Plus Half term activitiesSplendour music festivaland results from the City Council elections

Spring 2011

Nottingham is bidding to retain the Purple Flag it was awarded last year for being one of Britain’s best places for a night out http://bit.ly/kdZUJd

If you’re a man over 55 looking to keep active and healthy, check out Extra Time, a new scheme from Notts County’s Football in the Community initiative http://bit.ly/magVfC

Nottingham’s talented young artists, designers, musicians, photographers and writers were recognised at the recent Young Creative Awards 2011 http://bit.ly/lzdTWU

A giant handbag and shoe are two of eight wicker sculptures being installed around the city as part of Nottingham’s East Midlands in Bloom 2011 entry http://bit.ly/kg6VfH

Get involved with the Festival of Reading which runs from May to July this year and will feature a wide variety of events across Nottingham City Libraries and other venues http://bit.ly/lkkcWD

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Councillor Jon Collins is the Leader of Nottingham City Council. He can be contacted by writing toLoxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG;by telephone on 876 4256 or emailjon.collins@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

The Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council isJane Todd. She can be contacted by writing toLoxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG;by telephone on 876 3304 or emailchief.executive@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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Nottingham went to the polls on May 5th to elect the 55 councillors who will represent local people in the 20 council wards across the city for the next four years. Voting also took place in the referendum on the electoral system for the UK Parliament.The results led to Labour increasing its majority on the Council. The party now has 50 councillors, eight more than at the last election in 2007. The Conservatives have five councillors, down from seven, while the Liberal Democrats now have no councillors compared to six after the 2007 election.

The referendum on the way the country elects MPs to the House of Commons saw Nottingham voters rejecting a move to the Alternative Vote system with 42,853 No votes in the city compared to 25,564 for Yes.

To avoid disrupting pupils' education, 22 out of 35 polling stations were moved from schools to nearby venues, such as children's centres located next to schools on the same sites.

For the first time the Electoral Commission limited the number of people potentially voting at each polling station to 2,500. This means in some wards, there were two polling stations where previously there had only been one.

Overall turnout was 36.6%, up from 32.4% in 2007.

Election 2011:Labour increasesits majority onthe City Council

Get yourself connected!see page 4

This is the first issue of the Arrow since the City Council elections on May 5th. Across the page you can read about how the political parties fared while on pages 18 and 19 you can find out who was elected as the local councillors for where you live.

As you’ll see over the next few pages, we’re using this Arrow to highlight how the Council is now using social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter to reach as many local people as possible with information about the services it provides and what’s happening in the city.

You’ll see that many of the articles have QR codes (like barcodes) which, if you’ve got a smart phone with internet access, you can scan and it takes you straight to a web page where you get further information.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a smart phone, you’ll still find the usual mix of stories and information on issues ranging from the Big Summer Clean and the Big Book Drop to Children’s Week and the upcoming Splendour music festival at Wollaton Park on July 24th. Plus, check out the What’s On guide with this Arrow which includes details of everything there is to do and see in the city over the summer, and much of it is FREE.

Welcome to your May issue of the Arrow,the City Council’s magazine for residents.

For the first time, the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery (pictured above) became perhaps the city's most unusual polling station. The gallery opened for voters in Bridge Ward.

You’ll find a full list of all City Councillors elected on May 5th by ward and political party on pages 18 and 19 of this Arrow.

Alternatively, details of local councillors and the full election results can be found at www.mynottingham.gov.uk

Social Networking allows you to connect with a community of people you choose to be in your network, through services like Facebook and Twitter.

Throughout this edition of the Arrow you will see references to how your Council us usingsocial networking, and how you can access us.

Get yourself connected!

Calling all book lovers Could you donate a new or nearly new book?“As part of our Year of Reading campaign I’m proud to be organising a BIG BOOK DROP. Our challenge is to collect 5,000 new (or nearly new) books.

All of the books will be found a good home. We will distribute them to doctors and dentists waiting rooms, public transport points and a variety of other places - so that books can be freely available at all those places where you have to wait with your children. We even hope to distribute the books to homes where children have few of their own so that we can increase the opportunities all children have to read.

