Nottingham Council House is the city hall of Nottingham. The 200 feet high dome that rises above the city is the centrepiece of the skyline and presides over the Old Market Square the City Centre. The Council House was commissioned to replace the former Nottingham Exchange. It was designed by Thomas Cecil Howitt in the Neo-Baroque style and built between 1927 and 1929. Housed within the belfry, is the affectionately-named 'Little John' hour bell, the deepest toned clock bell in the United Kingdom, weighing over 10 tonnes. whose strike can be heard for a distance of seven miles. Since Nottingham City Council relocated councillors’ offices to Loxley House in 2010, the Council House is seldom used for day-to-day administrative functions. From April 2011, the building also now serves as the chief Register Office for Births, Marriages and...
Read moreHi there, I am a motorcycle delivery rider working mainly in the city center area and I would like to talk about a problem we (riders) are having. As is known, there are several restaurant and places to collect orders in the city center. And they are all over, not just in a specific spot. And we don’t have allowed places to park our motorcycle and perform our job. So, I believe that from time to time things change and we can notice that the number of motorcycles have really increased lately therefore we need more bay to park all over. We are a class of workers trying our best just like all other jobs and, apart from the difficulties and risks we already take in our profession, now we are needing Council help to make things simple and safer for everyone. I hope hearing back from you...
Read moreVisiting Nottingham to see friends and the roads are absolutely shocking, pot holes everywhere, they clearly don’t have a road sweeper or any kind. Paths and roads a complete mess, most white line at busy roundabouts completely faded. However there does seem a massive amount of speed and red light cameras. There should be an investigation into where the tax payers money is spent by the corrupt leaders of this council. Disgusting,...
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