West Bridgford News
The latest West Bridgford news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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Trent Bridge Charity: £2.1m to Council, £361,804 for Repairs
The charity that pays for Trent Bridge gave Nottingham City Council £2.1m in four years and set £361,804 aside for bridge repairs. Councillors want answers.
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Nottingham Forest
Forest Academy Car Park: 44 Spaces Built Before Permission
Nottingham Forest started a 44-space car park at its Gresham Close academy in November 2025 and has now applied for permission. Comments close 19 October.
Rushcliffe Borough
Rushcliffe Food Hygiene: All 19 September Ratings Were 5
Every Rushcliffe food business given a hygiene rating in September scored the top 5. Five are in West Bridgford, three are nurseries and one is a cheese shop.
West Bridgford
Larwood and Voce Bi-Fold Doors Approved, Shut by 10pm
Rushcliffe has approved bi-fold doors at the Larwood and Voce on Fox Road. They must shut at 10pm, after the ward councillor raised neighbours' noise complaints.
Planning
Barton in Fabis Quarry: City Councillors Vote to Oppose It
Nottingham's planning committee rejected officer advice to back the quarry on 23 September. Its reasons for the public inquiry come back on 21 October.
Council tax
Radcliffe on Trent's 179% Parish Tax Rise Leads Cap Call
A think tank cites Radcliffe's jump to £312 at band D as it calls for a cap on parish tax. Its plan would have limited the rise to £5 without a new mandate.
West Bridgford
West Bridgford EV Charging: 13 New Bays in Two Car Parks
Bridgford Road and Nursery car parks now have 13 EV charging bays, one of them a 50kW rapid. You still pay to park, and over three hours costs £30 in the day.
Planning
Rushcliffe Local Plan: 890 Homes a Year, Green Belt Review
Rushcliffe's housing need is about 890 homes a year, a third above the 664 being examined, and a Green Belt review is on the table. Comments close 23 October.
Travel
Nottingham Tram Strike: No Trams 26, 27 Sept and 2, 3 Oct
No trams at all from Compton Acres, Ruddington Lane or Wilford Lane on four days, one of them Robin Hood Half Sunday. NET's dates, timetable and refund rules.
Community
West Bridgford Care Home Skydive Raises £8,500 at 15,000ft
Eight Lovett Care staff from The Grand in West Bridgford and Ruddington Manor jumped at 15,000ft for Destination Florida, passing a £5,000 target in one day.
Planning
Barton in Fabis Quarry: City Officers Back It, 1,431 Object
Nottingham councillors are asked on 23 September to back the 85-hectare quarry, after 1,431 objections and the county's refusal. A public inquiry decides it.
Jobs
Rushcliffe Claimant Count Hits 1,565, Highest Since 2024
Rushcliffe's claimant count rose 65 in a month to 1,565 in August, the highest since 2024. Under-25s are 50 of the 90-person annual rise.
Nottingham Forest
City Ground Expansion Approved, River Crossing Comes First
Rushcliffe approved Forest's plans for up to 52,500 fans on 16 September. Crowds stay at today's level until a new way across the Trent is approved and built.
House Prices
Rushcliffe House Prices Fall 1.5% in a Year, to £324,012
The Rushcliffe average fell to £324,012 in July, its first yearly fall since 2024 and the weakest in Nottinghamshire. Prices are down £20,439 since March.
Rushcliffe Borough Council
West Bridgford Town Council: 2,868 Valid Signatures
A West Bridgford town council petition passed with 2,868 valid signatures. Councillors set the review's rules on 17 September; it reports in September 2027.
Planning
Rushcliffe Planning: Most Decisions Leave Committee 31 Oct
From 31 October most Rushcliffe planning applications must be decided by officers. Councillors can still refer, but two named people must both agree first.
Nottingham Forest
City Ground Expansion: Officers Back It, Vote 16 Sept
Officers recommend approving Forest's 45,000 City Ground plan, and the committee votes on Wednesday 16 September. No extra fans until a new river crossing.
