A Sneinton landlord has been fined £1,750 after a number of issues were raised by his tenant. Shafaqat Ali Sadiq, aged 41, of Vicarage Avenue, Derby, was found guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Friday 27 July of aggressive practices, failing to protect a tenancy deposit and operating a House of Multiple Occupation without a […]
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Public Ballot opened today (Wednesday, 1 August) at 10am (BST), when ticket applications were opened to all members of the public, backed by a major marketing and PR campaign, welcomingly called Are you in?. The Public Ballot will be open until 29 August and fans will be able […]
Nottinghamshire Pride – Saturday 28 July 11am – 6pm Nottingham City Centre will be awash with colour and wrapped in rainbow flags this Saturday as Nottinghamshire Pride takes place in the city. Thousands of people will fill the streets for the annual celebration that mixes serious issues for the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) […]
The rollout of Universal Credit should be halted until systemic problems with the new approach to benefits have been fixed, says the Leader of Nottingham City Council. His call follows revelations of fundamental problems with the system, the IT software involved and the harm it is having on claimants due to problems and delays with […]
A 64-year-old man will always be grateful that bin lorry driver Michel Wray was on shift on Friday 20 July – because he is a former nurse who saved his life. The man had collapsed in the street just as the bin lorry was on its round on Sneinton Dale. As luck would have it, […]
A City Council employee who was struck by a car while going to the aid of an injured woman who later died has received the council’s highest honour. Community protection (traffic) officer Fahad Ashfaq, aged 35, has been left with life-changing injuries after the incident this January which resulted in the death of Janet Scott […]
The Government is locking Nottingham City Council out of its plans for more council house building. The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government James Brokenshire has announced £1bn of additional funding for house-building – but has overwhelmingly made this available to councils in the south of the country. Mr Brokenshire has said […]
Anyone wanting to catch any of this summer’s outdoor theatre performances is urged to book their tickets, as some popular shows are selling out. Nottingham City Council’s outdoor theatre programme has been up and running for a month now, with audiences taking advantage of the wonderful weather and snapping up tickets for some new and […]
Entertaining families for over ten years, the beach is back and better than ever as the City Council and Mellors Group bring this well-loved attraction back to Old Market Square. The site will open officially to the public at 1pm today (13 July). With sand, sea and a range of thrilling rides, traditional sideshows and […]
Demand for tickets to see England’s historic World Cup semi-final against Croatia tomorrow at Nottingham Castle was so high that 3,000 tickets were snapped up inside five minutes. A big screen – twice the size as last time, at 45m sq – will be back in place at the iconic venue after Saturday’s screening of […]