Press releases by RSS

Improving the way traffic moves around

10 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:27:17 GMT

From this Friday (3 September), Nottingham City Council will be improving the way that traffic moves around the east side of Nottingham city centre as part of a project to connect
Nottingham's Eastside. Nottingham

CINE OPERA premieres at Nottingham Contemporary

10 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:03:53 GMT

Award-winning composer, writer and filmmaker Michael Nyman premieres his new film CINE OPERA at Nottingham Contemporary on September 17th 2010 as part of Night of Festivals 2010.

Make the most of the last week of the holidays

10 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:10:20 GMT

Summer fun in Nottingham continues right up to the end of the school holidays for families to make the most of those last few days before the beginning of term.

New Nottingham Sports Awards honours achievers and volunteers

10 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:11:36 GMT

The first Sports Awards for Nottingham City are taking place later this year.

Nottingham Riviera beach volleyball finals

10 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:27:43 GMT

Nottingham Riviera will host the beach volleyball finals next week for a must-see showdown between the qualifying groups.

Enjoy the first Wollaton Hall Fine Food and Craft Fair

10 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:16:38 GMT

The first Wollaton Hall Food and Craft Festival takes place over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

Celebrating 100 years of bowls

10 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:58:30 GMT

Bowlers and residents across Lenton are being invited to mark 100 years of playing bowls in Lenton Recreation Ground next week.

Continued success at GCSE

10 — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:31:11 GMT

GCSE results have improved yet again in Nottingham City. Provisional results released today show the number of pupils achieving five or more GCSE's (A* to C grades) have risen by five percentage points to 72%.

Respect for Radford / Hyson Green 2010

10 — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:18:12 GMT

The Weeks of Action campaign moves into Radford and Hyson Green next week with a programme of activities focusing on making the area Safer, Cleaner, Greener and Healthier.

City diploma learners celebrate results

10 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:11:53 GMT

The first group of students to complete the new two year Advanced Diploma is celebrating today after receiving their results.

Nottingham joins dog mess crack down

10 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:22:47 GMT

Nottingham City Council has been successful in its application to become one of Keep Britain Tidy's eleven partners in a national dog fouling campaign.

Nottingham schools maintain high standards in A-levels

10 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:29:42 GMT

Provisional A-Level results for Nottingham City secondary schools shows the pass rates of the three schools offering post -16 provision (Emmanuel CofE, Trinity RC and Bluecoat 6th Form) have remained stable overall at 97.1%.

Nottingham's LEP gives young people the opportunity to get into construction

10 — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:42:59 GMT

Nottingham's Local Education Partnership (LEP) has joined forces with The Prince's Trust to give young people the opportunity to try their hand at working in the construction industry.

Restored Brough Superior goes on display

10 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:34:44 GMT

A vintage Brough Superior car originally made in Nottingham in 1936 has gone on display after months of painstaking work to restore it towards its original glory.

Connecting Nottingham's Eastside

10 — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:36:47 GMT

Connecting Eastside aims to enhance pedestrian and cycling connections between the city centre and Sneinton and St Ann's, improving transport links and transforming, to help regenerate the area.

More shops sharing information cuts city retail crime

10 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:57:50 GMT

Nottingham City centre retailers have found strength in numbers to be a rewarding maxim recently after seeing a drop of almost 8 per cent in crime by prolific offenders as a result of sharing information.

Question time as Nottingham's youth find out more on city council's plans

10 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:46:49 GMT

As part of this year's International Youth Day, Nottingham's Youth met with the one of the lead councillors to find out more on the city's priorities for children and young people.

A new hotel could further boost Nottingham's economy

10 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:38:23 GMT

Plans for a new hotel in Nottingham city centre will be discussed at the City Council's Development Control Committee on Wednesday 18th August 2010.

National food health warning for caterers after Nottingham investigation

10 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:23:44 GMT

An initiative to educate local Nottingham caterers about the dangers of highly dangerous bacteria Campylobacter has influenced a nationwide warning from the Foods Standards Agency.

Protecting Sutton Passeys' heritage

10 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:29:01 GMT

Plans to help protect an historical area of the city from potential harmful development will be discussed at the City Council's Development Control Committee on Wednesday 18th August 2010.

Helping blind and partially sighted people to use buses

10 — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:59:11 GMT

Touch buttons to help blind and partially sighted people to be able to use buses are being installed at all Nottingham city centre bus stops. Nottingham City Council is one of the first cities to use the devises.

Rhythms of Salsa and Rio for Nottingham Festival!

10 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:08:04 GMT

From 16-18 September, Old Market Square, Nottingham will host the vibrant sights and sounds of exciting Latin American culture, with a unique, free to attend festival, Night of Festivals 2010.

DrugAware coming to a Parklife event near you

10 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:00:35 GMT

Nottingham's DrugAware Project is proud to support this year's Parklife which returns to some of the city's open spaces this summer.

Pupils' test results show continued steady improvements

10 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:36:07 GMT

Provisional test results for 11-year-old pupils published on Tuesday 3rd August show Nottingham City has met or improved its performance in Maths and the combined English and Maths measure.