Christmas officially gets underway in Nottingham
Christmas in the city kicks off on Friday 17 November, with the opening of Nottingham Winter Wonderland at 11am and Christmas lights switch-on at 7.30pm. A new 30-minute festive show…
National conference to discuss solutions to teacher workload problem
A national conference will see educational leaders from across the country come together to discuss ways to improve teacher recruitment and retention. There is widespread agreement, including from the government,…
Parents can apply for primary school places on Friday
Parents and carers of children due to start primary school in September 2018 can apply for their child’s place on Friday 17 November. Anyone with children born between 1 September…
New route for the Ecolink bus
The Ecolink bus will take a new route from 20 November to improve journey times and allow better access to key business and services. There are two main changes to…
There’s no charge to get on board this bus; Google Digital Garage pulls into Nottingham
Nottingham City Council is very excited to be partnering up with the Google Digital Garage bus tour which will make its next stop on Station Street, Nottingham on 16 and…
Support means nobody need sleep rough in Nottingham this winter
Nottingham City Council has allocated £106,000 to ensure that a robust Cold Weather Plan is in place in Nottingham to provide support for rough sleepers from November until the end…
Local sports stars to attend Mellers Primary expansion official opening
Three international sports stars will help to officially open the £3.35m expansion of a Nottingham primary school this week. Great Britain gymnast Ellie Downie, former world champion boxer Jawaid Khaliq…
Work to begin on Highfields Park pathway
Work began on Monday (6 November) on improvements to a pathway in Highfields Park as part of a £4.8m restoration project. The path from the tram stop to Nottingham Lakeside…
Christmas wish granted for charity founder
Nottingham City Council has granted When You Wish Upon a Star charity founder Barbara White OBE her own Christmas wish – to be official friends with Santa Claus himself! Barbara…
Businesses invited to test drive electric cars at engagement event
Radio broadcasting star and electric car enthusiast Mark Goodier was in Nottingham this week encouraging local businesses to make the switch to cleaner, greener technology. Mark – who in 2011…