Nottingham City Council to livestream its meetings online
Nottingham City Council is planning to livestream its council meetings to improve public access to how it makes decisions. The authority is one of the few Nottinghamshire councils that doesn’t...
View ArticleFamilies protest at Sherwood Library over reopening delays
Sherwood – Frustrated families and campaigners staged a protest outside the new Sherwood Library to demand it is finally opened after a series of delays. In 2020 Nottingham City Council signed a...
View ArticleThreats aimed at local politicians ‘worst since 1980s’ says councillor
A Nottingham City Councillor says a surge in racism, Islamophobia and “malicious and hateful” threats against local politicians made her consider standing down from elected office. Councillor...
View ArticleRetford residents pilot electric vehicle pavement charging trial
Retford – Nottinghamshire County Council’s Electric Vehicle Charging Cable (EVCC) Pilot scheme has been rolled out in Retford for the first time as part of the countywide trial to assess the...
View ArticleBy-election in Gedling after councillor steps down
A by-election is likely to be held on Monday 16 September in the Bestwood St Albans ward following the resignation of Councillor Des Gibbons. There could also be a parish council by-election for the...
View ArticleNottinghamshire weather for Tuesday 20 August
Today’s Nottinghamshire weather includes hourly temperatures, wind speed, UV and risk of rain. Nottinghamshire weather forecast for Tuesday 20 August Today: Dry with some bright spells at first,...
View ArticleMan, 78, dies after Mansfield house fire
A 78-year-old man has sadly died following a house fire on Sunday 18 August on Redland Road, Mansfield. Firefighters from Mansfield and Ashfield Fire Stations attended the fire following a call just...
View ArticleDrink driver who caused death of pedestrian jailed
A speeding drink driver returning from the pub caused the death of a man he collided with as he walked across the road. Forensic evidence showed that Michael Brunt’s alcohol level at the time of the...
View ArticleDrink driver who killed cyclist jailed
A drink and drug driver who killed a cyclist while overtaking a peloton of cyclists on a rural road has been jailed. Jack Bingley was driving a van along Cottam Lane in Treswell, at around 9.20am on...
View ArticleBridgford Road: Temporary traffic signals all week for gas leak tracing works
The work is being carried out by Cadent Gas. Bridgford Road in West Bridgford at its junction with Park Avenue will be controlled by temporary traffic signals all week. Cadent Gas is working to locate...
View ArticleExtend Child Benefit for your teen by 31 August or it stops
Parents have less than two weeks to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) their 16-19 year-old is continuing education or training, or their Child Benefit payments will stop. Hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleMan jailed for making over 9,000 indecent images of children
A man who made thousands of indecent still and video images of children has been jailed. After he was arrested, Keah Gibbs told police he used images he had created and downloaded on social media in...
View ArticleRobin Hood Network season card prices up around 2.3% from September
From Sunday 25 August, there will be changes to the prices of some of the Adult Robin Hood Season card products, as well as the Under 19 day ticket. Robin Hood Season is a multi-operator card that...
View ArticleParkinson’s UK Beeston Cafe issues urgent appeal for volunteers to prevent...
Parkinson’s UK’s Beeston Cafe has issued an urgent appeal for volunteers as it risks closing if more people don’t come forward. The Cafe, which has been running for many years, has provided support to...
View ArticleDangerous driver jailed after 70 mph police chase through residential streets
A dangerous driver has been jailed after clocking speeds of up to 70mph during a pursuit along Nottingham’s residential roads. Nathan Baker, aged 41, was spotted by police speeding along Ridgeway, Top...
View ArticleImage released after police officer assaulted in Old Market Square
Officers have released an image of a man they wish to trace after a police officer was attacked during the protests near Old Market Square. The incident happened on Saturday 3 August. A police officer...
View ArticleNetwork Rail unveils the worst railway trespassers in the Eastern region
New figures released by Network Rail reveal that animals trespassed 492 times in the Eastern region in the 12 months to 31 March ranging from deer at one end of the scale to bees, a peacock, swans,...
View ArticleStreet robbers attacked man on his doorstep
Two street robbers who attacked a man on his doorstep have been put behind bars. Anna Mikolayczyic and Krzysztof Budzynski followed the man from Worksop town centre to his home in Newcastle Avenue. As...
View ArticleNottingham Panthers chooses Framework as charity this year
The Nottingham-based charity which supports homeless and vulnerable people across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and further afield was chosen from among more than 150 charities suggested by fans. It is...
View ArticleJet Stream brings wet and windy weather in coming days, says Met Office
A westerly airflow and a strengthened jet stream will bring wet and windy weather for parts of the UK in the coming days, with impacts likely for some. Fronts will arrive to the west of Scotland early...
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