By Gordon Dyne Butterfly Conservation East Midlands BCEM has been working in close partnership with Great Central Railway (Nottingham) (GCR(N) and Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group (Notts BAG) to improve the line-side habitat for a nationally important species of butterfly, the grizzled … [Read more...]
East Bridgford Open Gardens blooms again
Despite a gap of about 20 years, East Bridgford is planning its ‘first’ open gardens in June. The event will take place at various gardens around the village - including a bee farm - on Sunday 23rd June from 12noon until 5pm, ensuring that most visitors will have time to visit the 16 or more … [Read more...]
Edwalton barns being converted into housing
A new housing development is being built in Edwalton on the site of an old farmhouse. Bellway is building a range of three, four and five-bedroom homes – called The Hall – on land off Melton Road, close to Wheatcroft Garden Centre. The development was granted planning permission by Rushcliffe … [Read more...]
Plumtree School’s scholarship success
No wonder the year six pupils at Plumtree School are smiling so broadly, after achieving such success in their recent entrance examinations for local independent secondary schools. Not only did every pupil at Plumtree’s small, independent village school secure a place at their first choice of … [Read more...]
New business aims to help keep vulnerable people away from homelessness
A new on-demand delivery service in Nottingham is linking up with West Bridgford-based charity, the Friary. Pucho, which is launching on 1st April, say they will run “daily delivery-based errands to save you time and provide optimum convenience for the residents of Nottingham”. The hyper-local … [Read more...]
Sandra Taylor School of Dance perform Local Legends
Dancers from the Sandra Taylor School of Dance (STSD) in West Bridgford are celebrating the success of their latest production, Legends, performed to full houses at the Nottingham Playhouse in March. There was a cast of over 250 dancers from Tinies, taking their first steps on stage, to adults … [Read more...]
Construction underway at Grade A office space site on Nottingham Science Park
A ground breaking ceremony at Nottingham Science Park took place on Wednesday 20 March to mark the beginning of construction of Nottingham Science Park Building No.2. The striking new building will provide 22,700 sq. ft. of Grade A office space for businesses looking for research and development … [Read more...]
Police arrest two men on suspicion of burglary
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a quantity of copper piping was stolen from Woodkirk Road, Clifton, on 18 March 2019 at around 7.20pm. A 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of burglary and have since been released under investigation. … [Read more...]
Nottingham Trent University donates 1,000 pints of blood to help save 3,000 lives
NHS Blood and Transplant has worked with Nottingham Trent University over the past 18 months to collect 1,000 pints of blood from university students and staff, helping to save up to 3,000 lives. The rolling campaign titled ‘The 1,000 Pint Challenge’ has been a partnership between Nottingham … [Read more...]
Local housing needs of Lowdham to be assessed
An independent Housing Needs Survey of Lowdham is to be carried out to find out the true extent of local housing need in the parish. Midlands Rural Housing is preparing a questionnaire which will be delivered to households in the parish in April. The returned questionnaires will be … [Read more...]
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