Dear Chancellor, I’m writing to you in anticipation of your Spending Review on 25th November to highlight the chronic underfunding of local services and the potentially devastating funding gap caused by the Covid pandemic. The combination of a decade of Government austerity and the costs of Covid means that Councils across the country now face…

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In March we announced plans to build new homes on unused garage sites to provide much needed affordable places to live for people in Nottingham to live, bring land back into proper use and help regenerate the wider area. I am proud that this week we confirmed that 36 new council apartments will be built…

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Government announcements made on business support during the pandemic have a real impact on the ground which is why it is essential that there is consistency, time to plan and timely, adequate financial support. The Government approach has often fallen short of this with a number of issues for local businesses that we have raised…

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Children are the most vulnerable group in our society and living in poverty has very negative impacts on children’s health, wellbeing and attainment. I want the best for all children in Nottingham and that is why Nottingham Labour councillors are committed to continuing to address child poverty and strive to make Nottingham a city where…

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As the Portfolio Holder for Planning I believe in the power of democratic planning to shape a fair and sustainable future for everyone. The planning system must operate in the public interest and should be democratically accountable and genuinely participative and must reflect the different needs of the country. I believe the best people to…

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Nottingham Labour has a long standing policy of promoting sustainable travel, including walking and cycling, and we have a history of success in securing funding to deliver these priorities. COVID has made this more important as people’s travels habits have changed to short trips from longer commutes and people have been more inclined to get…

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It’s extremely disappointing that I’m having to bring forward an in-year emergency Covid budget at this time. My budget report to Full Council today proposes measures to deal with the costs of Covid to the Council in the absence of adequate Government compensation.  Like many other Councils up and down the country, we’ve had no alternative but to take…

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Conservative Government Ministers made a clear promise to fund the additional Covid costs of vital public services, but so far they’ve broken that promise. Councils across the country were struggling financially before Covid hit, due to a decade of Government funding cuts. When Government asked our key workers to step up when they were needed…

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I would like to thank Community Protection Officers (CPO) who have been at the forefront of the City’s response to Covid-19. During the initial phase of lockdown CPO’s where carrying out high visibility patrols across the neighbourhoods and City Centre ensuring the public remained safe and well. Officers played a large part in delivering homework…

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A letter from Cllr Sam Webster to Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Dear Minister I am writing to you regarding the welcome easing of Covid-19 restrictions on the opening of businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors due to take effect on 15th June. While the…

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