A stunning new life science building is beginning to take shape in Nottingham – and project partners saw progress for themselves during a site visit on Wednesday October 7th.
The £30m facility, part funded by the Council, forms an expansion of the highly successful BioCity complex, with work well underway on the five-storey building which is now beginning to emerge from the ground.
Nottingham City Council is bidding for a share of £35 million worth of Government funding after making the shortlist to become one of the UK’s first Go Ultra Low Cities.
The City Council, already leading the way with its green agenda, is submitting its £8.5m plans to boost the area’s eco-credentials in a bid to the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles fund. If successful, residents, businesses and the City Council will soon be making a substantial difference to the local environment and quality of life.
The Nottingham Apprenticeship Fair is aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds considering their next career move, and will bring together training providers, employers with vacancies to fill, advice on applications, apprenticeships and a number of schemes to support young people into work.
The Council’s Apprenticeship Hub had a target of creating 1,000 apprenticeships by March this year. That figure was exceeded by 200. The event takes place at Loxley House on Station Street.
Nottingham’s newly expanded tram network, Nottingham Express Transit (NET) was named as the UK Project of the Year. prestigious industry award at the 2015 Light Rail Awards event.
Judges were impressed by the way the NET Phase Two partners had overcome significant engineering challenges and introduced a number of new technologies, whilst operating and maintaining a successful commercial service on the former Line One route.
During the week Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire Police, Community Protection and representatives from the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University, will be advising students on a range of environmental, security and safety issues to help them be socially responsible whilst living in the city.
Our website www.nottmstudents.com offers a lot of tips and advice about living in Nottingham.
A former hosiery factory in Nottingham on Dakeyne Streetis being transformed into a new hub for the creative industries, including providing a home for its anchor tenant – international dance organisation Dance4.
Nottingham City Council secured a grant for the Creative Catalyst project from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to redevelop the site.
Picture shows Paul Russ with Raul Calderon, from the Arts Council.
Nottingham has been successful in securing Purple Flag status for a sixth consecutive year, acknowledging the excellent management of the evening and night-time economy in the city centre and indicating that Nottingham is a great, safe and vibrant place for a night out.