We want children to read in the usual places but also in unusual ones; we want books to be available everywhere and for reading to be something that we all enjoy more in Nottingham. It would be great if people could donate new or good quality books for young children. Keeping children entertained in waiting rooms is always tricky! And donated books could give parents the chance to read together with their little oneswhile they’re waiting.”

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What a great idea to get kids reading. I’ll be donatingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory!

To donate books to this special project please just take them along to a participating venue.Nottingham City Council Leisure Centres, Children’s Centres and some Primary Schools are all taking part. So are City Council venues like the Council House and the Contact Centre on Angel Row just up from the Old Market Square.

These BIG BOOK DROP venues will be happy to receive your books anytime up until 10th June.

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What is Facebook?If you’re not already familiar with Facebook, it is the most popular social networking site of them all. Facebook connects you with family and friends and allows you to network with people who work, study and live around you. You can add friends, ‘like’ pages, upload photos, share links and videos and learn more about the people you meet. By ‘liking’ a facebook page you can: receive instant news updates receive access to exclusive competitions share stories and online content with your friends interact and ask questions and make comments

We have created a variety of Facebook pages to promote Nottingham news, campaigns and events with over 15,000 users in total. Here is a sample of some of the pages we offer. Simply visit www.facebook.com followed by the relevant forward slash below… My Nottingham /mynottingham What’s On /whatsonnottingham Splendour Festival /splendourfestivalUK

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Be the first to find out about Nottingham City Council’s latest news by following us. Simply search for @mynottingham

Twitter is a very popular instant messaging system that lets a person send andread messagescalled tweets.Tweets aretext-basedposts of up to140 charactersdisplayed onthe user’sprofile page.

To be the first to know about news and events happening across Nottingham you can follow any one of our Facebook pages.

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Facebook opens up a whole new way of communicating with us and other citizens, allowing you to instantly receive, share and interact on the topics you choose to receive updates on.

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QR codesWe will be using QR Code at a number of our events across the summer in a bid to produce less print, save money and provide you with accessto information delivered straightto your smartphone.You will also see examples of QR Code throughout this edition of the Arrow, so why not scan the code and see where it takes you!

It really is as easy as 1,2,3…Step 1 Download the free QR Reader Appto your smartphone/iPod Touch

Step 2 Select the App, and usingthe camera on your smartphone/iTouch

take a picture of the code

Step 3 You will be taken directly to a website relevant to the

organisation using the code and provided with the information in the palm of your hand!No need for paper.

What is a smartphone?A smartphone is a mobile phone with more advanced features, functions and capabilities than an average handset, giving you access to the internet.

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“I’ll be donating a new copy of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. It was my favourite book when I was a little girl.I love the idea that I’ll be sharing this book and encouraging a whole new generation to love it too.

What was your favourite book?Could you donate it to the BIG BOOK DROP? All donations will be really welcomed!”Heidi Shewell-Cooper – Big Book Drop Co-ordinator

Nottingham has been judgedthe UK’s cleanest big city, soour challenge to you now is to join in the Big Summer Clean and make it even cleaner.

The City’s Council’s bulky waste scheme collects a wide range of rubbish and the best thing about it is it’s FREE! Each area across the city has a dedicated collection date for bulky items and you can book an appointment by calling the Neighbourhood Services call centre on 0115 915 2000.6

Aspley was chosen as a pilot area as the City Council have already fitted loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation into 3,000 homes in the area, creating a Super Warm Zone.

Local resident Allan Hobster is looking forward to the solar panels being installed on the roof of his home. Allan said: “Rising energy costs are a worry and make it important to try and do everything we can to get electricity that is cheap and environmentally friendly. The really goodthing about this is that it could save us upto £120 a year on our electricity bill.”

Houses with south facing roofs are being identified and residents given the chance to generate power for their homes while at the same time making a significant, sustainable contribution to the National Grid.

The Aspley units have 10 solar panels that can create an estimated total of 4,000kWhof electricity per year. The City Council is renting the roof space to E.ON who willinstall the units, harvest electricity fromthe panels and sell surplus electricitygenerated above the householder’s needs.

