Rushcliffe based residents, town and parish councils and groups can make their properties and communities even greener by applying for free trees for a third year running. Over 5,700 trees have been distributed since the start of the campaign in 2018 and crab apple and hazel trees are … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
Birds brings back gamily favourites for doughnut week
Family-run Birds Bakery is hosting its very own Doughnut Week and bringing back two much-loved treats, following the cancellation of the national week earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. To celebrate Doughnut Week, … [Read more...]
City centre pub restaurant to become gym
A former Harvester pub in Nottingham is set to be turned into a gym Harvester located near Castle Marina, Nottingham, closed its doors on 30th July last year. The building has remained empty ever since. The unit was closed by the restaurant chain "after careful consideration" … [Read more...]
A new skatepark at Rushcliffe Country Park to be designed with local young people, meeting the needs of future Olympic skateboarders and BMXers
Rushcliffe Borough Council have advertised the contract to replace the wooden skatepark at Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington, with a bespoke concrete facility to be designed in close collaboration with local young people. The skatepark will be completed in April 2021 and will join other new … [Read more...]
Helping Nottinghamshire get back to school and back on the move
Nottinghamshire County Council has been working with schools to support them as they reopen for the autumn term, as well as helping our transport network respond to the impact of COVID-19. All 337 schools across the county have now reopened, with appropriate measures in place, following national … [Read more...]
Nottinghamshire developer donates £1,000 to street kitchen for homeless and vulnerable
Leading developer Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Midlands has contributed £1,000 to Tracy’s Street Kitchen, a charity supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Nottingham. The charity provides good quality, nutritional food and friendly faces for those living on the city’s streets and … [Read more...]
Terry takes his bow from buses after 53 years
Good wishes have arrived by the bus load for East Midlands bus driver Avtar ‘Terry’ Lachhar, who has retired from driving for trentbarton at the age of 83 years old, 53 of them spent on the buses. In a fitting end to his career with the bus operator trentbarton, Terry’s last job was to drive an … [Read more...]
Nottingham tech business donates £1000 of food to local homeless shelter
Independent charity Emmanuel House Support Centre in Hockley has received £1,100 worth of provisions for its Nottingham Night Shelter thanks to a recent donation from Nottingham-based education platform THRIVE Learning. Having seen the charity’s donation drive on Facebook, THRIVE … [Read more...]
Notts ‘wheelie’ getting into cycling during lockdown
On 3rd September, the County Council’s Communities and Place Committee met to discuss recent funding updates from the Government along with its plans and priorities for cycling in Nottinghamshire. Councillor John Cottee, Communities and Place Chairman for Nottinghamshire County Council said: … [Read more...]
Calverton swimming pool to reopen following £50,000 refurbishment
Calverton Leisure Centre swimming pool will reopen on Monday 7 September following a £50,000 refurbishment. The changing rooms have new floors and walls and there has been an increase in the number of showers and private cubicles in both the male and female changing rooms as well as new changing … [Read more...]
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