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Join Trent Bridge Community Trust for virtual work experience: Career Talks

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Trent Bridge Community Trust’s YouNG Project is extremely excited to announce: A virtual work experience programme! If you’re unsure about what you want to do in the future, join them for Career Talks, where each week they will be hosting a FREE LIVE Q&A where you can hear from a variety of … [Read more...]

Nottingham’s 2028 Carbon Neutral Action Plan is blueprint for a green recovery

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Almost 1,000 responses from residents, businesses and organisations across Nottingham have helped to shape how the city aims to become carbon neutral by 2028. A two-month consultation earlier this year has been used to inform and change the City Council’s 2028 Carbon Neutral Action Plan. And … [Read more...]

Photographs of Nottingham’s peaceful Black Lives Matter protest

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Bob Marley’s song, One Love, was played on the speakers at Nottingham’s Forest Recreation Ground as people arrived at the peaceful protest for the movement, Black Lives Matter.  June 7th was an overcast day with wind and rain, but as Nottingham’s protesters filled the park grounds, … [Read more...]

Food Innovation Centre experts help Nottingham ice lolly producer

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Ice lolly entrepreneur Isaac Greenway-Tambini has come up with a cool way to expand his business…by developing ambient ‘freeze at home’ versions of his treats so he can supply nationwide via mail order. Nottingham-based Isaac makes Pola ice poles using mainly local fruits and ingredients with a … [Read more...]

Drivers to pay for on-street car parking again in Nottingham

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On-street parking charges will be re-introduced on Nottingham’s streets next week – although key workers will still be able to park for free. Nottingham City Council relaxed charges and enforcement in March at the start of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions to help support the pandemic … [Read more...]

Nottingham Writers’ Studio to Launch Short Story Competition in Memory of George Floyd

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Today, the Nottingham Writers’ Studio (NWS) launched a short story competition in memory of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white police officer in the US. The overall winner will receive £250 and be published in an upcoming anthology – ‘Black Lives’. “The murder of George Floyd by a man … [Read more...]

Waste Not Want Not: Hilton Nottingham Supports Fight Against Food Surplus and Feeds Those in Need

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Hilton Nottingham Partners With Open Kitchens To Double Free Meal Delivery For Those In Need Across Nottingham and Surrounding Areas Hilton Nottingham has given social enterprise Open Kitchens a major boost by opening up its large-scale kitchen to enable the initiative to double … [Read more...]

40 years of specialist care and support for East Midland’s families – disabled children’s charity Footprints hopes to celebrate four decades but faces funding challenges ahead

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Hear from the Fisher family who share their son’s story Footprints CEC (conductive education centre) has been a lifeline for families of disabled children in the East Midlands and beyond for almost 40 years. Now, it battles to stay afloat after experiencing a 40% funding loss since … [Read more...]

Planning application submitted for Nottingham Guildhall development

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PLANNING has been submitted by a joint venture between Locksley Hotels Ltd and hotel group Ascena for the centrepiece of the much anticipated multi-million-pound Guildhall development in Nottingham, which will create more than 250 jobs for the city. Originally built in 1887, the Guildhall … [Read more...]