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Making NottinghamBritain’s cleanest and greenest city

To join in with our Big Summer Clean events visitwww.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/bigsummercleanor email bigsummerclean@nottinghamcity.gov.ukOr why not join our Clean and Green Facebook pageand share your ideas for the Big Summer Clean 2011:

This year’s Big Summer Clean will give everyone the chance to get involved and make the city really sparkle. From June 13 to July 24 the focus will be on making a difference in our neighbourhoods with cleaning happening in every city ward.

We are also looking for green volunteers to help out at events, including Splendour, Nottingham’s big music event on 24 July. Or you might want to join ‘My Street’, the environmental neighbourhood watch, to help resolve speedily any problems that you may come across where you live or work.

More than 2,000 Nottingham people receiving adult socialcare now have theirown personal budgets This gives them more choice and means they can fit their help and support around their daily routine and needs. Some people have opted for personal assistants to help them at home, provide transport and other support. Others have bought electric wheelchairs for more independence or new technology that alerts them to hazards or prompts them to take medication so they can live independently. Others pursue training or interests, which also provide free time fortheir carers.

Instead of the Council telling someone when to go to a day centre or when they can have help at home, people make their own choices with support from carers, social workers and independent advisors.

The Council has introduced this improvement, called Self-Directed Support, and has met the national target set by Government to have 30% of people who are eligible on personal budgets by the end of March. The next target is to ensure every eligible person hasa personal budget by March 2013.

To find out more call 0115 883 8460 or visit www.mynottingham.gov.uk/supportingadults and click on the button ‘Find social care and health services where you live’.

Solar power for AspleyE.ON and Nottingham City Council are working in partnership with Nottingham City Homes to install solar panels on up to 600 suitable homes in Aspley.

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The City Council have announced their line up for this year’s Splendour Festival on Sunday 24 July at Wollaton Park and I’ll most definitely be there – with my wellies in tow!

I was really pleased to see one of my favourites, the Scissor Sisters, have confirmed they will be there! Having loved them since their early ‘Comfortably Numb’ days, I am looking forward to seeing them live and hearing some of their new material. Other headline acts performing are; Blondie, Eliza Doolittle, Feeder, Cast and The Bluetones – not bad! Like last year they’ve made sure the whole family are catered for with comedy stalls, a kids play area, funfair, arts and craft stalls, bars and food.

If you haven’t been to Splendour before I suggest you give it a go.It’s a great day out set in the beautiful Wollaton Park – perfect for picnics. Definitely a festival not to miss!

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MyNottinghamTickets are selling fast so buy yours now from www.splendourfestival.comor at the Rock City box office on Talbot Street or the Royal Centre.You can also buy tickets at any of the City Council’s leisure centres.

MyNottinghamGreat discounts are on offer again for City residents. You’ll need avalid Citycard though so get yours at the NCT travel centre just offthe Old Market Square. Ticket prices from £20 (free for under 11’s).

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Following on from the success of last year, the City Council will again offer local bands the chance to perform at Splendour with an added twist – the winning band will actually perform on the main stage!This provides agreat opportunityfor local talent tobe showcased –and to see whatNottingham hasto offer musically.

For further information on Splendour, including prices and the full line up, scan our QR code below or visitwww.splendourfestival.com

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Children’s Week28 May – 5 June

Fun stuff to dofor 50p or FREEthis half termAs well as Children’s Week, there are lots of exciting things to see and do in Nottingham this half term (30 May – 3 June):• A variety of activities are available at our leisure centres for just 50p a day including basketball, football, inflatable fun games, badminton, swimming and more. Activities are available at Southglade Leisure Centre, John Carroll Leisure Centre, Portland Leisure Centre, Clifton Leisure Centre, Djanogly Community Leisure Centre and Harvey Hadden Sports Complex.

• Kids’ activities at our heritage sites including pizza baking at Green’s Mill, Tudor trails and mask making at Wollaton Hall and much more!

• There’s lots going on at your local Children's Play and Youth centres including Den Building, Break Dancing, Cooking and Arts & Crafts. Many of the Play Centres have recently been refurbished and have lots of new and exciting play equipment. There really is something for all ages and best of all, the activities are completely FREE.

For more details check outwww.mynottingham.gov.uk/mayhalfterm

Plus daily events at local libraries, children’s centres,museums, galleries and parks across the city.For the full programme visit:www.mynottingham.gov.uk/childrensweek

Draw or paint your favourite story character or a scene fromyour favourite book. Send your artwork by Tuesday 7 June andyou could win family tickets to a Broadway film screening of your choice!

