CREATIVE GREENHOUSE RUSHCLIFFE
Artists in the borough of Rushcliffe are being offered free help and advice to turn their hobbies and passions into a growing business. A project which provides business advice and networking to creative workers is moving into the area. The Creative Greenhouse runs events, training courses and supports people looking to grow a creative business. [...]
DUMPERS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s crackdown on fly-tipping has continued with the successful prosecution of Michael Edwards and James Smith. The pair were responsible for dumping household contents from an address in Clifton at a lay-by in Thrumpton in September 2009. The dumped items were carelessly thrown out of their car into the pretty countryside after a [...]
NEW RUSHCLIFFE HOMES CONSULTATION COMPLETE
By 2026, significant population and housing growth is likely to take place in the local area. This is because of a Government requirement that around a further 12,000 new homes need to be built in the Rushcliffe borough. A recently-published document included suggestions for major housing sites at Clifton, Gamston and Cotgrave. It also highlights [...]
YOUR THOUGHTS ON COLLIERY SITE PLANS
Rushcliffe Borough Council has received a planning application from the East Midlands Development Agency to redevelop the former Cotgrave colliery site. The plans feature up to 470 homes, area for businesses, open space, a footbridge crossing the canal, roads, cycle paths, footpaths and car parking. You have the chance to air your views on the [...]
CONSULTING ON NEW HOMES
You can have your say on the strategy document that sets out how Rushcliffe will change and develop up to 2026. The document addresses topics such as the proposed locations of new homes, facilities, new areas for jobs and climate change issues. The document includes suggestions for major housing sites at Clifton, Gamston and Cotgrave. [...]
NEW HOMES CONSULTATION COMPLETE
By 2026, significant population and housing growth is likely to take place in the local area. This is because of a Government requirement that around a further 12,000 new homes need to be built on land in Clifton and the surrounding Rushcliffe borough. A recently-published document included suggestions for major housing sites at Clifton, Gamston [...]
YOUR COUNTRY(SIDE) NEEDS YOU
A local resident writes… Recently a group of neighbours, two park rangers, and our man at the Cornerstone, planted some trees alongside Clifton Lane. An unremarkable event you might think – well not quite, stories do have backgrounds. However, what could emerge from this one is a positive hope. The trees – an English Oak [...]
CONSULTING ON NEW HOMES
You can have your say on the strategy document that sets out how Rushcliffe will change and develop up to 2026. The document addresses topics such as the proposed locations of new homes, facilities, new areas for jobs and climate change issues. The document includes suggestions for major housing sites at Clifton, Gamston and Cotgrave. [...]
LETTER FROM SAM BOOTE
In February’s paper you published a self- congratulatory piece from Rushcliffe Borough Council about how well it was supposed to be performing. Let us be clear about these assessments of which we hear so much. Rushcliffe pays a lot of attention to calculating and reporting external performance indicators, so that it can receive accolades from [...]
MORE MONEY FOR COUNTY COUNCIL SALT BUDGET
Nottinghamshire County Council is investing an extra £100,000 in its salt budget and an extra £150,000 in repairing winter damage to the roads. The Council is also continuing to grit A and B routes only due to the national salt shortage in a bid to keep vital main roads open. Councillor Richard Jackson, Cabinet Member [...]