Via pledges to enhance career prospects for Nottinghamshire students with NTU Partnership

Apprenticeships, Community, Employment

Via East Midlands (Via) has formally signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement with Nottingham Trent University (NTU), unlocking new opportunities for students and strengthening career pathways in construction. Under the agreement, Via, Nottinghamshire County Council’s highway partner, and Arc Partnership, a joint venture between Nottinghamshire County Council and SCAPE, will work closely with NTU to…

Nottinghamshire School Crossing Patrols

Nottinghamshire’s School Crossing Patrols celebrate platinum anniversary

Community, Road Safety, Safer Highways

The men and women who serve as school crossing patrols, who are most easily recognised by their ‘lollipop’, were honoured in a celebration today, to mark the service’s platinum anniversary. Nottinghamshire has over 100 patrol sites which are intended to help primary schoolchildren get to and from school safely.  Members of the county’s school crossing…

Via East Midlands Celebrates Apprentices During National Apprenticeship Week

Apprenticeships, Community, Training Centre

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Via East Midlands has taken to social media to showcase all their apprentices’ experiences and achievements within the organisation so far. Via celebrated “Thank You Thursday” and “Apprentice Wednesday” in support of their ever-developing apprentices and in the hopes of inspiring other ambitious young talent to join the Via family…

Cotgrave Greenway

Official opening of new off-road route designed and delivered by Via, set to improve access to Cotgrave Country Park

Community, Design Consultancy

Cyclists joined Nottinghamshire County Council’s leader and chairman today (Tuesday, 9 April) to celebrate the official opening of a new £250,000 greenway which will improve access and boost wildlife at Cotgrave Country Park. The main part of the scheme has seen a new three-kilometre off-road route created linking Cotgrave Country Park with Radcliffe-on-Trent, Holme Pierrepont,…

Bishop of Sherwood, Rt Revd Anthony Porter, better known as Bishop Tony with Via Staff

Bishop gives praise to Via staff

Community

Via’s staff have been praised for keeping the county moving by the Bishop of Sherwood, Rt Revd Anthony Porter, better known as Bishop Tony. The Bishop requested a visit to see staff at the Highways depot in Bilsthorpe to give his thanks for their hard work.  Via maintains Nottinghamshire’s 2,600 miles of roads in partnership…