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Rushcliffe Council Split Paused: 6 May 2027 Vote Is On
The Government has paused the plan to split Rushcliffe between two unitary councils. The 6 May 2027 borough election goes ahead on existing boundaries.
Transport
Sutton Bonington Bus: No 66 Between 7.54am and 3.34pm
The 66 has run peak only since 24 August: five journeys each way and a seven-hour daytime gap. Every departure time, and what Nottsbus On Demand costs instead.
Schools
Willow Brook Primary Keyworth: £1.2m Ceiling Upgrade
Willow Brook Primary in Keyworth is getting £1.2m for new ceilings and lighting, about £6,280 a pupil. The county says the job finishes in autumn 2027.
Health
National Rehabilitation Centre opens in Rushcliffe
The £107m NHS centre took its first patients on 2 September at Stanford on Soar, ten months late. 70 beds, free parking, an hourly bus from Nottingham.
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Rushcliffe Split Plan: Which Side Each Village Was On
Paused on 7 September. Our settlement check of the plan: 29 Rushcliffe places into the Nottingham unitary, 27 towards Newark and Mansfield.
Planning
Fairham tram footpath plan: comments close 17 September
Residents wore a path across the grass to the Clifton South tram. Now Fairham's developers want to pave it: 3.5m of asphalt, tactile paving and 92 shrubs.
Edwalton
Edwalton Golf Centre: £290,000 extension due by Christmas
Work has started on a hireable room for up to 40 people, with its own kitchenette, due by Christmas. It takes council spending at Wellin Lane to £540,000.
Radcliffe-on-Trent
Loco Pickleball brings English Open medals back to Notts
The club that plays at Radcliffe-on-Trent and Saxondale won gold, silver and bronze at the NEC tournament. One medallist only took up the sport last October.
Roadworks
A52 Wheatcroft Works Start 7 September, Scheme to 2029
Utility work at Wheatcroft junction starts on 7 September with a 40mph limit, Flawforth Lane shuts for a week, and the A52 scheme now runs to spring 2029.
Roadworks
Lady Bay Gas Works Close Ropsley Crescent Until 23 December
Cadent starts a four-month gas mains job on 31 August. Ropsley Crescent and part of Seymour Road close, and five more Lady Bay streets lose all kerbside parking.
Planning
Nottingham Forest club shop plan: comments close 8 Sep
Forest wants a three-storey club shop on the vacant Radcliffe Road petrol site. Comments close 8 September. No parking, and a ground floor built to flood.
Schools
Rushcliffe GCSE results 2026: what 2 of 8 schools said
Rushcliffe Spencer reports 42% of grades at 7 or above against 23.1% nationally; East Leake 76% at grade 4+ in English and maths. Six schools published nothing.
Roadworks
East Bridgford: Kirk Hill shut for 12 months from 24 Aug
Kirk Hill and East Bridgford Road close on 24 August for a year. Access is via Butt Lane and Main Street, and the villager bus drops Shelford and Gunthorpe.
House Prices
Rushcliffe house prices fall again, to £331,451 in June
The Rushcliffe average fell to £331,451 in June, down £11,533 since March. It is now the slowest annual rise of the seven Nottinghamshire districts.
Roadworks
Lady Bay Bridge Forest matchday closures return from 22 Aug
Lady Bay Bridge and Scarrington Road are set to close around City Ground events from Saturday 22 August under a county order running to 23 May 2027. The diversion, the dates and the first two games.
Roadworks
West Bridgford roadworks: 36 Rushcliffe roads on 2026 list
Melton Road, Loughborough Road and Carnarvon Road are all in Nottinghamshire's 2026/27 highways programme. Every one of the 36 Rushcliffe schemes, listed.
Schools
Rushcliffe Spencer A-level results: 34 with straight A*/A
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy reports over 30% of A-level grades at A* or A and 34 students with straight A*/A. How that compares with its 2025 figures.