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A view from inside the chamber at Oak House as the full council meeting took place
Nottinghamshire County Council has cemented its stance that a Nottingham city merger is the best option for an incoming council shake-up – months after the previous administration rejected a city expansion.
Nottinghamshire County Council met today (Tuesday, September 2) in a full council meeting to discuss the authority’s core stance on looming local government reorganisation.
The re-shaping of Nottinghamshire councils, to have fewer, merged unitary authorities, is incoming. The government has set a November deadline for councils across the country to submit their preferred option for boundary shake-ups in their areas.
In December 2024, the Labour Government’s English Devolution White Paper anno