Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council are working in partnership to deliver Nottinghamshire U22, a new ticketing price point on buses and trams across the county offering student prices to all under 22-year-olds.

The scheme aims to support all young people by improving access to travel for work, leisure and study.

Tickets will be available from Sunday 3 September to purchase online, at travel centres, via operator apps and at tram stop machines. Purchasing options vary by bus or tram company so passengers are advised to check with their operator before attempting to travel.

Major financial pressures including rising food, staff and energy costs will mean the cost of a school meal, supplied by the County Council to schools, will go up by 40p. 

The price charged by the council to schools for a meal will increase from £2.55 to £2.95 and will take effect from 16 October 2023. It is down to the schools’ discretion whether they pass on this increase to parents and guardians.

As young people across Nottinghamshire head back to school, Via East Midlands’ Road Safety Team, together with Nottinghamshire County Council, is urging road users, parents and young people, to look out for each other and stay safe on the county’s roads and pavements.

Road safety is a shared responsibility and it is up to us all to keep highway users safe, particularly vulnerable groups, such as children, by following the rules of the road.

The back-to-school season can present challenges on the county’s roads and pavements, especially around schools where there are a greater number of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

The county council has been allocated £5.5million from the Government to increase the number of electric vehicle charge points in the county.

The funding comes thanks to Nottinghamshire County Council working with 12 other midlands councils to create two partnerships across the region to successfully submit a bid for the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, alongside sub-national transport body, Midlands Connect.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s award-winning LED Street Lighting Conversion Project, which has delivered significant carbon and financial savings to the county, has been successfully completed in Ranskill, Bassetlaw.

Watch a video on the project at: https://youtu.be/MejBz8DCbL4

Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment, joined the team from Via East Midlands to mark the successful completion of the project, which has generated over £20m in savings on energy costs since its inception in 2014.

More than two thousand people are estimated to have attended the Nottinghamshire Day celebrations at Sherwood Forest County Park.

The free-to-attend event was a celebration of all things Nottinghamshire, led by the County Council working with partners such as RSPB, Notts Outdoors and Inspire, as part of the annual Robin Hood Festival. The event was a follow-up to Nottinghamshire Day itself which is marked every 25 August.

A new all-action arena combat show from the Sherwood Outlaws, ‘Battle for the Greenwood’ proved to be a real crowd pleaser. Crowds also enjoyed activities including archery and axe throwing, getting involved in Inspire’s the Big Draw and browsing stalls hosted by Nottinghamshire attractions.