Improvement schemes, road and path repairs, traffic signal upgrades, drainage schemes and road safety measures are all included in the county council’s plans for the year ahead.

The plans mean that Nottinghamshire County Council will be investing £44.6million into Nottinghamshire’s highways, transport and environment over the next 12 months.

Nottinghamshire County Council has contacted thousands of parents and carers on national secondary school offer day (1 March), with the majority of those applying on time receiving their preferred school for their child.

Demand for places has risen in recent years and the council’s school admissions team received more than 9,600 applications this year. Despite this, 89.6 per cent of Nottinghamshire residents have received an offer of their first preference school, with 97.1 per cent receiving an offer from one of their listed preferences.

Nottinghamshire residents can pay less to get around by bus until the end of June, thanks to the extension of the Government's £2 bus fare cap.

Until 30 June, a single bus journey will cost no more than £2 on most routes across England, including in Nottinghamshire where operators will be adopting the scheme.

The Big Conversation about Adult Social Care is taking place across Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking feedback from people who use social care, their families, or unpaid carers, about their experience of social care and what they would like to see in the future. 

The feedback from the listening events and the results of the online survey will inform the development of the Council’s new Adult Social Care Strategy.

Dozens of voluntary organisations and community groups are set to receive a share of £150,000 to help residents in most need.

This is the first round of a 17-month Local Community Fund (LCF) scheme worth a total of £450,000 to specifically help those most affected by the rising living costs.

Groups were able to apply for two types of grants. The first is aimed at helping those who are struggling to buy nutritious food to help improve health and well-being in the community.

Major works at Jesse Gray Primary School in West Bridgford have resulted in improved ventilation, air quality and security.

The school is one of 23 across the county to receive £9.5m funding from Nottinghamshire County Council’s School Building Improvement Programme, which will see school infrastructure improvements carried out over the next two years.