Nottinghamshire Transforming Care Programme 2016
Are you interested in helping to transform care for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display challenging behaviour? Now is the time to give those views. Nottinghamshire is one…
Change to direction of traffic as part of Station Street improvements
The direction of traffic on Trent Street and Station Street will change from Wednesday (23 March) as Nottingham City Council’s £1.375m Station Street improvements reach the next phase. The improvements…
Councils back campaign on safer sleeping for babies
Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County councils have teamed up to support national Safer Sleep Week 2016. The campaign, organised by the Lullaby Trust and running this week, aims to highlight…
Nottingham scoops top ten in international line-up
CITY COUNCIL leader Councillor Jon Collins picked up a prestigious award for Nottingham this week – when the city was named as a top ten ‘city of the future’. Nottingham…
City Council sets budget for 2016/17
Nottingham City Council has set its budget for 2016/17 – with a Council Tax increase of 3.95% needed to keep vital services like adult social care going following Government cuts.…
World’s largest feathered dinosaur coming to Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall
An agreement is being signed today in China between The University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Council and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, that aims to bring…
Government overlooks Nottingham for funding support
The Government has found extra funding to help out councils in rural areas and councils in the south – but Nottingham and other places hit harder by Government cuts have…
Chancellor’s nod could trigger Devolution revolution for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Only ‘the nod’ from Chancellor George Osborne now stands between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire securing the biggest handover of powers from Government in generations. New laws received Royal Assent yesterday (28…
Government proposals present threat to vulnerable
Thousands of vulnerable people in Nottingham could be placed at risk of losing specialist accommodation as a result of Government proposals to reduce housing benefit. Older people, those with mental…
Government funding announcement confirms unfair settlement for Nottingham
The Government has announced today what funding they will give to councils in 2016/17 – with Nottingham City Council’s main grant cut by £15.4m to £58.4m. The figure has halved…