Communities Secretary in Mansfield on £25 million Towns Fund tour
Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP visited Mansfield on Friday 17 January to hear directly from local leaders about their ambitions to transform...
County council under fire over plans to scrap mental health support scheme for new mums
A row has broken out over a controversial decision to scrap a mental health scheme which helps pregnant women and new mothers.The Conservative-led Nottinghamshire...
Forest versus Derby tickets, international trips and Disney on Ice – the freebies given out to city councillors
Forest versus Derby tickets and international trips are among the gifts which were offered to Nottingham city councillors in the last decade.Ice hockey and...
City Council sets out its vision for Nottingham in the 2020s
A plan which sets out Nottingham City Council’s priorities and ambitions for the start of a new decade has been published. See full document. The...
Cross-party call on Government to publish social care plan
Politicians from all parties have called on the Government to do more to provide a long-term plan for adult social care in Nottinghamshire.The issue...
Political row over Arnold flooding continues
Severe flooding which saw torrents of water flooding down streets and caused more than 40 properties to be badly damaged has again been the...
Council bosses respond to £1.5 billion social care boost
Social care bosses in Notts have reacted to news that an additional £1.5 billion is set to be made available to councils to help...
Council partners with Public Health England in commitment to better mental health
Rushcliffe Borough Council has signed up to Public Health England’s (PHE) Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health to promote the wider health initiative.This...
Council says Government funding cuts are hurting local people in letter to Chancellor
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been urged by Nottingham City Council to restore the funding sources that previous Chancellors have taken away from...
Council approves new school for Edwalton
At the Planning Committee held today at Nottinghamshire County Council, members agreed to grant permission for the new Primary School and Nursery at Sharphill.The...
Pay rise for Nottinghamshire foster carers in council’s recruitment drive
Plans aimed at attracting new foster carers and retaining current carers have been approved at Children and Young People’s Committee today (Monday, 15 July).The...
Call for independent review into controversial gravel pit
A controversial plan which includes a new gravel mine in Barton-in-Fabis has taken a step forward.But calls are already being made for elements of...
Council trial scheme to give road verges ‘back to nature’
Hundreds of miles of road verges could be ‘given back to nature’, with less aggressive verge trimming, more trees planted, and current trees left...
Travellers bring ‘cloud of fear’ to Nottingham, says councillor
A Conservative councillor has likened a group of travellers heading to a planned horsefair as a ‘biblical plague’.From July 25, travellers will head to...
Mansfield residents asked where new traveller sites should go
A project to provide more regulated places for travellers to stop in Mansfield will see four new camps set aside, it has been revealed.A...
Labour calls for TV licences to be kept free for pensioners in Notts
Last month’s controversial decision by the BBC to ask most pensioners to pay for their TV licences is set to be discussed in Nottinghamshire,...
City Council pledges to become free of single-use plastic by 2023
Nottingham City Council is pledging to stop using single-use plastic over the next four years as part of its new Council Plan.Action includes looking...
City Council motion stands up for Nottingham’s private renters
Cllr Linda Woodings, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Planning and Heritage took a motion to July’s Full Council to highlight the insecurity many Nottingham renters...
Nottingham City Council to buy more homes to meet housing need
Nottingham City Council has approved plans to buy back more than 250 former council houses.The four-year scheme, which was approved at the Council’s Executive...
Sports facilities get share of £600,000 Council funding
Improvements to local sport clubs, new play areas and better access for people with disabilities are among the many projects set to benefit in...
Council to lobby Government about growing funding pressures
A new Council finance report reveals that Nottinghamshire County Council is spending an additional £7.5 million this year to meet a sharp rise in...
County Council £7.5m over child social care budget
The rising number of children being taken into care and fostering has left the county council £7.5m over its child social care budget.The Conservative-led...
Contractor appointed for £40m Gedling Access Road
A construction firm has been appointed for the new multi-million pound Gedling Access Road.The road, which runs past the new Chase Farm Development...
£1.6m bonus for council from sale of land for cinema complex
Broxtowe Borough Council received significantly more than they expected for selling a plot of land.A multi-million pound development known as Beeston Square Phase Two...
Most disabled people in Notts out-of-pocket as care costs increase
Vulnerable people in Nottinghamshire are still considerably out of pocket, months after a controversial change to the way benefits are charged came into effect....
