Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page [ [link removed] ].







Looking forward to 2021 header



Looking forward to the year ahead

**A message from City Council Leader, Cllr David Mellen:**

Cllr David Mellen

We start this year more than most with a sigh of relief to put the old year behind us.

Although we are in Tier 4, and undoubtedly the coming months will continue to be challenging, we have got to hope that 2021 will bring a better year for all.

The wonderful scientists who have developed vaccinations against Covid have given us hope for a return towards normality, meaning 2021 presents us with the chance to look and plan ahead with some optimism.

For the council, there will be some difficult decisions to make with a tough budget to set, a Government inspection report to respond to, and the need to look ahead to ensure financial stability as our biggest priority in the long-term. Our main financial challenges austerity and the impact of Covid are shared by all councils across the country, but we will aim to protect key services while having to rethink the scope of what the council can provide.



carbon neutral 2028 logo

That doesnt mean we will lose our ambition to do the best for Nottingham. We remain absolutely committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2028, for example, and have made excellent progress towards that target already, with our far-ranging action plan [ [link removed] ]. We need everyone to play their part in this. The council is leading by example installing solar panels on our buildings and greening our vehicle fleet as well as helping others to do the same. We are using a massive 161m Government grant to carry out huge transport improvements that will help, like expanding the electric charging point network [ [link removed] ] to encourage take-up of electric vehicles, as well as the new footbridge with cycle lane [ [link removed] ] to be built across the River Trent to encourage active travel from Nottinghams newest community at Waterside, in Colwick.



Waterside

This development at Trent Basin which will also be home to a brand new school is not the only new housing development in town. The council through Nottingham City Homes expects to build a further 300 new council houses [ [link removed] ] in 2021 and there are plenty of other developments under way or in the pipeline this year. The Island Quarter [ [link removed] ] is an exciting scheme that brings businesses and housing together on a large site that has been derelict for years, there is further development planned in and around Sneinton Market and new offices and housing in the Southside.



broadmarsh library image

Our own Southside schemes [ [link removed] ] will continue and I think 2021 will be the year when well see just how transformational they will be. The dreary, ugly old Broadmarsh car park is being replaced by a striking modern building more befitting of this city gateway. The work that will carry on in the streets around it will change the look and feel of the area beyond recognition traffic-choked multi-lane roads replaced in favour of calm, pleasant public spaces full of trees and plants where people will want to linger and enjoy the surroundings. At one end of this area, we have the wonderful new Nottingham College building [ [link removed] ] and at the other, the redeveloped Nottingham Castle [ [link removed] ] attraction. 2021 is the year that many of these changes will come together, while we plan how the Broadmarsh Centre site will complement and enhance them.

With a difficult year behind us, theres much to look forward to in the new year ahead.


________________________________________________________________________

Coronavirus FAQs

Please clickhere [ [link removed] ]for some of the answers to questions weve been asked about what you should do, and what we are doing, to respond to Coronavirus.

________________________________________________________________________




Twitter [ [link removed] ]Facebook [ [link removed] ]Instagram [ [link removed] ]


www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk [ [link removed] ]
Give feedback
Unsubscribe [ [link removed] ]



NCC logo white





Contact Nottingham City Council

Tel: 0115 915 5555

Council Web: nottinghamcity.gov.uk [ [link removed] ]

Follow us on Facebook [ [link removed] ] | Twitter [ [link removed] ]

You have received this email because you are subscribed to Nottingham City Councils Stay Connected service for news and information about council services. You can review which emails you receive from us or unsubscribe by editing your subscriptions [ [link removed] ]- log in with your email address and then make your choice.





Generic holding image 31 12 20 [ [link removed] ]

This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Nottingham City Council Loxley House, Station Street Nottingham. NG2 3NG GovDelivery logo [ [link removed] ]