Nottingham City Council has helped to bring 97 long-term empty homes back into use over the past seven months. It follows work by the authority’s empty homes officer, together with occasional enforcement activity, which has seen 82 homes being re-occupied since April. A further 15 properties have been brought back into use as council housing […]
A new play area has been officially opened at Djanogly Northgate Primary school. At the start of this academic year, the school received £1 million in funding from Nottingham City Council for an upgrade to double its pupil places. The move is already helping to solve a shortage of primary school places across Nottingham. It means […]
The first meeting of the Board of Governors of the Virtual School for children in care in Nottingham has taken place (4 December). Made up of representatives from across the City, the Board will oversee the Virtual School which ensures ‘looked after’ children aged 4-18 get the support they need within mainstream education. There are […]
Nottingham City Council’s Library and Information Service is all set to surprise and delight visitors to Nottingham Central Library with a brand-new and exciting addition to the décor! Last week a fabulous new bench shaped like an open book arrived at the Central Library on Angel Row. The bench which is bright and colourful has […]
The City Council is set to change the ticket options for travel on a number of contracted bus services, branded as Linkbus, including Locallinks, Worklinks, Citylinks Park and Ride, Medilink and Centrelink. From March 1st 2015 the following services will not accept Nottingham City Transport’s Easyrider, Cityrider, Anytime or Grouprider tickets: City Link 1 and […]
The City Council will carry out urgently needed road repairs on Sneinton Dale on Saturday December 6th and Sunday December 7th between 8am and 5.30pm. Repairs were planned for next spring but an inspection has indicated that works should be carried out now to prevent any escalation of the problem during the winter. Despite the […]
The first overnight tram tests on a section of line that will serve one of Nottingham’s most important business parks have been heralded a success. The arrival of the first tram at ng2 represents another significant step forward for the NET Phase Two project that will see services extended to Chilwell and Clifton. Trams have […]
Hundreds of families with some of the most complex problems in Nottingham have been supported to make improvements in their lives. A total of 1,200 families have been worked with by the Priority Families Programme over the last three years. Led by Nottingham City Council, Priority Families is a new way of partnership working with […]
Exciting plans for improvements at Newstead Abbey include the chance to enjoy unique short-stay accommodation on the historic estate. These include the introduction of luxury ‘glamping’ cabins on the site and the renovation of the former gardener’s cottage. Plans have been submitted to Gedling Borough Council for the renovation of the cottage and to introduce […]
A Community Centre in Nottingham is celebrating after being named the Best Care Team in the country. The Indian Community Centre was up for two awards and took home the top title of National Care Awards 2014 Best Care Team. They were shortlisted because of the commitment to the people in the community, even in the […]