Kath Marriott assumes interim Chief Executive role at Rushcliffe Borough Council
Kath Marriott has assumed the role as Rushcliffe Borough Council’s new interim Chief Executive. Mrs Marriott starts the position from today (Monday 1 July )...
Council adds £220,000 to salary bill over four years
The party in charge of Ashfield District Council has been accused of creating new paid jobs for its councillors after a controversial decision was...
Report potholes and access services with £90,000 council app
A new app for mobile phones which will allow people to report potholes, find out school opening times and access a host of other...
Nottingham City Council statement supporting Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in schools
Nottingham City Council has released this statement saying that it supports Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in schools.Below is the city council statement in...
City council launches consultation on increase in Adult Social Care charges
Nottingham City Council is proposing to increase charges for adult social care services – and is asking for feedback on its plans.The City Council,...
Coalition control Broxtowe after Lib Dems gain two seats from Conservatives
The rainbow coalition has kept control of Broxtowe Borough Council after the Liberal Democrats won both seats in a crucial by-election.Had the Conservatives held...
Public enquiry into Gedling Access Road withdrawn by planning inspector
The final outstanding objection to the Gedling Access Road Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order was formally withdrawn today (Tuesday 11 June).The Government...
Notts ‘Super council’ plan cost £126,000 before being scrapped
A plan to create a new ‘super council’ for Nottinghamshire cost £126,000 before it was shelved last year.One council leader described it as a...
School bus fares in Notts increase by 17%
Bus travel for young people going to school in Nottinghamshire is set to get significantly more expensive.The rise will affect three different schemes: season...
Cllr Simon Robinson re-elected as Rushcliffe Borough Council leader
At Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Full Council meeting on Tuesday night, Cllr Robinson was re-elected as Council Leader for the 2019/20 Council year.Cllr Robinson has...
Deputy city council leader praises Extinction Rebellion and ‘wants to work with them’ in the future
The deputy leader of Nottingham City Council has heaped praise on the Extinction Rebellion protestors, who blocked roads last month in protest at what...
Nottingham city council announces new Cabinet
A new era begins at Nottingham City Council this week with a fresh Cabinet including new Leader and Deputy Leader and predominantly female executive...
15,000 new Nottingham jobs, clean air and lower crime in new City Council manifesto
Following the result of the local elections two weeks ago which saw Labour win 50 out of 55 seats, the first Full Council meeting...
Labour councillors delighted as climate change motion receives unanimous support
A Labour motion to put climate change and global warming at the heart of the Council’s agenda received cross-party support at the Full Council...
County Council aims to become completely carbon neutral
Nottinghamshire County Council has said it will make efforts to become carbon neutral.Labour, which is in opposition, proposed the motion on Thursday (May 16),...
Arnold care home will close down despite public concerns
The closure of a care home in Arnold will go ahead, despite concerns being raised about a lack of beds in the area.More than...
Nottingham City Council: 70% of cabinet roles will be held by women
There will be more women than men in Nottingham City Council’s cabinet for the first time in the authority’s history.Of the 10 top positions,...
New city council leader: Nottingham City Council debt ‘must be manageable and bring tangible benefits’
Cllr David Mellen, the newly apoointed leader of Nottingham City Council talks about his challenges in the role.When asked whether he planned to reduce...
Residents give 100% satisfaction rating to Rushcliffe’s Home Alarms service
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Home Alarms Service has been given another 100 per cent customer satisfaction rating.People who use the service aid that they...
City Council rejoins Nottingham and Notts health and social care system
Nottingham City Council is to restart its formal role in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS). A decision was made at the council’s...
City council could rejoin NHS group after privatisation and accountability row
An influential NHS body is poised to agree changes after the city council suspended its membership.Late last year, the Labour-run Nottingham City Council pulled...
Council introduces new policy to help women going through menopause
Women working at Gedling Borough Council who are experiencing the menopause will be helped by a new workplace policy.It is thought the Labour-run council...
Nottinghamshire broadband scheme continues to receive national recognition
Nottinghamshire has been shortlisted for its second major, national award this year for its successful £30m rollout of superfast broadband to local homes and...
Care homes in Nottinghamshire set for closure
The controversial closure date of a care home in Nottinghamshire has been approved.James Hince Court, in North Carlton, Worksop, will close in September, four...
Brian May praises council after fox hunting ban approved
The lead guitarist of Queen, Brian May, has praised a council after it banned all forms of fox hunting on its land.Last week, Nottinghamshire...