Yesterday (Thursday 5 November) marked the start of new national restrictions put in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Some our services affected by the new measures includes libraries and archives and weddings and civil partnerships. For further information on other services affected by the national measures please visit our website. 

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Each year we like to remind residents of our winter preparations, and this year is no different.

Except this year we are not just referring to the gritting teams being prepared. Winter will also mark a busy period for drainage, forestry, flooding and emergency response teams, all working to keep road users safe and our highways moving, whatever the weather.

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Take part in a virtual consultation on updated design proposals which form part of a major scheme to upgrade the A614 and A6097 corridor.

The consultation focuses on the redesigned layout for the A612/A6097 Lowdham roundabout as well as new proposals for improvement works at the A6097/Kirk Hill junction in East Bridgford.

The consultation closes on 22 November.

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Do you know a young person who has overcome a major challenge this year? Or maybe someone who has responded positively to the impact of coronavirus - helping family, friends or their communities?

4Uth award nominations are welcome from anyone, including friends, family, schools, youth groups, or voluntary organisations. Anyone who lives in Notts is eligible, if they are aged between 11-19, or up to 25 for disabled people. This year, both groups and individuals can be nominated, and those nominating are being encouraged to send in short video clips talking about the person or people they think should receive an award.

The deadline for nominations is 30 November.

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Following the launch of the Green Homes Grant, the Council’s Trading Standards service would like to remind you to exercise caution if you are looking to use the grant for improvements to your homes.

The grant allows traders who are accredited to carry out the work requested. But officers from across the county are concerned the door may be left open for fraudulent traders to exploit the trust of consumers.

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The Council has agreed to work with the Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide speech and language support for pre-school children, from April 2021. The new jointly commissioned service will see us make the best use of our resources, offering a more efficient, targeted, and cost-effective service in line with national expert guidance.

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