A petition to protect the Winter Fuel Payment from being means-tested is within 6,000 signatures of reaching its target. In July, the new Labour Government’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the energy bill benefit will be reserved for those on low i…
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A petition to protect the Winter Fuel Payment from being means-tested is within 6,000 signatures of reaching its target. In July, the new Labour Government’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the energy bill benefit will be reserved for those on low i…
Drivers urged to avoid roads this week as UK prepares for chaos – ‘Be prepared to sit in lengthy queues’
Drivers are preparing for the busiest August Bank Holiday on record with more than 19 million leisure trips set to be taken over the long weekend. According to the RAC, Saturday, August 24, is set to be the busiest on the roads with 3.7 million getaway…
Homes boost for brownfield sites across East Midlands, including in Nottinghamshire
Nearly 1,500 homes are set to be built on brownfield sites across the region following a cash boost from the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). A dozen schemes in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derby, and Derbyshire have been identified for…
Homes boost for brownfield sites across East Midlands, including in Nottinghamshire
Nearly 1,500 homes are set to be built on brownfield sites across the region following a cash boost from the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). A dozen schemes in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derby, and Derbyshire have been identified for…
Call for new Trent bridge to meet Rushcliffe’s booming population
A new bridge over the River Trent and better junctions will be needed as Rushcliffe’s population swells, the borough councillor responsible for housing has warned. The wider borough is a popular one for housing, with one village’s inhabitants expected …
South Kesteven District Council secures £150,000 for Second World War airborne forces heritage trail at Fulbeck Manor
A new project will celebrate the district’s paratroopers’ role in iconic Second World War operations. South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has received nearly £150,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for ‘Soldiers From The Sky,’ celebrating t…
South Kesteven District Council secures £150,000 for Second World War airborne forces heritage trail at Fulbeck Manor
A new project will celebrate the district’s paratroopers’ role in iconic Second World War operations. South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has received nearly £150,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for ‘Soldiers From The Sky,’ celebrating t…
Double Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallist, cyclist Remco Evenepoel, to race in Tour of Britain along streets of Newark
A double Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France podium finisher is among the first batch of star riders to be confirmed for the Tour of Britain. Remco Evenepoel is joined by the winner of the 2018 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men, Julian Alaphilippe,…
Call for action over former St Matthew’s Infants School in Borstal, which has sat empty for 20 years and been targeted by vandals and arsonists
Renewed calls have been made to do something with an old school which has sat empty for more than 20 years and fallen foul of vandals and squatters. The former St Matthew’s C of E Infants School in Borstal has been trashed over the years and is now dee…