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Nottingham City Council would need to increase council tax by 46% or receive a 70% rise in government funding to continue operating as it has done, a new report states. Commissioners were ...
The city kept the same outer boundaries, but did gain an exclave from Nottinghamshire containing the Shire Hall. [8] [9] Nottingham kept its borough and city statuses and its lord mayoralty. [10] [11] In 1998, Nottingham City Council regained responsibility for county-level services from Nottinghamshire County Council.
The first elections to the county council were held on 15 January 1889, with 51 councillors being elected. There were also 17 aldermen chosen by the councillors to serve on the council as well. [3] The council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1889, on which day it held its first official meeting at the Shire Hall in Nottingham.
The city is served by Nottingham railway station and the Nottingham Express Transit tram system; its bus company, Nottingham City Transport, is the largest publicly owned bus network in England. [19] In December 2015, Nottingham was named a ' City of Literature ' by UNESCO , joining a list of 20 Cities of Literature. [ 20 ]
Nottingham City Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district . Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 55 councillors are elected from 20 wards .
In 2019, Judith Blake, chair of the Core Cities Group and leader of Leeds City Council wrote "HS2 is more than just a railway line, it will unlock future jobs, training and regeneration opportunities that will benefit many of our 20 million citizens. Core Cities UK believes HS2 is a game-changer for the Midlands and the north".
After City status had been awarded, Nottingham applied (unsuccessfully) for a Lord Mayor in 1911 (marking the Coronation of King George V), and to mark Royal visits in both 1914 and 1919. Historically, the Mayor of Nottingham was elected in a ceremony in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Although the election no longer happens in the church, a ...
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