Latest News
April 2021
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200 Degrees opens another outlet
Our close neighbours 200 Degrees, a Nottingham Based coffee bean roaster is to open another coffee shop. Mosley Street in Manchester around May/June time.
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The new store will be within a new development and shall also supply sandwiches and snacks. We wish 200 all the best with their latest project.
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Birds sold 182,000 Easter treats
Birds the bakers sold an impressive 182,000 hot cross buns and other Easter treats during the festive period. Over 120,000 hot cross buns were sold alone from their 60 plus shops in the East Midlands.
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Old School could get new life
The derelict and long vacant Radford Boulevard school could soon be yet more student accommodation in Nottingham. Plans have been submitted to planning authorities for 3 buildings holding a total of 158 student rooms on the site. The original 19th century façade would remain.
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Free Covid home Tests now available
Twice-weekly rapid Covid tests to be offered to all adults with no symptoms.
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For those over 18-years old, two boxes of seven tests per person are available to collect or four boxes per family.
Depending on peoples’ individual circumstances, the following routes to get a free, rapid Covid test when they don’t have symptoms (asymptomatic) are:
• Community testing: There are now six community testing sites in Nottingham where anyone over the age of 16 can take a supervised test.
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Council Plans for Fusion Energy Plant
Nottinghamshire County Council has voted in favour of a fusion energy plant in Nottinghamshire. This would be the first of its kind in the world.
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Sites on the short list are former coal fired power stations in Nottinghamshire. The Government's project STEP aims to supply clean limitless energy for the future needs of the country.
March 2021
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Let's Make Sure We can Get To The Pub
Public Health Directors for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire urge people to stick to the roadmap as some restrictions change on Monday 29 March.
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Alison Challenger, Public Health Director for Nottingham city said: – ‘My message to the public is stay with the roadmap, we simply can’t rush it we are seeing new cases of coronavirus plateau.
‘We are not seeing a decline across the area that we would like to see – if people relax to much rates will go up – of course we are testing in scho... -
New Development could create over 80,000 jobs
East Midlands Development Corporation plans submitted to Government – could bring more than 80,000 jobs to the area and add nearly £5 billion to the economy
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Situated on a site the size of three London Olympic Parks which could support the creation of over 80,000 jobs and nearly as much as £5 billion in added value to the Midlands economy, the East Midlands Development Corporation celebrated a milestone by submitting its business case to the Treasury this month.
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Latest Covid Vaccination News
Covid update: Nottinghamshire vaccinates 65,000 in a week – a new record but supplies are short and eligible cohorts urged to get their jab
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Amanda Sullivan representing Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG updated and answered question from the media at a briefing today.
Amanda said:
‘The vaccination programme is going really well locally – 471,352 have been carried out vaccinations carried out – 65,000 in one week which is a new record.
‘Vaccine supply issues are expected from 29 March...