Nottinghamshire’s Family Hubs are transforming the way services for families are delivered across the county. Since the county’s first family hub was launched in 2024, more family hub networks have been rolled out, offering support from pregnancy to a child's 18th birthday. With 10 of the 18 Family Hub Networks already in place, the rollout is moving at pace and is on track to complete by the end of March 2025.

To celebrate opening each family hub networks, families and professionals have been taking part in the official launch events to find out about help and support available in each location. 

Councillor Tracey Taylor, Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said: “Delivering new family hubs for parents in Nottinghamshire is important so that they can get help and support when they need it. Through the many launch events, I have seen families and professionals coming together, talking to each other and enjoying some wonderful fun activities. At the same time, parents and carers have been able to learn more about the variety of support available from their local network.

Children and young people from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire participated in two mental health events during Children’s Mental Health Week, 3 – 9 February, which showcased local talent and encouraged young people to self-reflect and build resilience by knowing what helps their mental wellbeing.

The NottAlone Live events, held on 4 and 5 February at the YMCA Community and Activity Village in Newark, welcomed over 700 local young people who took part in workshops, watched performances by talented local artists, and connected with mental health and wellbeing service providers.

Year seven student, Emily-Nile Kibuuka expressed: “Not only is our mental health important but everyone’s mental health is important, loads of kids can come together and have a voice here.”

Bus passengers in Keyworth, Hucknall, Calverton and Newark are set to benefit from more frequent buses and timetable changes thanks to funding from the county council.

The improvements come thanks to the county council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding and working in partnership with trentbarton and Stagecoach.

The Keyworth service, already offers easy access to the city centre for commuters, but will now become more frequent, more reliable and increase access to the Sharphill Wood development. These enhanced services, come with the passengers in mind, meaning that they can remain confident that buses will be more reliable, meet demand and create a better overall experience.

On the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Nottinghamshire County Council has announced it will top up funding for the Homes for Ukraine scheme for the next 12 months from April, to continue to help Ukrainians settle in the county.

From April 2025, the Government is due to reduce its base payments from £500 to £350. The new council contribution of £150 will ensure hosts continue with the same level of support.

The news comes as a Nottinghamshire woman, who opened her home to those who have fled Ukraine, is encouraging other residents with a spare room to consider welcoming guests under this scheme.

The Nottinghamshire Local Account is the County Council’s Adult Social Care Strategy, which describes what has gone well, as well as things that need to be improved for the people who draw on care and support. The Local Account sets out the Adult Social Care priorities during 2024 and was developed with the Our Voice Co-production group and staff. It is based on what local people said was important to them during the Big Conversation which took place in 2023.

Progress against the Local Account priorities has been mapped by identifying where things are going well and areas which would benefit from further improvement. This has led to the development of the Local Account Progress Report.

The progress report sets out the development against the six themes of the Local Account, and examines the actions taken, the impact this has had on people and sets out any actions to be carried out next.  It also features stories from people who draw on care and support.

A new state-of-the-art school for children with special educational needs has reached its latest milestone. Nottinghamshire County Councillors and partners gathered at the former Ravensdale School site in Mansfield to mark the completion of the building’s main structure, with a roof also in place. 

A Nottinghamshire primary school is set to undergo a multi-million refurbishment to breathe new life into its facilities.

Work is to begin later this year on the ‘significant’ £2.5m scheme at High Oakham Primary School (HOPS) in Mansfield as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s School Building Improvement Programme.

Nottinghamshire County Council-owned land has been officially signed over to The White Hills Park Trust as part of an agreement which will see a planned new school built on the existing Bramcote College site.

In a move to help invest in the community, the council has sold two plots of land for the nominal fee of one pound, so the Trust can sell the land on to a housing developer. This money will be used to fund the rebuild.