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Councillor denied a Blue Badge, despite losing leg, welcomes fraud action

05 January 2023
Councillor denied a Blue Badge, despite losing leg, welcomes fraud action

Councillor denied a Blue Badge, despite losing leg, welcomes fraud action

05 January 2023

A former soldier has told how he was denied a Blue Badge, despite losing a leg in conflict, an experience that encouraged him to become a councillor.


Fire service to stop automatic calls to hospitals

04 January 2023
Fire service to stop automatic calls to hospitals

Fire service to stop automatic calls to hospitals

04 January 2023

The fire service is planning to stop attending automatic calls to local hospitals to cut the amount of time wasted by false alarms.


Fire service cuts not ruled out, despite increased funding

28 December 2022
Fire service cuts not ruled out, despite increased funding

Fire service cuts not ruled out, despite increased funding

28 December 2022

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has refused to rule out proposed cuts despite an uplift in government funding.


More than 350 Ukraine refugees welcomed to Newark and Sherwood

24 December 2022
More than 350 Ukraine refugees welcomed to Newark and Sherwood

More than 350 Ukraine refugees welcomed to Newark and Sherwood

24 December 2022

More than 1,700 Ukrainian refugees have been welcomed to Nottinghamshire since the Russian invasion began, over 20% of them in Newark and Sherwood.

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Councillor moved to tears by son's special educational needs experience

20 December 2022
Councillor moved to tears by son's special educational needs experience

Councillor moved to tears by son's special educational needs experience

20 December 2022

A councillor was moved to tears during a meeting while sharing her son’s experience of accessing support for Special Educational Needs.

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Patients prioritised for need during critical incident

20 December 2022
Patients prioritised for need during critical incident

Patients prioritised for need during critical incident

20 December 2022

Hospital patients are being prioritised based on how urgent their care needs are as the whole local NHS system is under a critical incident.


Tax rises planned to cover fire service budget deficit

19 December 2022
Tax rises planned to cover fire service budget deficit

Tax rises planned to cover fire service budget deficit

19 December 2022

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is looking to increase its portion of council tax as part of budget proposals.


'Green shoots of recovery' for hospital trust

18 December 2022
'Green shoots of recovery' for hospital trust

'Green shoots of recovery' for hospital trust

18 December 2022

The chief executive of a hospital trust says “green shoots of recovery” are showing after a critical report last year.


Improvements made at troubled council

16 December 2022
Improvements made at troubled council

Improvements made at troubled council

16 December 2022

A town council is making progress after a critical report found its reputation had been “stained” by years of controversy, it is reported.


Communications head resigns after blocking bereaved parents on Twitter

14 December 2022
Communications head resigns after blocking bereaved parents on Twitter

Communications head resigns after blocking bereaved parents on Twitter

14 December 2022

A hospital trust's director of communications has resigned after blocking the Twitter accounts of parents whose babies have died in the trust’s care.


Increase in numbers using A&E at hospitals

14 December 2022
Increase in numbers using A&E at hospitals

Increase in numbers using A&E at hospitals

14 December 2022

The number of people going to accident and emergency departments is climbing as the local NHS deals with added winter pressure.


Demand for domestic abuse help still not back to pre-pandemic levels

09 December 2022
Demand for domestic abuse help still not back to pre-pandemic levels

Demand for domestic abuse help still not back to pre-pandemic levels

09 December 2022

Demand for a domestic abuse helpline in Nottinghamshire has not returned to pre-pandemic levels after cases doubled in 2020.


Ambulance service staff set for two days of strike action

08 December 2022
Ambulance service staff set for two days of strike action

Ambulance service staff set for two days of strike action

08 December 2022

The union GMB has confirmed its members working for East Midlands Ambulance Service will strike across two dates in December.

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Hundreds make contact over hospital trust's maternity service review

06 December 2022
Hundreds make contact over hospital trust's maternity service review

Hundreds make contact over hospital trust's maternity service review

06 December 2022

Around 1,000 families and hospital staff members have now contacted an ongoing review into maternity services in Nottingham.


£150,000 to support residents and businesses in cost of living crisis

06 December 2022
£150,000 to support residents and businesses in cost of living crisis

£150,000 to support residents and businesses in cost of living crisis

06 December 2022

A council is planning to put aside £150,000 of support for residents and businesses during the cost of living crisis.


Emergency care under pressure at hospitals

25 November 2022
Emergency care under pressure at hospitals

Emergency care under pressure at hospitals

25 November 2022

Emergency care will be the biggest issue for hospitals this winter as dozens of patients are unable to be discharged from hospital.


Council still considering level of tax rise

25 November 2022
Council still considering level of tax rise

Council still considering level of tax rise

25 November 2022

No decision has been made on whether Nottinghamshire County Council will raise its council tax bills next year.


Investigations into maternity serious incidents unlikely to meet deadline

25 November 2022
Investigations into maternity serious incidents unlikely to meet deadline

Investigations into maternity serious incidents unlikely to meet deadline

25 November 2022

Hospital bosses are unlikely to meet a deadline to clear a backlog of incomplete investigations into serious maternity incidents.


Flood defences planned to protect homes and businesses

22 November 2022
Flood defences planned to protect homes and businesses

Flood defences planned to protect homes and businesses

22 November 2022

A village that has seen devastating flooding for decades is to get a huge new environmental defence plan.


Reports of transgender hate crime on the rise

22 November 2022
Reports of transgender hate crime on the rise

Reports of transgender hate crime on the rise

22 November 2022

Reports of hate crimes against transgender people are on the rise, Nottinghamshire police statistics show.


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