June is a very busy month in Nottingham for transport planners, businesses and groups interested in creating greener, more joined up transport services. Three separate events are being hosted by the City Council with partners to show how transport can be planned to take advantage of technological and sustainable innovations, with ideas such as smart […]
Nottingham City Council is poised to take action over a key development site in the city which its owner has failed to develop for years. The council has drawn up a masterplan for the Island Site and is talking to potential developers as part of a soft market testing exercise to consider how the plan […]
Nottingham will once again host a top cycling event as the Aviva Women’s Tour sets off from the city on Saturday 18 June. Some of the world’s very best cyclists will take part, including the reigning World Road Race Champion (Lizzie Armitstead) and World Time Trial Champion (Linda Villumsen). The Nottingham Girls Cycle group have […]
Residents in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire overwhelmingly believe that the city needs its own police chief. This is one of the key results of a survey carried out by the City Council after Nottinghamshire Police went ahead with plans to restructure the Force, putting an end to a police division for the city, without consultation and […]
The Trent Street / Station Street junction will close to traffic for eight weeks as part of the final phase of improvements for people using Nottingham Station and other pedestrians. Improvement works to create a more welcoming environment on Station Street for people arriving in Nottingham by train have been ongoing since last September and […]
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has confirmed today that World No. 19 Karolina Pliskova has been awarded a wild card into the main draw of the Aegon Open Nottingham, starting Saturday, 4 June. With two days to go before qualifying for the WTA International tournament starts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, Pliskova is the latest […]
Nottingham’s tram network is leading the way across the country for customer satisfaction, an independent passenger survey has revealed. In a report published on 24 May by the nationally respected Transport Focus organisation, NET scored an impressive 98 per cent satisfaction rating – outstripping the performance of other UK tram networks. NET’s General Manager, Paul Robinson […]
Nine local pubs have been designated ‘assets of community value’ by Nottingham City Council – giving them greater protection if owners wanted to change their use or demolish them. The Pheasant Inn on Prospect Street, Radford, The March Hare on Carlton Road, Sneinton, The Old Angel on Stoney Street, Hockley, The Horseshoe Inn on Station […]
Business owners and managers on Alfreton Road are being invited to a drop-in session on Thursday 19 May to discuss a new £50,000 grant scheme to improve the look of the street. The City Council is launching a new grants scheme for businesses to improve the appearance of their properties on Alfreton Road. The council […]
The Leader of Nottingham City Council has condemned Nottinghamshire Police’s decision to scrap its city division as arrogant and ill-advised. Nottinghamshire Police had proposed the City Division would cease to exist and the most senior officer in the city would be at the rank of Superintendent. City Council Leader Councillor Jon Collins had raised concerns […]