Nottingham is the UK City Council with the most Green Flags
Three extra Nottingham parks have gained Green Flag Awards this year – bringing the total of parks reaching the nationally-recognised standard in the city to 56. Thirty two parks in…
Blowers bowled over by bus cake!
BBC Test Match Special commentator Henry Blofeld, covering his last Test Match at Trent Bridge before he retires at the end of the season, has received a special cake from…
New parking provisions for Woodside Road residents
Nottingham City Council is making improvements to the layout of Woodside Road, to allow for additional residential and University Campus parking. To do this Woodside Road will be reduced to…
Lord Mayor’s Awards recognise outstanding school attendance
Scores of school pupils descended on Harvey Hadden Sports Village for a special event to celebrate excellent attendance. This is the fourth year that Nottingham City Council has held the…
Celebrating 25 years of Nottingham Green Partnership
Members of Nottingham’s Green Partnership celebrated reaching their twenty-five year anniversary this month. Over twenty organisations in Nottingham, from business to the public sector and the third sector are part…
We love parks – Nottingham in top two cities nationally for green spaces
Nottingham is celebrating Love Parks Week (14-23 July) by highlighting the city’s fantastic green spaces. A Sunday Times article (9/7/17) revealed that 15.3% of Nottingham is covered in accessible green…
European Union funding secured to help more vulnerable Nottingham residents into work.
Nottingham City Council has been successful in its bid for £500k funding which will be used to help the most vulnerable young people re-engage in education or training or secure…
Summer starts here as Nottingham Beach opens in Old Market Square
Summer starts here as Nottingham Beach opens in Old Market Square As the summer holidays begin and people start to think of sunshine and holidays, Nottingham City Council and Mellors…
Age Friendly Nottingham launches ‘Take A Seat’ in Dunkirk and Lenton
An initiative which aims to get more seats for older people in local communities is extending into Dunkirk and Lenton. The Age Friendly Nottingham ‘Take A Seat’ initiative wants more…
Nearly half a million awarded to Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to tackle violence against women and girls
The city and county has been awarded a share of £17 million of government funding to help prevent and address violence against women and girls, receiving just under £446,000 over…