariano, aged 53, of Ranmoor Road, Gedling, plead guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to breaching a prohibition order requiring him to limit the number of occupants to two or fewer. Officers from Nottingham City Council’s […]
Nottinghamshire Pride – Saturday 27 July 11am – late Thousands of people are expected to join this year’s Nottinghamshire Pride celebrations in the city on Saturday 27 July – the largest event of its kind in the East Midlands. Over 8,000 people from Nottingham’s diverse population and visitors from all over the country are expected […]
A mobile classroom for all ages, an office on the go, and a pedal-powered community carriage were among the ideas for trains in the future presented at the Houses of Parliament by Nottingham schoolchildren this week. Ten members of Nottingham Primary Parliament presented their designs to the Transport Select Committee on Monday (22 July), as […]
TV personality, writer and journalist Ian Hislop and British Museum Curator Tom Hockenhull are launching a new exhibition of satirical prints at Newstead Abbey. Ian Hislop is no stranger to satire, having carved a successful career as editor of Private Eye magazine, panellist on Have I Got News For You and as co-curator of the […]
Britain’s leading wheelchair tennis players will compete with the best players in the world at the 30th British Open in Nottingham, an LTA summer event, next week. The action gets underway on Tuesday 23 July and runs until Sunday 28 July, with finals taking place on both the Saturday and Sunday. The fifth of six […]