Shops ready to reopen doors – but message remains to stay safe
Shoppers in Nottingham are being urged to support local businesses as they reopen next week – but to make sure they keep themselves and others safe. As part of the…
City Council sets its budget – agrees Government package for the future
Nottingham City Council has accepted an arrangement with Government allowing it to borrow £20m this year, which will help to secure stable finances over the coming years, as part of…
Council agrees budget for recovery following difficult Covid year
A meeting of Nottingham City Council’s Full Council today, Monday 8th March, agreed a package of budget proposals as it establishes a sustainable financial footing amid the Covid crisis. Whilst…
Nottingham City Council sets out plan for recovery and improvement
Nottingham City Council has set out how over the next three years it will address the financial and governance issues raised in a Government review, to strengthen the authority for…
City Council’s Covid budget proposes £15.6m of cost savings in response to ‘extreme’ Covid challenges
Nottingham City Council has set out proposals to make £15.6m of savings to help balance the budget for 2021/22 as it establishes a sustainable financial footing amid the Covid crisis.…
Ending benefit uplift would cut the thread some are hanging on by – Council Leader
An uplift in Universal Credit introduced at the beginning of the pandemic should be kept, and extended to other benefit recipients, says the Leader of Nottingham City Council. If it…
City Council response to Government’s rapid review
Nottingham City Council fully accepts the findings of a rapid review carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and is committed to continuing to…
City Council ‘not on verge of bankruptcy’ says Leader
Nottingham City Council has fully accepted the findings of a rapid review carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. However, the Council’s Leader has…
Stand by our communities during this crisis urges Councillor ahead of Government Spending Review
The City Council’s portfolio holder for finance and growth has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Government’s Spending Review on Wednesday, urging him to stick to his pledge to…
City Council encourages businesses to apply for financial support
Nottingham City Council has opened applications for financial support for businesses affected by the tiered lockdown system and national lockdown. The grants, launched by Government along with the tiered system…