Joseph Locker

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

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

The boss of Nottingham City Transport (NCT) says he wants to stay “well away” from any changes in the way the bus company operates under the new East Midlands Combined County Authority. Under some regional mayoral councils, such as in Liverpool, bus services operate under what’s known as a franchising model. These models are used because many bus services in the UK are today run under a private operator on a-for-profit basis.

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

Bus passenger journeys in Notts are showing no sign of returning to pre-Covid levels as more people choose to work from home and study online long-term. David Astill, managing director of Nottingham City Transport (NCT), says the smaller number of passenger journeys by bus have reached a “new normal” following the pandemic. Between April 2018 and March 2019, before the pandemic, NCT’s buses carried 49.1m passengers, compared to 48.8m the year before.