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Major student block plan for Victorian building once home to bathroom shop
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (490+ words) What the new student block could look like(Image: NW Architects) A Nottingham history group has raised fears over plans to demolish a Victorian building and build a five-storey student block. The existing two-storey building is on the corner of…...
Major investment being put into "uplifting" Nottingham"s appearance
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1144+ words) The Council House in Old Market Square, Nottingham city centre(Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent "uplifting" the appearance of Nottingham city after years of cuts left street cleaning at its most basic…...
Notts rural petrol station taken over by Reform in message over fuel hike
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (833+ words) (L- R) Lee Anderson MP and Robert Jenrick MP pictured at the Gulf petrol station in Southwell Road, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire's Reform MPs say their party would look to reduce fuel prices across the country following a stunt at a rural petrol…...
We're calling for anti-SLAPP measures against journalists from 'legal bullies"
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (602+ words) Journalism is vital for local democracy to hold power in check and give a voice to the community, ensuring no one is beyond scrutiny. (Image: UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition) Today media outlets across the country are joining a Day of Action…...
Potholes will be fixed in 72 hours - and won't need repairing again, vows leader
1+ week, 2+ day ago (811+ words) Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Councillor Mick Barton, waves off the new pothole repair teams(Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) Potholes across Nottinghamshire will be fixed within 72 hours and won't need revisiting for subsequent repairs, the leader of the County…...
Almost 7, 000 city households sought homelessness support last year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (497+ words) It is up from 4, 800 in 2018 Almost 7, 000 households in Nottingham sought homelessness support last year, a new report says. Eight years ago in 2018, 4, 800 households had sought help from Nottingham City Council's housing service, marking a clear rise in the number of…...
Pothole compensation claims 'skyrocket' under Reform - with only 13 pay-outs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (774+ words) The leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Mick Barton, pictured in his office at County Hall in West Bridgford(Image: Joseph Raynor/Nottingham Post) More than 1, 000 pothole compensation claims have been submitted in Nottinghamshire since Reform UK took control of the…...
No sponsors yet for flags which MP Lee Anderson said would not cost 'a penny"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) Union Flag banners on Loughborough Road in West Bridgford(Image: Joseph Raynor/Nottingham Post) No sponsorship agreements have been signed yet for the Union Flag banners which Lee Anderson claimed would not cost Nottinghamshire taxpayers 'a single penny'. The Reform-UK…...
Vision to expand housing estate into "scrubby" field
1+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) There have been previous attempts to build on the land Plans for more than 30 new homes in a small Nottinghamshire town have been put forward in a third attempt to redevelop the "overgrown" site. Developer Taylor Reed Homes Ltd has…...
'Devastating decision' as plan to safeguard historic pub turned down
1+ week, 5+ day ago (703+ words) The Nottingham Brewery's former building and The Plough Inn, in St Peter's Street, Radford. (Image: Nottingham Post/ Marie Wilson) Real ale campaigners say the community of Nottingham has been 'let down' after a last-ditch plan to safeguard the future of…...