Former Nottingham Forest footballer turned pundit Jermaine Jenas returned to Clifton to hand out awards to students who had excelled academically within sport and the arts. Jermaine, who grew up in Clifton, shared the presenting honours with Nottingham South MP Lilian Greenwood during the event … [Read more...]

Nottingham Trent University has climbed 19 places in a national league table focusing on student satisfaction and outcomes. Published last month, The Guardian University Guide 2018 shows the university, which has a number of campuses in Nottingham including in Clifton, has risen to 34th place in … [Read more...]

The Parkgate Community Centre will become home to the first Clifton Craft and Holistic Market. Host and organiser, Alice Johnson of Twinkles Gifts, will be holding the market on the first Saturday of every month, with the first event taking place on the 3rd of June between 11-3pm. During each … [Read more...]

Nottingham Trent University athlete Louis O’Connor from Clifton successfully made it a county championship double at the Moorways Athletic Stadium in Derby. Following on from his championship success at under-20 last season, Louis has now been successful at senior level. Although still only 19, … [Read more...]

A clothing and homewares store on Southchurch Drive in Clifton has closed its doors following months of uncertainty. Since February earlier this year, residents have noticed the Store Twenty One shop to be open and closed during various periods, with a legal notice posted on the shutters at the … [Read more...]

Peter Foster of Ruddington, along with former pupils who attended Fairham School, Clifton are coming together to hold a Cross Country Reunion Run. Peter wanted to give former pupils the chance to remember their time at the school, through facing the dreaded cross country course, once … [Read more...]

Clifton councillor Andrew Rule has called for speed bumps on two main roads in Clifton to be removed in order to encourage more people to shop in the area. Mr Rule suggested at a council meeting that removing the bumps on Farnborough Road and Green Lane will help to increase the appeal of shops … [Read more...]

A major fire hit the disused site of the old Fairham School in Clifton last night. Six appliances and over 40 firefighters attended the blaze, including the aerial ladder platform from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue. The school closed in 2009 and the disused building was also hit by fire back … [Read more...]

A scheme led by Notts County Football Club has managed to successfully secure £50,000 in funding. Primary Goals 2 (PG2), run by the club's Football in the Community (FITC) initiative, won the money from the Big Lottery through ITV's The People's Projects. The project managed to beat off stiff … [Read more...]