Artwork will be added to an online gallery where you will be able to votefor your favourite! Send your entry along with your name, age, addressand a brief description of your picture to: Arts and Events,Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG.

Children’s Drawing Competitionand Online Exhibition

*Car parking charges apply

Come and join us for some FREE and great value events and activities for children and families to enjoy during May half-term, at venues across the city. Highlights include:Children’s PicnicFREE Sunday 29 May, Wollaton Park*

Bring a picnic and enjoy a fun filled day. Discover fairytales and fantasy through storytelling, take part in the best dressed teddy competition and get creative!

Family Sports DayFREE Saturday 4 June, Forest Recreation Ground

Fun activities for all ages to enjoyincluding traditional sports day games, soft play, climbing wall, bouncy castles and much more!

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“Hi. I’m Giles Croft, Nottingham Playhouse’s Artistic Director.This is my first blog about one of themost exciting festivals to happen in England this year. And it’s on your doorstep in Nottingham. From 26 May to 12 June, the city will host some of Europe’s finest theatre companies, artists and playwrights for neat11, a festival of European Arts & Theatre.

It’s happening thanks to the support of Nottingham City Council, One Nottingham, Arts Council England and the major arts venues in Nottingham.

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This is for everyone – and not just for those who go regularly to the theatre. Events for all ages and tastes, for local people and visitors from far away. I hope you can join us.”

Competition The city centre venues have put together a fantastic prize to entice you into the city during the festival! One lucky winner will be offered a culinary experience every day of the festival, including:Dinner for 2 at MemSaab; Fat Cat Café Bar; Curry Lounge; Le Mistral; All Bar One (including bottle of wine); Tonic Bar & Restaurant; Broadway (including movie) and Strada | Lunch for 2 at World Service; The Thurland Hall and Lace Market Hotel | Milkshake & Cakes for 2 at Homemade CaféYou can even pass any of the individual experiences on to friends and family if you are worried about how your waistline might suffer after 12 days of eating out! To enter, please send an email with the subject line “Arrow Competition” to info@wearenottingham.co.uk or send your name and telephone number on a postcard to:We Are Nottingham,Days Hotel, Wollaton Street, Nottingham, NG1 5FW. All entries must be in by Friday 17th June, the winner will be notified on Monday 20th June.

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Nottingham Playhouse, the Theatre Royal, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham Contemporary, New Art Exchange and Broadway Cinema & Media Centre will present the work of companies as varied and exciting as Theatre Nowy and The Deutsches Theater, alongside Cheek By Jowl and Gob Squad. There will be work from Kosovo, the West Bank and Gaza, youth projects, site specific work and work for children.

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New opening times at city libraries Libraries in Nottingham have new opening hours after a month long consultation, reflecting the use and needs of local people. The new times are the result of pressure on the City Council’s budget due to cuts in Government funding and will affect the following libraries; Aspley, Bakersfield, Basford, Carlton Road, Clifton, Hyson Green, Meadows, Radford-Lenton, Sherwood, Sneinton, Southglade Park, Strelley Road and Wollaton. Regular library events have not been affected and will continue as scheduled. To find out the new opening times call Central Library on 915 2828 or visit www.mynottingham.gov.uk/libraries

Gloriousfood!The Nottingham Food and Drink Festival runs fromJune 29 to July 10 and this year the focus is on a celebration of the fantastic food and drink availablein the city, organised by the venues themselves.

Please see wearenottingham.co.uk/foodanddrink formore about the Nottingham Food and Drink Festival.

Participating eateries will offer special menus in honour of the festival, so it’s a great chance to try somewhere new, or even just try something exciting in your favourite places. The menus will make use of the freshest seasonal ingredients and many will use the finest local produce. The programme and the website will list the different menu offers ordered in price categories, so whether you want to spend under a tenner or treat yourself to a culinary experience, your tastes – and wallet – will be more than catered for!

