Plan to tackle hate crime goes to Full Council
City councillors will be asked on Monday to formally approve a new plan to tackle hate crime in Nottingham. The Hate Crime Strategy, announced in October last year, has been…
Construction starts on over 100 new affordable homes in Nottingham
Work to build 106 new council houses has started in Top Valley. Nottingham City Homes (NCH) was given planning permission to build the properties on land on Whitcombe Gardens, which…
Global hotel operator IHG signs up to Nottingham’s Island Quarter
A BRAND new upscale hotel complex will soon be on its way to Nottingham after the developer behind The Island Quarter development signed terms with IHG – one of the…
National Lockdown announced with immediate effect
The Prime Minister has announced a new national lockdown which starts immediately, to be ratified in law on Wednesday and lasting at least six weeks. What this means is that…
Statement from the Leader of Nottingham City Council on schools reopening
Councillor David Mellen, also Portfolio Holder for Schools, said: Covid infection levels in Nottingham currently remain below the national average and infection levels among primary school children are lower still.…
A year at the Broadmarsh Centre – change, disappointment, optimism
More than 3,000 responses have been put forward ahead of a New Year’s Day deadline for how Nottingham’s Broadmarsh Centre site might be re-imagined. 2021 will see the ideas shaped…
Nottingham to move to Tier 4 ‘Stay at Home’ restrictions for Covid-19 from 31 December
Nottingham will move to Tier 4 ‘Stay at Home’ Covid-19 restrictions from Thursday 31 December at 00:01am, following the Government announcement today. Tighter restrictions are being introduced across the country…
Spread peace and joy, not Covid this Christmas
There is a high chance of spreading Covid rather than peace and joy if you don’t take the necessary precautions this Christmas. That’s the message from Nottingham City Council’s Leader…
Nottingham world first: Electric bin lorries take to the streets
Two new electric bin lorries have started operating in Nottingham in a world first – and they’re outperforming their diesel counterparts. The sparkling new, clean and green answer to bin…
Changing horizon promises a better entrance to Nottingham
Once an unwelcome sight on entering the city from Nottingham’s bus and rail stations, construction at the council’s new Broadmarsh development and the streets around it means the entrance to…