Saturday 5th March

Gathering at 1.00pm, about 150 or so folks braved the rain at the anti-cuts rally in the Market Square.

Saturday  26th February

After the successful occupation of Natwest Bank by people as part of Notts UK Uncut campaign, ultimately forcing it to close early, people moved on to the Vodafone store in Clumber Street, Nottingham.

Saturday  26th February

Notts UK Uncut occupied Natwest Bank, ultimately forcing it to close early. The theme was "The Big Society Reading Room" .... setting up a temporary library in the bank.

........ while protesters in Nottingham set up a "big society reading room".

Thursday February 24th 

Nottinghamshire County Council met to set its budget. Unison members at the council were on strike, to coincide with this the union organised a march meeting on the Victoria Embankment ar 11.00am and marching across Trent Bridge and a rally in front of County Hall in West Bridgford.

Thursday February 24th 

Nottinghamshire County Council met to set its budget. Unison members at the council were on strike, to coincide with this the union organised a march meeting on the Victoria Embankment ar 11.00am and marching across Trent Bridge and a rally in front of County Hall in West Bridgford.

The statement below has been verified by Fitwatch and the same statement appear on their website Last week ex-undercover police spy Mark Kennedy was encountered by chance by an activist who was an erstwhile friend. Kennedy was about to board a train at Euston Station in London. The person who saw him was extremely shaken and completely unsure as to what to do, but in the end they decided to accept…

A spying firm with corporate clients including E.ON, Scottish Power and Scottish Coal has been identified after accidentally emailing the activists it was spying on. Kent-based Vericola Ltd has been targeting groups including the Camp for Climate Action and London Rising Tide with low-level infiltration. Other groups are encouraged to check their lists and share any experiences.

Rebecca T…

5.00pm 4th February

Folks gathered outside the Council House in the Market Square in support of People of Egypt.

The cases of 20 environmental activists convicted of plotting to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station are to be reviewed:

Great news, nothing won ..... but great news

18th January Nottingham Crown Court [Day 17]



From the first trial the previous 18 of the 20 defendant had already been sentenced on the 10th January.



The remaining 2 had to appear at Court 5, Nottingham Crown Court today.

Meeting in the Market Square Nottingham at 3.00pm on Tuesday 11th January, School and College Student gathered to protest at the Scrapping of the Educational Maintenance Allowance.  Students had earlier walked out at 2.00pm

Today was to have been the beginning of a trial of a further 6 people arrested during the police Operation Aeroscope

Guardian investigation reveals details of PC Mark Kennedy's infiltration of dozens of protest groups

A police officer who for seven years lived deep undercover at the heart of the environmental protest movement, travelling to 22 countries gleaning information and playing a frontline role in some of the most high-profile confrontations, has quit the Met, telling his friends that what he did was …

Final statement from the Ratcliffe defendants: post sentencing

5th January 2011



The Judge described Ratcliffe power station activists as "honest, sincere, conscientious, intelligent, committed, dedicated, caring". That they acted with "highest possible motives".

Today saw an unprecedented dialogue at the University of Nottingham that exposed the gulf between the views of students and staff and those of their Vice Chancellor. The open meeting was a condition of the temporary suspension of the students’ occupation of the Great Hall, and had a Question Time format with speakers from Notts Students Against Fees and Cuts (NSAFC, who organised the occupat…

Continuing from yesterday, Barrister for the prosecution, Miss Felicity Gerry continued to hack her way in reading through the significant sized list of papers, maps, equipment and property. Laying out the sophistication of the plans.

The prosecution continued its case this morning.

23 November 2010 Nottingham Crown Court



Barrister for the prosecution, Miss Felicity Gerry continued to outline their case.

23 November 2010 Nottingham Crown Court



After yesterdays administrations and argument, today started with the jury being introduced to the prosecutions main elements of the case.

Friday 5th November 2010, BBC staff joined the picket outside the BBC building here in Nottingham.

4.00pm Monday 18th October, Market Square, Nottingham



Say no to pay cuts for school support staff. Around 5-600 gathered to protest these cuts.

Sunday 19 October 2010



Assembling at St Peters Square, [next to St. Peters Church] about 60 folks gathered for a guided walk through Nottingham retracing the events of the 1830s ‘Reform Riots'.

Sunday 19 October 2010

Assembling at St Peters Square, [next to St. Peters Church] about 60 folks gathered for a guided walk through Nottingham retracing the events of the 1830s ‘Reform Riots'.

a Short Slide show of the day.

main report at:

Nottingham Histreh Walk 'To the Castle!' Reform Riots

http://notts.indymedia.org.uk/articles/510

more info at:

People's Histreh blog

http://peopleshistre…

Sunday 19 October 2010



Assembling at St Peters Square, [next to St. Peters Church] about 60 folks gathered for a guided walk through Nottingham retracing the events of the 1830s ‘Reform Riots'.

Notts SOS was launched on 29th September 2010.

We aim to oppose cuts to services, job losses and cuts in benefits.

We aim to support workers organisation, service users, community groups in fighting cuts in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

We hope to inspire confidence to think, meet and act.

Website: http://nottssos.org.uk

Still uncertain when the eviction of the Spray squat will be attempted.



But, in the meantime the supporters of the squat, party in the street. Offering moral support and wishing all well. The gig would have continued for the rest of the day, if not for the bad weather.