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Huge solar farm plans labelled ‘white whale’ after majority oppose it

14 August 2024
Huge solar farm plans labelled ‘white whale’ after majority oppose it

Huge solar farm plans labelled ‘white whale’ after majority oppose it

14 August 2024

Residents are divided over plans for a large solar farm development, with some saying it won’t have an impact and others labelling it a ‘white whale’.

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Council continues to chase government over delayed Levelling Up money

14 August 2024
Council continues to chase government over delayed Levelling Up money

Council continues to chase government over delayed Levelling Up money

14 August 2024

Newark and Sherwood District Council is still asking the government where £20m of promised Levelling Up funding is.

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Housing targets branded ‘arbitrary numbers’

13 August 2024
Housing targets branded ‘arbitrary numbers’

Housing targets branded ‘arbitrary numbers’

13 August 2024

Proposed new housing targets which could see 1,400 extra homes built per year in Nottinghamshire have been criticised as “arbitrary numbers”.


Proposed police commissioner’s chief executive to bring experience of turning forces around

08 August 2024
Proposed police commissioner’s chief executive to bring experience of turning forces around

Proposed police commissioner’s chief executive to bring experience of turning forces around

08 August 2024

The proposed chief executive of Nottinghamshire’s police commissioner’s office says she has experience helping forces out of special measures.


Village granted higher road to rise above floodwaters

08 August 2024
Village granted higher road to rise above floodwaters

Village granted higher road to rise above floodwaters

08 August 2024

A village which turned into an island during recent flooding will be guaranteed access with a higher road.

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Confirmation of police commissioner’s deputy cancelled at the last moment

06 August 2024
Confirmation of police commissioner’s deputy cancelled at the last moment

Confirmation of police commissioner’s deputy cancelled at the last moment

06 August 2024

A meeting to confirm Nottinghamshire’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner was unexpectedly adjourned just six minutes in.

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Recycling ‘supersites’ approved to replace congested tips

28 July 2024
Recycling ‘supersites’ approved to replace congested tips

Recycling ‘supersites’ approved to replace congested tips

28 July 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council has approved plans to bring in a network of new ‘supersite’ household waste centres to replace its smaller tips.

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Nuclear fusion prototype will be ‘UK’s NASA moment’

26 July 2024
Nuclear fusion prototype will be ‘UK’s NASA moment’

Nuclear fusion prototype will be ‘UK’s NASA moment’

26 July 2024

A nuclear fusion energy plant being built in Nottinghamshire is being described as the “UK’s NASA moment”.

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Ollerton Levelling Up expected to be put on hold until Government provides promised funding

24 July 2024
Ollerton Levelling Up expected to be put on hold until Government provides promised funding

Ollerton Levelling Up expected to be put on hold until Government provides promised funding

24 July 2024

The £20m Levelling Up scheme for Ollerton and Clipstone could soon be put on hold as the Government hasn’t yet handed over any of the funding.


Three biggest risks for county council’s finances

24 July 2024
Three biggest risks for county council’s finances

Three biggest risks for county council’s finances

24 July 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council has named its three biggest financial risks as it faces going overbudget this year.


Company in charge of county’s roads ‘needs to win back public trust’

23 July 2024
Company in charge of county’s roads ‘needs to win back public trust’

Company in charge of county’s roads ‘needs to win back public trust’

23 July 2024

The company which manages Nottinghamshire’s roads has been accused of losing the public’s trust over pothole problems.

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‘Arrogant drivers’ caused extra damage driving through floods

23 July 2024
‘Arrogant drivers’ caused extra damage driving through floods

‘Arrogant drivers’ caused extra damage driving through floods

23 July 2024

More measures are needed to stop people driving through closed roads in floods, councillors have said.


Council to explore benefits of AI through chatbots, home sensors and road repairs

22 July 2024
Council to explore benefits of AI through chatbots, home sensors and road repairs

Council to explore benefits of AI through chatbots, home sensors and road repairs

22 July 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council is planning to use AI to improve its customer services, highways monitoring and social care.


Lincolnshire solar farm approvals cause ‘grave concern’ for Nottinghamshire projects says council leader

21 July 2024
Lincolnshire solar farm approvals cause ‘grave concern’ for Nottinghamshire projects says council leader

Lincolnshire solar farm approvals cause ‘grave concern’ for Nottinghamshire projects says council leader

21 July 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council’s leader says he’s “gravely concerned” after two huge solar farms were approved in nearby Lincolnshire.

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Extra £5m to repair county roads

20 July 2024
Extra £5m to repair county roads

Extra £5m to repair county roads

20 July 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council is planning on spending an extra £4.8m to repair roads following one of the wettest winters in recent memory.

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No tips will close without replacement, county council promises

19 July 2024
No tips will close without replacement, county council promises

No tips will close without replacement, county council promises

19 July 2024

County council leaders have said that no Nottinghamshire tips will be closed until an alternative site is in place.


Call for new government to keep promise on rebuilding Nottinghamshire schools

19 July 2024
Call for new government to keep promise on rebuilding Nottinghamshire schools

Call for new government to keep promise on rebuilding Nottinghamshire schools

19 July 2024

The new government has been asked whether a big school rebuilding plan will still go ahead after power changed hands following the general election.

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Glowing Ofsted report helps to rebuild trust after children’s services ‘dark history’

15 July 2024
Glowing Ofsted report helps to rebuild trust after children’s services ‘dark history’

Glowing Ofsted report helps to rebuild trust after children’s services ‘dark history’

15 July 2024

Nottinghamshire children service’s best Ofsted report for 20 years helps put its ‘dark history’ behind it, the councillor responsible says.


Safety fears raised over A1 services where KFC will replace Little Chef

13 July 2024
Safety fears raised over A1 services where KFC will replace Little Chef

Safety fears raised over A1 services where KFC will replace Little Chef

13 July 2024

A derelict forner Little Chef on the A1 will become a KFC – provided road safety improvements are made.


‘Increasing concern’ over lack of overnight urgent medical treatment

11 July 2024
‘Increasing concern’ over lack of overnight urgent medical treatment

‘Increasing concern’ over lack of overnight urgent medical treatment

11 July 2024

People in Newark are increasingly worried about the town’s lack of urgent medical help overnight, councillors say.

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