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More than 90 per cent of Nottingham hospital staff now trained in dementia awareness

1 week ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Lauren Monaghan

More than nine in ten staff at Nottingham hospitals are now trained in spotting the signs of dementia early. Dementia Action Week runs from May 19 to May 25 and aims to promote fast diagnosis for people living with the condition. Currently around one in three people in the UK living with dementia do not have a diagnosis, according to the Alzheimer’s Society.
Plans for fully affordable housing on Nottinghamshire land

1 week ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Lauren Monaghan

Plans for a scheme of fully affordable housing on vacant Mansfield land have been submitted to the district council. Applicants Bowsall Developments Ltd and Futures Homescape Ltd applied to Mansfield District Council on Monday (May 19) for 34 affordable homes. The properties are proposed for land west of Balmoral DriveThe site sits within an existing residential area of the town and was the home of the former Balmoral Lodge Nursing Home. But it currently exists as a patch of vacant brownfield land.
£2.8m flats open for homeless and vulnerable women

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Joe Locker

A charity has opened 15 new flats for vulnerable women who have experienced homelessness to help them “rebuild their lives” after trauma. Homelessness charity Framework purchased an old church site in Nottingham, which belonged to the Anglican Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, and has built the purpose-built accommodation in its place. The accommodation, called Grove House, will provide women with their own flats with 24/7 dedicated and tailored support from staff on site.
Labour motion to move back to County Hall 'too early' says Reform UK leader

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Joe Locker

The new Reform leader of Nottinghamshire County Council says he “agrees with some sentiments” of Labour’s call for a move back to County Hall. The previous Conservative administration approved the authority’s exit from its old headquarters in West Bridgford after 70 years, instead building the new Oak House off Annesley Road, near Linby and Hucknall.
School expansion gets go ahead to take 300 more pupils

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Joe Locker

The multi-million pound expansion of a school in Nottingham has been given the go-ahead. A three-court sports hall and 12 new classrooms will be built at the Bluecoat Wollaton Academy (BWA), a Christian faith school off Sutton Passeys Crescent. The expansion means the school can enrol 300 more pupils, bringing the total to 1,050. It follows a 32 per cent increase in demand for secondary school places in Nottingham, with pressures on pupil places are expected to continue up to 2029.
22 Nottingham residents face losing independent living facilities

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Lauren Monaghan

More than 20 people face having to leave their homes at an independent living complex so it can be turned into housing for the homeless. Nottingham City Council plans to convert Sketchley Court in Bulwell because it is running short of temporary accommodation as the number of people at risk of ending up on the streets rises. Sketchley Court has 26 homes and 22 current residents.
Nottingham revised tower block plans get the green light

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Joe Locker

Nottingham city councillors have approved an 18-storey tower block near the railway station after sending previous plans back to the drawing board over design concerns. MRP Nottingham Ltd had initially asked to build a 22-storey block at the junction of Queen’s Road and London Road. It was to go hand-in-hand with a 12-storey block, purpose-built for 406 students, before Nottingham City Council’s Planning Committee deferred the plans at a meeting in October 2022.
Nottingham snooker club faces uncertainty as plans for student flats submitted

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Joe Locker

The owner of a Nottingham snooker club says he’s been left uncertain about the future after a developer lodged plans to turn an old leatherworks factory site into student flats. Developer Abode wants to convert the factory building in Denman Street East, Radford, and extend it to six storeys. The extension to the building will create room for 205 units of student accommodation, featuring 66 studio rooms and 27 shared flats.
Social housing approved for two 'eyesore' sites in Nottingham

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Lauren Monaghan

Two social housing schemes in ‘eyesore’ Nottingham areas have been approved to help address the city’s 10,000-plus household waiting list. The plans for part of Robin Hood Chase, St Anns, and an under-used garage site in Bulwell were discussed in the authority’s Executive Board meeting today (May 20). Both schemes are designed to ease social housing and financial pressures from paying for accommodation for homeless people.
Pictures reveal conditions inside a Nottinghamshire prison where 1-in-4 develop drug problems

2 weeks ago | westbridgfordwire.com | Lauren Monaghan

Inmates at a Nottinghamshire prison are living in ‘dilapidated’ conditions, and a quarter have developed a drug problem after going inside. The damning findings are in an HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on the conditions at HMP Ranby. The report, released yesterday (19 May), follows the watchdog’s inspections at the site, near Retford, between 10 and 20 February 2025. HMP Ranby is a Category C training and resettlement prison for adult men. It had a population of 1,087 at the time of inspection.