A selection of venues will be putting on special food and drink based events during the course of the festival, so bring the kids and be entertained by non-alcoholic cocktail flaring, belly dancing, cupcake demonstrations and many more visual feasts! Die hard foodies can beef up their culinary knowledge as specialists from across the industry share their expertise at intimate masterclass sessions in city centre venues. From June 30 to the July 3 there will also be a Food and Drink Market in Old Market Square, selling regional and national speciality produce. With over 70 stalls, you’re bound not to leave empty handed!

Join them!To make your pledge call 0115 883 9269 or visit www.decadeofbetterhealth.com

We offer FREE advice and support to help you achieve your goals

Over 10,000 pledges have been made by Nottingham people to improve their health by: achieving a healthy weight being more physically active changing smoking habits changing drinking habits feeling better and happier.

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Archery; the high ropes challenge; canoeing; kayaking; mountain biking; rock climbing; abseiling; raft building and much more.

Book now for our Summer Activity programme.Visit www.mynottingham.gov.uk/adventure

Mountain biking, canoeing, abseilingand narrowboating – in Nottingham?

Action...and adventure! Narrowboat trips on

the Nottingham Canaland the River TrentWe have two 70 foott long narrowboats available to hire for trips on the Nottingham Canal and the River Trent.

Booking and enquiries:College Street Centre on 0115 947 6202 (ext 246)or email Lyndon.Roberts@Collegest.org.ukuk

Supported by our highly experienced skippers, you will have a true hands-on experience of the waterways including boat helming, working the canal’s locks and water safety. One boat is accessible for disabled people.

‘Megan’ and ‘Tinkers Leen’ can be booked for half day, full day, over night residential and evening (summertime only) use. Groups of up to 24 people can be accommodated.

Where?Arches Adventure Centre, Lady Bay Bridgeand Colwick Park Adventure Centre.The Adventure Centres offer a wide range of activities including:

Yes it’s true. You can do these activities – and much more – in the heart of Nottingham thanks to the Council’s adventure team.

All are ideal for families during the holidays and at weekends, schools and youth groups, and even for team building exercises with your work colleagues.

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Big construction projects in Nottingham in thenext 12 months should bring more jobs to the city. The redevelopment of the Broadmarsh Centre and the train station, proposals to extend the Victoria Shopping Centre, and the construction of two more tram lines means Nottingham is bucking the national trend and attracting major inward investment.

The Council is playing a key role to secure as much work as possible for local people as part of these projects.

New city developments setto bring jobs to local people

Boost forthe local economyA new Nottingham Enterprise Zone is to be created in Lenton.It is part of a £100m Government investment in new Enterprise Zones throughout the country.

The 100-acre (40 hectare) Boots site straddles the boundary between the City and Broxtowe Borough and has several under-used buildings. It is available for redevelopment as Boots has improved business efficiency.

Alex Gourlay, Chief Executive of the Health & Beauty Division, Alliance Boots says: “We’re delighted with the announcement that Nottingham will get its own Enterprise Zone on this site. It is ideally situated for redevelopment, creating up to 200,000 square metres of commercial space for a wide variety of sectors. This site could drive growth, boosting both the local and national economies. We have been developing proposals for the regeneration of this site for a number of years. This gives us an opportunity to forge ahead with our plans.”

NET Phase Two preferred bidder namedNottingham City Council has selected Tramlink Nottingham as its preferred bidder to build two new tram lines to Clifton and Chilwell (NET Phase Two)and operate the extended tram network.The new lines will connect with the existing line at a redeveloped interchange at Nottingham Railway Station bringing improved links with rail and bus services. The station redevelopment has already seen local people benefit from employment opportunities, thanks to a partnership between construction company Vinci and Nottingham City Council. The tram fleet will increase to 37 vehicles and this will increase tram services on the current Hucknall to Nottingham line to ease peak time passenger numbers on the tram. Subject to final negotiations and the contract being awarded in late summer 2011, construction work on the new lines could start by the end of the year, with the network fully operational by the end of 2014.

If you want your name added to the City Council’s construction jobs database, email your details and where you have worked and what jobs you have done in the past to constructionjobs@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

The £240 million extension of the Victoria Centre would see a wide range of new shops, restaurants and leisure facilities, creating up to 2000 new jobs. Westfield’s plans to spend £500 million to almost triple the size of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre could create around 5,000 permanent jobs.

