“I have no doubt that we will find we have the resilience, compassion and tenacity to get through this together.” The leader of Nottingham City Council has offered his reassurance to residents as the Government announces schools will close at the end of the week, and a number of council-run services have been shut. In… Read more

The D2N2 Growth Hub have put the following information together for businesses: Following the announcements made by the Chancellor on 17th March, the .gov.uk website has now been updated: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-employees-employers-and-businesses Details of the Chancellor’s statement can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-announces-additional-support-to-protect-businesses Financial Support for Business The details behind the financial support for smaller businesses through business rate… Read more

TEAM NOTTINGHAM will be returning to MIPIM, the world’s largest property event, this spring to showcase the city on a global stage. Made up of both public and private sector organisations, the 28-strong team will be attending the event in the south of France from 10-13 March. The team will highlight the £2bn regeneration of… Read more

Construction work on the new Broadmarsh car park, bus station and Central Library is around two weeks ahead of schedule despite weather-related delays. It is estimated about one week has been lost to high winds, with storms Ciara and Dennis slowing down the project slightly. But weather delays are factored into the timeframe from the… Read more

Nottingham has a proud history in relation to energy and sustainability, with the largest district heating network of any City in the UK, the most solar PV systems per rooftop of anywhere in the UK and a quarter of the energy demands of the City now coming from renewable energy generation within the City boundary.… Read more

Nottingham has been recognised as a leading European business destination, ranking highly for its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) strategy and business friendliness, according to the FDI European Cities and Regions of the Future 2020/2021 rankings. The rankings seek to identify “the best and the brightest among Europe’s investment destinations”, assessing international cities on economic potential,… Read more

Nottingham based IT company Mason Infotech have partnered with CityFibre to provide businesses with a free online service that allows them to compare ‘Full Fibre’ internet access prices instantly. The first of its kind in the the UK, the tool provides the packages and prices for all of the major UK Business Internet Service Providers available at any… Read more

Plans to transform the former Boots Island site have taken a step forward as the developer behind the scheme begins work to clear the site. Conygar received outline planning permission for the major development in April 2019 and work is now starting to prepare the site, which will be transformed as part of the regeneration… Read more

HS2 is vital to improve connections within the Midlands, and between the Midlands and the North. HS2 is being reviewed by a government (in Westminster) by a review led by civil servants and advisors (based in London).  They seem likely to recommend HS2, but any dilution of the programme (not beyond Birmingham or 1 leg… Read more

The East Midlands Railway (EMR) 2020 consultation is a great opportunity for the businesses and leaders in Nottingham to express their opinions. For Marketing NG, we are particularly keen to get lots of feedback to EMR relating to this. The rail network timetable changes and rail improvements in general are vital to Nottingham’s economic development. In… Read more