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Major council review into recycling centres still delayed

07 July 2023
Major council review into recycling centres still delayed

Major council review into recycling centres still delayed

07 July 2023

A special task group will be set up to guide an ongoing review of county recycling and household waste centres as its findings continue to be delayed.


Likely departure date revealed amid county council plans to leave County Hall

05 July 2023
Likely departure date revealed amid county council plans to leave County Hall

Likely departure date revealed amid county council plans to leave County Hall

05 July 2023

The new building will be low-carbon and all-electric, with the council saying this will allow bills to be “kept as low as possible”.

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Council leader confirms regional mayoral bid

04 July 2023
Council leader confirms regional mayoral bid

Council leader confirms regional mayoral bid

04 July 2023

The leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Ben Bradley, has finally announced plans to run for East Midlands Mayor.

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Camera crews filming BBC drama series in county

23 June 2023
Camera crews filming BBC drama series in county

Camera crews filming BBC drama series in county

23 June 2023

Camera crews are in the county this week, filming the second series of a popular BBC drama.


New French-style village bistro granted licence despite parking and noise concerns

09 June 2023
New French-style village bistro granted licence despite parking and noise concerns

New French-style village bistro granted licence despite parking and noise concerns

09 June 2023

A new village bistro will be allowed to sell alcohol until 11pm after councillors approved its licensing application despite some objections.


Former children’s home sold

07 June 2023
Former children’s home sold

Former children’s home sold

07 June 2023

A children’s home closed by Nottinghamshire County Council following concerns over staffing and standards has now been sold by the authority.


Hospital trust planning for third junior doctors’ strikes

02 June 2023
Hospital trust planning for third junior doctors’ strikes

Hospital trust planning for third junior doctors’ strikes

02 June 2023

The trust in charge of Newark and King’s Mill hospitals says planning is under way for a third round of junior doctor strikes later this month.

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School land leased by council after mixed Ofsted reports

01 June 2023
School land leased by council after mixed Ofsted reports

School land leased by council after mixed Ofsted reports

01 June 2023

The county council has signed off on a land transfer as a primary school becomes an academy.

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‘Innovative’ thinking needed to solve widespread failings across children’s special needs services

26 May 2023
‘Innovative’ thinking needed to solve widespread failings across children’s special needs services

‘Innovative’ thinking needed to solve widespread failings across children’s special needs services

26 May 2023

The county council says it will need to be “innovative” to make key improvements after a damning Ofsted report into support for vulnerable children.


Call for extra scrutity over £4.3m spend for new county council office project

23 May 2023
Call for extra scrutity over £4.3m spend for new county council office project

Call for extra scrutity over £4.3m spend for new county council office project

23 May 2023

An opposition group has called for extra checks surrounding a decision to spend £4.3m to help start a major development.

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Decision on County Hall future to be made

22 May 2023
Decision on County Hall future to be made

Decision on County Hall future to be made

22 May 2023

A decision on whether Nottinghamshire County Council will leave its County Hall headquarters will be taken next month.


East Midlands leaders nearly ‘ready to go’ with £1.14bn devolution deal

22 May 2023
East Midlands leaders nearly ‘ready to go’ with £1.14bn devolution deal

East Midlands leaders nearly ‘ready to go’ with £1.14bn devolution deal

22 May 2023

Leaders from across the East Midlands have told the Government they will be ready to enact region’s £1.14bn devolution deal once a new bill is passed.

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Council to assess expenses system after nearly £44,000 claimed

22 May 2023
Council to assess expenses system after nearly £44,000 claimed

Council to assess expenses system after nearly £44,000 claimed

22 May 2023

The leader of a council says his administration will check if the expenses system for travel “is right” after nearly £44,000 was claimed last year.

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Plea made to find museum a new home

19 May 2023
Plea made to find museum a new home

Plea made to find museum a new home

19 May 2023

A museum run by a 94-year-old volunteer in tribute to wartime oilmen is still looking for a new home nearly two years after losing its home.


County councillors’ expenses totalled nearly £44,000 last year

16 May 2023
County councillors’ expenses totalled nearly £44,000 last year

County councillors’ expenses totalled nearly £44,000 last year

16 May 2023

Nearly £44,000 in combined expenses was claimed by Nottinghamshire’s county councillors in the most recent financial year.

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‘Tiny percentage’ of pupils missed out on preferred school places

12 May 2023
‘Tiny percentage’ of pupils missed out on preferred school places

‘Tiny percentage’ of pupils missed out on preferred school places

12 May 2023

Parents and families whose children missed out on their preferred schools they can appeal the decision, they have been told.


Hopitals surgery transfer won’t be ‘magic wand’ to cutting waiting lists

10 May 2023
Hopitals surgery transfer won’t be ‘magic wand’ to cutting waiting lists

Hopitals surgery transfer won’t be ‘magic wand’ to cutting waiting lists

10 May 2023

A senior NHS surgeon has warned moving some specialist operating theatres won’t be the “single magic wand” needed to cut hospital waiting lists.


County council fined again over delays to vulnerable children’s care plan reviews

03 May 2023
County council fined again over delays to vulnerable children’s care plan reviews

County council fined again over delays to vulnerable children’s care plan reviews

03 May 2023

A council has again been fined thousands of pounds for not completing a vulnerable child’s care plan review on time.


Diagnostics centre gets the go-ahead

26 April 2023
Diagnostics centre gets the go-ahead

Diagnostics centre gets the go-ahead

26 April 2023

A new multi-million-pound health centre aimed at streamlining diagnostics for serious illnesses has been given planning approval.


Approval of healthy families plan to be reconsidered

21 April 2023
Approval of healthy families plan to be reconsidered

Approval of healthy families plan to be reconsidered

21 April 2023

After opposition concerns Nottinghamshire County Council will review a decision to approve its healthy families programme.


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