Politics

Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that it is shelving plans to create one or two new ‘super councils’ in the county.

The BBC is reporting that Theresa May could be delaying a vital vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement which is scheduled to take place tomorrow (December 11).

An eight-week consultation on the admission arrangements for 2020-2021 for Nottinghamshire community and voluntary controlled schools is now underway and will close on January 15, writes Coun Philip Owen, chairman of the children and young people’s committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Hundreds of people in Mansfield and Ashfield are homeless, according to a new report from housing charity Shelter.

The Chancellor recently pledged an extra £420 million for road and Nottinghamshire’s share of that will be £6.6 million, writes Coun John Cottee, chairman of the communities and place committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Nottinghamshire libraries have had their funding slashed by more than a million pounds over the past year, analysis of Government figures reveals.

Three redundant water cannons bought by Boris Johnson when he was London Mayor and costing more than £300,000 have been sold to a Nottinghamshire firm for scrap - for just £11,000.

The chief executive of an organisation representing businesses in the East Midlands has been outspoken in the need for “snap judgments” in relation to Brexit.

Universal Credit problems are driving an increase in the number of emergency parcels handed out at food banks in Nottinghamshire, charity the Trussell Trust has claimed.

The cost of childcare in Nottinghamshire has been revealed for the first time by the Department for Education.

We’ve spoken to all the county’s MPs about the plan to create a new ‘super council’ in Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire’s local authorities will reaffirm commitment to soldiers past and present by sighing a special covenant for the centenary.

An ageing population in Derbyshire is increasing the strain on a stretched adult social care system which receives tens of thousands of requests for help every year.

The leader of Ashfield District Council has welcomed news that the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs will conduct a detailed review of the reclassification of spice.

Business leaders and politicians in Nottinghamshire have given a varied response to the last budget before Brexit.

In my role as chairman of the children and young people’s committee, it is my responsibility to make sure that there are enough school places across the county to give every child an opportunity to reach his or her potential, writes Coun Philip Owen.

With one week left to go until the first part of the consultation closes, Nottinghamshire County Council is urging people to make their views known.

Hundreds of people in Mansfield and Ashfield have already been moved to a Universal Credit system amid concerns over whether they will have less money, new figures show.

With the clocks poised to go back this coming weekend, there’s no turning the tide on the approaching colder temperatures, writes Coun John Cottee, chairman of the communities and place committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.