On behalf of Councillor Georgia Power, Chair of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, and Councillor Adele Williams, Chair of the Nottingham Health and Wellbeing Board “We welcome the appointment of Donna Ockenden to chair the review of maternity services in Nottingham. We hope that this will give affected families confidence in the review […]
Nottingham’s Broad Marsh and The Island Quarter have been showcased at a national forum this week as two of the most significant city centre development sites in the UK. UKREiiF, the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum in Leeds this week, brought together thousands of investors, funders and developers looking for new opportunities across […]
Four local parks are to benefit from almost £350,000 worth of improvements, with work getting underway now and scheduled to finish by the summer. New facilities including play equipment, seating, outdoor fitness equipment and improved access will be installed at Coppice Park in Mapperley, Seaford Avenue Park in Wollaton, Amesbury Circus Park in Aspley and […]
A consortium bid coordinated by the Midlands Energy Hub has successfully been awarded £14.9m of Government funding to make energy efficiency improvements to 1,570 social houses in the Midlands. This funding bid builds on the success the team had by securing £82m to improve privately owned houses in the region through the Sustainable Warmth Competition […]
Nottingham is once again joining in with Keep Britain Tidy’s national community clean-up campaign with a Big Spring Clean to show people that collecting small bags of litter in their communities can make a big difference. Participating in the Big Nottingham Spring Clean – open to individuals, schools, community groups and businesses – […]
Nottingham City Council has reinforced its commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2028 after receiving accreditation as a Bronze Level Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO). The City Council is the first local authority in Nottinghamshire to achieve this status. This award from the Carbon Literacy Project is internationally recognised and shows that the council is prioritising climate […]
The Council has revised and updated the licence conditions for HMO (part 2) and Selective (part 3 licences). Most changes are relatively minor, but there is one that is more significant which is the requirement for a written waste management plan (see Dealing with rubbish in the below link). The conditions will, in general only […]
Question Answer General HMO questions Are the planning department and Licensing teams working more closely than they have done historically to ensure that a Licensed HMO property also has the relevant C4 usage, in light of the article 4 direction in 2012? Whilst it was never previously enforced or checked it seems […]
Landlords, tenants and residents in parts of the Arboretum and Lenton Triangle area are being urged to get in touch to see if they are eligible for free home safety improvements to crackdown on burglary. Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry has secured £432k from the Government’s Safer Streets Fund to invest in safety […]
After a difficult eighteen months for job seekers in Nottingham, the city council are proud to be returning to Bulwell in September to support unemployed residents to find work. The news is especially positive after the council’s employment service, Nottingham Jobs, postponed their regular job fairs in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. With funding partners Rebalancing the Outer Estates Foundation and People’s […]