Politics

Here is what Colin Pettigrew, council chief for children and families had to say . . .

Here is Nottinghamshire County Council's leader, Councillor Kay Cutts full statement . . .

A councillor in Warsop is bidding to reinvigorate a "neglected" nature reserve in his ward and eventually achieve a Green Flag Award.

Proud Ashfield District Council has been named as the only local authority in the country on a prestigious list of the top 50 housing landlords.

A new home for children who are taken into care is set to be opened in Nottinghamshire.

Three independent councillors on Mansfield District Council have been selected for key scrutiny positions - a month after they were left out altogether.

Shoppers and workers in Mansfield town centre could be set to enjoy two hours free parking in the town's car parks.

A new Mansfield councillor who had a lung transplant in her battle against cystic fibrosis has relived the moment she met her donor’s family for the first time.

A decision on whether more than 300 homes will be built on greenbelt land in Skegby is expected “in six to eight weeks” following a four-day inquiry into the plans.

A glass coffee table that was abandoned and smashed at a Sutton park has caused one councillor to warn “well-meaning” fly tippers to “think twice” before they dump.

Leading figures from the worlds of business, economic and visitor development, tourism and regeneration recently gathered at a Nottinghamshire tourism summit, writes Coun Kay Cutts.

Agencies in Mansfield town centre have vowed to prevent a repeat of an incident in the town where a man was spotted "in a puddle of urine" performing "sex with his fist".

This is my first column as leader of Mansfield Independents, writes Coun Mick Barton.

A Conservative councillor has likened a group of travellers heading to a planned horsefair as a ‘biblical plague’.