3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (392+ words) The award-winning Nottingham-born actor today (Thursday) visited the new learning village at St Peter’s CofE Junior School in Ruddington to officially open the Vicky McClure building. The four buildings within the £6.5 million learning village are all named after inspirational local…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (820+ words) Young adults urged to get MenB vaccine as figures show 97% of cases in age group caused by strain. Young people starting university or residential further education this autumn are being urged to get two doses of the MenB vaccine as…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (343+ words) Parents and carers across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are being urged to check their child’s asthma plan, inhaler technique and medication ahead of the annual ‘September spike’, when asthma attacks increase as children return to school following the summer holidays. Asthma…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (260+ words) A skydiver who was knocked unconscious during a jump at Langar has survived with a broken leg and fractured vertebrae. Holly Wiffen was injured on 7 August after colliding with another skydiver during a group tracking jump. Her sister Hannah said…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) A major road safety scheme on Pasture Road in Stapleford was officially opened on 4 September, creating a safer, more accessible journey for local schoolchildren, families and the wider community. Funded through the Stapleford Towns Fund’s active travel programme, the project…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (434+ words) More than three million children in families receiving Universal Credit will become eligible for free school meals from September as part of a package of measures aimed at reducing school-related costs. The government estimates that the expansion will help lift…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (697+ words) Nottingham City Council has approved a 116-year lease allowing a former youth centre in Clifton to be used as a base for post-16 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The former Clifton Young People’s Centre, on Green Lane, will…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (369+ words) More homes have been approved for a flood-hit Leicestershire village despite residents’ concerns it is already full. Following the adoption of Charnwood Borough Council’s (CBC) Local Plan earlier this year, Barrow-upon-Soar has been earmarked for hundreds of new builds. With…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (506+ words) Nottinghamshire County Council is proposing to lease a primary school site near Newark to an academy trust for three years after the school closes at the end of August. Caunton Dean Hole Church of England Primary School, on Manor Road…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1036+ words) Nottinghamshire County Council is forecasting a £5.4 million overspend against its 2026/27 budget, with rising children’s care costs accounting for most of the pressure. The authority’s financial monitoring report for the first three months of the financial year shows forecast spending of…...