The Big Reading Challenge 2024 will launch on the 22nd April. Every year the Leader of the council Councillor David Mellen and Portfolio Holder for Children, Young People and Education Councillor Cheryl Barnard along with other councillors take part in the reading week with the aim of raising more money for the Nottingham Imagination Library.
Nottingham City Labour Group are looking to employ a City Organiser to help us with our ongoing Campaign Work and build on Nottingham’s electoral successes over recent years.
The East Midlands Combined County Authority has officially launched yesterday, 20th March 2024. This was an historic day that marks the endpoint of lots of hard work. Nottingham City Council, a Labour-led local authority, has been at the forefront of pushing for a devolved authority that give access to more funding for Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire.
Every year, the majority Labour Group of councillors have the chance to choose the person they want to be Leader of the council. Councillor Mellen has been Leader since May 2019.
Nottingham Labour have today (4 March) voted to pass the officer-proposed budget in Full Council.Councillors have a legal obligation to set a balanced budget. Without… Read More »Nottingham Labour passes budget under duress
Nottingham City Council’s request for Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) has been agreed in principle by the government.
This does not mean that we are being bailed out by the government or that the government is granting us extra funding. It merely is permission to use our own money in a different way. It will allow us to use the money raised by selling off property and assets, to cover the day to day running costs of the council.
The government has announced today (22 February) that it is appointing commissioners in Nottingham. This is disappointing given the large number of representations made to… Read More »Statement on appointment of commissioners
Nottingham Labour has refused to recommend a report which proposes budget cuts across the city. Members of the Nottingham City Council Executive said they could… Read More »Nottingham Labour refuses to recommend budget cuts
As representatives of Nottingham’s communities, we offer our unwavering support for our trans neighbours in the face of the abhorrent remarks made by Rishi Sunak at… Read More »Statement on Rishi Sunaks’ PMQs Comment
The government has announced it’s final Local Government Financial Settlement. To the great surprise of no one, this settlement is nowhere near enough to meet… Read More »Reaction to final Local Government Financial Settlement