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Nottingham City Council has voted in favour of the devolution agreement deal. Photo: Other

City councillors vote in favour of 'not perfect' devolution deal

Police are appealing for information after a power saw was stolen from a Hucknall building site. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Power saw stolen from Hucknall building site

Coun Ben Bradley says he wants to avoid having to cut important services in the future. Photo: Other

County council leader calls on Government for funding as 'budgets squeezed'

Bus services are covering less mileage as usage drops. Photo: Other

Bus route coverage in Nottinghamshire down by a third over last decade

Ezra pictured with Santa.

13 adorable dog photos with Santa for Christmas

The study revealed that Wham!’s 1986 release, Last Christmas, is the most streamed Christmas song released in the past 50 years. The song has amassed a whopping 1.9 billion streams on Spotify alone, with this number expected to increase as we enter this year’s holiday season. The song alone has earned an estimated $15,356,729 in royalties from Spotify and has a playlist reach of 39 million. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

These are Spotify's most loved Christmas song - revealed by new streaming data

​Here’s a lovely reflective shot by David Hodgkinson of a swan gliding along the canal at Eastwood.

Photos: Super snaps of nature across our area by talented readers

Guest columnist Coun Neil Clarke, Nottinghamshire County Council's cabinet member for transport and environment.

Column: Four additional bus zones will help the travel experience in our county

NET has started its new zero-tolerance crackdown on tram fare dodgers

Tram operator's zero-tolerance crackdown on fare-dodgers

People

Harrier House from Hucknall was named Best Vocal Choir at the Adept Regional Christmas Choir Competition. Photo: Submitted

Hucknall care home residents are in fine voice to win choir contest
Residents at Harrier House Care Home in Hucknall proved they were top of the pops when it comes to singing after winning a choir competition.

Nottingham City Council said it couldn't afford a promotion party for Notts County as it had for Forest a year earlier. Photo: Getty Images

Council couldn't afford Notts County promotion party after Forest’s cost £60,000

Crowds gathered ahead of the lights switch-on

21 pictures of this year's fantastic Hucknall Christmas lights switch-on

Meet the police at Hucknall beat surgeries next week

Three more Hucknall police surgeries in the town next week

Jay Flint and Ian Utting from Hucknall Walking FC in the new kit with Hideout manager Beckie Murray. Photo: Submitted

Hucknall bar is new sponsor of town's walking football team

Cost of Living

Rightmove have released their forecast for 2024.

Rightmove forecast for property buying in the UK next year

Aspiring UK homeowners aren't feeling so optimistic

The top 10 business challenges CEOs face

The dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas and New Year in 2023

The dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas

Crime

Nottingham Crown Court.

‘Busy’ Bulwell dealer caught with cannabis while running from stolen car

Police arrested two suspected drug dealers after stopping a car in Bulwell. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Two suspected drug dealers arrested in Bulwell

A sniffer dog joined police on the streets of Bulwell in a crackdown on drugs. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

Sniffer dog joins Bulwell police for drug crackdown operation

Rufford Ford could face permanent closure.

Rufford Ford could permanently close following viral TikTok video craze

Valdo Calocane has admitted killing Ian Coates (left), Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley Kumar during the Nottingham attacks in June. Photo: Other

Man pleads guilty to killing three people in Nottingham attacks

Blue light services, local authorities, businesses and charities are collaborating to combat fraud

Fraud now accounts for around 40% of all crime nationally

Business

Big Butt's Box opens at junction 27 of the M1 next week. Photo: Submitted

New cafe at M1 junction for Annesely, Hucknall and Underwood ready to open
The new cafe at junction 27 of the M1 is set to open next week.

Excellence in Collaboration Win

Helping women to take the driving seat

Nottingham Goose Fair generated more than £7m in revenue. Photo: Other

Goose Fair generated an estimated £7.1m in revenue for Nottingham this year

St Andrew's Day!

