Christmas in the city
Nottingham Christmas officially kicks off on Thursday 15 November, when Nottingham’s famous Winter Wonderland opens its doors and the city’s festive lights are switched on. Over the past eight years,…
Any ‘super-council’ plans should include an expanded city
The County Council’s proposals to re-organise local government are incomplete and miss a huge opportunity by leaving the city out of the thinking. That’s the view that the City Council…
Avoid the winter travel blues
Nottingham City Council is calling on citizens to rethink how they travel this winter. The winter months have the slowest journey times of the year and this is at a…
Nottingham joins calls for Government to do more to tackle nightmare homes
Nottingham City Council has joined calls for the national government to step up its protection of families in private rented properties. A joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV news…
Who will dare visit Old Market Scare?
Old Market Square and its tram stop are to be re-named for Halloween to ‘Old Market Scare’ to coincide with the annual Halloween event. Now in its second year, the…
Free garden waste collections to be extended into November in 2019
Free garden waste collections in Nottingham are set to be extended into November by the City Council next year after a consultation found the vast majority of people were in…
Last chance to apply for a secondary school place
Parents of children who live in Nottingham City and who are due to start secondary school in September 2019 have just two weeks left to apply for their places. Applications…
Catering team cooks up a storm at national awards ceremony
The quality of food and drinks served up by Nottingham City Council’s catering service has landed a prestigious award. Nottingham Catering walked off with Local Authority Caterer of the Year…
Nottingham celebrates Hoodwinked success and £133k raised for Nottinghamshire Hospice
After two years of planning, three months on the streets of Nottingham, three days of farewell events and one big, hugely successful charity auction, our beloved Hoodwinked robins have flown…
School attendance bucks national trend to improve in Nottingham
School absence has improved in Nottingham – with secondary pupils recording better attendance than the national average. Nottingham City Council has led a tough stance on getting children into school…