16 new council homes near Nottinghamshire allotments get the go ahead
At a planning committee meeting this week, Ashfield District Council’s plans to build 16 new Council homes on the site of former garages in Kirkby were approved. The land located off Central Avenue,...
View ArticleWest Bridgford Infants and Junior School’s community art exhibition on now
West Bridgford Infants and Junior Schools are displaying art for the community at the Methodist Church on Musters Road until Sunday. A spokesperson for the school said: ‘Creative arts are highly valued...
View ArticleHuge welfare reforms could see some lose benefits completely
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlined a package of sweeping reforms to put work at the heart of welfare and deliver on his “moral mission” to give everyone who is able to work, the best possible...
View ArticlePrime Minister Rishi Sunak’s speech on welfare reforms in full
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a speech today 19 April 2024 setting out plans to reform welfare and disability benefits. The speech in full: Today I’d like to talk about the growing number of people...
View ArticleUpdated – Wollaton: Chairs and punches thrown in restaurant fight – police...
Officers have released CCTV images of a number of people they wish to trace after a fight broke out in a restaurant in Wollaton. The incident happened on Tuesday 12 March at around 8.30pm at Mr Man’s...
View ArticleTrent Barton invests £6 million in new 25 low-emission buses
More than 25 brand new buses will be joining Trent Barton’s fleet this summer, operating on Ilkeston Flyer, The Villager, H1 and the Mickleover. The £6 million investment will see 23 low-emission...
View ArticleLive updates: A52 westbound at Ockbrook closed – overturned car
There are few delays in the area according to National Highways. 1:50 pm Road reopened National Highways | 1:40 pm The A52 has been closed westbound to allow Derbyshire Police to respond to a serious...
View ArticleElectric bike rider in hospital after collision with car in Nottingham
Emergency services attended Queens Bower Road, Bestwood, Nottingham around 7am on Thursday 18 April. This was following a road traffic collision between a car and an electric bike. The rider was taken...
View ArticleDrink-driver jailed after crash leaves victims with serious injuries
A drink-driver who caused a head-on crash on a country road has been jailed. Officers from Nottinghamshire Roads Policing Unit were alerted to an incident in Main Road, Ravenshead, around 6.15pm on 17...
View ArticlePM to overhaul benefits system and tackle Britain’s “sick note culture” in...
The Prime Minister’s new plan for welfare will end Britain’s “sick note culture”, which has resulted in a significant rise in people being unnecessarily written off work and parked on welfare. It comes...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched after woman found dead in Nottingham
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead. Emergency services were called to an address in Nottingham Road, Eastwood, at 11.13am this morning (Friday) where the body...
View ArticleEast Midlands mayoral candidates promise roads and building development will...
The candidates vying to become mayor of the East Midlands have revealed what they want to do on day one if they are elected on May 2 – with ideas including hosting a regional festival to kick things...
View ArticleWeather: Nottinghamshire forecast Saturday 20 April
Today’s Nottinghamshire weather includes hourly temperatures, wind speed, UV, pollen count and risk of rain. Nottinghamshire weather Saturday 20 April Mainly dry with increasing cloud. Temperatures...
View ArticleArrest after man suffers slash injury in bar assault
A man has been arrested following a knife attack inside a Stapleford bar. Police were called to Larry’s Bar, in Derby Road, Stapleford, around 11.25pm on 12 April after a man suffered a slash injury to...
View ArticleImage released after 74-year-old robbed at Nottingham city cashpoint
Detectives have released images of a man they wish to trace after a 74-year-old woman was robbed after withdrawing cash from the bank. The incident happened in Lower Parliament Street in Nottingham...
View ArticleAy-up Market returns to Old Market Square Nottingham next week – see trader list
This year’s celebration of independent, Nottingham-based retailers and creatives will take place in Old Market Square from Friday 26 April to Sunday 28 April 2024 and promises to be even bigger and...
View ArticleBusiness secretary Kemi Badenoch visits Colwick packaging business
The Business and Trade Secretary of State, Rt Hon. Kemi Badenoch MP, was welcomed to Colwick yesterday by Gedling’s Conservative Member of Parliament Tom Randall MP. Together with Colwick’s County...
View ArticlePolice appeal after motorist stole petrol from station forecourt
Police have launched an appeal after a motorist stole fuel from a Hucknall petrol station. Officers were called to the Hucknall Bypass Filling Station, Watnall Road, following reports of a theft....
View ArticleGrantham Canal Society refurbishment of Lock 13
The refurbishment of Lock 13 of the Grantham Canal builds on the rebuilding and repair work carried out on Locks 14 and 15 over the last four years. It will, when completed, be the sixth lock brought...
View ArticleNottingham Bowl reveals a new interactive scoring video wall
Nottingham Bowl is the UKs largest bowling centre boasting 48 lanes across two floors. As the largest string bowling centre in the UK, it also features a 9 hole crazy golf course, a karaoke room, two...
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