Main political issues have been Brexit, extremes in weather, Trump being exposed by his former lawyer, and anti-Semitism in the Labour Party.
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Nicola and I have started the new season of visiting people on doorsteps on Woolmer Road and Beauvale Road.
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Two ward walks – a regular one and one with the Chief Exec of Nottingham City Homes.
Pleased to have helped out at an MP’s advice surgery at Contemporary Art Gallery for city centre residents.
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New housing: new council houses approved for the former Clifton Miners Welfare site; construction at the former Meadows Police station to start in early Summer; Chainey Place – new flats (a third phase) approved at Hicking site. Welcome to new residents who’ve moved into Riverway Gardens, Arkwright Walk and Blackstone Walk.
Meanwhile improvements to communal facilities at Mayfield Court.
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Parks:
A separate progress report is available.
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Permits
New arrangements have created more residents spaces in th south-west and helped Bridgway consulting, whilst slowing down traffic on Riverside Way.
The pressure on parking on Wilford Crescent East has been relieved.
Cllrs are now receiving requests for permits to be applied along Mundella Road.
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Meadows Muslim Centre AGM heard progress is being made on tackling crime and that the Police facility at the London Road fire station is finally being used.
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Audit cttee did loads of important suff that was hard to turn into news – oh yes.
Interesting proposal from a former nuclear sub commander on the political control of targeting nuclear weapons.
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And the launch of Nottingham Labour’s new manifesto. And a pleasant visit to the Stonebridge City Farm (north of the city centre) which is campaigning to fund raise to survive.
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Some great films – Green Book, Burning, Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse, A Private War, Can you ever forgive me?, Vice, If Beale Street could talk.
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Football wise, a great night out for Salop at Wolves where for while, we were leading having gone behind.
Forest beat Derby and displayed some banners kinda highlighting the radical characters of the city’s history – nice.
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Finally, a loss of our former council leader and a key player in our radical history – Betty Higgins has died.