A local head teacher is to be recognised for decades of service to communities in Nottingham. David Stewart OBE, who is also Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, will be the guest of honour at a special ceremony on Friday (March 15) to see his name unveiled on the side of a tram. In receiving … [Read more...]
QMC staff help celebrate ‘Tramiversary’
Staff from the Queen’s Medical Centre came out in force today (Thursday, August 25) to help Nottingham’s tram network celebrate a year since it opened two new lines. The QMC is home to one of the 28 brand new tram stops that opened 12 months ago when the network more than doubled in size, linking … [Read more...]
Local businesses plug into superfast NETwork via tramlines
Superfast data as well as superfast trams will soon travel along the new Nottingham Express Transit lines to benefit local businesses, thanks to the foresight of Nottingham City Council. Nottingham is leading the country in an innovative approach that ensures world class fibre optic cabling is … [Read more...]
Report reveals tram project’s £100m economy boost
The construction project to expand Nottingham’s tram network boosted the local economy by more than £100m, a major independent report published today (July 12) has revealed. And the report’s authors say the way the project helped hundreds of local people to benefit from jobs and training and … [Read more...]
Calling all Clifton residents
Nottingham’s tram network is looking to the people of Clifton to help front a new marketing campaign aimed at the area. NET is inviting adults aged 16 and over from the Clifton area to a special photoshoot for the chance to become one of the faces of the upcoming campaign. Clifton residents … [Read more...]
MAJOR BOOST FOR TRAM PROJECT
For the first time, daylight trials are now under way across both of Nottingham’s new tram lines in a major step forward for the network expansion project. Following a series of successful night-time tests, trams are being tested during the day in Beeston and Chilwell and through to NET’s new … [Read more...]