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July 2022
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Nottingham lights to be turned to LED
Nottingham City Council has begun replacing Nottingham’s streetlights with LED versions, improving safety while bringing in annual savings of around £1.5m.
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Nottingham City Council successfully bid for £7m from the Government’s Levelling Up fund, which will be used to replace 34,000 conventional lanterns with LED light sources.
These will use less energy, reduce maintenance costs and will provide the best long-term street lighting for Nottingham.
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Nottingham latest waterside development continues to grow
Just a stone’s throw from Nottingham city centre, a new neighbourhood is starting to emerge from what was once mainly industrial land.
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A number of new residential developments have already been built in Nottingham’s Waterside, with a steer from the City Council’s planning guidance, which sets out the council’s vision for the area, Now, with approval for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Trent and a blueprint for further enhancement of the area, more changes are on the h... -
Improve off Hucknall town centre
Cabinet members on Ashfield District Council will decide next week whether to adopt a wide-ranging masterplan for Hucknall town centre.
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A public consultation was held between April and May this year where residents were able to give their thoughts on the plans before the cabinet gives it their final approval this month.
A transport hub, placed at the centre of the authority’s £20m bid for the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, is also proposed near the railway station to bring more people into... -
Construction on Newark Castle
Work is starting this week to carry out important conservation work to Newark Castle.
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A condition survey was carried out earlier this year identifying necessary repairs to both the internal and external walls and care was then taken in finding a unique and specially trained team able to achieve the improvements.
The £570,000 conservation, funded by Newark and Sherwood District Council, is expected to continue into autumn to ensure that this special building is looked after, both for its own pro... -
New sports village to be built
Rushcliffe Borough Council has agreed to a loan of up to £250,000 to help fund a new sports pavilion in East Leake.
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The building will offer a contemporary new facility for the village and surrounding area’s sports teams and function room for community use.
The authority’s Cabinet approved the sum to East Leake Parish Council at its meeting on May 10 that will now help complete the ongoing project to modernise facilities for the new building at Costock Road Playing Fields in the village.
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The improve of playground
Nottingham City Council is to spend more than £180,000 on improving playgrounds in some of the most deprived wards in the area.
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The money is coming from Section 106 contributions – which is money handed to the council by developers to contribute to community facilities.
A decision on these two play areas will be confirmed in June 2022.
Moor Road Play Area will also have same refurbishment plan as Arkwright Park Play Area while Marmion Park will have the existing play area refurbished and fitn... June 2022
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Council Budget Increase
The City Council has brought in over £30m of income from selling land and property it owns over the last two years – with over £90m more in the pipeline over the next few years.
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The council owns over 3,600 property assets with a combined asset value of over £1bn and is undertaking a rationalisation programme to identify whether it remains appropriate to continue to hold particular assets or to sell them.
Commercial properties may no longer be providing sufficient return or be in need of exp... -
New homes to be built in Edwalton
Work is set to begin on another phase of new homes at a major development in Edwalton, after detailed plans were given the go-ahead by the local authority.
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Vistry Mercia is to build a further 120 new homes at Edwalton Fields, off Melton Road, after Rushcliffe Borough Council approved its detailed planning application.
Vistry is to build these new homes as another phase of its Bovis Homes development at Edwalton Fields, where it has already delivered a range of two to five-bedroom homes.
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