Nottingham: Man convicted of conspiring to commit FGM against young girl in...
A former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) against a young girl in the first conviction of its kind in England and Wales. Emad Kaky, 47, from...
View Article‘Christmas will never be the same again’– Teenager jailed for Nottingham...
A teenager who stabbed a man to death on Christmas Day has been jailed. Kersharn Dockeray-Barnett, then aged just 17, fatally wounded 29-year-old Reece Connor on a pavement near Nottingham’s Crown...
View ArticleNottingham City Council to sell-off key investment properties to support...
Nottingham City Council has revealed plans to dispose of a portion of its investment property assets in response to mounting financial pressures. The Council faces a budget gap of over £50 million for...
View ArticleDagger and knife recovered after Arnold police pursuit
Neighbourhood officers seized two knives after chasing down and arresting two teenagers they’d seen acting suspiciously. Members of the Gedling north neighbourhood policing team were on patrol in...
View Article£2.3 million extra funding for early years entitlements and wraparound...
Nottingham City Council has accepted over £2.3 million in funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to expand early years entitlements and wraparound childcare services. This development is part...
View ArticleBudget update: Nottingham City Council faces £12.6m overspend for the year
Nottingham City Council is currently facing a significant budgetary challenge, with a gross forecasted overspend of £12.595 million for the 2024/25 financial year, according to the latest Budget...
View ArticleCouncil to review street naming and numbering policy
In a bid to streamline its approach to street naming and numbering, Ashfield District Council is set to approve updates to its current policy, first introduced in 2020. The revised policy will be...
View ArticleEMR celebrates first East Coast Pride with Rainbow Train
East Midlands Railway’s LGBTQIA+ Employee Network has created its second special rainbow livery to celebrate Pride and to promote diversity in its workplace. The livery, which has been applied to a...
View ArticleRuddington development approved by planning inspectorate
A small housing development in Ruddington has been approved by the planning inspectorate after developers submitted an appeal over application delays. Plans were submitted by Churchill Retirement...
View ArticlePolice statement after armed officers attend Nottingham disturbance
A man has been arrested after a rapid police response to a street disturbance. Armed officers were called to Beckhampton Road, Bestwood, Nottingham at approximately 6pm last night (Sunday 8 September)...
View ArticleNottingham City Council moves to 100% plant-based catering at its meetings
Nottingham City Council will go 100% plant-based at their meetings from the end of this month. Councillor Sam Lux announced the change at today’s Full Council following a public question from a...
View ArticleNottinghamshire weather for Tuesday 10 September
Nottinghamshire weather forecast for Tuesday 10 September. Nottinghamshire weather on Tuesday 10 September Temperature and Feels-Like Temperature: The temperature remains relatively stable throughout...
View ArticleWest Bridgford: Man impersonated police officer and targeted vulnerable victim
A suspect has been arrested after reports a man impersonated a police officer in order to steal from a vulnerable victim. Neighbourhood police have been investigating the incident at the victim’s home...
View ArticleMansfield: Council to end private lifeline service and transfer it to Newark...
Mansfield District Council seeks approval to cease its private Lifeline service by the 31st of January 2025. The decision, which affects 1,239 private customers, will see the service transferred to...
View ArticleThe Palais Nottingham reopens this week with huge reunion party
The Palais – one of Nottingham’s best loved venues with a history stretching back almost 100 years – opens this Friday (13 September) with a huge reunion party. In a nod to its storied history, the...
View ArticleMassive plans to extract 6.5 million tons of fuel ash from Nottinghamshire...
A large-scale development project to extract Pulverised Fuel Ash (PFA) from former ash disposal lagoons near Retford, Nottinghamshire, has sparked environmental concerns. Documents released ahead of a...
View ArticleRushcliffe police crackdown on hare coursing
Nottinghamshire Police is part of the national initiative Operation Galileo, which will see information and intelligence shared across county borders and prevent offending before it happens. Tough new...
View ArticleNottingham pub demolition for 21 new homes recommended for approval
Plans to demolish The Bakersfield Public House on Oakdale Road in come before the Nottingham City Council planning committee on 18 September 2024. The plans have been recommended for approval, but may...
View Article£450,000 cannabis factory across two homes closed down by police
Police have shut down a cannabis factory operating across two neighbouring homes on a residential street. Officers attended a house in Alcock Avenue, Mansfield, around 8 am on Monday (9 September)...
View ArticleAmbleside play area in Gamston gets new features thanks to funding boost
A children’s play area in Gamston has become further inclusive after receiving a vital funding boost from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC) allocated UKSPF...
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