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Here is the Nottinghamian from Tuesday, February 14.
Hello,
Today's edition of the Nottinghamian brings news of Nottingham City Council filling its financial hole. It means the authority will not need to find any extra savings.
We will also take a look at a buisness closure in the Cornerhouse as well as mystery around a Hockley coffee shop and bar. Plus we take a look back into Nottingham's industrial past.
Financial hole filled
Nottingham City Council has confirmed a remaining gap in its budget of around £3million next year has been filled and the authority will not need to find any extra savings. The council revealed last December that it was making savings of around £29m, with plans including the axing of 110 council jobs an an increase in council tax of 4.99%.
But the council said despite all the proposals made, which also included the withdrawal of the wheelchair hire service at the Victoria Centre, a gap of £3.2m still remained for the upcoming financial year, starting in April. The authority said it was working between December and its executive board meeting this month and filling the remaining gap.
But ahead of that meeting next Tuesday (February 21), the council said the remaining £3.2m gap has been closed. In papers to be presented at the meeting, the authority said that the Government's latest funding settlement and the latest projections around business rates both mean a net increase of £11.2m compared to the situation presented in December. Read more here.
Permanent closure
Managers of the Genting Casino have announced the closure of the chain's venue within The Cornerhouse in Nottingham. The news follows a consultation with staff and bosses at the Birmingham-headquartered casino chain who said the decision to close was down to "commercial considerations".
In a statement, a spokesperson for Genting Casinos said: "We have finished a consultation process with all staff at our Nottingham casino. The process lasted for 30 days and we have explored all avenues and come to the decision that we will be closing the Nottingham casino due to current commercial considerations.
"Genting Casinos has a duty of care to all our employees and will be supporting our staff accordingly as we have done through the consultation review. Genting continues to successfully run 34 casinos across the UK, including in the nearby cities of Derby and Leicester." Read more here.
Weather and trivia
Weather: Fog patches soon clearing to give plenty of sunshine on Wednesday. Becoming cloudy and breezy through the afternoon with outbreaks of light rain. Clearer spells developing for a time during the evening. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
UV: Low
Further reading: Police investigating reports 7 women 'threw glass at each other' in village pub fight
Trivia question: What did PETA once campaign to get Nottingham to change its name to?
The answer to today's trivia question is at the bottom of the newsletter.
Notts nostalgia
Roden Street in Sneinton was once the heart of the 'needle industry' as many of the red brick buildings housed clothing manufacturers. Business owners began to look towards the suburbs to build bigger factories and warehouses with the intention of increasing workforces to cope with growing demand.
The most notable is the William Bancroft building which occupies most of the right side of the street. It was built in 1869 for William Windley. His employees dried, wound and spun raw silk for lace, hosiery and glove fabrics. The factory was placed up for sale in 1918 after Windley left Nottingham for Derby in 1902.
By 1916, George William Bancroft had taken over the factory on Roden Street. The size of the factory meant there was an almost permanent advert for machinists in the local paper to help construct women's and children's frocks, blouses and neckwear. In 1939, the going rate was advertised as 6p.
In the 1990s, the factory advertised "a real factory shop" where you could buy clothing at a fraction of the cost of the high street. You got a 10% discount for taking a copy of the Nottingham and Long Eaton Topper with you where the advert was listed. The warehouses remained quiet but were given a short lease of life when This Is England chose them as a location for the movie. Since then, half of the building has been developed into flats while half remains derelict. It is unclear what the future may hold. Read more here.
Mystery
Fans of a city centre coffee shop and bar are wondering why it is currently closed. There has been no explanation why Boca Lima in Hockley isn't open for business, either through a sign on the door or on social media.
The site in Carlton Street used to be secret bar Boilermaker and coffee shop Braze, but transformed into Boca Lima last July under the same ownership. The all-day and night-time venue serves coffee, cocktails and a wider range of other drinks plus meat and cheese sharing platters.
When Nottinghamshire Live contacted the owner Nigel Garlick he said he couldn't comment at the moment but added about his other bars in Bridlesmith Walk: "Junkyard and The Kilpin are busy and doing well. Our new menu is fantastic."
That's all for today
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The answer to today's trivia question, what did PETA once campaign to get Nottingham to change its name to, is Not-Eating-Ham.
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