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All West events
  1. On now to 10 Oct Cricketer and Stockinger display Framework Knitters Museum, Chapel Gallery · Free
  2. On now to 9 Nov Little Creatives Interactive Exhibition West Bridgford Library
  3. Mon 5 Oct West Bridgford history talk: It's not all cricket, the history of Trent Bridge 7.30pm · West Bridgford Methodist Church
  4. Wed 7 Oct Places of Welcome at West Bridgford Library 10.30am · West Bridgford Library
  5. 7 to 10 Oct Nottingham Beer and Cider Festival Trent Bridge Cricket Ground · From £10

Latest news

Planning Rushcliffe Local Plan: 890 Homes a Year, Green Belt Review Rushcliffe's housing need is about 890 homes a year, a third above the 664 being examined, and a Green Belt review is on the table. Comments close 23 October. · 7 min read Travel Nottingham Tram Strike: No Trams 26, 27 Sept and 2, 3 Oct No trams at all from Compton Acres, Ruddington Lane or Wilford Lane on four days, one of them Robin Hood Half Sunday. NET's dates, timetable and refund rules. · 6 min read Community West Bridgford Care Home Skydive Raises £8,500 at 15,000ft Eight Lovett Care staff from The Grand in West Bridgford and Ruddington Manor jumped at 15,000ft for Destination Florida, passing a £5,000 target in one day. · 5 min read Bins West Bridgford Christmas Bins: Friday Rounds Move in 2026 Christmas Day and New Year's Day both fall on a Friday in 2026, so Friday rounds move. Last year's Rushcliffe dates, and when the 2026 list is due. · 4 min read Recycling West Bridgford Tip: 8am to 4pm in Winter, Vans Book From Jan Rugby Road recycling centre opens 8am to 4pm from November to February and shuts on 25, 26 December and 1 January. Van owners must book from 2 January 2027. · 5 min read Schools Rushcliffe Term Dates 2026/27: Two-Week October Half Term Nottinghamshire schools break for two weeks, 19 to 30 October, and finish for Christmas on 18 December. Where West Bridgford, Keyworth and Bingham differ. · 5 min read Half Term West Bridgford October Half Term: 19 to 30 Oct, What's On Half term runs two weeks, 19 to 30 October. The Ruddington trick or treat train has sold out; free play parks, library sessions and Holme Pierrepont remain. · 5 min read Travel West Bridgford Christmas Buses and Trains: 24 Dec to 2 Jan No trains on Christmas Day, few on Boxing Day, and last buses about 8pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The 2026 rail plan and last year's bus times. · 5 min read Holme Pierrepont Holme Pierrepont Hall Snowdrops: Open 25 Jan to 26 Feb 2027 The Tudor hall near West Bridgford opens for snowdrops from 25 January to 26 February 2027, 11am to 4pm, closed Saturdays. Prices, cash only, and the way in. · 3 min read West Bridgford West Bridgford EV Charging: 13 New Bays in Two Car Parks Bridgford Road and Nursery car parks now have 13 EV charging bays, one of them a 50kW rapid. You still pay to park, and over three hours costs £30 in the day. · 4 min read Planning Barton in Fabis Quarry: City Officers Back It, 1,431 Object Nottingham councillors are asked on 23 September to back the 85-hectare quarry, after 1,431 objections and the county's refusal. A public inquiry decides it. · 7 min read Jobs Rushcliffe Claimant Count Hits 1,565, Highest Since 2024 Rushcliffe's claimant count rose 65 in a month to 1,565 in August, the highest since 2024. Under-25s are 50 of the 90-person annual rise. · 4 min read
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West Bridgford is not Nottingham, and the difference shows up every time you look something up. The town is in the Rushcliffe borough, which runs from Trent Bridge out to Gotham, Cotgrave, Bingham and East Leake, so a borough average is rarely the West Bridgford answer. It also has no railway station, two councils charging for parking in the same town centre, and a trunk road across its southern edge that belongs to neither of them.

This site is for West Bridgford and Lady Bay, Gamston, Edwalton and Compton Acres, and for the rest of Rushcliffe: Ruddington, Radcliffe on Trent, Bingham, Cotgrave, Keyworth, East Leake, Tollerton and the Vale of Belvoir villages. We read what the councils publish and report what is in it, with the source linked every time.

Start with these

  • West Bridgford house prices: a £367,500 median in the NG2 postcodes against £338,301 across the borough, and what every postcode sector actually sold for.
  • Trains to London: the town has no station, the tram gets you to one, and the eastern villages should go via Grantham.
  • Roadworks and travel: the A52 junction rebuild, both Trent crossings, and the £30 charge that catches out drivers who stay three hours and one minute.
  • Things to do: Trent Bridge tours at £10, the City Ground, and four places that cost nothing to walk into.
  • Planning news: the City Ground applications, which the planning committee decides on 16 September 2026, and the 873 homes a year the borough must find.

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