HS2 strategy sees thousands of jobs and £4billion extra for regional economy
Around 74,000 jobs could be created and £4billion added to the East Midlands’ economy if a planned HS2 high speed rail line is routed through the region, says a new…
City Council will invest in new city centre library
Nottingham City Council is undertaking a deal which will allow it to develop brand new library facilities in the city centre. The council has sold its Angel Row library site…
Council announces extra £100,000 to support rough sleepers this winter
An extra £100,000 is being provided by Nottingham City Council to provide additional support for rough sleepers this winter. The funding will enable the Council and partners to continue to…
Sign of the times
This year Nottingham City Council has fitted over one hundred bus stops with real-time electronic displays to give passengers up-to-the-minute information about their bus services. The council has invested £0.8m…
Nottingham is China’s ‘sister city of the year’
Today (Friday 11 November) Nottingham City Council will be awarded the ‘sister city of year’ by the Chinese Government for the links the city has developed with Ningbo, China. The…
Nottingham delegation joins PM in India
A delegation from Nottingham is in Delhi to develop trade and investment opportunities as part of the UK Government’s trade visit to India. Nottingham has been building trade and investment…
Inclusive Growth Commission in Nottingham
A special commission looking at how to ensure people don’t get left behind from economic growth is coming to Nottingham today (Tuesday 1 November) on a fact-finding mission. The RSA…
Government favours southern councils in cash hand-out – and won’t give reasons
Nottingham City Council’s deputy leader is calling on the Government to play fair when it allocates the second instalment of a £300m special fund to councils to soften the blow…
One million electric miles achieved
Nottingham City Council’s electric bus fleet has reached the one million mile mark. This means that since starting operations in 2012, there has been £300,000 of savings in fuel costs…
Nottingham takes over Parliament
Nottingham is taking over Parliament for a day to raise the city’s profile at Westminster and let the Government know about the great things underway in one of the country’s…