Mayor 'very confident' on funding for A614 and Ollerton roundabout

UPGRADES FOR NORTH NOTTS ROADS 'ESSENTIAL', SHE SAYS

- By JOSEPH CONNOLLY

TRANSPORT links between towns and villages in the north of Nottinghamshire will be among the top priorities for East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward when her office takes on full responsibility for the region’s public transport in April 2026.

A public consultation is being drawn up to ask residents of the region where they think public transport needs improving.

In a wide-spanning conversation with the Post on a number of issues, Labour politician Ms Ward also expressed her confidence in a case to the Government to secure funding for upgrades to the A614 and Ollerton roundabout.

The Mayor herself lives in the northern part of the county and says she speaks from personal experience when she says she knows what should be done.

“I'd love to not take a car into the city sometimes in an evening to go and enjoy the things in Nottingham, like the theatre for example,’ she said. “But you can’t get a bus back out. I know lots of people who struggle with that problem.

“In some of the villages, there’s no bus services, but even the ones to key places that do exist will often finish early in the evening and maybe not run on a Sunday.

“How can you get to work? How can you do a shift? How can you go to see friends and family or access hospital services?