Council budget boosted by £30m of property sales – with £90m more to come
The City Council has brought in over £30m of income from selling land and property it owns over the last two years – with over £90m more in the pipeline…
City Council’s response to Government statement on proposed intervention
Nottingham City Council has pledged that the major improvements it has been making to financial governance and management will continue in light of the Government’s announcement that it is minded…
Works starts on over 120 new council homes in Nottingham
The diggers are on site and work has kicked off in Bestwood to build 129 new council homes. The homes, which are being built on land off Beckhampton Road, will…
Skateboarding space to form part of Broad Marsh redevelopment
Plans have been unveiled to create a skateboarding area as part of the huge changes under way to reimagine the Broad Marsh area. The project, announced in the week of…
Nottingham City Council celebrates Windrush Day and supports the Windrush generation
Windrush Day marks the anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury, near London, on 21 June 1948. However, passengers disembarked a day later 22…
Public asked for ideas on replacement for ageing paddling pool
Families have been asked to put forward ideas for what could replace the paddling pool on Victoria Embankment. The much-loved facility, which dates back to the 1940s, was closed last…
Victoria Embankment Memorial Gardens restoration well underway
The £1.7million restoration of Victoria Embankment’s Memorial Gardens is now well underway, returning the park to its former glory. The refurbishment of the gardens is going ahead thanks to £1.1million…
Council seeking to remove more carbon from development process
Another step has been taken on Nottingham’s journey to become carbon-neutral by 2028 with the introduction of a new environmentally-focused planning document. The Informal Planning Policy Guidance, consulted on by…
Landmark building wins major award
The development of the new Broad Marsh Car Park, Bus Station and Central Library building has won a major construction industry award. The £50m project was winner of the Integration…
Shopkeeper fined for selling ‘dangerous’ out-of-date food and wrongly-labelled items
A Nottingham man has been fined £1,600 for selling out-of-date food and not labelling other items correctly at his shop in Forest Fields. Mohammed Sharif, aged 30, of Chadwick Road,…