THE director of communications at Nottingham City Council is set to leave the authority.

Stephen Barker, who has been a high profile and controversial figure in Nottingham for several years, is due to take voluntary redundancy later this month.

His departure comes as council chief executive Jane Todd continues to investigate concerns that public money was used to support the Labour Party…

THE city council has been criticised for how it managed employment schemes worth £12 million.

Concerns have also been raised over the conduct of former senior Labour councillor Hassan Ahmed.

The district auditor, Sue Sunderland, has completed an investigation into the £10.5 million Future Jobs Fund and £1.5 million Community Programme.

She concluded the council failed to meet the require…

Developments on the edge of the Stonebridge City Farm



Saturday, May 21, 2011

Campaigner arrested after trespassing on Stonebridge Park site

By Caroline Lowbridge

A MAN was arrested for aggravated trespass after entering a building site to protest against changes to the Stonebridge Park redevelopment.

Robert Whyman, 66, is so strongly opposed to the changes that he sat down on a road in an atte…

City's communications head taking unpaid leave

NOTTINGHAM City Council's director of communications is to take five months' unpaid leave – before the authority has completed an investigation into whether public money was used to support a Labour Party publicity campaign.

Stephen Barker's temporary leave began on Friday.

He said he was taking advantage of the offer of unpaid leave extended t…