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May 2018
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Local Plan part 2
Rushcliffe Borough Council is asking residents and interested parties for their thoughts on Local Plan Part 2 that identifies key housing allocations in the borough over the next decade.
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Central government requires the Borough to build 13,150 new homes by 2028 and the six week consultation is now seeking views on the proposals that identify these non-strategic housing designations.
Anyone can submit their representations at www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/planningpolicy until 5pm onJune 28 and all will b... -
Bomber County Gateway
Nottinghamshire County Council is backing exciting plans by the Bomber County Gateway Trust to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force by constructing a huge Lancaster Bomber landmark next to the A46, between Newark and Lincoln.
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The Council’s Policy Committee gave the go-ahead to contribute £10,000 towards the £100,000 project at its meeting today, on the 75th anniversary of the daring Dambusters mission during the Second World War.
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Plenty of time for us all to toast the happy couple
Alcohol licensing hours will be relaxed in England and Wales to mark the Royal Wedding, the Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability confirmed today.
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The minister has signed the order which relaxes licensing hours for licenced premises in relation to a ‘celebration period’.
Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Victoria Atkins said:
The government’s decision to extend the licensing hours to mark the Royal Wedding has received overwhelming support.
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Rushcliffe Council Not Hitting Housing Targets
We all know enough houses are not being built and often the blame lands with builders. But now it seems some councils are not providing the land for building homes as they are required to by law.
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The council hasn’t set aside enough pre-planned land for new houses, which means it’s easier for house builders to get planning permission.
To help meet the government’s ambition of building more houses, the council needs to be able to show that it has enough plots to meet house building targets... -
M1 Closures at Nottingham today
The M1 is closed in both directions between Junction 23A and Junction 24 allow for a new bridge to be installed. The motorway is close to southbound traffic from 10pm on Friday 11 May and from midnight on the same day to northbound traffic.
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Northbound traffic is being rerouted off the M1 at Junction 23A along the A453/A50 re-joining the M1 at junction 24. Southbound traffic will follow this route in reverse. -
Nottingham car park to close
Nottingham City Council have announced that Broadmarsh East Car Park will close on Friday 18 May, to enable the site to be prepared for handover to Nottingham College in early June.
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Nottingham College will construct a £58m building, which will host around 2,000 students a year and will include a café, training restaurant, performance theatre, business hub and green space. Construction of the new City Hub will take around two years, with the doors opening in September 2020.
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having trouble selling your home?
You know how it is, you've lived with that front door with slightly peeling paint for so long now you don't notice it. That and the hedges that needed cutting back two years ago, the broken gutter, the chips and knocks on the bannisters and the dirty children's finger prints up the stairwell.
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Walk around your home and try to be objective about the state it's in. Fix things and decorate so your home looks well maintained and loved. If in doubt, ask relatives or your estate agent for their honest... -
More than half of all Nottingham adults are over wieght
Recently Radio 4 reported the best job for a long healthy life is a removals man. We know lots of very fit removal men in their mid sixties still working full time. We cannot think of any obese removal men for sure!!
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Take-away operators in Nottinghamshire will be encouraged to offer more healthy food and drink to their customers as part of a crackdown on obesity in the county.
Figures revealed by Public Health England show 65 percent of all adults in Nottinghamshire are of “an excess weigh...