Local care home celebrates all things Scottish on St Andrew's Day

Wilko stores in Hucknall and Bulwell closed down after the company collapsed. Photo: Brian Eyre

Former Wilko chair ‘devastated’ by company’s collapse

Traffic and Travel

A weather warning for heavy rain is in place across Nottinghamshire this evening

Yellow weather warning for rain sees flood alerts issued for Nottinghamshire

trentbarton driver Clive Parr with the Christmas timetables

Christmas and New Year bus services from Trentbarton

Mansfield and Ashfield motorists need to be aware of upcoming roadworks and road closures

Upcoming road closures and roadworks in Mansfield, Ashfield and Broxtowe

The proposed return of the full Connect bus service has been welcomed

Axed Connect evening bus service is set be restored with new funding

Health

More than 15,000 children are accessing mental health services in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Photo: Other

More than 15,000 Nottinghamshire children in contact with mental health services

Cervical screeing test rates have dropped in Nottinghamshire. Photo: Other

Call for more eligble Nottinghamshire people to get cervical screenings

An artists impression of how the new QMC south entrance could look: Photo: Nottingham University Hospitals

NHS hopes 10,000 people will respond to public consultation on hospital plans

A £35m expansion scheme for Nottingham City Hospital has been given the go-ahead. Photo: Other

City Hospital to get 24 extra patient beds and three new theatres in £35m scheme

An ambulance in wintery conditions

St John Ambulance issues cold weather first aid advice

Coun Lee Waters says it will be 'impossible for Nottinghamshire to be smoke-free while tobacco investments continue in the pensions fund. Photo: Submitted

Councillor says smoke-free Nottinghamshire 'impossible' with tobacco investments

Politics

Nottinghamshire Council has approved the proposed £1.14bn devolution deal - but Hucknall councillors voted against it

Hucknall councillors vote against as devolution deal gets green light
Nottinghamshire county councillors have voted in favour of an East Midlands devolution deal – but some said they did so because it was ‘the only deal’ on the table when it comes to further regional funding.

The meeting will be held at Nottingham Council House on December 18. Photo: Google

Councillors to meet days before Christmas after effective bankruptcy declared

County council leader Coun Ben Bradley has started a petition against possible ULEZ plans for Nottingham - but the city council says no such plans exist. Photo: Submitted

City council denies ULEZ plans after petition launched by county council leader

Bulwell MP Alex Norris dismissed the Government's Rwanda deal as 'a gimmick' on GB News. Photo: Submitted

Bulwell MP labels Government’s Rwanda immigration deal as ‘a gimmick’

UK Trending

King Charles III will deliver his Christmas Day speech at 3pm.

King’s Speech 2023: What time and where can you watch

American football coach used disturbing 9/11 metaphor to inspire team

Quiz reveals your Christmas spending habits

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Professional Dancers

12 things Behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Hawick Youth and Gala Wanderers game saw rugby's first own goal. Picture: Elliot Jack/SWNS

Funny footage shows world's first own goal - in a rugby match

Following news the TV licence is set to increase next year, an expert from Broadband Genie explains how you can avoid the charge. Picture: PA

How to legally avoid paying BBC licence fee

Weather

Rain has been forecast in Mansfield

Will there be anymore snow in Hucknall this weekend?

These photos of the A617 Beck Lane were sent to us by Dylan James

Photos of flooding as Storm Babet lashes Nottinghamshire

Trains are running again on the Robin Hood Line this morning

Train services back on track in Nottinghamshire

Education

Liz Anderson says getting all pupils back to school post-Covid is a worldwide issue. Photo: Submitted

Taskforce expanded to tackle low school attendance areas like Bulwell

Children in Sierra Leone are being taught about the A-Z of Consent Campaign

Nottinghamshire’s A-Z of Consent conversation goes global

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Direct routes to aviation jobs now available through free EMA Academy courses

Kym Shepherd (left) and Cheryl Walker have both celebrated long-service milestones at Hucknall Day Nursery. Photo: Submitted

Hucknall Day Nursery staff members celebrate long service milestones