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Friday 21 August is forecast to be cool, cloudy and increasingly unsettled, with the highest chance of rain from mid-afternoon into the early evening. Temperatures are expected to peak at around 18C before falling to 13C overnight. Early morning Friday will begin cool and mostly cloudy, with some brighter spells developing after sunrise. Temperatures are […]
A record number of Nottingham College students received their GCSE results today (20 August), with more than 4,500 learners sitting exams earlier this year across a range of subjects. The cohort reflects the diverse communities served by the college, including adult learners returning to education to unlock new career opportunities, home-educated students studying for qualifications, […]
Students and staff at The Bulwell Academy are celebrating a landmark set of GCSE results, with the school recording its highest ever number of students achieving grade 4+ and grade 5+ passes in both English and mathematics. This year, 57% of students achieved grade 4+ in both English and maths, with 36% achieving grade […]
Students at East Leake Academy are celebrating another year of fantastic GCSE results today. This year’s outcomes see students achieving excellent attainment averaging a grade 5 at GCSE, with exceptional performance in English language and English literature. 76% of students secured a grade 4 or above in English and mathematics. Exceptional results were awarded […]
Djanogly City Academy students are once again celebrating some strong GCSE exam results and looking forward to their next steps. This summer’s GCSE results include continued strong performances in English and maths, with particularly positive outcomes in English Language. Many subject areas have also built on solid prior results with notable performances in […]
The Mayor of the East Midlands is calling on businesses, organisations and residents to back a campaign to protect funding for two major road schemes vital to the region’s growth. Regional partners from across the East Midlands gathered on Wednesday (19 August) alongside the A46 near Newark to demonstrate their support for the A46 Newark […]
Newark and Sherwood District Council will not pursue a judicial review of the Government’s decision to approve the controversial One Earth Solar Farm after receiving specialist legal advice. The council said advice obtained twice from an expert barrister found there were insufficient grounds to mount a successful legal challenge against the decision. Development consent for […]
Mansfield has the joint-highest shop vacancy rate among Nottinghamshire’s larger towns, with 17% of retail space currently empty. The figure puts it level with Worksop and well behind Beeston, where the vacancy rate is 4%, Bingham at 5% and Retford at 5.5%. Residents say rising costs, a lack of variety and the loss of established […]
Students at Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (NUAST), a proud member of Nova Education Trust, are celebrating a milestone year after securing the academy’s best-ever GCSE results. Demonstrating exceptional resilience and aspiration, the graduating cohort delivered outstanding performances across the curriculum, significantly surpassing both national and regional averages: –…
Beeston is one of Nottinghamshire’s strongest-performing larger retail centres, but traders and residents say a lack of variety is leaving the town centre feeling “stagnant”. The town, three miles south-west of Nottingham, has a four per cent retail vacancy rate, meaning 96 per cent of its available floor space is occupied. It is the best-performing […]