Nottingham’s Council House will be illuminated red, white and blue to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory In Europe (VE) Day this week. The milestone on Friday (8 May) was to be celebrated with a number of planned events taking place across the city, but the current lockdown measures have forced these to be cancelled. […]
Nottingham City Council has today issued a fresh warning to residents urging them not to fall victim to scams during the coronavirus outbreak. The authority’s Trading Standards team says that fraudsters continue to prey on members of the public and are attempting to exploit people at a time of national crisis. Scams involve people being […]
The number of grants issued to small businesses by Nottingham City Council has now reached £36 million, with 87% of those who have submitted their application having now received their grant. Business support grants are available for thousands of businesses in Nottingham, including those in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief, Rural Rate Relief, whose […]
Nottingham City Council has welcomed the news that an additional £9m has been provided by Government to support Covid 19 expenditure – but it reiterated that it won’t be anywhere near enough to deal with the overall impact the pandemic is having on the council’s finances. The latest emergency funding allocation follows an initial award […]
Nottingham City Council, district and borough councils across Nottinghamshire have joined forces to launch their new £4.3m Warm Homes Hub to help residents struggling with their energy bills and household income during the COVID-19 crisis. Together with charities Nottingham Energy Partnership and Age UK Nottingham, and the energy company E.ON, much-needed help and support will […]
Nottingham City Council is urging to schools and parents to support the new #ThankOurChildren campaign launched by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. The campaign fronted by Sir John Peace aims to recognise the huge efforts of schools, children and their families as part of the response to the Covid-19 crisis and to keep people safe. […]
Nottingham City Council’s Meals at Home delivery service is providing much-needed reassurance to relatives of elderly and vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Meals at Home is a low-cost service available to all city residents. As well as delivering hot meals, the service also provides families and relatives with regular wellbeing updates on their loved […]
Cllr Neghat Khan, Portfolio Holder for Early Years, Education and Employment in Nottingham, and Catherine Underwood, Corporate Director for People, have written to all schools to thank them for their efforts during the Covid-19 lockdown. “We wanted to write as the summer term begins, to thank you and all of your staff for your continued […]
Like many other events nationally, Nottingham’s annual St George’s Day celebrations will not go ahead as planned due to coronavirus restrictions. The event is usually marked with a traditional parade by the Radford branch of the Royal Society of St George across the city centre to the Old Market Square. The parade is always headed by […]
Over £7 million of business grants have been processed by Nottingham City Council, as of Friday 17th April to support small businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic, with businesses who have not filed their claim for their grant urged to do so as soon as possible. A dedicated team are working on payments of grants to […]