Nottingham could havetwo fantastic shoppingcentres by 2015

Celebrating 30 years of Clifton MarketOn Friday 24 and Saturday 25 June, Clifton Market celebrates its 30th birthday. A number of activities will be taking place to mark the occasion, including street entertainers, a historical display, and the opportunity to win vouchers to spend on the market.

Clifton Market takes place every Friday and Saturday 8.30am – 4.30pm on Southchurch Drive Clifton. Since the original lease was signed on 29 June 1981, the market has become an important local amenity and focal point for the community. The wide-range of foods and goods ensure that everyday essentials can be found alongside clothing & accessories, haberdashery, household and naughty treats such as cakes and sweets.

Local lady Millie Farnsworth (pictured below) has been a trader at Clifton Market for the last 30 years. Millie and the rest of the traders would like to thank all their customers for their continued support over the years and invite them to come along and join in the celebrations.

Nottingham City Council would also like to thank all the existing traders on Clifton Market for years of early mornings and their loyal service to the customers ofthe market. It is hoped that Clifton Market will remainan asset to the Clifton area for years to come.

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If you have a child who will be four years old between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012, they will be due to start Reception class at an infant or primary school in September 2012.

Register your child by 21 July 2011*online:

www.mynottingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions or: at any Nottingham City infant or primary school.

*Please note that if your child already attends The Nottingham Nursery School or a nursery attached to a Nottingham City school, there is no need for you to register as we already have your child’s details. However, if you change your address or nursery before 21 July 2011, you will need to register.

What happens next?An application pack will be sent to you at the end of November 2011. This provides guidance on how to apply for a Nottingham City infant or primary school place.

For further help and adviceContact the Admissions and Exclusion Team:Telephone: 0115 841 5568Email: admissions.exclusion@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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The Workplace Parking Levy – Coming Soon

The Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) will soon be introduced in Nottingham.

Employers inside Nottingham City Council’s administrative boundary will need to license any workplace parking places they provide, at no charge, from 1st October 2011.

Employers with 11 or more workplace parking places will need to pay a charge from 1st April 2012. Employers with 10 or fewer workplace parking places will be entitled to a 100% discount and will not have to pay anything, although they will still need to get a licence.

Employers will be able to apply for a WPL licence online from 1st July via the WPL website. Paper copies will also be availableon request.

WPL - helping toimprove public transportAll money raised from the WPL must be invested into improving local transport for Nottingham. The Government has recently given the green light for two more tram lines (NET Phase Two) and the first phase of the station redevelopment (the Hub project) has already started. Both of these projects will benefit from WPL funding, with NET Phase Two taking the number of passenger journeys on the tram system up to an estimated 20 million a year.

The WPL will also support the popular subsidised Link Bus network, which provides more than 6 million passenger journeys a year.

The WPL and the benefits it will make possible will help to control the problems associated with traffic congestion, while promoting and encouraging the use of more sustainable, environmentally friendly forms of transport.

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Leon Unczur Labour

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Alex Norris Labour

Bill Ottewell Labour

Mohammed Ibrahim Labour

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Toby Neal Labour

Brian Grocock Labour

David Smith Labour

Mick Wildgust Labour

Derek Cresswell Labour

Marcia Watson Labour

Malcolm Wood Labour

Nicola Heaton Labour

Ian Maclennan Labour

John Hartshorne Labour

Ginny Klein Labour

Jackie Morris Labour

Eunice Campbell Labour

Alan Clark Labour

Nick McDonald Labour

Jeffery Lee Labour

Timothy Spencer Conservative

Roger Steel Conservative

Chris Gibson Labour

Ian Malcolm Labour

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55 councillors have been elected for the next 4 years following the City Council elections on 5 May. Here you can find out who will be representing local people in each of the 20 wards across the city.

State of the Parties(2007 figures in brackets) Labour 50 councillors (42)Conservative 5 (7)Liberal Democrat 0 (6) Turnout 36.6% (32.4%) Further information can be found at www.mynottingham.gov.uk/elections or by scanning the code below.

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To get in touch with a Labour councillor,contact 0115 876 4254

To get in touch with a Conservative councillor,contact 0115 876 3759

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