News Archive

Young bookworms invited to join ‘Gadgeteers’ Summer Reading Challenge

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Children of all ages can visit Nottingham City Libraries this summer to meet the Gadgeteers and get involved in a

Homes in Nottingham receive solar panels for free through energy efficiency scheme

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134 privately owned homes across the city have now had solar panels installed for free through the Local Authority Delivery

Council allocates £3.5 million to support the city’s most vulnerable

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Nottingham City Council will give out over £3.5million to struggling pensioners, families and the city’s most vulnerable households to help

Flexible travelcard set to save commuters up to 30% on the cost of tickets

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Nottingham bus and tram travellers can now bulk-buy individual days of multi-operator travel following today’s launch of the Robin Hood

Active Nottingham Physical Activity Hero wins big at the 2022 ukactive Awards

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Image credit: ukactive. ukactive presented awards across 24 categories Active Nottingham, part of Nottingham City Council, brought home two impressive

Residents invited to Nottingham Castle Queen’s Baton Relay event

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The Queen’s Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games (Birmingham 2022) will arrive in the city on Sunday 10 July. This

More than 17,000 Nottingham children offered free summer clubs

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Thousands of Nottingham children are set to benefit from free holiday clubs again this Summer. Nottingham City Council has secured

Nottingham parks are officially the best in the country

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A study found our green spaces in Nottingham are the best in the country, with Arboretum and Highfields Park named

Bee Friendly verges created in Nottingham

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To help save the bees and improve biodiversity, we have planted wildflower meadows along verges and roads across the city.

Work on electric taxi wireless charging gets underway in a UK first for Nottingham

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Work is underway in Nottingham on a trailblazing scheme to allow electric taxis to charge up wirelessly while they wait

Nottingham schools set for improvements after £2.6m grant award

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More than £2.6m will be spent improving the condition of school buildings across Nottingham. Five projects have already been identified

Council budget boosted by £30m of property sales – with £90m more to come

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The City Council has brought in over £30m of income from selling land and property it owns over the last

City Council’s response to Government statement on proposed intervention

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Nottingham City Council has pledged that the major improvements it has been making to financial governance and management will continue

Works starts on over 120 new council homes in Nottingham

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The diggers are on site and work has kicked off in Bestwood to build 129 new council homes. The homes,

Skateboarding space to form part of Broad Marsh redevelopment

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Plans have been unveiled to create a skateboarding area as part of the huge changes under way to reimagine the

Nottingham City Council celebrates Windrush Day and supports the Windrush generation

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Windrush Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury, near London, on 21

Public asked for ideas on replacement for ageing paddling pool

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Families have been asked to put forward ideas for what could replace the paddling pool on Victoria Embankment. The much-loved

Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens restoration well underway

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The £1.7million restoration of Victoria Embankment’s Memorial Gardens is now well underway, returning the park to its former glory. The

Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process

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Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon-neutral by 2028 with the introduction of a new environmentally-focused

Landmark building wins major award

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The development of the new Broad Marsh Car Park, Bus Station and Central Library building has won a major construction