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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

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

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

The new zones will launch in 2024, and will replace some scheduled services.

Nottinghamshire on-demand bus services to expand across remote villages

Cllr Neil Clarke (cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire County Council)

Extra £156million to maintain Nottinghamshire roads

Flooding on Fackley Road, Teversal

'Storm Babet has hit the Ashfield district hard' says district council leader

Coun Ben Bradley, Nottinghamshire Council leader and Mansfield MP, says the region won't miss out despite the northern leg of HS2 being scrapped. Photo: Other

Council leader allays 'levelled down' fears after 'disaster' HS2 cancellation

Councillors have voted in favour of new proposals to avoid future parking issues outside of new schools. Photo: Submitted

Designated pick-up areas planned at new schools to limit parking 'chaos'

Coun John Cottee, Katie Ward of Notts Outdoors and councillor Scott Carlton.

Hunt to find best dressed Tour of Britain towns and villages in Notts

Coun Tracey Taylor has congratulated all of Nottinghamshire's GCSE students as they get their results today. Photo: Submitted

Councillor congratulates all GCSE students as they get their results

Toothbrushing packs will be given to vulnerable people and families in Nottinghamshire

Toothbrushing packs will be given out to support vulnerable people and families
Toothbrushing packs will be distributed to foodbanks and other organisations in the community, who provide support for vulnerable people and families.

Sherwood Forest will provide a stunning backdrop to the Tour of Britain cycle race when it returns to the county later this year.

Sherwood Forest to take national cycling spotlight

£11.2 million set to support Notts households struggling with rising bills

Households struggling with rising bills to get extra support

Mark Spencer MP with Karl Clowery, head teacher of Flying High Academy, with Charlotte (left) and Hannah O’Hare

Pupils ask town MP Mark Spencer for help with road safety improvements

Almost all new primary school pupils in Nottinghamshire were offered one of their preferred choice schools. Photo: Mark Bowden/Getty Images

99 per cent of Nottinghamshire pupils get a preferred primary school place

The future of recycling centres like Hucknall is still undecided

Review into future of Hucknall and county's recycling centres still ongoing

Year six pupils are finding out today which secondary school they will be attending this autumn

Revealed: Ofsted ratings of secondary schools in Hucknall and Eastwood

Trentbarton has announced the Connect bus services in Hucknall are to be scaled back

Passengers angry as bus services are cut due to lack of funding

Plans to convert the old Yew Tree pub in Hucknall into flats have been approved by Ashfield Council. Photo: Google

Another old Hucknall pub is going as flats plan gets the green light

Nottinghamshire County Council has swapped free school meal vouchers for payments to help all households struggling this winter

Council swapping FSM for £2m HSF cash to help more people this winter

Nottinghamshire taxpayers could face added financial pressure next year after the Government gave all local councils the power to further raise council tax.

‘Bombshell’ for taxpayers as Government raises council tax rise threshold

Thoresby Dale in Hucknall was underwater again this week after the flooding alleviation system failed. Photo: Google

Calls for investigation after flood system failure left road underwater again

Eligible Hucknall families are being urged not to miss out on getting free food through the council's Healthy Start scheme

Hucknall families urged not to miss out on free healthy food

Nottinghamshire County Council expects a funding gap of around £59 million over the next three years

Council tax rises could be on the way as authorities try to balance the books

Coun David Mellen and his fellow Nottingham City councillors voted in favour of sending the proposed deal out to public consultation

City council votes to send £1.14 billion devolution deal to public consultation

Councillors have approved plans for the old Yew Tree pub to be turned into flats. Photo: Google

Derelict former Hucknall pub to be turned into flats

Coun John Cottee said the response from local communities had been incredible

Funds doubled to £200,000 to help support Ukrainian refugees in Nottinghamshire

Coun Ben Bradley MP, Nottinghamshire County Council leader

Proposed East Midlands devolution plans poised to go to public consultation
Detailed proposals about a devolution deal for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire – and what it would mean for areas like Hucknall – are due to be discussed at key council meetings in the coming weeks.

