Politics

Nottinghamshire County Council has a duty to consider the introduction of bus services where commercial services are withdrawn, but it doesn’t have an obligation to provide them, writes Coun John Cottee.

Most people I speak to are sick and tired of the whole Brexit process, writes John Mann MP.

NHS staff work long hours, often in difficult circumstances, writes Sir Kevin Barron MP.

Leading figures from the worlds of business, economic and visitor development, tourism and regeneration recently gathered at a Nottinghamshire tourism summit, writes Coun Kay Cutts.

A Conservative councillor has likened a group of travellers heading to a planned horsefair as a ‘biblical plague’.

As a nation, we in Britain are rightly proud of our highly-skilled servicemen and women, ready at a moment’s notice to do whatever is necessary to defend the country, writes Sir Kevin Barron MP.

Community facilities throughout Bassetlaw are to be improved thanks to £147,750 of funding from Nottinghamshire County Council.

Plans to reclaim a long-defunct former Derbyshire mining site and replace it with hundreds of homes were hampered by fears that rare butterflies would be put at risk.

The county council is committed to encouraging economic growth and opening up business opportunities across Nottinghamshire, writes Coun John Cottee, chairman of the communities and place committee at Nottinghamshire County Council.

Transport bosses in the North should be given more budget raising powers to pay for vital improvements but risk being kicked out of office if they fail, Boris Johnson said last night.

This week, I was privileged to host the 13th annual Bassetlaw and Coventry Citizenship Summer School, writes John Mann MP.

Americans across the world celebrated Independence Day on July 4 which marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America’s freedom from British colonial rule, writes Coun Simon Greaves.

A licensed zoo keeper who has two lion cubs and a puma has been told that he is allowed to keep his enclosure, after a heated meeting.

A new app for mobile phones which will allow people to report potholes, find out school opening times and access a host of other council services is on the way.

A Worksop councillor who called Conservative leadership hopefuls “Poundland Prime Minister Wanabees” in a tweet has been slammed by the company.

The new boss of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice says disabled children and their families are missing out on vital care and support as a result of Government cuts.

A couple who were hoping to adopt a relative who was living in care were let down by several failures by Nottinghamshire County Council, a new report shows.