Local residents have complained to the Focus Team about the state of local parks. The team have found that the small park on the Whitemoor estate is not being renewed, it is being grassed over. To get to ‘local’ parks the children from the Whitemoor, Albert and Cyril Avenue will have to cross some major […]

Old planning notices have been left all around Leen Valley by the Council. The Council have to put up planning notices around the area to tell residents of any applications that might affect them. These notices are usually attached to lampposts but the Focus Team have seen them wrapped around trees. Local Campaigner Saghir Akhtar […]

The allotments along Western Boulevard between Beechdale Road and Aspley Lane are up for sale. The Focus Team can find no plans for what is to happen to these allotments after they are sold. The Focus Team will be keeping an eye on developments to make sure the Council plan properly to make sure local […]

Southfield Road Park was a project that was started many years ago. The Ainsley Residents Association, Robert Shaw School and the Lib Dem Councillors at the time, Gary Long and Alex Foster, wanted to get this field back in to use. After a lot of time spent working with the council and finding the funds […]

A new report has shown that Nottingham has the most empty shops in the country. Why are there more boarded-up shops in Nottingham than anywhere else? Alison Rouse said “Nottingham City Council say they don’t agree with the figures in the report because some of the streets included areas outside the city centre. It doesn’t […]

On May 3rd, Nottingham voted on whether to have a directly elected mayor to run the city. 57% voted to keep the current system and 43% voted for a mayor. Nottingham Lib Dems campaigned for a ‘no’ vote because it would have been too much power for one person to have, with nobody to keep […]

Linden House, the former NHS offices on Beechdale Road, now has outline planning permission to used as housing in future. The developers will need to come back to the Council with full plans, including house designs, and street layouts, to get full planning permission later. The draft plans for the site include a small block […]