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More than £6 million in funding has been awarded to Nottingham City Council to help reduce carbon emissions. Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin recently announced Nottingham as one of four cities receiving funds for low carbon, sustainable transport due to a £35 million government initiative. This comes...
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Within the last seven days four incidents of street robbery have occurred at knifepoint in the Lenton area. Three of the four incidents are thought to be the work of the same two men and police urge anyone with any information regarding the crimes to come forward. The first incident...
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Sir David Greenaway has weighed in on the debate regarding censorship at universities stating that politically correct students are killing free speech. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham has argued that it is the role of universities to defend free speech and stand up against the Students’...
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The University of Nottingham Feminists held their Body Confidence Fair on November 24 to mark the start of 2015’s Body Confidence Week after the success of the previous campaign. Working in collaboration with the Women’s Network, Body Confidence Week is designed to promote self-confidence, starting with loving your body....
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The Government ordered an inquiry into reducing violence against women studying at higher-level institutions. Universities in the UK have been ordered to create a ‘taskforce’ to tackle the issue the unwanted sexual advances women are subjected to and a code of practice on the back of mounting attention on...
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President Francois Hollande has declared a national state of emergency and has closed French borders following simultaneous terrorist attacks in Paris. “an act of war” Attacks began at around 8pm on Friday 13th November and lasted through the night into Saturday morning. It is has been reported that around 129...
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The taxi app Uber will be available to use from 4pm today. After initial controversy the private hire firm was given the green light in the summer and has finally launched today. The scheme uses a cashless system that allows customers to order and track cabs through an app...