Nottingham

Nottingham City Centre City Commander, Superintendent Chris Pearson (Credit: Nottinghamshire Police)

Balaclava wearers in Nottingham will now face consequences

Young people who wear balaclavas to intimidate members of the public and cause anti-social behaviour in the city centre will face the consequences from September 15th 2026.Nottingham is set to become one of the first cities in the UK to introduce restrictions on the wearing of face coverings such as balaclavas.The order, which has been backed by the public, will provide us and council officers the power to require a person to remove their face covering where their identity is […]

8 September 2026 8

Borough Wide

Only half of East Midlands primary school children had flu vaccine last year – leaving thousands unprotected

East Midlands parents are being urged to protect their children against flu and keep more vulnerable family members healthy this winter by getting their children vaccinated. Last winter (2025-26), only 52.8% of primary school children in the East Midlands received a flu vaccine – slightly down on the previous winter (2024-25), when uptake was 52.9%. Nationally, just 55.5% of primary school children - around 2.5 million out of a total of the 4.5 million eligible - were protected from flu […]

7 September 2026 27

The Derbyshire LGR decision map. Image from One Derbyshire Two Councils.

Borough Wide

Plans to replace 10 Derbyshire councils with 2 new larger ones, to be paused for a “rapid review”

A major Government decision to scrap Derbyshire’s 10 councils and replace them with two new, larger councils from 2028 is to be paused for a “rapid review”. Sources have confirmed to the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the decision to pause follows judicial reviews brought over the four council reshuffles agreed by the Government earlier this year. The 14 decisions made in July, including the reshuffle for Derby and Derbyshire’s 10 councils, will now be paused for a review, the […]

7 September 2026 35

From left: Volunteer Katie Bentley at Bridge the Gap and clinical director Nikki Webster.

Derby

Derby-based Bridge the Gap secure £10,000 grant to help children overcome travel-related anxieties

A Derby organisation that supports children with early intervention and emotional education has secured a £10,000 grant to help young people overcome their fears of travelling on a train. Bridge the Gap, in St Mary’s Gate, has received support from East Midlands Railway’s Community Fund to work with up to 20 children and their families. The new early intervention programme called On Track Together: Building Confidence in Travel, will identify and target children who have a fear of trains and […]

28 August 2026 3

Scott Knowles (Credit: East Midlands Chamber)

Derby

Government scheme good step in getting young people into employment

The East Midlands Chamber has welcomed progress from the government's Jobs Guarantee scheme, with the first young people having begun paid placements, but has renewed its call for greater skills support as outlined in its publication The Framework for Growth, to get more young people into skilled roles. The Jobs Guarantee scheme offers a direct route into work for 18 to 24-year-olds who have been claiming Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months, with the government funding up […]

27 August 2026 19

Borough Wide

Sandiacre man prosecuted for his part in reckless driving incident

A Sandiacre man has been banned from driving for his part in an incident in which he followed another driver who was described as "a serious collision waiting to happen." 28 year old Reese Edwards of Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, was driving behind 25 year old Tommy-John Mustafa as part of actions which were filmed via smart glasses. A court heard that Mustafa regularly used the glasses to record himself recklessly driving his highly modified Toyota GT86 in the months prior […]

15 August 2026 47

Derby

Slowdown in economic growth underlines the need for the Autumn Budget to support business

After UK economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the three months to June, from 0.6% in the first three months of the year, East Midlands Chamber is urging the Chancellor to ensure business growth is 'front and centre’ in the upcoming Autumn Budget. The latest estimated GDP figure is from the Office for National Statistics and covers April to June 2026. East Midlands Chamber Director of Resources Lucy Robinson said: “While some reassurance can be taken that GDP held up […]

13 August 2026 27

Derby

EMCCA welcomes extra powers after government grants new status

The East Midlands Combined County Authority has welcomed additional powers after the Government granted it new status. As an Established Mayoral Strategic Authority (EMSA), EMCCA now has the right to request new powers and responsibilities. It also unlocks the ability for EMCCA to apply for a more flexible, integrated funding settlement – meaning greater local control over funding and decisions, rather than managing multiple separate funding streams. Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, the figurehead of EMCCA, said: “This is a major milestone […]

11 August 2026 24

Community Notices

Three roads in Broxtowe to be improved this August

Residents and road users in Broxtowe can expect to see major improvements on three roads across the district this month as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s record £181.25 million Highway Capital Maintenance Programme. Nottinghamshire County Council, working with its highways partner, Via East Midlands, has today published its month-ahead schedule of planned roadworks for August, highlighting one major resurfacing scheme and two machine lay patching operations to prepare roads for surface dressing to take place. These works are in addition […]

3 August 2026 56

Balaclava wearers in Nottingham will now face consequences

Only half of East Midlands primary school children had flu vaccine last year – leaving thousands unprotected

Plans to replace 10 Derbyshire councils with 2 new larger ones, to be paused for a “rapid review”

Derby-based Bridge the Gap secure £10,000 grant to help children overcome travel-related anxieties

Government scheme good step in getting young people into employment

Sandiacre man prosecuted for his part in reckless driving incident

Slowdown in economic growth underlines the need for the Autumn Budget to support business

EMCCA welcomes extra powers after government grants new status

Three roads in Broxtowe to be improved this August

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