Today Nottingham City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen responded to the Government’s long overdue “Levelling Up” White Paper, cautiously welcoming the next steps on devolution but highlighting that these words do little to reverse the damage that twelve years of unprecedented Conservative cuts has caused to Nottingham.  Cllr Mellen said: “Nottingham people will hear the…

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At Full Council on Monday 10th January Nottingham City Labour Councillors are expressing their disappointment with the Government’s response to the social care crisis and pressing them for a fair funding system for social care that does not involve further council tax rises. Proposing the motion, Cllr Graham Chapman is expected to say “The amount…

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At full council yesterday afternoon, Cllr Longford was asked what she would like to see from COP26 this week and what progress Nottingham has made on its carbon neutral ambition. The question came from Mike Edwards, Councillor for the Meadows. In response Cllr Sally Longford said “I think we would all agree that the desired…

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On the 13th of January 2020 Nottingham Labour proposed and approved the Carbon Neutral Charter and Action Plan. It was then agreed to declare a climate and ecological emergency, to adopt the Carbon Neutral Charter and to consult on the Action Plan. A strategic step was made, setting our ambitions for carbon neutrality by 2028….

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Cllr Rebecca Langton will propose a motion for Full Council on Monday 8th November, calling for more to be done to address the impact that unaffordable childcare has on Nottingham families, and particularly women in the workplace. The motion was prompted by discussions between the Council and the Nottingham Women’s Centre, who have been researching…

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In response to a question at July Full Council, the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources has called on the Government to retain the £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit – highlighting how it supports many low paid working people in Nottingham. There are roughly 35,000 people on Universal Credit in Nottingham and in…

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Nottingham Labour has put a motion at the July Full Council meeting urging the Government to support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, highlighting their own ambition to be carbon neutral by 2028. The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill is a Private Members Bill originally tabled by Caroline Lucas MP and supported by figures like…

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The Leader of Nottingham City Council, Cllr David Mellen, has written to the Secretary of State for Transport urging the Government to press ahead with the Eastern Leg of HS2, including the HS2/conventional Rail Hub Station at Toton, HS2 connectivity to Chesterfield and the Infrastructure Maintenance Depot at Staveley. The City Council has been a…

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Last month Nottingham City Council outlined its vision for the area East of the Victoria Centre as far as St Mary’s Rest Garden and Victoria Park and down to Sneinton Market, which includes parts of the Creative Quarter.  This has been set out with the publication of what is known as the Nottingham Eastside Supplementary…

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In the Queens Speech there was a noticeable absence of plans for adult social care, despite the Prime Minister saying as he entered Downing Street in 2019 “we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all” and despite promises of a White Paper since 2017. People in Nottingham and the rest of…

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