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Lauren Monaghan, Local Democracy Reporter

Full list of candidates for Nottinghamshire local elections in May

06 April 2025
Full list of candidates for Nottinghamshire local elections in May

Full list of candidates for Nottinghamshire local elections in May

06 April 2025

The full list of candidates for the Nottinghamshire County Council election on May 1 has been published.


Council sees more foster carers signing up than leaving for first time since pandemic

06 April 2025
Council sees more foster carers signing up than leaving for first time since pandemic

Council sees more foster carers signing up than leaving for first time since pandemic

06 April 2025

Nottinghamshire County Council has had more foster carers joining the service than leaving for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic.


Battery energy system approved despite 201 resident objections

27 March 2025
Battery energy system approved despite 201 resident objections

Battery energy system approved despite 201 resident objections

27 March 2025

A battery energy storage system has been given the go-ahead — despite objections from 201 households with concerns about flooding and noise levels.


Plans submitted to turn unused golf course into holiday lodging

27 March 2025
Plans submitted to turn unused golf course into holiday lodging

Plans submitted to turn unused golf course into holiday lodging

27 March 2025

Plans have been submitted to turn an unused golf course into a holiday camp with 19 lodges – despite similar plans being rejected previously.


Number of hospital admissions for stab wounds down by a third in Nottinghamshire in 2024

26 March 2025
Number of hospital admissions for stab wounds down by a third in Nottinghamshire in 2024

Number of hospital admissions for stab wounds down by a third in Nottinghamshire in 2024

26 March 2025

The number of young people admitted to hospital with stab wounds in Nottinghamshire dropped by a third last year, figures show.


Fire service pushing to recruit more on-call firefighters in rural locations

18 March 2025
Fire service pushing to recruit more on-call firefighters in rural locations

Fire service pushing to recruit more on-call firefighters in rural locations

18 March 2025

Nottinghamshire’s fire service is pushing for more on-call firefighters to join — with three stations’ available hours “well below target”.


Village primary school numbers to double but concerns remain about lack of drop-off space

12 March 2025
Village primary school numbers to double but concerns remain about lack of drop-off space

Village primary school numbers to double but concerns remain about lack of drop-off space

12 March 2025

A village primary school’s numbers will double after council approval but plans were criticised for not including a drop-off point.


Fourth option tabled for local council shake-up in Nottinghamshire

10 March 2025
Fourth option tabled for local council shake-up in Nottinghamshire

Fourth option tabled for local council shake-up in Nottinghamshire

10 March 2025

A fourth alternative option has been proposed by Rushcliffe Borough Council’s leader for a major shake-up of local Government in Nottinghamshire.

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Village’s primary school numbers to double if expansion plans are approved

07 March 2025
Village’s primary school numbers to double if expansion plans are approved

Village’s primary school numbers to double if expansion plans are approved

07 March 2025

A village primary school could see its pupil numbers double if plans for its expansion are approved by the council.


Numbers of adults waiting to be discharged from hospital drops by up to two thirds

07 March 2025
Numbers of adults waiting to be discharged from hospital drops by up to two thirds

Numbers of adults waiting to be discharged from hospital drops by up to two thirds

07 March 2025

The number of adult patients stuck in hospital beds every day in Nottinghamshire who are well enough to go home has dropped by up to two thirds.


Wait to hand over patients at hospitals dropped

05 March 2025
Wait to hand over patients at hospitals dropped

Wait to hand over patients at hospitals dropped

05 March 2025

East Midlands Ambulance Service crews spent 3,500 fewer hours waiting at hospitals in February after year-on-year handover delays declined.


County Council approves council tax rise

03 March 2025
County Council approves council tax rise

County Council approves council tax rise

03 March 2025

A county council met last week in a full council meeting to discuss the authority’s budget proposals for the 2025/26 financial year.

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Labour councillors say they will look to sell new council headquarters if they win May election

03 March 2025
Labour councillors say they will look to sell new council headquarters if they win May election

Labour councillors say they will look to sell new council headquarters if they win May election

03 March 2025

Council’s Labour group says it still plans to sell or lease out the authority’s brand new headquarters if it gains control of the authority in May.


Hospital trust protects elective surgeries and halves number of medically-fit patients waiting for discharge over winter

03 March 2025
Hospital trust protects elective surgeries and halves number of medically-fit patients waiting for discharge over winter

Hospital trust protects elective surgeries and halves number of medically-fit patients waiting for discharge over winter

03 March 2025

A Nottingham hospital trust says fewer fit patients are in beds waiting to be discharged because of steps taken to ease pressure over the winter.


Sherwood Forest Day launched with event marking county’s ties with fabled forest

26 February 2025
Sherwood Forest Day launched with event marking county’s ties with fabled forest

Sherwood Forest Day launched with event marking county’s ties with fabled forest

26 February 2025

Sherwood Forest has celebrated its first dedicated day marking the area’s historical and cultural significance after a motion from the local MP.


Council says 230 patrols ‘busting the myth’ parking wardens are never out

24 February 2025
Council says 230 patrols ‘busting the myth’ parking wardens are never out

Council says 230 patrols ‘busting the myth’ parking wardens are never out

24 February 2025

A council leader says he wants to “bust the myth” that parking wardens are not “out and about”.


School meals to rise by £1.05 per week

10 February 2025
School meals to rise by £1.05 per week

School meals to rise by £1.05 per week

10 February 2025

Paid-for schools meals across Nottinghamshire will go up by 21p per meal — or £1.05 a week — from April.


Village organisations receive pay-outs from long lost charity over 100 years old

03 February 2025
Village organisations receive pay-outs from long lost charity over 100 years old

Village organisations receive pay-outs from long lost charity over 100 years old

03 February 2025

Local groups in a Nottinghamshire village have benefitted from more than £20,000 after a local woman’s long lost charity fund was released.


Fierce debate on public art spending surrounds sculpture projects

29 January 2025
Fierce debate on public art spending surrounds sculpture projects

Fierce debate on public art spending surrounds sculpture projects

29 January 2025

Councillors are locked in a row on spending for public art after two separate sculpture projects faced questions over their value for taxpayers.


Up to 70 homes to be protected from flooding after bund plans approved

28 January 2025
Up to 70 homes to be protected from flooding after bund plans approved

Up to 70 homes to be protected from flooding after bund plans approved

28 January 2025

Up to 70 homes will get protection from flooding after plans to build a huge earth mound were approved.


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