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Fewer new houses being built in Broxtowe

New Government figures show fewer new houses were built in Broxtowe last year.

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Working families in Broxtowe are spending a third of their wages on private rents.

Working families in Broxtowe forking out almost a third of wages on private rent

Working families in Broxtowe cannot afford to privately rent as they are forced to fork out almost a third of their wages on a typical home, new figures show.

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CO2 reduction rates have slowed in Broxtowe

Progress slowing in attempts to cut CO2 emissions in Broxtowe

Efforts to cut carbon dioxide levels in Broxtowe have been hampered by increased transport emissions between 2016 and 2017.

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Same-sex marriage rates in Nottinghamshire are lower than the national average

Less same-sex marriages in Nottinghamshire than across the country overall

Fewer same-sex couples are choosing to get married in Nottinghamshire, bucking the trend across England.

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Smoking rates have dropped in Broxtowe

Cigarettes are becoming a rarer sight in Broxtowe, as smoking rates have dropped in recent years, figures show.

Health

Could petrol and diesel cars be gone by the end of the next decade?

Green campaigners want sales of petrol and diesel cars banned by 2030

Environmental campaign groups have called on the Government to move the deadline banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars forward a decade to be in force by 2030.

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More betting shops have opened across Nottinghamshire

More bookies on Nottinghamshire high streets

More gambling businesses opened in Nottinghamshire last year, amid concern about the number of people suffering from gambling addiction.

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No new houses were built in Broxtowe by the Government last year.

Government didn't build any new new social rent homes in Broxtowe last year

No new social rent homes were built in Broxtowe by the Government body charged with boosting the national housing stock last year, figures show.

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Deaths at home are rising in Nottinghamshire

More people choosing to die at home in Nottinghamshire

Dying at home is becoming more common in Nottinghamshire, according to official figures.

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Teenage pregnancy rate has risen in Nottinghamshire

The teenage pregnancy rate in Nottinghamshire has gone up, bucking the national trend.

Health

Thousands of adults in north Nottinghamshire are regular non-internet users

Thousands of adults in north Nottinghamshire happy not using the internet

Tens of thousands of adults in north Nottinghamshire do not use the internet, new figures reveal.

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A quarter of Nottinghamshire workers are earning less than the Real Living Wage

More than a quarter of Nottinghamshire workers earning less than Real Living Wage

More than 25 per cent of workers in Nottinghamshire earn below the Real Living Wage, new figures show

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Unemployment in Broxtowe is higher than the English average

Unemployment figures for Broxtowe higher than average

The unemployment rate in Broxtowe is higher than the average for England, new data reveals.

Business

House prices fell in Nottinghamshire last month

House prices suffer a slight dip in Nottinghamshire

House prices in Nottinghamshire declined slightly, by 0.9 per cent, in March, despite witnessing a one per cent rise overall in the last 12 months.

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More buried treasure troves were found in Nottinghamshire last year than the year before

Buried treasure finds almost doubled in Nottinghamshire last year

Fortune hunters discovered 13 buried treasure troves in Nottinghamshire in 2018, new figures reveal.

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GP numbers are rising in west Nottingham area CCG

The number of family doctors in the NHS Nottingham West Clinical Commissioning Group area - which includes Eastwood - has increased in recent years, figures show.

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Lack of legal aid leaves low-income households vulnerable, lawyers have warned.

Lawyers warn lack of housing legal aid services leaves vulnerable households under threat

Low-income households in Broxtowe could struggle when facing rogue landlords or homelessness due to a lack of state-funded legal aid, new research reveals.

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