Nottinghamshire County Council as the highway authority has officially marked the ground breaking of works on the Gedling Access Road. The event held at the site compound off Lambley Lane launched the beginning of the 18-month construction which will reduce congestion, boost the redevelopment … [Read more...]
Beeston Children Plant 700 Trees
700 trees were planted at Hetley Pearson Recreation Ground. Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Councillor Michael Brown joined children from Trent Vale Infants School to plant a mixture of native trees, including cherry, hazel holly and hawthorn, with another group of children from Beeston Rylands … [Read more...]
Nottinghamshire County Council leads a major consortium which includes testing a new virtual reality experience at the home of Robin Hood
Visitors to the Sherwood Forest Country Park will be able to get a 3D experience of the forest like never before following the go-ahead for a £10m project to test the latest 5G technology at the world-renowned tourist destination. Government funding worth £5 million, which will be matched by a … [Read more...]
Lord Byron and Robin Hood’s 2020 USA Tour
Some of Nottinghamshire’s most famous residents will travel to the United States in just under one month. Lord Byron, Robin Hood and a Nottinghamshire New World Pilgrim will travel to New England in March 2020 in the form of one talented actor and educator; Tom Cable from Hucknall. Tom, who is … [Read more...]
Leaders call on County Council to replace trees
The Leader and Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council has called on Nottinghamshire County Council to replace every tree felled for the construction of the Gedling Access Road. Councillors John Clarke & Michael Payne have called on the Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council to urgently join … [Read more...]
Work begins on £8m Academy project
Morgan Sindall Construction has begun work on a new £8 million primary school near Edwalton, Nottingham. The company has been appointed to construct the new school by Arc Partnership on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council. The Rosecliffe Spencer Academy will provide 315 places for local … [Read more...]
Recycle for Charity
Recycle your small electrical items at your local Recycling Centre during January, and for every tonne, Veolia (Nottingham County Council’s waste contractors) will donate £5 to Motor Neurone Disease Association, the chosen charity of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Chairman. Veolia have even … [Read more...]
Cotgrave’s Green Play Park Opening Event
Hundreds of excited children accompanied by their parents turned out last Saturday morning 12th October for the official opening of the new play park. The rain stopped and the sun shone (for a little while) which allowed all to enjoy this special event. The local retailers including the Co-op, the … [Read more...]