Nottingham’s ultra-low energy homes win national innovation award
A project that has radically improved the energy efficiency of ten homes in Sneinton won last night’s prestigious UK Housing Award for Innovation of the Year. The UK Housing Awards,…
Four of the World’s Top 25 to play at Nature Valley Open
Four of the world’s top 25 players will compete at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham which will take place from 9 to 17 June. World number 17 Magdaléna Rybáriková…
Nottingham Cave City Underground Festival – one week to go
Between 11-13 May, the city will celebrate and showcase a selection of the hundreds of caves that exist below our very feet. With a wide range of events from Friday…
Tattooists and piercing businesses to get hygiene ratings
Nottingham City Council is leading on a countywide scheme to improve and maintain hygiene and safety standards within the tattooing, semi-permanent make up and cosmetic piercing industry. The Nottinghamshire Hygiene…
Two city special schools delivering Outstanding teaching
Two Nottingham schools for pupils with additional and special educational needs have been handed the highest grading by Ofsted inspectors. Oak Field School and Specialist Sports College, in Bilborough, has…
Awards for green, clean neighbourhood projects
Communities who are working together to make their area a greener and cleaner place to live are invited to sign up for ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ – part of the Royal…
Cross-party move to plug funding gap left by students
The Government needs to address a funding gap that exists because of the high proportion of students in Nottingham, leaving the city short of Council Tax. That’s the view of…
Trent Bridge to host England, Australia and India in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 matches
Trent Bridge will host five matches in the 2019 ICC World Cup, which comes to England next May, June and July, organisers have confirmed. England, Australia, India, Pakistan, New Zealand,…
Outstanding Wollaton school to launch expansion plans after £4m funding bid success
A Nottingham academy is celebrating after the City Council helped secure £4m to fund a proposal to expand by 450 places. The Fernwood School, in Wollaton, has successfully applied for…
Council hit by theft of road gully grates
Nottingham residents have been asked to be on the watch for thieves removing drainage gully grates from the Bilborough, Wollaton and Radford areas of the city. More than 35 have…