Joseph Locker

1 month ago | gedlingeye.co.uk | Joseph Locker

Residents will be asked to share their thoughts on a significant project to create a brand-new arts centre, leisure centre, and library in the north of Arnold town centre. Gedling Borough Council is looking to build the new facility, which will feature a theatre, a new leisure centre and library, under its ‘Ambition Arnold’ project. The project, which also includes plans to enhance the public spaces around the market and high street area, commenced in 2022.

1 month ago | gedlingeye.co.uk | Joseph Locker

Reform UK has chosen its deputy leader and cabinet members after taking control of Nottinghamshire County Council. In the May 2 election, Reform secured a sweeping victory, taking control of the authority from the Conservatives with a clear majority, securing an initial 40 out of 66 available seats. This has since fallen to 39 after Desmond Clarke, who unseated the Conservative Party’s Keith Girling in Newark West, resigned a week after the election. A by-election will now take place for his seat.

1 month ago | gedlingeye.co.uk | Joseph Locker

Reform UK have taken control of Nottinghamshire County Council in a sweeping victory that has been replicated across the wider Midlands. Reform won 40 of the 66 available seats, clear of the 34 required to take overall control of the authority, in the May 1 election. The Conservative Party, which had been in control of the council with a slim majority, now has just 17 remaining. Both Labour and the Ashfield Independents suffered significant losses, too.

1 month ago | gedlingeye.co.uk | Joseph Locker

A historical pumping station in Ravenshead is looking to build a new visitor centre to better protect and celebrate a number of mechanical relics from Nottinghamshire’s past. Papplewick Pumping Station, in Rigg Lane, is regarded by English Heritage as the most complete Victorian fresh water pumping station in the country. It has all of its original features, machinery and grounds, including the large ornate pump house which still has two working beam engines.

2 months ago | gedlingeye.co.uk | Joseph Locker

Charges for on-street parking in Nottingham will increase again later this year in a bid to cut congestion and encourage more commuters to use public transport, the city council says. Nottingham City Council currently operates more than 1,400 on-street parking spaces in the city centre. It says the spaces generated a total annual income of more than £5m in 2023 to 2024, and demand for them continues to increase.