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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.


Call for council to keep human “empathy and fairness” during AI services trial

28 January 2025
Call for council to keep human “empathy and fairness” during AI services trial

Call for council to keep human “empathy and fairness” during AI services trial

28 January 2025

Artificial intelligence technology being used in council services should not replace “empathy and fairness” for residents, a committee has warned.


Fire service council tax bill expected to go up by £5 in April

22 January 2025
Fire service council tax bill expected to go up by £5 in April

Fire service council tax bill expected to go up by £5 in April

22 January 2025

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service wants to put its part of household council tax bills up by the maximum of £5 a year.


County Council “cramming” in road repairs before April

20 January 2025
County Council “cramming” in road repairs before April

County Council “cramming” in road repairs before April

20 January 2025

Nottinghamshire County Council is “cramming” in its road repairs before the next financial year and pushing for longer-term fixes after harsh winters.


Emergency department nurses ‘walk on a knife edge’ every shift due to strained working conditions

17 January 2025
Emergency department nurses ‘walk on a knife edge’ every shift due to strained working conditions

Emergency department nurses ‘walk on a knife edge’ every shift due to strained working conditions

17 January 2025

A Nottinghamshire member of the country’s biggest nurses’ union says emergency department staff “walk on a knife edge” every shift.


Ambulance crews lost 25,000 hours waiting to hand over patients at hospitals in December

14 January 2025
Ambulance crews lost 25,000 hours waiting to hand over patients at hospitals in December

Ambulance crews lost 25,000 hours waiting to hand over patients at hospitals in December

14 January 2025

The ambulance service lost more than 25,000 hours in December to patient handover delays – the second highest month on record for crews being held up.


River water levels are expected to peak due to delayed flooding

08 January 2025
River water levels are expected to peak due to delayed flooding

River water levels are expected to peak due to delayed flooding

08 January 2025

The River Trent’s water levels are still rising following heavy snow and rain, but they should peak by the middle of today, officials say.


Councillor “confident” the council will balance its budget by April

15 December 2024
Councillor “confident” the council will balance its budget by April

Councillor “confident” the council will balance its budget by April

15 December 2024

Nottinghamshire County Council is predicting its overspend to be under £1 million by the end of April 2025 – dropping by over £3 million.


Hospital's new £32m neonatal unit the largest in East Midlands

13 December 2024
Hospital's new £32m neonatal unit the largest in East Midlands

Hospital's new £32m neonatal unit the largest in East Midlands

13 December 2024

Hospitals leaders say the opening of a new £32 million neonatal unit will mean some babies no longer need to be transferred to get specialist care.


New plan for organising library services approved

11 December 2024
New plan for organising library services approved

New plan for organising library services approved

11 December 2024

A new plan for how to run he county’s libraries has been approved — despite concern some will only be open for 12 hours a week.


Motion to give borough and district councils more power over highway maintenance struck down

10 December 2024
Motion to give borough and district councils more power over highway maintenance struck down

Motion to give borough and district councils more power over highway maintenance struck down

10 December 2024

Councillors have struck down a motion which asked for more power for borough and district councils, ahead of a potential local government restructure.


Nearly 100 homes set to be built opposite Cotgrave business park

10 December 2024
Nearly 100 homes set to be built opposite Cotgrave business park

Nearly 100 homes set to be built opposite Cotgrave business park

10 December 2024

Nearly 100 new homes will be built opposite a Cotgrave business park after an application over its appearance was approved by the council.


New county council leader can’t rule out tax rises — but says they will be kept as low as possible

05 December 2024
New county council leader can’t rule out tax rises — but says they will be kept as low as possible

New county council leader can’t rule out tax rises — but says they will be kept as low as possible

05 December 2024

A new council leader says he cannot rule out a tax rise next year — but says people can be “assured” rates will be kept as low as possible.


Plans submitted for “much needed” apartments in town centre

04 December 2024
Plans submitted for “much needed” apartments in town centre

Plans submitted for “much needed” apartments in town centre

04 December 2024

More than 20 new “much needed” apartments could be built after plans were submitted to transform part of the Castlegate Centre.


Incoming council leader to ‘bang on the drums for education’ as SEND plan support improves

04 December 2024
Incoming council leader to ‘bang on the drums for education’ as SEND plan support improves

Incoming council leader to ‘bang on the drums for education’ as SEND plan support improves

04 December 2024

The incoming county council leader says he will keep applying pressure on Government for changes to SEND services for young people.


‘That actually isn’t democracy’: councillors react to proxy vote in Government’s consultations for more remote meetings

02 December 2024
‘That actually isn’t democracy’: councillors react to proxy vote in Government’s consultations for more remote meetings

‘That actually isn’t democracy’: councillors react to proxy vote in Government’s consultations for more remote meetings

02 December 2024

Councillors have backed the idea of them having power to decide whether to hold meetings remotely — but say voting should always be done in person.


New care home proposed at the site of longstanding birdseed business

02 December 2024
New care home proposed at the site of longstanding birdseed business

New care home proposed at the site of longstanding birdseed business

02 December 2024

The site of a birdseed business in a village could be demolished and turned into a care home after plans were submitted to the council.


MP backs local parent campaigners calling for tighter restrictions on smartphone use in children

29 November 2024
MP backs local parent campaigners calling for tighter restrictions on smartphone use in children

MP backs local parent campaigners calling for tighter restrictions on smartphone use in children

29 November 2024

A Nottinghamshire MP has backed local campaigners calling for tighter regulation on smartphone usage in children and young people.


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