My Dales

23/12/2025

New Year, new job? We are recruiting several Neighbourhood Safety Officers. Click on the link to apply!
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27/11/2025

18/11/2025

“Only £40 cash, mate. We’ll sort it.”

Translation: “We’ll dump it round the corner and you’ll get the fine.”

Scam alert! What may seem like a bargain is actually a .

If they’re not licensed and won’t provide a receipt, they’re not legitimate.

Help us to fight fly-tipping and stop criminals from trashing your local area.

Have you ever been offered a cheap waste collection deal and do you think it was legit? Let us know below 👇

Keep Britain Tidy

12/11/2025

15/10/2025

🍂 Looking for something fun to do this half-term? There's so much going on across our libraries for families to join in with this October. 🎃

✨From pumpkin carving to game shows, science takeovers to story workshops, there's something for everyone. Get involved!

www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/october-half-term

11/09/2025

🎈🎉 It's Book Club Day 2025 🎉🎈

📚 Nottingham City Libraries are celebrating this Book Club Day with The Reading Agency, and we are taking a moment to share the joy of being part of a book club and demonstrating how being part of a book club is a way to foster community and belonging.

✨ Take a moment with us to go through some of the lovely things our customers have said about our reading groups and how important they have been in their lives. If you want to join in on the fun, look at our website to find a reading group near you!

www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/reading-groups

11/09/2025

🚨 Caught fly-tipping — fined £400! 🚨

Someone thought they could dump two mattresses on Colwick Road and get away with it. They didn’t. 📹

Fly-tipping is illegal and costly. Help us keep our streets clean — report it, don’t risk it!

www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/report-it
https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/information-for-residents/bin-and-rubbish-collections/bulky-waste-collection/

22/08/2025

Planning a clear out this bank holiday weekend?
Don’t be tempted to leave unwanted items or waste on the street or next to bins, this is fly-tipping and comes with a £400 fine!
If you have waste to get rid of that can’t go in your household bins, you can take items to the Recycling Centre or book a Bulky Waste Collection instead.
Find out how to get rid of your waste the right way 👉 www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/bins

21/08/2025

📚 We're already seeing lots of Summer Reading Challenge finishers across our Nottingham City Libraries - a massive congratulations to everyone who's completed it so far! 📚

Don't forget to keep visiting the library to collect your stickers - children who read 6 books will get a certificate and an invite to a special medal ceremony. 🏅

🌟 And now for some fun stats! 🌟

So far, we've had 1423 readers sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge, with a whopping 4408 books borrowed across out library service. If we stacked those books up, they would reach 88m tall, which is about the same as 29 african elephants stood on top of each other. Phew! 🐘

20/08/2025

💻Apply here - https://tinyurl.com/Assistant-Compliance-Officer or https://tinyurl.com/Mobile-Patrol-Officer by 7/9/25.

17/07/2025

Swain's Close – Before & After Transformation

Before:
❌ Overgrown garden
🚫 Hazardous asbestos
🐀 A potential haven for vermin

After:
Thanks to the proactive efforts of our ASB officer, those responsible were reminded of their duty of care. The results speak for themselves:
🪴 Garden cleared and restored
✅ Asbestos safely removed
🐁 No vermin sightings

This clean-up has made a remarkable difference to the look and feel of the street — a safer, cleaner, and more pleasant environment for everyone.