Nottingham City Council reduce free parking + start charging Sundays

Changes to on-street parking charging confirmed 

Changes to the way on-street parking is charged and regulated will come into effect in Nottingham City Centre from 14 November.

On-street car parking charges will be introduced on Sundays and extended to 8pm in the evenings during the week. This will help tackle the problems caused by people parking for long periods of time in parking bays designed for short-term, high turnover parking for shoppers and visitors.

Since September, the council has consulted with 20,000 residents and stakeholders including the emergency services, retailers and faith groups.

Cllr Jane Urquhart says: "The comments and objections that we received have been very valuable and have helped shape the outcome. I have personally met with the city centre church group and we have had a productive on-going dialogue. A number of measures have been agreed to help alleviate their concerns and we have come up with helpful solutions for each church. This is consistent with parking offers already offered to other faith groups who worship throughout the week."

Measures introduced to support churches and faith groups include discounted parking in multi-story car parks and reduced price parking tickets for on-street parking for congregations of churches which are not located near car parks.

Furthermore, in response to the criticism of the Sunday charging times not coinciding with shop opening hours, the council has introduced a cheaper 50p tariff between 8am and 10am and similarly between 6pm and 8pm on Sundays.

With Sundays now being a busy shopping day, the introduction of Sunday on-street parking charges will help address the issue of  short-stay visitors being put off from visiting the city centre by people parking for much longer periods - sometimes all day. It will help stimulate growth for local businesses and bring Nottingham in line with other major and neighbouring cities.

Cllr Jane Urquhart continues: "Nottingham is a key retail and visitor destination and our parking needs to be flexible to meet the needs of those who drive into the city. The new charges will help us better manage our on and off-street parking provision making it easier for short-stay visitors to pop in and out of the city centre."

HOSTING NOTTINGHAM'S HALL CRAWL 6th Dec

COMING UP:

The Only Way Is Nottingham Host's 

HALL CRAWL 

THIS DECEMBER Keep an eye open for the first 

"The Only Way Is Nottingham HALL CRAWL"

Plan of the Night:
* A Fully organised bar crawl between Student Halls
* Banter - To be expected
* Games - To commence
* FREE ENTRY & DRINK OFFERS throughout the Night


Check out the event at: http://www.facebook.com/TheOnlyWayIsNottingham?sk=events
>>> And Don't Forget to Join YOUR HALL!

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Nottingham Dragons!

You voted the Dragon as your favourite pet. Fantastic Nottingham! Although the following images aren't from Nottingham necessarily, here's a few photos/images of your beloved "pets".


***WARNING*** The video at the bottom of this blog contains scenes of a graphic nature (its a dragon eating a pig!) and viewer discretion IS advised!

***VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED***

Are you coming to our big party?!: www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257164117655961

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MMMMMMMMM Krispy....

Enough said...




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Nottingham City Council to change bin collection dates...

Bin day changes in Nottingham

From 21st November, many households in Nottingham will have a new bin day. That's because the Council is making changes to its bin collection routes to make them quicker and more efficient. This will help us save fuel and therefore save money.

If these changes affect you, we will be letting you know by letter from 7th November. Your letter will contain information about your new bin day or your new collection cycle (if applicable). We'll also be sticking a sticker on your bin during the week beginning 14th November to remind you of the changes.

If you are on an alternate weekly collection, we'll also be sending you a new calendar taking you through until the end of 2012.

It's important to note that whilst you may have gotten used to having your bin emptied at a certain time of the day, this may change when we begin our new routes. Please make sure you put your bin out for collection before 7am on your collection day and we promise we'll empty it by 7pm that same day. If you think we've missed you, you can report a missed bin collection online or call 0115 915 2000.

Why are we making these changes?

Bin collection routes haven't been changed in a number of years. In this time, kerbside recycling has been introduced to nearly all households in the city. We're taking the opportunity to modernise our bin routes to reflect the additional services we now offer you and at the same time make our routes more efficient, save fuel, speed up collections and reduce the number of trucks on the road.

All this means that the average cost of your bin collection service is just 76p per household per week. It also means that we can save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year to pump back into other services.

New postcode finder tool

From Monday 7 November, you'll be able to type in your postcode here and we'll give you all your bin collection dates for the year ahead, including Christmas and Bank Holidays. Keep an eye out on this page for this new tool.

We understand that the change might take a bit of getting used to. Local bin crews and other people working in your area will be out and about and on hand to offer you help and support. Hopefully this will make any change easier for you. If you do forget to put your bin out on your new day, please let us know on 0115 915 2000 and we'll try our best to get back out to you to collect within 24 hours. We will also collect additional waste, which you can not fit into your bin. This should be placed in strong refuse sacks, tied and left out with the green bin.

If you have any questions about the changes that will be taking place from 21 November, in the first instance please click here to view our Frequently Asked Questions where you'll hopefully find what you're looking for. If not, please email the team on waste.manager@nottinghamcity.gov.uk or call 0115 915 2000.

Original Article: http://nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16318

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Promotional video to visit Nottingham

An interesting take on Nottingham as a 'holiday destination' by Britain's Best Breaks from a few years ago. We're not sure whether anyone visited Nottingham as a result of it, or even if the company that made the promo are still in business. Nevertheless, the video's still fairly decent, and paints Nottingham in a decent image. A nice Sunday afternoon watch if you ask us!

We hope you enjoy their cheesy, but informative and easy-watching video! Comments welcome!


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Nottingham's twins

We didn't know Nottingham was twinned with some many interesting places! Get a little culture in your life, take a peak at this...


Ghent - Belgium (since 1985)

Ghent's 'Trent'?!

Ghent's version of the Nottingham castle?!

Ghent's Cathedral?!

We can't help but think this looks like the Waterfront in Nottingham, but much more cultured!

Harare - Zimbabwe (since 1981)

Skyline of Central Harare, Capital of Zimbabwe - WOW!

Harare's International Airport

Karlsruhe - Germany (since 1969)

Karlsruhe Palace - WOW!

Karlsruhe Institution of Technology

Ljubljana - Slovenia (since 1963)

Riverside

Skyline

Mountain View

Minsk - Belarus (since 1966)

National Library of Belarus, in Minsk - WOW!

Skyline

Flats - Much nicer than the tower blocks of Nottingham!

Ningbo - China (Since 2005)

Ningbo rivers, similar to Lady Bay bridge & Trent Bridge??? 

Zhao bao shan Bridge, Ningbo, by day...

...and by night!

Timişoara - Romania (since 2008)

Victory Square

Timişoara

Timişoara, market square

And finally, Nottingham - England

Nottingham's Robin Hood

Skyline of Nottingham

Nottingham Castle's Gatehouse

We really want to go to some of these places. Maybe a free trip to one of these can be one of our prizes in the near future... Keep your eyes pealed, we've already said too much!

T.O.W.I.N. ("twin" get it?!)

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