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Let's cut waste and confusion, not services
Councillor Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council - 10 October 2023
The Leader of the County Council explains the potential benefits of scrapping the current two-tier system of local government in Nottinghamshire with a new unitary council, which provide better accountability, more efficiency and cut bureaucracy.
Early years free funded childcare appeal
Councillor Boyd Elliott is Vice-Chairman of the Children and Young People’s Committee, at Nottinghamshire County Council - 19 July 2018
Parents and carers of three and four year olds are being invited to find out if they are eligible for more funded free childcare for the coming autumn term.
Coun Owen's column about more support for social workers
Councillor Philip Owen, Committee Chairman for the Children and Young People's Services, At Nottinghamshire County Council - 04 July 2018
Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s children and young people’s committee, Councillor Philip Owen says the council has listened to its frontline social workers and is giving them more support to help them keep children across Nottinghamshire safer.
2nd CCTV car investment
Councillor Gordon Wheeler, Vice Chairman of the Communities & Place Committee - 05 June 2018
With school children across the county back in the classrooms after their half term break, vice chairman of communities and place committee, Coun Gordon Wheeler talks about the council’s further investment to prevent dangerous and inconsiderate parking outside schools.
Great War Memorial
Councillor Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council - 29 May 2018
Councillor Kay Cutts talks about plans to develop a new Great War Memorial for the whole of Nottinghamshire, which brings together the names of all 14,000 fallen on the same monument for the first time. An appeal has been launched for local people and businesses to contribute towards the costs.
Coun Owen's column on changes to schools funding
Councillor Philip Owen is the Committee Chairman for Children and Young People’s Services, at Nottinghamshire County Council - 11 May 2018
Changes to national schools funding kick in this year. Nottinghamshire County Council’s committee chairman for children and young people’s services, Councillor Philip Owen explains what this will mean for our schools
Celebrating county's proud RAF heritage
Councillor Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council - 30 April 2018
Council Leader, Councillor Kay Cutts talks about the many well-known - and less well-known - links between our county and the Royal Air Force, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
More Notts parents get their child into their preferred school.
Councillor Philip Owen is the Committee Chairman for Children and Young People’s Services, at Nottinghamshire County Council - 27 April 2018
Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s children and young people’s committee, Councillor Philip Owen says there’s still scope to further improve the number of parents who secure a school place at one of their preferred schools
Reducing reliance on single use plastics
Councillor Kay Cutts, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council - 10 April 2018
Council Leader, Councillor Kay Cutts explains how the Council will be doing its bit to support the national campaign to reduce reliance on single-use, disposable plastics.
Nottinghamshire’s children’s centre services aim to become beacons of early years excellence.
Councillor Philip Owen is the Committee Chairman for Children and Young People’s Services, at Nottinghamshire County Council - 28 March 2018
Children’s centre services work to give children a great start in life, and are managed on behalf of the county council by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Family Action and North Notts College.