British No.1 Johanna Konta will begin her grass court season at the Nature Valley Open on Tuesday alongside Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty and eight other Brits across the WTA International and ATP Challenger events at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. Konta, who was runner-up in Nottingham last year, will face Kurumi Nara of Japan last […]
A host of British Tennis stars have been announced as part of the main draw for the Nature Valley Open, a British Tennis event, which begins at the Nottingham Tennis Centre this weekend. Davis Cup winner James Ward has been awarded a wild card alongside fellow Brits Alex Ward and George Loffhagen, while Dan Evans […]
Two of British Tennis’ brightest young prospects, Katie Boulter and Gabriella Taylor, have been handed wildcards for the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham, which gets under way this weekend.East Midlands tennis star and former British junior No.1 Boulter made her Fed Cup debut in February as part of the Great Britain squad that reached the […]
Singles, Doubles and Mixed Major tournament winner Sam Stosur has been awarded a wild card for the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham which gets under way this weekend. Qualifying for the British Tennis event at the Nottingham Tennis Centre begins on Saturday with the first round of the main draw starting on Monday. Former Australian […]
Triathlon is set to take over this week with two ITU World Triathlon Series races taking place, both of which offer free live spectating opportunities and will feature live on the BBC. Thursday is the turn of Nottingham to host the Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay followed by Sunday’s individual races at the AJ Bell […]
Nottingham City Council has been working hard over the past year to recruit more foster carers. The authority’s recruitment team, with support from senior politicians, has been out and about across the city spreading the message about the benefits of fostering – both to the child and the foster family. The fostering service is always […]
People across the city are being encouraged to help mark Armed Forces Day and the end of the First World War centenary. Different events are being held across the city to mark and celebrate the armed forces in 2018, up-coming events include: HMS Sherwood Freedom of the City Parade – Saturday 2 June One of the largest military […]
Teenage British tennis star Jay Clarke has been handed a wildcard for the Nature Valley Open which takes place in Nottingham next month. Derby-born Clarke is one of the brightest young British talents and is no stranger to the Nottingham Tennis Centre after receiving a wildcard for last year’s tournament. Clarke said: “I am really […]
HMS Sherwood, the East Midlands’ only Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) unit, has received the Freedom of the City of Nottingham a rare honour presented by Nottingham City Council. People are being encouraged to see their Freedom Parade through the city on Saturday 2 June from 9.15am in the city’s Market Square. The official parade will […]
As the universities begin to close and students head home for the summer, students are being reminded not to have parties which impact on their neighbours. During the final weeks of last year’s third semester, Community Protection dealt with numerous late night house parties, most of these in student households, where unacceptable levels of noise […]