Cropwell Community Garden receives grant to help reduce loneliness
A Community Garden in Rushcliffe has received a grant towards a vital project helping to reduce loneliness and social isolation. Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) allocated Reach Rushcliffe funding to...
View ArticleNominate your community heroes for a Celebrating Rushcliffe Award
Residents and groups in Rushcliffe are being asked to acknowledge their unsung community, sporting, business and health heroes in the Borough Council’s community accolades, the Celebrating Rushcliffe...
View ArticlePCC Gary Godden releases draft Police and Crime Plan 2024-25 with strong...
The Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Gary Godden – has outlined an ambitious Police and Crime Plan for 2024-29. This draft version of the plan will be discussed and likely ratified...
View ArticleA weekend weather forecast of ‘mixed’ fortunes, says Met Office
The weekend weather forecast presents a mixed outlook for the UK with some seeing finer spells but pulses of heavy, and potentially impactful, rainfall are never too far away for large parts of England...
View ArticleShoplifter banned from Co-op and Sainsbury’s West Bridgford
A persistent shoplifter has been jailed and ordered to keep away from the stores he had targeted. Jack Baldwin carried out a series of raids on supermarkets and other stores in areas including Beeston,...
View Article62 new village homes approved despite residents’ claims that ‘doctors and...
A development of 62 homes has been approved in a Newark village after councillors said they couldn’t find any reason to turn them down. The properties on Dale Lane in Blidworth will all be affordable...
View ArticleNottingham GP practice gives notice to end contract – last appointments end...
The partners of The Forest Practice in Hyson Green (NG7 5HY) have taken the decision to serve notice on their GP contract. As a result, the last patient appointments will take place at Forest Practice...
View ArticleArrests after man found wounded in a Beeston street
Detectives investigating an assault on a man found injured in a Beeston street have made two further arrests. Officers were called to Queens Road shortly before 6.30pm on Tuesday, 20 August following...
View ArticleArsonist who set fire to Nottingham tower block jailed
An arsonist who put hundreds of lives at risk when he deliberately lit a fire in a city centre block of flats has been jailed. Andrew Dmytruk torched a car and van in a car park on level three of the...
View ArticleWarning for people and pets not to enter Colwick Country Park east lake due...
A temporary warning notice for East Lake (Trout Lake) Colwick Country Park has been issued. A spokesperson for the country park said: ‘Recent testing has shown higher levels of Blue Green Algae in the...
View ArticleMachete recovered after attempted e-scooter robbery in St Ann’s
Officers chased down a robbery suspect in Nottingham before retrieving a machete from a bush. The knife crime team were on patrol around St Ann’s when they were alerted to an incident nearby. A group...
View ArticleRapist jailed after attack on teenage girl in Nottingham hotel
A rapist who brutally attacked a teenage girl in a hotel room has been jailed. Dylan Davis launched an assault on the victim at the hotel in Nottingham city centre on 16 August 2020. He smashed a beer...
View ArticlePaul Magnier unstoppable in Newark for stage win two in Tour of Britain
Paul Magnier stormed to a second stage win at the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men as the riders tackled 138 kilometres across the East Midlands from Derby to Newark. Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)...
View ArticleNottinghamshire weather for Saturday 7 September
Nottinghamshire weather forecast for Saturday 7 September. Nottinghamshire weather forecast for Saturday 7 September Weather: The predominant condition throughout the day is cloudy with occasional...
View ArticleWoman wanted after failed court appearance over knife incident at Nottingham...
British Transport Police are looking for this woman. Genevieve Brandy is wanted after failing to appear at Nottingham Magistrates court on 27 February 2024 after being charged with theft and...
View ArticleYellow weather warning for heavy rain across Nottinghamshire
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for rainy conditions. The warning, issued at 9 pm on Saturday 7 September is in force until 6 pm on Sunday 8 September. The details are: ‘Whilst there...
View ArticleBurglar jailed after ransacking disabled Nottingham man’s home
A burglar who ransacked a disabled man’s home after breaking in has been jailed. The victim woke when he heard an intruder was inside his flat, in Bulwell, but could not get up because of his...
View ArticleComplaints to council upheld by Ombudsman below national average among...
Nottinghamshire County Council had fewer complaints upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) compared to the national average among similar local authorities. The Ombudsman...
View ArticleTaste of Nottingham: A week for food lovers – see full event list
Get ready for a mouth-watering adventure with Taste of Nottingham, from 9 to 15 September 2024. Taste of Nottingham: A Week-Long Culinary Celebration The vibrant city of Nottingham is gearing up to...
View ArticleNottingham man jailed for exchanging sexual messages with young girl
A man has been jailed after exchanging a series of explicit text messages with a vulnerable teenage girl. William Howell, who began exchanging messages with the girl when she was only 13 years old,...
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