Nottinghamshire County Council's fleet of gritting lorries are getting ready for another busy winter

Council re-stocking 17,000 tonnes of grit to keep roads moving this winter

Adopters in Hucknall and Bulwell are being urged to come forward

Adopters encouraged to come forward as part of National Adoption Week

Coun Richard Jackson says the council will 'continue to spend taxpayers' money wisely'. Photo: Tracey Whitefoot

County Council has £135m of contracts with more than 200 local businesses

Labour leader Coun Kate Foale has accused the ruling Conservatives at County Hall of putting 'party before county'

Nottinghamshire Labour group leader hits out at proposed Government funding cuts

Sarah Linley and her fellow Nottinghamshire County Council customer services centre team members have been praised as 'unsung heroes'

'Unsung heroes' at council call centre in Annesley praised for their dedication

County Hall, Nottinghamshire Council's headquarters in West Bridgford.

Ofsted tells Nottinghamshire County Council how to improve social work services

East Side Methodist Church has been awarded more than £9,000. Photo: Google

Hucknall church awarded more than £9,000 as part of council funding scheme

Thousands of households are set to get a one-off £100 payment from the council this winter

Further cost of living support planned for 50,000 struggling county families

Butler's Hill head teacher Rachel Hallam is thrilled with the cash award

Hucknall school gets £180,000 slice of £9.5m council fund for new windows

It's estimated the bill for the County Hall fire could reach £2.4m

Taxpayers won't be forced to foot £2.4m bill for County Hall fire damage repairs

Hucknall Library will be hosting one of Inspire's Puzzle Buster workshops as part of Library Week. Photo: Google

Hucknall to host Puzzle Busters workshop as part of Libraries Week 2022

Ashfield Independent county councillors would support Hucknall Library being used as a 'warm room' this winter

Proposal for winter 'warm rooms’ in public buildings and libraries voted down

The headquarters of Notts County Council

Call for government to 'act' amid fears of £90m social care funding shortfall

New Notts County Council chief executive Adrian Smith

County Council ‘in safe hands’ with Adrian Smith as new chief executive

An artist's impression of the new Top Wighay offices

New £15.7m Top Wighay offices ‘on budget’ but fears cost could rise

Ashfield Independent county councillors would support Hucknall Library being used as a 'warm room' this winter

Hucknall Library could be used as a 'warm room' for residents this winter

The scourge of drugs is being targeted

New plans to tackle growing issue of alcohol and drug abuse in Notts
A new strategy will aim to drive down alcohol and drug abuse across Nottinghamshire as new figures suggest almost one in four people may need some form of help.

Social care staff would like the opportunity to have the Covid-19 vaccination at their place of work

Hucknall care home staff to get Covid-19 booster at work

An online consultation led by Nottinghamshire County Council to refresh its visitor economy strategy has been launched

Have your say on the future of tourism in Nottinghamshire

Linby has been awarded more than £8,000 to repair broken pavements

Linby lands council cash to fix broken pavements

Jeff Counsell, Trentbarton managing director. Photo: Lionel Heap

New Sunday bus service between Hucknall and Kimblerley to start in October

The Hucknall Connect Blue and Green Lines are among services that will be supported by the Government

Three Hucknall bus routes to get funding lifeline from county council

Nottinghamshire County Council is providing more support for pensioners in the cost of living crisis

Targeted support for pensioners most in need to help with the cost of living

The 141 service will be taken over by Stagecoach when Trentbarton ends running it in September

Stagecoach to take over running Hucknall 141 bus service that faced the axe

Coun Lee Waters on Brookside, which is set to be resurfaced next month

Hucknall road dubbed 'UK's worst' finally set to be resurfaced

Coun Neil Clarke says the improvement works on Hucknall's roads are part of big county-wide plan

Upcoming town road improvements all part of council's county-wide highways plan

The 141 service in Hucknall was recently saved from the axe

Council admits changes to county bus services are 'highly likely’