Nottingham Awards 2024 honour people making a difference to the city
Three people and a team of volunteers who have made a difference to their communities have been honoured in the Nottingham Awards 2024. Now in its 11th year, the event…
Traffic lights upgraded to LEDs across Nottingham to boost reliability and reduce faults
Thanks to £631,000 from the Government’s Department for Transport, work will start soon to upgrade Nottingham’s traffic signals to energy-efficient LED lights instead of halogen lamps. The council will use…
Nottingham making progress towards being a Child Friendly City
Nottingham is making good progress in its ambition to become a UNICEF UK accredited Child Friendly City. An update on Child Friendly Nottingham (CFN) was taken to Executive Board on…
New Flashing Amber Lights and School Signs Installed around Nottingham to Enhance Safety
A Nottingham City Council Levelling Up-funded project to improve road safety around schools is now complete. In total 89 flashing amber lights and 183 school signs have been installed. This…
Extra early years and childcare funding for Nottingham families
Up to £2.3 million will be spent in Nottingham on expanding early years entitlement provision for working families with children from 9 months of age and before and after school…
Goose Fair is back this autumn
Enjoy all the fun of the fair at the Forest Recreation Ground as Goose Fair returns from Friday 27 September to Sunday 6 October. With more than 350 rides and…
New Bluecoat Trent Academy secondary school opens
The brand-new Bluecoat Trent Academy secondary school opened its doors this week, constructed on the former site of Clarendon College, on Mansfield Road (Pelham Avenue). This fantastic new 1,200 place…
Nottingham celebrates opening of Green Heart – a brand-new space for community and nature in heart of the city
Nottingham celebrated the opening of a brand-new green space today (Wednesday 4 September) in a key milestone for the wider Broad Marsh regeneration project. Local schoolchildren from Mellers Primary School…
Government extends Household Support Fund scheme to April 2025
The Household Support Fund (HSF) has been extended until April 2025, the Government has announced, to support vulnerable households with the cost of essentials this winter. The HSF scheme had…
Work starts on phase 2 of the Streets for People programme
After successfully completing over 250 schemes in phase 1, work has now started on phase 2 of the Streets for People programme. Thanks to £5.85 million investment from the Government’s…